Administrator Resources

• National Reporting System (NRS) Data Use Module
• Elements of an Effective Data Policy: This handout accompanies the module and describes how to write a data policy.
• Data-Focused Support: This page includes resources and information to support your working at collecting, entering, and analyzing data at your program. 

The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Division of Adult Education, in partnership with the state’s Adult Education Professional Development System, has developed a staff induction process designed to support new adult education staff. The accompanying Staff Induction Implementation Guide (updated 7/10/26) helps agency leadership tailor onboarding to each individual’s role, experience, and professional learning needs. Through modules, field observations, and targeted coursework, an onboarding mentor—such as an administrator, PD specialist, or mentor teacher—supports new staff as they enter the field.

Enrollment and Educational Functioning Level Gain (EFL)

• Draft Section 243 IELCE Enrollment and MSG by EFL Gain
• Draft 259 Tutoring Program for Adults Enrollment and MSG by EFL Gain
• Draft 054 Family Literacy Enrollment and MSG by EFL Gain
• Draft 064 Adult Basic Education Enrollment and MSG by EFL Gain

The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) Adult Basic and Family Literacy Education page includes information about:

• Administrative Documents
• Advisor Assignments
• Grants
• National Reporting System
• Programs and Services
• Adult Basic and Family Literacy Education Regulations
• High School Equivalency and Commonwealth Secondary School Diploma (CSSD)

Below are tools you can use as is or adapt for use in your program when observing remote classes.

• Pennsylvania Observation Tool for Remote Classes (Fillable PDF / Word)

• IDEAL Consortium Remote Instruction Observation Tool and Guide (Fillable PDF / Word )

• List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers
• Adult Education Strengthens Workforce: This flyer provides a brief overview of the services provided through adult education funding and how these services support the PA Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Combined State Plan. Adult education programs can share this flyer with workforce partners, community organizations, and local elected officials.

Adult Basic and Literacy Education in Pennsylvania is funded through a combination of state and federal grants, as listed below.

• Pennsylvania Adult and Family Literacy Education Act (State Act 143 of 1986)
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (Federal)

 Grants funding adult education and family literacy programs in Pennsylvania are managed in accordance with sound financial management policies and practices and in conformity with all state and federal financial rules and regulations. The following are resources that provide more detail about fiscal management.

•  Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
• Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards

• Supplement to Handbook for Sustaining Standards-based Education in Adult Education: Checklists for Assessing Effective Implementation: This document is designed as a resource for state and local program leaders looking to support the effective implementation of state academic content standards. This supplement contains both state and program leadership checklists.
• System Efficiency Survey (PDF / Word): The Technology Use for System Efficiencies Program Self-Assessment can be used by agencies to assess and improve their system efficiencies through the use of technology. Upon completing the self-assessment, agency leadership can contact their Professional Learning Opportunities (ProLO) consultant to access technical assistance from the leadership projects.

This tool is designed to help agencies inventory current practice around the use of technology for communication, intake and orientation, instruction, and program management and develop an action plan. Recordings from a technology planning webinar series is also available.

• Technology Planning Tool (PDF)
• Technology Planning Tool (Word)