LAC 28:CXVII.505. Student Goal Setting for Core Measures

A. Adult learners enter adult education programs for any number of reasons, which are reflective of the students' educational, vocational, and personal goals. The goal setting process occurs at intake and is intended to define the areas to focus instruction and learning. Student goals serve to provide a basis to measure student and program performance, and thus it is imperative that goals be both attainable and measurable. B. NRS policies state that goals set by learners will be measured at the end of the program year and that goals must be attainable within that program year. If the goal is not attainable within the year, it shall not be entered as the NRS goal but as a long-term goal of the learner. When the student's skills have improved to a level at which attainment of the goal would be feasible within the fiscal year, the long-term goal shall be entered as a goal for that year. C. Goals will be reviewed upon reassessment of the student and updated accordingly. It is the role of the adult education instructor or coordinator to provide students with guidance on how to set and work toward meeting learning goals. Adult education instructors and coordinators will discuss with students the time frame to meet goals and discuss accessible resources for working toward the goal.