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The Saint Paul Community Literacy Consortium empowers the community by building literacy in a collaborative, inclusive, comprehensive manner. Enhanced literacy and improved basic skills support a high quality of life by providing preparation for meaningful
employment and higher education, fostering better K12 outcomes and stronger families, and supporting economic development. SPCLC contributes significantly to workforce development by partnering statewide with DEED, MNSCU, the Ramsey County WIB, and other organizations.
SPCLC serves as a statewide resource for effective Adult Basic Education (ABE) programming, as a public policy resource at all levels, and as a national model for effective public/private collaboration to meet literacy needs. SPCLC was categorized as among the top two percent of adult literacy programs nation-wide during a federal site visit.
During program year 2010, SPCLC members served 13,044 adult learners, delivering 1,250,666 service hours - a 7% increase in learners, and an 13% increase in hours over the previous year. Current focuses include enhancing and expanding distance learning; developing transition mechanisms into employment and post-secondary training for adult learners, through the FastTRAC initiative; assisting in the resettlement and adjustment of recent Karen, Karenni, Bhutanese, and other refugees; providing targeted education for public assistance recipients needing to improve basic skills related to employment; and continued emphasis on accountability, quality assurance, and measurable outcomes (return on investment).
St. Paul Public Schools, on behalf of SPCLC, was awarded a 2011 Supplemental Services grant to improve the quality of Adult Basic Education Distance Learning throughout Minnesota. Core work for 2011 focuses on partnering with ATLAS and Project IDEAL to provide professional development around distance learning for Minnesota ABE consortiums; maintaining a network of ABE Distance Learning providers and an advisory team to further develop Distance Learning in ABE; and continuing to build the infrastructure for instructional Distance Learning delivery.
SPCLC was selected in 2008 as a national pilot site for Learner Web, a dynamic web-based learner support system that helps adult learners master basic educational and occupational skills through individualized Learner Plans. This research-based instructional delivery system has great potential to assist many adult learners who do not benefit from more traditional ABE programming. More information is available here.
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| | Are you looking for ESL or ABE classes? | | For information on ESL or ABE classes in Minnesota, visit the the online Hotline or call 800-222-1990. |
| | Do You Want to be a Volunteer ESL Tutor? | | For information on volunteering, call 1-800-222-1990 or e-mail the MLC Volunteer Coordinator. |
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