Adult Education Programs
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Adult Basic Education
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Classes from art and cooking
to fitness and computers.
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For those who need to make
up high school credits.
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English for speakers of other
languages.
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Learn English and help your
children in school.
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Earn a high school diploma.
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Online learning and instruction.
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Help for refugees and others
seeking job skills
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Television broadcast services.
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Welcome to Adult & Community Education
 It
is our pleasure to present you with the School District of Palm
Beach County Adult & Community Education Program for
Winter
2010. Our diverse program offers courses which appeal to a variety
of interests, including learning a new language, enhancing your
computer skills, mastering a new craft, developing dance skills
and much more. From individual classroom or online classes,
to classes for children and their parents, the Adult and Community
Education Program truly offers something for everyone.
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Click on one of the Adult
Education programs listed to the left for information about
what is available and where classes and services are located.
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The Winter 2010 school pages,
class descriptions, and class listings are now available
online. Please click on the graphic below to view
the Winter 2010 issue of the Palm Beach Community Educator.
Adult Education
Empowering adults for lifelong learning with knowledge
and skills needed at work, at home, and in the community
to compete in today’s global society.
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Program Statistics
Did you
know that during the past year:
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2,796 GED diplomas were
awarded
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Six community schools
piloted the Exit Option program for seniors who were
unable to graduate in a traditional school setting and
graduated 88 of the 122 students that participated
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K-12 support initiative,
which is sponsored by the community schools, is providing
tutoring assistance for 108 schools through the District,
adding up to $162,000 and 6,480 hours of tutoring assistance
for FCAT
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5,980 students enrolled
in Credit Lab, an increase of 6% from the previous school
year; 1,051 of these students were seniors that were
able to graduate as a result of Credit Lab
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Adult & Community Education
provides credit lab at 19 sites offering 30 courses
of state graduation requirements and electives, ABE/GED
courses at 16 sites, Family Literacy at 6 sites, and
ESOL at 24 sites
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The Adult Education
Center developed single school culture by using the
“Achieve” model from CHAMPS to implement behavior management
campus-wide and adjusted the model to fit the needs
of the adult learner. The product was so well received
that the author of CHAMPS has forwarded their plan to
his national consultants to use in trainings!
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Adult & Community Education
trained 65 new and prospective teachers in Adult Education
training methods, materials and documentation
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Adult & Community Education
coordinated three regional Job and Career Fairs providing
opportunities for over 1,000 Adult and Community Education
students resulting in 165 placements
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Adult & Community Education
counseled 500 ABE/GED students regarding various educational
programs and post-secondary opportunities
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Over 25,000 students were
served in the ESOL program
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