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by adult education providers in the Long Island region of New York State for the fiscal year 2012, which spans the period between July 1, 2011 and June 30th, 2012. All students reported here fulfill the National Reporting System (NRS) guidelines for reporting, namely, they have completed 12 hours of instruction and have been post tested using one of the State Education Department approved assessment instruments. In FY 2012, Long Island Adult Education programs served 17,293 students. Below is a breakdown of enrollment by provider type.
Provider Type BOCES CBO Community College LV School District Enrollment 6850 183 233 535 9492
LV 3%
CBO CC 1% 1%
Enrollment and Educational Gain The NRS categorizes students into 6 Adult Basic Education (ABE) and 6 English as a Second Language (ESL) levels based on their pretest scores. Students show educational gain if their post test places them in an NRS level that is higher than their pretest level.
6000 5000 4000 3000 Enrollment 2000 1000 0 Gain
Educational Functioning Levels ABE Level 1 ABE Level 2 ABE Level 3 ABE Level 4 ABE Level 5 ABE Level 6 ESL Level 1 ESL Level 2 ESL Level 3 ESL Level 4 ESL Level 5 ESL Level 6 Total number of students
Enrollment 45 583 1540 1271 342 144 5294 1305 1606 1966 2123 1074 17293
Number of Students Making Gain 31 333 773 533 180 91 2793 903 1085 1230 1167 597 9716
Percentage of students making gain 69% 57% 50% 42% 53% 63% 53% 69% 68% 63% 55% 56% 56%
Student Demographics
Gender of students - LI
% 59% 41%
Student Age - LI
60 plus 16-18 3% 2% 45-59 17% 19-24 21%
25-44 57%
Student ethnicity - LI
Pacific Islander F 0.1% White E 8.0% Native American or Alaskan A 0.3% Asian B 5.9% African-American, Afro-Caribbean, or African C 12.1%
Latino/a D 73.6%
Ethnicity Native American or Alaskan Asian African-American, Afro-Caribbean, or African Latino/a White Pacific Islander
Count
Retired 0%
Employment status Employed full-time Employed part-time Not available for employment Retired Unemployed <1 yr available Unemployed >1 yr available