This resouce provides tools, models, strategies, and research about ways to help adult students stay on their learning paths.

Teacher leadership is emerging as a key strategy to increase retention of effective teachers and distribute responsibility for improving instruction, but it must be designed and implemented strategically to meet these goals. A new paper from the Aspen Institute and Leading Educators, Leading from the Front of the Classroom: A Roadmap for Teacher Leadership that Works, highlights promising practices from leading states, districts, and charter schools and provides practical guidance for system leaders.

This resource provides instructions for applying to receive a Cognos UserID and temporary password.

The SMARTT System Information webpage on the ACLS site provides links to all forms, monthly mailings, and other supplementary materials supplied by ACLS.

Use this link to access the online version of the Cognos Manual.

Use this link to access the online version of the SMARTT User Guide.

Link to webpage where UserID and password are used to access Cognos.

Link to webpage where UserID and password are used to access SMARTT.

Short pdf tutorial covering steps for accessing and printing the Summary of the Performance Standards Report for the previous fiscal year. New reports come out in early September.

This guide is geared towards workforce development programs engaging employers in providing youth internship opportunities, but the strategies and tools are transferable to ABE and ACP.