What Should the Federal Gov't Be Doing to Improve ALPD?
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Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment] professional development system for adult education in New York State
From: Kathleen Clarity KCLARITY at MAIL.NYSED.GOV
Date: Thu Feb 2 11:45:04 EST 2006
Good morning!
I would like to introduce myself. I have recently joined the NYS
Education Dept.'s Adult Education and Workforce Development Team. One
of my responsibilities will be helping to support a statewide
professional development system and resource guide that we hope will
bolster our staff development services and knowledge base as we work
together to support adult education via our providers.
We accomplish much of this work through our Regional Networks and our
Regional Network Directors, who serve as liaison with our many adult
education providers across the state. My specific assignment involves
working with the Downstate area and thus far I have been very fortunate
in having the chance to work with Ira Encode and Martin Murphy in this
regard as well as with our other Regional Network Directors.
I would like to respond to the following questions: 1, 6, and 7.
7. From my perspective, the federal government should be working in close consultation with State Adult Education and Workforce Development administrators and practitioners in order to ensure that policies and funding decisions reflect the needs of the population served. I know that this is in place to some degree but I feel that this collaboration should be stronger and I also feel that much of the funding decisions made must take into consideration the need for a better prepared workforce. The need for the US to remain competitive should drive much of education policy and we need a forward thinking plan to enhance adult education services to help fill this need.
