AXIS: Adult Education Express Intercommunication Support. Final Report
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 419 146 CE 076 439 AUTHOR Reiff, Tana TITLE AXIS: Adult Education eXpress Intercommunication Support. Final Report. INSTITUTION Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13, Lancaster, PA. SPONS AGENCY Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education. PUB DATE 1997-00-00 NOTE 135p.; For the 1996 "ABLE Directors Handbook," see ED 402 497. CONTRACT 99-7005 PUB TYPE Reference Materials Directories/Catalogs (132) Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC06 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Computer Uses in Education; Coordination; Directories; *Information Dissemination; Internet; *Literacy Education; Material Development; Newsletters; Organizational Communication; *Professional Development; Program Development; Program Effectiveness; *Statewide Planning; World Wide Web IDENTIFIERS *Pennsylvania; 353 Project ABSTRACT This package includes the final report and selected products of the Adult education eXpress Intercommunication Support (AXIS) project, which was conducted to facilitate communication related to professional development services administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) and communication to the bureau itself through development and coordination of print materials, an Internet presence, online connectivity, and general communications. The project report details the following project activities and outcomes: publication of the 1996 edition of the "ABLE Directors Handbook"; reworking of the Professional Development Centers (PDC) newsletter template; development of a website devoted to ABLE in Pennsylvania; production of statewide publications funded by the Bureau of ABLE; coordination of online communication among PDCs; compilation of monthly schedules of PDC events; publication of the 1996-1997 edition of the directory of ABLE providers in Pennsylvania; and production of several other publications. Also included are the following products of the AXIS project: EQUAL (Educational Quality for Adult Literacy) year 2 final report; three issues of the newsletter "EQUAL Update"; four issues of the newsletter "Action Update"; PDC brochure; catalogue of free materials for ABLE programs; and directory of ABLE services in Pennsylvania in 1996-1997. (MN) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** Final Report U.S. DEPARTMENT Of EDUCATION ()nice of Educational Researchand Improvement EDUC IONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION AXIS CENTER (ERIC) his document has been reproducedas received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made toImprOve reproduction quality AXIS: e Points of view or opinions statedI n thls docu- ment do not necessarily represent offictal Adult Education OERI position or policy eXpress Intercommunication Support PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND , DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Project Coordinator: Tana Reiff TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Phone/fax: (717) 299-8912 FY: 1996-97 Grantee: Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 1110 Enterprise Rd. East Petersburg, PA 17520 Federal Project #99-7005 Funding: $85,613 The activity which is the subject of this report was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Education. However, the opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Department of Education or the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and no official endorsement by these agencies should be inferred. BEST COPY MLA LE 0 CONTENTS Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Goals and Objectives 5 Procedures 6 Conclusions and Recommendations...20 AXIS: ADULT EDUCATION EXPRESS INTERCOMMUNICATION SUPPORT FINAL REPORT- PAGE 2 3 ABSTRACT Project No.: 99-7005 GRANT RECIPIENT: Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13, 1110 Enterprise Rd., East Petersburg, PA 17520. Project phone: (717) 299-8912 PROGRAM NAME: AXIS: Adult education eXpress Intercommunication Support PROJECT COORDINATOR: Tana Reiff, P.O. Box 182, Lancaster, PA 17608-0182 PROJECT PURPOSE: To facilitate communication related to professional development ser- vices administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education, and to the Bureau itself through development and coordination of print materials, Internet presence, online connectivity, and general communications. PROJECT OUTCOMES: Published The ABLE Administrators Handbook, 1996 Edition. Re- worked the Professional Development Centers newsletter template. Developed a World Wide Web site on adult basic and literacy education in Pennsylvania. Centrally produced statewide publications funded by the Bureau of ABLE. Coordinated online communication among the Professional Development Centers. Completed production of Freebies for ABLE, 1996 Edition. Published a directory of adult basic and literacy education providers in Pennsylvania. Produced EQUAL Year Two Report. Produced three issues of EQUAL Update. Designed, ordered, and distrib- uted lapel pins and a banner publicizing the "...And Quality For All" slogan. Compiled monthly schedules of PDC events. Produced several other publications and subprojects as detailed in this report. IMPACT/CONCLUSIONS: Provided a variety of forms of communication support related to profes- sional development services administered by the Pennsylvania Depart- ment of Education, Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education, and to the Bureau itself. PRODUCTS: The Pennsylvania ABLE Administrators Handbook, Freebies for ABLE, The Provider Directory, What's the Buzz? (five issues), Focus (five issues), Action Update (four issues), EQUAL Update (three issues), EQUAL Year Two Report, PDC brochure, a Web site, etc.; samples attached to primary copy of this report where possible. PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FROM: State Literacy Resource Centers in Pennsylvania RECOMMENDATIONS/ FUTURE IMPLICATIONS: Web site to be uploaded to server, then maintained, updated, and expanded. Training modules will be completed. Building Communities for Learning manual will be completed. Publications such as The Pro- vider Directory, the Handbooks, and Freebies for ABLE need periodic new editions. Many ongoing activities will be continued in 1997-98 fiscal year. AXIS: ADULT EDUCATION EXPRESS INTERCOMMUNICATION SUPPORT FINAL REPORT PAGE 3 4 INTRODUCTION Project AXIS was developed in response to the need expressed by the Director of the Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education to coordinate, unify, and systematize communications related to the staff development programs the Bureau administers, and to support statewide adult education communications efforts, especially those related to professional development. All of the activities described in this report were carried out between July 1, 1996, and June 30, 1997. This is the second year AXIS has been in operation. Project coordinator was Tana Reiff, based in Lancaster. Dr. David Karl, Director of Adult and Nonpublic Education for Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13, administered the grant. Judy Perini, I.U. #13 secretary, provided clerical support for mailing, purchasing, reimburse- ments, and other records. Dr. Karl and Ms. Perini are based in Lebanon. This report is prepared for anyone interested in the activities of this project. The project's products, as well as permanent copies of this report, are available through Pennsylvania's two State Literacy Resource Centers (SLRCs): AdvancE at the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Harrisburg, and the Western Pennsylvania Adult Literacy Resource Center, Gibsonia. AXIS: ADULT EDUCATION EXPRESS INTERCOMMUNICATION SUPPORT FINAL REPORT- PAGE 4 5 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The primary objective of AXIS was to facilitate communication related to professional development services administered by the Penn- sylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education, and to the Bureau itself through development and coordina- tion of print materials, Internet presence, online connectivity, and general communications. Goals for 1996-97 were to: 1.Refine the newsletter template for the six Professional Development Centers (PDCs) and assist individuals in each region in using the template to produce their own newsletters. 2.Facilitate development and maintenance of a site on the World Wide Web for the Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education. 3.Centrally produce statewide newsletters funded by the Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education. 4.Coordinate online communication among the Professional Develop- ment Centers. 5.Publish any or all of the following: a new edition of Freebies for ABLE, a leadership guide to developing practitioner inquiry commu- nities, a student handbook template for local customization, commu- nications support for Project EQUAL, and any other publications requested by the Bureau. AXIS: ADULT EDUCATION EXPRESS INTERCOMMUNICATION SUPPORT FINAL REPORT PAGE 5 6 PROCEDURES We will describe in detail each activity undertaken during 1996- 97. How the activity was evaluated (if it was formally evaluated) will be discussed within each item rather than under separate headings. The activities of this project were to: Publish The ABLE Administrators Handbook 1996 Edition. The bulk of the work on this activity was completed during the previous fiscal year. Due to the protocol of having certain