Goal Progress Form 2011-2012: Adult Literacy
Minnesota Literacy Council AmeriCorps*VISTA
VISTA Name:
Supervisor Name:
Site Name: Institute for New Americans/Lincoln ABE
Reporting Period: Choose One
VISTA Milestone #1: VISTA Members will recruit, train and support 175 volunteers to
tutor and support adult learners in the area of literacy education.
My site’s goal: N/A
1. How many volunteers have you recruited, trained, and supported to work with adult
learners on literacy skills so far this year? N/A
2. Briefly tell us how you track this information. N/A
3. Briefly tell us about what the challenges have been in recruiting and working with
volunteers. N/A
4. Briefly tell us about your successes in recruiting and working with volunteers. N/A
VISTA program milestone #2: Volunteers supported by the VISTA member will tutor and
support 500 students in the area of literacy education.
My site’s goal: N/A
1. How many students have been served by volunteers so far this year? N/A
2. Briefly tell us how you track this information.
3. Briefly tell us about what the challenges have been in creating and maintaining
volunteer/student relationships. N/A
4. Briefly tell us about your successes related to creating and maintaining volunteer/student
relationships. N/A
VISTA program milestone #3: 75% of students served regularly by VISTA initiatives (i.e.
volunteers, learning tools) will show significant improvement in at least one of the
following areas: advancing to a new learner level, passing sections of the GED,
obtaining a new job or advancing within their careers, or obtaining essential skills
certificates.
My site’s goal: N/A
1. What percentage of students have shown improvement in these areas so far this year?
N/A
2. Briefly tell us how you measure this information. N/A
3. Briefly tell us about what the challenges have been related to student improvement in
these areas. N/A
4. Briefly tell us about your successes related to literacy skill improvement. N/A
VISTA program milestone #4: 80% of students served regularly by VISTA initiatives will
show an increase in reading satisfaction, positive attitudes toward learning and
school, or greater confidence in obtaining a post-secondary education.
My site’s goal: N/A
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1. What percentage of students have shown an increase in positive attitude/satisfaction
levels so far this year? N/A
2. Briefly tell us how you measure this information N/A
3. Briefly tell us about what the challenges have been related to students’ improvement in
attitude. N/A
4. Briefly tell us about your successes related to literacy skill improvement. N/A
VISTA program milestone #5: (For Institute for New Americans only) Capacity-building efforts
of the VISTA member will contribute to an increase of 5% in number of students who
enroll in post-secondary and 10% in number of students who obtain new/better jobs.
1. Compare the number of students enrolling in post-secondary so far this year with the
number of students enrolling in post-secondary before the capacity-building efforts of the
VISTA member. By what percentage did this number increase?
3. Compare the number of students obtaining new/better jobs so far this year with the
number of students obtaining new/better jobs before the capacity-building efforts of the
VISTA member. By what percentage did this number increase?
4. Briefly tell us how you track this information.
5. 4. Briefly tell us about what the challenges have been related to student enrollment in
post-secondary and/or obtaining new or better jobs.
6. 5. Briefly tell us about your successes related to student enrollment in post-secondary
and/or obtaining new or better jobs.
VISTA program milestone #6: (For MLC Lake Street Learning Center only) Capacitybuilding efforts of the VISTA member will contribute to a 3% increase in student
retention. N/A
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