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U.S. Department of Education

Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)

Division of National Programs (DNP)

Program Title:Functional Literacy for State and Local Prisoners Program (CFDA 84.255A)

Project Title:Functional Literacy for State and Local Prisoners Program

Award Number:V255A30010

Project Director/ Maria Gil

Awardee/ Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Education

Services

Street Address/ Saint Theresa's School

113 Depeyster Street

City, State, Zip/ North Tarreytown, New York 10591

Telephone/ (914) 524-9132 or 524-9290

FAX: (914) 524-9136

Funds By: Federal: FY 1993 $442,021

Fiscal Year: Other Federal: $

Non-Federal: FY 1993 $181,111

Total Funds: $623,132

Federal Funds - 71% of total funds

Award Period: May 1993 - April 1995

Federal Project Carolyn Fuqua, Office of Correctional Education

Officer: (202) 205-5621

Objectives: (1) Provide comprehensive assessment to approximately 920 inmates. (2) Provide literacy instruction at appropriate levels to approximately 616 inmates (for an average of 20 students per class for 80 hours of instruction). (3) Provide instruction in workplace communication to 80 correctional facilities staff members (20 hours of instruction to four classes of twenty staff members).

Procedures: Comprehensive assessment enables the inmates to make realistic judgments about their education and training needs by providing them with multidimensional information about themselves. The literacy instruction will develop the foundation skills and work place competencies outlined in the blueprint for high performance, SCANS report.

Outcomes/Results/Products:

(1) Inmates will demonstrate increased measurable levels of functional

literacy and of computer literacy.

(2) Non-native English speakers will demonstrate great influence in English.

(3) Dissemination in the form of published articles and conference

presentations.

(4) Comprehensive Project Evaluation.

Educational Level(s): Adult

Target Population(s): Incarcerated Adults

Estimated Number of Trainees: 616 per project

Partner(s): Westchester County Department of Correction, New Beginnings Substance Abuse Treatment Program