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Adult and Community Learning Services

Zooming in on an Indicator of Program Quality

Quality Indicator 3: The program offers counseling and other services to support instruction and meet students' needs. Standard 3.1 Education Counseling is provided to all students. (Page 9)

3. The program makes every effort to communicate key aspects of program policy and procedures such as expectations regarding attendance, class participation, fire drills, emergency evacuation, etc., to all language groups.

   1. What does this Indicator mean to us? Who has this information? (List any or all staff.)
   2. What activities are we engaged in related to this criterion?
   3. What are our strengths as a program with regard to this criterion?
   4. Where might we need to improve as a program with regard to this criterion?
   5. Where and how are we documenting these activities/processes?
   6. How might we communicate our progress and future plans to our advisory council, funders, etc?
   7. Other Questions…

Quality Indicator 6: Exemplary professional development opportunities enhance educator professionalism to provide quality instruction for students. Standard 6.1 The program uses an integrated process for program and professional development, and provides adequate staffing to lead that process. (Page 14)

2. Every staff member creates an individual professional development plan annually that addresses individual professional goals and relevant program improvement goals.

   1. What does this Indicator mean to us? Who has this information? (List any or all staff.)
   2. What activities are we engaged in related to the integrated process for program and staff development? Who leads the process?
   3. What are our strengths as a program with regard to the integrated process of program and staff development?
   4. Where might we need to improve as a program with regard to the integrated process?
   5. Where and how are we documenting activities/processes related to the integrated process?
   6. How might we communicate our progress and/or future plans to our advisory council, funders, etc?
   7. Other Questions…