Attendance

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Attendance Persistenceat NMUSD Adult School

• Success Depends On Persistence!

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Statistics

• 100 hours is minimum most students need to
  increase a grade level on a standardized reading
  test (multiple research 1986-present)
• 50 of adult students drop out, many within the
  first three weeks (Quigley and Uhland, 2000)

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What Is Persistence?
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What Is Persistence?
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What Is Persistence?

• adults staying in programs for as long as they
  can
• engaging in self-directed study or distance
  education when they must stop attending program
  services,
• and returning to program services as soon as the
  demands of their lives allow.
• John P. Comings, Persistence Helping Adult
  Education Students Reach Their Goals

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Persistence at NMUSD Adult School

• Various class times
• 8am-11am (ESL and Computers)
• 1130-230pm (ESL and Computers)
• 6pm-845pm (ESL and Computers)
• 8am-9pm (High School Diploma and GED)
• 2 instructional sites
• BESST Center (map)
• Whittier Adult School (map)

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Persistence at NMUSD Adult School

• Managed-Enrollment Sessions at BESST
• 4 nine-week sessions
• Session 1  Sep 8, 2009 Nov 12, 2009
• Session 2  Nov 16, 2009 - Feb 4, 2010
• Session 3  Feb 8, 2010 - Apr 22, 2010
• Session 4  Apr 26, 2010 June 24, 2010
• Open Enrollment at Whittier
• You may enter and exit the program as needed.

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Managed Enrollment at NMUSD Adult School

• Managed-Enrollment Objectives
• Provide sustained, high quality instruction
• Reduce attendance turbulence (interruptions in
  instruction as students constantly enter and
  exit)
• Increase our paired test scores and learner gains

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Managed Enrollment at NMUSD Adult School

• Registration Testing
• Students enroll and pre-test BEFORE the each
  session begins.
• Students take the post-test before the each
  session ends.
• Students must have a pre-test and a post test
  score in order to continue to the next session.

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Managed Enrollment at NMUSD Adult School

• Attendance Policy IMPORTANT!!!
• If a student misses 4 consecutive days without
  informing the teacher of the reason for absence,
  the student will be DROPPED from class.
• Dropped students must wait until the next session
  to re-enroll.

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More Information

• Where do I go for more information?
• http//adulted.nmusd.us/
• [phone]

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Have to drop out?

• Come back for the next
• scheduled session!
• Tips for making it easy...
• Keep your student ID card or
• Memorize your student ID
• Know your level
• Know your teachers name

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Who Pays?

• Who pays for
• Your teacher?
• Your classroom?
• Your computer?
• Your SmartBoard?
• Your administrator?
• Your bathrooms?
• Your custodian?

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Your Attendance is IMPORTANT!

• Consistent attendance increased learning
• Learning gains to keep our school open

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How Do We Get Money?

• Your progress
• 1 CASAS Benchmark approx. 225.00
• CASAS Scores, Benchmarks, ESL Placement

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Our Enrollment Expectations

• COME consistently!!!
• CALL or email your teacher when you are absent.
• If you MUST drop a class, communicate the reason
  for your exit.
• REGISTER for an ESL class at Whittier from 8-11
  am if you cannot come to a managed enrollment
  class at the BESST site.
• COME BACK at the next available session.

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Looking Forward

• What you can expect in a nine-week session
• High-quality instruction
• Unit tests
• CASAS Post Test I
• Learning gains
• What you can earn in a nine-week session
• Attendance/Achievement Certificate
• Persistence Celebration

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• Thank you for your persistence!
• Martha Rankin,
• Lead Administrator
• [phone]
• mrankin_at_nmusd.us