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

2. 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 ______, Check your calendars
End Time: 11:00am
Let’s keep moving forward!

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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?

14. NMUSD Adult Education Student Council
How can we refine our program to better serve students’ needs and interests?
We will discuss this question and continue our conversation on ways to increase student attendance and participation at our next meeting:
Friday, May 9, 2008
10:00am-11:00am
Room 121

15. 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. I forgot to ask permission to post it on the blog. Once I get permission, you’ll see it in this PowerPoint. 

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