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JCPS Workforce Services has received
various awards and recognitions. The program was honored with a
national award for Outstanding Adult Programs from the U.S. Department
of Education. In addition, the program was one of four adult literacy
programs profiled on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) website
during Adult Education Month. In 2003, the U.S. Department of Education,
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) announced that JCPS
Adult Education, through the many partnerships with Workforce Services,
became one of twelve national programs to be recognized by the Community
Partnerships for Adult Learning Initiative.
Selection of this
prestigious honor was based on community and partnership involvement, as
well as innovative leadership. In 2004, the program was asked by the U.
S. Department of Labor to participate in the “Bridging the
Limited-English Proficiency (LEP) Gap in Workforce Development”
conference held in Dallas, Texas.
This past year, the program has been
featured many times in the Courier Journal, Business First, Workforce
Florida, U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Workforce Preparation
Newsletter, KET’s Adult Learning Quarterly, and was recognized in the
Kentucky Adult Education Learning for Life Progress Report.
Workforce Services was awarded the Louisville Metro Police Department’s
2007 Partnership Award, and was honored with the 2005 Agency Partnership
Award presented by Community Action Partnership in Louisville.
Just
recently, the program was granted the Dollar General/Pro-Literacy Model,
Performance Accountability Initiative Award. The program was named the
winner of the COABE (Council of Adult Basic Education) Outstanding
National Workplace Literacy Program Award in 2002, 2005, and 2007.
But more importantly, the real winners
have been our partners and the people we’ve served! Congratulations to
them!
Copyright 2008 Jefferson County
Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education. All rights
reserved.
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