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Pilot Project South Dakota State
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Professional Development System The South Dakota Department of Labor has oversight and coordination of the professional development system for South Dakota Adult Education and Literacy (AEL). The leadership activities are guided by the professional development priorities in the Workforce Investment Act. The State Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) Administrator and local program directors plan professional development activities based on Federal requirements and needs assessments. STAR Implementation In South Dakota, all 13 fully funded AEL programs participated in the STAR pilot, including:
This involved thirteen directors and thirty instructors. Most of the STAR teachers had not had formal training in teaching reading. Therefore, the state's adult reading specialist provided Level I Reading training, introducing fundamental reading components prior to the STAR Pilot. STAR Sustainability Following the STAR Pilot, South Dakota continued to encourage STAR sustainability by providing STAR Institute trainings led by a certified STAR trainer annually. All teachers are required to participate in STAR training once they have completed New Teacher Training. The third cohort of participants will be trained during the 2010-2011 fiscal year. South Dakota supports programs and instructors already implementing STAR with annual booster trainings. Programs Implementing STAR
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