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Adult Education Administrator's Manual

Application and Funding

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Evaluating an Adult Education Program

Adult Education programs will be evaluated annually using Texas Education Agency's TEA’s Level of Risk Assessment Worksheet. Local program evaluation information will be viewed as both a program and as individual classes to get a better picture of the entire adult education program. The assessment of risk should be seen as an opportunity to identify areas of concern and develop improvement plans leading to the attainment of better program outcomes. Main areas of program assessment are:

1. Financial Expenditures:
1. Within federal and state allocations
2. Expended allowable amounts approved in application
3. Budget variances within allowable limits
4. Returning unused funds
2. Reporting
1. Completion and accuracy of data in Texas Educating Adults Management System (TEAMS)
2. Timeliness of reports
3. Contact hours:
1. Hours generated in different locations, and
2. Hours generated by different teachers
4. Retention
1. Students with 12 contact hours
2. Students participating in both baseline and progress testing
5. Student Performance
1. Level increase(s)
2. Gains
3. GED completions
4. Obtain or maintain employment
5. Entry into post-secondary education
6. Staff Qualifications and Training
1. All Staff meeting SBOE qualification rules
2. All new staff receiving required pre-service professional development hours
3. All Staff obtaining annual required professional development hours

Improving an Adult Education Program

Completing an evaluation as outlined above will assist in improving your Adult Education program. When needed, Texas LEARNS will work with local programs in developing program improvement plans (See Monitoring and Technical Assistance section of this manual.) Some items to consider when looking at the data collected might be:

1. Drastic increase in contact hours in a given class
1. Hire and train additional instructors
2. Look at instructional practices of the teacher
3. Recent changes in the community
2. Pre- and post testing not being collected
1. Reinforce importance of testing the staff and instructors
2. Retrain staff and instructors in completing paperwork
3. Ensure students are staying long enough to be progress tested.
3. Other ways to improve Adult Education program
1. Invest in staff development through both the state and local level
2. Encourage staff to become involved in community groups and agencies
3. Actively seek partners that complement your program.

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