Newport-Mesa Adult Education “Promoting a Lifetime of Learning” You Are the Key to Our Success Student Council Meeting May 9, 2008

NMUSD Adult Education Student Council ~ Agenda Start Time: 10:00am 1. Review April 4 Meeting Minutes Discussion 2. Office Assistant Certificate Opportunity Information 3. Putting your ideas to work Update 4. Feedback and ideas Continued Discussion 5. Next Meeting, June ______, 2008 Check your calendars End Time: 11:00am Let’s keep moving forward!

Office Assistant Certificate Keyboarding Introduction to Computers Word (typing up meeting minutes, creating proposals…) Excel (tracking attendance) PowerPoint (creating presentations for DELAC, other students…) Publisher (informational flyers) Clerical Reception (phoning absent students, tracking responses) Office Occupations (interpersonal skills)

Office Assistant Certificate Keyboarding Introduction to Computers Word (typing up meeting minutes, creating proposals…) Excel (tracking attendance) PowerPoint (creating presentations for DELAC, other students…) Publisher (informational flyers) Clerical Reception (phoning absent students, tracking responses) Office Occupations (interpersonal skills)

NMUSD Adult Education Student Council ~ Guiding Question How can we increase student attendance and participation? ¿Cómo podemos aumentar a asistencia y participación de nuestros estudiantes?

NMUSD Adult Education Student Council ~ Guiding Question How can we refine our program to better serve student needs and interests? ¿Cómo podemos refinar nosotros nuestro programa para servir mejor las necesidades y los intereses de nuestros estudiantes?

NMUSD Adult Education Student Ideas: Reasons Students Stop Attending Limited space in day care Transportation problems Parents w/children in class make it difficult to concentrate Concerns about teacher(s): Favoritism – Teacher favors some students more than other students. Teacher does not motivate students and/or provide a dynamic learning experience.

NMUSD Adult Education Student Ideas: Reasons Students Stop Attending Limited space in day care – (see Day Care FAQs) Transportation problems Parents w/children in class make it difficult to concentrate – (see Classroom Policy) Concerns about teacher(s): (see Suggestion Box) Favoritism – Teacher favors some students more than other students. Teacher does not motivate students and/or provide a dynamic learning experience.

NMUSD Adult Education Student Ideas: How can we increase attendance/participation? Add a pronunciation class to class offerings. Put an anonymous suggestions/concerns box in the office so students feel comfortable sharing their concerns about teachers. Use students as school leaders – students motivating students. Give students flyers to distribute to friends, community members, and local businesses. Create learning activities in the infant/toddler room so parents don’t feel they’re “wasting time ” when it’s slow.

NMUSD Adult Education Student Ideas: How can we increase attendance/participation? Add a pronunciation class to class offerings. (See survey) Put an anonymous suggestions/concerns box in the office so students feel comfortable sharing their concerns about teachers. (Done) Use students as school leaders – students motivating students. (See Office Assistants Certificate proposal) Give students flyers to distribute to friends, community members, and local businesses. (See O.A.C proposal) Create learning activities in the infant/toddler room so parents don’t feel they’re “wasting time ” when it’s slow.

NMUSD Adult Education Student Ideas: How can we increase attendance/participation? Permit more babies in the day care. Do phone calls to absent students – office personnel. Do phone calls to absent students – students. Offer a Spanish GED class at the BESST Center . Try it out during the summer? Continue and expand technology offerings. Continue and expand motivation strategies. Funny money Reopen the Saturday class.

NMUSD Adult Education Student Ideas: How can we increase attendance/participation? Permit more babies in the day care. (See FAQs) Do phone calls to absent students – office personnel. (See Absent Student Phoning Policy) Do phone calls to absent students – students. (See Absent Student Phoning Policy) Offer a Spanish GED class at the BESST Center (See Summer Schedule) Try it out during the summer? Continue and expand technology offerings. (See Summer Schedule) Continue and expand motivation strategies. Funny money Reopen the Saturday class.

NMUSD Adult Education Student Council How can we refine our program to better serve student needs and interests? ¿Cómo podemos refinar nosotros nuestro programa para servir mejor las necesidades y los intereses de nuestros estudiantes?

NMUSD Adult Education Student Council We took a group picture.  We asked permission to use the picture for District purposes, and all student council members agreed. Do we also have permission to post it on the blog? 

NMUSD Adult Education Student Council Thank you so much for your participation! You are our key to success!! We appreciate you!!