Bucksport Adult And Community Education Back to Education Director's Report      Program      Staff      Learning Center      Learners      Director      Course Sampling Adult and Community Education Director's Report Bucksport Town Report, 1998-1999 Program  Bucksport Adult and Community Education consists of many programs running concurrently: high school: Diploma courses, ECO (External Credit Option), GED, literacy and family literacy, vocational, general and college preparatory courses, as well as community service offerings such as CPR, HIV/AIDS awareness, dog obedience training, individualized tutoring and cultural courses. Bucksport Adult and Community Education cooperates with area institutions, organizations, and individuals to present a program of learning ready to meet the needs of area adults and families. Top of page Staff  During the 1998-1999 school year, Bucksport Adult and Community Education employed one support staff, several volunteers, 7 advisory council members, and 40 teachers. Teachers and staff took part in two staff development workshops on Equipped for the Future, and GED training conducted by State staff development trainers on site at the Adult Education office, The Maine Adult Education Association Conference, and various opportunities for training in specific subject areas, such as U.S. history, literacy tutoring, family literacy, GED preparation, and advisory council membership.  Top of page The Adult and Family Learning Center The Adult and Family Learning Center, located at 49 Elm Street opened in October 1998 staffed by the family literacy coordinator and the primary Adult Education tutor. A learning Center open house was held on December 8, 1998, to mark the opening of this new learning opportunity and program in Adult Education. During the course of the year, 10 individuals accessed the Learning Center and 17 families benefited from our educational services, which range form individualized tutoring, GED test preparation, and small group learning to Family Literacy activities like the Mother-Daughter Book Club or Pajama Story Times.  Top of page  Learners 1998-1999 has been a busy and productive year for Adult and Community Education staff. By June 1998, Bucksport Adult and Community Education took 882 registrations: 213 in vocational courses, 428 in general interest courses, 111 in basic literacy, 126 in diploma courses, 4 in college courses. Sixteen individuals graduated through the Bucksport Adult and Community Education program: 11 from Bucksport, 2 from Orland; one Castine; one, Hermon; and one Penobscot. Eleven adult students were honored for high academic achievement at the Partners in Education honors banquet held in May; and once again for the 6th or 7th year in a row, four of Bucksport Adult Community Education’s GED recipients were honored at an August reception at the Blaine house held by the Maine Department of Education to recognize the ten highest scorers in the State on the GED examination. One of our four honorees was the top scorer in the state for 1998. At the time of graduation, most graduates had procured jobs and some were applying to enter college. Top of page Director On May 27, 1999 in the Miles Lane School cafeteria, the Bucksport Town Council voted to have a full-time director for the Adult and Community Education program. This step was preceded by years of careful preparation and growth, a step which should help Bucksport Adult and Community Education to serve the community even better than it has already. It seems more true presently than ever before, that although adult education appears to be, and is by its very nature, separated from K-12 education, the success of adult education significantly impacts K-12 education. The stronger the adult education program, the easier the job for K-12 educators, and parents; for adult education programming concerns adults and families, preschool to senior citizens. The above accomplishments mark the end of a year filled with exciting educational successes for area citizens. A true strength of the Bucksport Adult and Community Education program lies in its responsiveness to the community. All involved,  administrational advisory council, teachers, staff. and the community at large, have shown support for this educational mission. It is through this support that Bucksport Adult and Community Education will continue to meet citizens’ needs. Respectfully submitted, Leslie R. Murauckas, Director  Bucksport Adult and Community Education  Top of page Course Sampling The following is a list of some of the courses that have been offered by Bucksport Adult and Community Education: Accounting I & II Landscaping Aerobics Latin Algebra Medical Terminology I & II Ballroom Dancing Microsoft Word Baton Twirling Microsoft Works Beginning Macintosh Musical Theater Cake Decorating Novel Writing College Preparation Classes Oil Painting Computer Literacy Photo Albums English: Grammar/ Writing Photography English: Literature/ Writing Russian Family Matters Signed Language I & II French Spanish German Stained Glass The Internet U.S. History/ Social Studies Keyboarding Watercolor Painting Lab Biology Windows 95, Part I & II Lab Chemistry WordPerfect 6.1 For more information please contact Bucksport Adult and Community Education at 469-2129 or stop in the Adult Education office in the Luman Warren Building at 60 Elm Street. Leslie R. Murauckas, Director    Top of page   Revised: Cassandra Caton, 07/2000