Program Planning Process
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Student Recruitment
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Knowing your target population
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Effective, targeted recruitment
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For specific
target populations (e.g., young
adults, Hispanics, welfare recipients)
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for referral
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for captive
audiences (e.g., groups of potential
students, churches, jails, businesses
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for the general
population (word of mouth is still the
best recruiter)
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Student Orientation and Intake
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Managed intake (scheduled
individual or group sessions) versus open entry
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Welcome and introductory activity
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Testimonials by current students
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Program orientation
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Student rights and
responsibilities
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Preliminary goal-setting
activities
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Discussion of assessment process,
learning styles, and individualized learning plans
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Barrier identification and
resolution (e.g., transportation, child care)
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Discussion of student follow-up
and confidentiality issues
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Assessment
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Initial academic placement and
diagnosis to guide instruction and determine NRS levels (standardized
testing)
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Matching assessment with learner
needs
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Realistic goal setting with
interim benchmarks
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Life skills/career inventories
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Learning styles inventories
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Identification of special learning
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Measurement of student progress
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Exit assessment
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Planning and Instruction
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Development of mutually-developed
individualized learning plans
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Lesson planning to guide
instruction
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Classroom management (e.g., open
entry versus managed entry, multi-level versus uni-level, time
management)
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Use of varied instructional
strategies
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Use of relevant, real-life
instructional resources
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Integration of technology
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Accommodations for special
learning needs
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Student Retention
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Establishing a social support
network within the classroom
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Student mentors and/or student
retention teams
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Motivational speakers
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Class projects
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Student newsletters
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Student recognitions
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Regular review of interim
goal-related benchmarks
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Ongoing assistance with barrier
resolution
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Student Outcomes and Evaluation
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Exit assessment to determine
student mastery and exit NRS level
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