AdultEd Adult Education ACMC Assessment Case Management Center (job placement service) ADA Americans with Disabilities Act (federal legislation) ADD Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder AE Adult Education AEC Adult Education Coordinator AEFLA Adult and Family Literacy Act (Title II of WIOA) Adult Education Management Information System BEP Bureau of Employment Programs BEST Basic English Skills Test (standardized test of reading/writing for ELLs) BEST Plus An adaptation of the Basic English Skills Test (standardized oral English proficiency test for ELLs) CAELA Center for Adult English Language Acquisition CAI Computer Assisted Instruction CAP Corrective Action Plan CASAS Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (standardized tests) CBE Competency Based Education CBT Computer-Based Testing CCR College and Career Readiness CCRS College and Career Readiness Standards CCSS Common Core State Standards CDC Career Development Consultant (job coach for SPOKES program) CBO Community Based Organization CFWV College Foundation of West Virginia CIMS Continuous Improvement Monitoring System CLD Culturally and Linguistically Diverse COABE Commission on Adult Basic Education (national professional organization) CPS Class Profile Spreadsheet (AEMIS report of items from the Student Profile form) CTC Community and Technical College CTE Career and Technical Education CWEP Community Work Experience Program (for welfare recipients) DAEL Division of Education and Literacy (federal agency at the US DOE) DE Distance Education DHHR Department of Health and Human Resources DMR Desktop Monitoring Report (AEMIS report) DOE Department of Education DOK of Knowledge (scale for determining cognitive complexity) DQA Data Quality Audit DRS Division of Rehabilitation Services (Vocational Rehabilitation) EAE Edited American English ECP Education and Career Plan
EFF Equipped for the Future (national standards for education) EFL Educational Functioning Level (federal NRS level) EIP Employer Incentive Program (for welfare recipients) ELA English Language Acquisition program ELA English Language Arts standards ELL English Language Learner EPIC Eastern Panhandle Instructional Cooperative ER Extended Response (test item type) ESL English as a Second Language ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages FIB (test item type) FRN Family Resource Network GED® General Equivalency Diploma (high school equivalency test) GED Testing Service® HiSet® High School Equivalency Test HRDE Human Resource Development & Education HRDF Human Resource Development Foundation HSE High School Equivalency HSEA High School Equivalency Assessment ICE Immigration and Customs Enforcement IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (federal legislation) IEL/CE Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education IET Integrated Education and Training ITA Individual Training Account (voucher to attend training program) JOIN Joint Opportunities for Independence (for welfare recipients) L&W Life and Work (CASAS test) LD Learning Disability LEA Local Educational Agency LEO Local Elected Official (oversee Workforce Investment Board) LINCS Literacy Information Communication System (national online resources) Literacy WV State Volunteer Literacy Organization LNI Payne Learning Needs Inventory (screening instrument) LEP Limited English Proficient MC Multiple Choice (test item type) MIS Management Information Service (computerized system for tracking information) MS Multiple Select (test item type) MSESC Mountain State Educational Services Cooperative MOV Mid-Ohio Valley NALS National Adult Literacy Survey NCAL National Center on Adult Literacy NCSALL National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy NRS National Reporting System ODTP Office of Diversion and Transition Programs OIC Opportunity Industrialization Center OPT Official GED Practice Test™
OCTAE Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (federal US DOE) PD Professional Development PRC Personal Responsibility Contract (for WV Works customers) ProLiteracy Non-profit International Literacy Organization RAEC Regional Adult Education Coordinator RESA Regional Educational Service Agency SA Short Answer (test item type) SBAC Smarter Balance Assessment Claims (basis for test items) SCANS Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills SEA Educational Agency SESC Southern Education Service Cooperative SPOKES Strategic Planning in Occupational Knowledge for Employment Success (program for welfare recipients) SLN Special Learning Needs TABE Test of Adult Basic Education (standardized test) TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (welfare program) TASC™ Test Assessing Secondary Completion (High School Equivalency Test) TE Technology-Enhanced (test item type) TESOL Teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages (professional organization) TIS Technology Integration Specialist TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language (standardized test used for college entry for foreign students) TRA TASC Readiness Assessment (official practice test for TASC™) USALearns Online ESL curriculum USCIS United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Vo-Tech Vocational Technical (Career and Technical) School WAIS® Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (IQ test administered by psychologists) WBPL Work-based Project Learner WIA Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (federal legislation) WIAT® Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (used by psychologists) WIB Workforce Investment Board WIN WIN Career Readiness Courseware WIOA Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (federal legislation) WISC Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children WorkForce West Virginia Career WV Centers WRAT Wide Range Achievement Test™ (used by psychologists) WtW Welfare to Work WVAdultEd West Virginia Adult Education WVAEA, Inc. West Virginia Adult Education Association (state professional organization) WVCTCS WV Community & Technical College System
WVDE West Virginia Department of Education WorkKeys® Standardized job skills assessment WVTESOL WV Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (state professional organization) WV Works WV program name for TANF This page inserted to facilitate printing. Department of Education Phone/Fax/Email of Responsibility Mendy Marshall Executive Director Office of Adult Education WV Department of Education Building 6, Room 243 1900 Kanawha Blvd., East Charleston, WV 25305-0330 304-558-0280 ext. 53501 Fax: 304-558-1055 Email: Secretary: Sharon Newhouse Phone: 304-558-1055, ext. 53456 Program Administration Federal-State Legislation Program Operations State Plan Federal Guidelines Cyndy Sundstrom, Lead Coordinator Office of Adult Education WV Department of Education Building 6, Room 243 1900 Kanawha Blvd., East Charleston, WV 25305 Phone: 304-558-0280 ext. 53546 Fax: 304-558-1055 Email: Policies Budget/Finance Curriculum Adult Health Science/LPN Regulatory Boards Council of Occupational Educational Accreditation Edward Coordinator Office of Adult Education WV Department of Education Building 6, Room 243 1900 Kanawha Blvd., East Charleston, WV 25305-0330 Phone: 304-558-0280 ext. 53509 Fax: 304-558-1055 Email: On-site Evaluations Public Service Training Sandra Adkins, Coordinator Office of Education WV Department of Education Building 6, Room 243 1900 Kanawha Blvd., East Charleston, WV 25305-0330 Phone: 304-558-0280 ext. 53530 Fax: 304-558-1055 Email: Budgets/Finance High School Equivalency Scholarships Organizations SPOKES Coordination and Programmatic Oversight TANF Assessment WorkKeys Assessment
Jacob Green Superintendent Office of Diversion and Transition Programs WV Department of Education Building 6, Room 230 1900 Kanawha Blvd., East Charleston, WV 25305-0330 304-558-8833 ext. 53202 Fax: 304-558-5042 Email: Adult Institutional Education Killion, Coordinator Option Pathway/State TASC Administrator WV Department of Education Building 6, Room 243 1900 Kanawha Blvd., East Charleston, WV 25305-0330 Phone: 304-558-6315 ext. 53024 Fax: 304-558-4874 Email: Option Pathway Program Management and Instructor Training High School Equivalency Testing, Accommodations, Diplomas, & Transcripts High School Equivalency Examiner Training Mountaineer Challenge Academy Liaison Finchum, Specialist Option Pathway WV Department of Education Building 6, Room 243 1900 Kanawha Blvd., East Charleston, WV 25305-0330 Phone: 304-558-6315 ext. 53526 Fax: 304-558-4874 Email: Option Pathway Program OTHER LOCATIONS State Staff Areas of Responsibility Christina Harper, SPOKES Specialist WVAdultEd Mountain State ESC 501 22nd Street Dunbar, WV 25064 Phone: 304-766-0011 ext. 15 Fax: 304-766-0022 Email: Certificates/Credentials for SPOKES Software Access & Licenses for SPOKES SPOKES Webpage Statistical Reports for SPOKES & Assessment Programs WorkKeys Assessment
Liz Johnson, Coordinator WVAdultEd Professional Development Mountain State ESC 501 22nd Street Dunbar, WV 25064 Phone: 304-766-0011 ext. 12 Phone: 800-642-2670 Fax: 304-766-0022 Email: Secretary: Lee Ann Browning, ext. 126 Email: Professional Development In-service Training and Transcripts Listservs English Language Acquisition BEST and CASAS Assessments Handbook Content Rebecca Metzger, Coordinator WVAdultEd Distance Education & Professional Development Mountain State ESC 501 22nd Street Dunbar, WV Phone: 304-766-0011 ext. 19 Phone: 800-642-2670 Fax: 304-766-0022 Secretary: Lee Ann Browning Email: Distance Education Software Access & Licenses Distance Education & Online Training Student Certifications Adult Education Website Handbook Publication Louise Miller, Coordinator WVAdultEd Technology Southern Education Service Cooperative 214 N. Kanawha Street Beckley, WV 25801 Pone: 681-207-7111 ext. 1122 Email: Secretary: Debbie Walker, ext. 1123 Email: AEMIS Data Technical Support User’s Guide Training NRS Training Technology Integration Mike Shaffer, Principal ODTP Adult Programs WV Department of Education 1255 Dyer Hill Road Sutton, WV 304-765-7431 Fax: 304-765-7431 Email: Secretary: Vickie Rose Phone: 304-558-8833 ODTP Adult Programs AEMIS for ODTP Data Technical Assistance Training Tina White, Coordinator WVAdultEd Career Pathways Southern Educational Services Cooperative Mercer Co. American Job Ctr. 195 Street Education Suite Princeton, WV 24739 Phone: 304-922-4505 Fax: 304-913-4499 Email: Career Pathways Education and Career
Pam Young, Coordinator WVAdultEd Special Projects Mountain State ESC 501 22nd Street Dunbar, WV Phone: 304-766-0011 ext. 11 Phone: 800-642-2670 Fax: 304-766-0022 Email: Secretary: Lee Ann Browning Email: Pre-Service Training Learning Disabilities Special Learning Low-level Reading Youth Populations TABE Assessment To connect with state staff members without incurring long distance charges, use the WVAdultEd Hotline: 1-800-642-2670. Assessment Specialists Phone/Fax/Email Counties Served Jodi Buttram Southern Educational Services Cooperative 214 N. Kanawha St. Beckley, WV Phone: 681-207-7110 ext. 1106 Fax: 304-256-4683 Email: Clay Fayette Greenbrier Logan McDowell Mercer Mingo Monroe Nicholas Raleigh Summers Wyoming Martin Kniley Randolph County Technical Center 200 Kennedy Drive Elkins, WV 26241 Phone: 304-636-9195 ext. 110 Fax: 304-636-9167 Email: Barbour Braxton Hardy Harrison Lewis Marion Monongalia Pendleton Pocahontas Preston Randolph Taylor Tucker Upshur Webster Rhea Peavler Berkeley SPOKES 184 Lutz Avenue Martinsburg, WV 25404 Phone: 304-267-3387 Fax: 304-267-3389 Berkeley Hampshire Jefferson Mineral Morgan Tyrone Robinson Mountain ESC 501 22nd Street Dunbar, WV 25064 Phone: 304-766-0011 ext. 28 Fax: 304-766-7915 Email: Brooke Cabell Calhoun Doddridge Gilmer Hancock Jackson Kanawha Lincoln Marshall Mason Ohio Pleasants Putnam Ritchie Tyler Wetzel Wirt Wood
Regional Adult Education Coordinators Regional AdultEd Coordinators Phone/Fax/Email/Secretary Counties Served Eastern Panhandle Region John Holmes EPIC 109 S. College Street Martinsburg, WV 25401 Phone: 304-267-3595 ext. 122 800-367-3728 ext. 122 Fax: 304-267-3599 Secretary: Melissa Acquino, ext. 141 Email: Berkeley Grant Hampshire Hardy Jefferson Mineral Morgan Pendleton Mid-Ohio Valley Region Julie Hagan MOV Adult Education 916 Market Street Parkersburg, WV 26101 Phone: 304-917-3555 Email: Braxton Calhoun Gilmer Jackson Mason Putnam Roane Wirt Wood Central Region Anne Mezzanotte 1368 Anmoore Rd., Suite 101 Bridgeport, WV 26330 Phone: 304-933-3479 Cell: 304-841-4963 Fax: 304-624-5223 Secretary: Rebecca Tennant Phone: 304-933-3479 Email: Barbour Harrison Marion Monongalia Preston Randolph Taylor Tucker Upshur Region Kim McConnaughy 2200 South Marshall Street Benwood, WV 26031 Phone: 304-639-3883 Email: Brooke Doddridge Hancock Marshall Ohio Pleasants Ritchie Tyler Wetzel South East Region Shawn Cook SESC 214 N. Kanawha St. Beckley, WV 25801 Phone: 681-207-7110 ext. 1117 Fax: 304-256-4511 Secretary: Beitz, ext. 1130 Email: Fayette Greenbrier McDowell Mercer Monroe Nicholas Pocahontas Raleigh Summers Wyoming Webster
South West Region Marsha Mullins MSESC 501 22nd Street Dunbar, WV 304-766-0011 ext. 13 Fax: 304-766-0022 Email: Secretary: Jane Bittle, ext. 18 Email: Boone Cabell Clay Kanawha Lincoln Logan Mingo