Assessment Plan:	Adult Education Services	Who: Nancy Wilkinson, Director
Assessment Plan Year:	2007-2008

TSJC Mission Linkage	Program Goal / Objective	Assessment Instrument, Rubric	Data Collection: Population and Timing	Goals for this assessment	Mechanics and Reporting
Provide educational opportunities for students who have not made a decision concerning their career choice. Provide continuing education for members of the community through special programs, offerings and courses in academic, vocational, cultural, and recreational activities	Students who enroll in the Adult Education Services’ Adult Basic Education and GED programs are to be individually instructed in the basic skills of Reading, Mathematics and Language, in order to allow them to continue their education, find more satisfying and rewarding jobs, and fulfill personal development goals.	TABE* 9 and 10 – Complete Battery (Test of Adult Basic Education) for ABE and GED students.	All ABE and GED students are tested, upon entry, or re-entry (if in a new fiscal year) into the program. Upon completion of the program (receive GED), at the end of the year, or prior to their exiting the program for any other reason, students are tested, using the same assessment – different form.	100% of all ABE/GED students tested upon intake. 70% of all ABE/GED students tested upon exit. 50% of ABE/GED students complete an EFL (Educational Functioning Level), as determined by state and federal guidelines.	All reporting is kept in individual files and on Colorado’s Adult Education Database (CAESAR II). Numbers are tabulated at the end of the Fiscal Year and reported – both to CDE, as well as TSJC.
	Students who enroll in the Adult Education Services’ English as a Second Language (ESL) classes are to be individually instructed in the basic skills of Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing in the English language, in order to allow them to continue their education, find more satisfying and rewarding jobs, and fulfill personal development goals.	BEST* Plus (Basic English Skills Test) for ESL students CASAS Life and Work Assessments	All ESL students are tested, upon entry, or re-entry (if in a new fiscal year) into the program. Upon completion of the program, at the end of the year, or prior to their exiting the program for any other reason, students are tested, using the same assessment.	100% of all ESL students tested upon intake. 70% of all ESL students tested upon exit. 40% of ESL students complete an EFL (Educational Functioning Level), as determined by state and federal guidelines	All reporting is kept in individual files and on Colorado’s Adult Education Database (CAESAR II). Numbers are tabulated at the end of the Fiscal Year and reported – both to CDE, as well as TSJC.