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As Pennslyvania's professional organization for adult and continuing education, PAACE is committed to meeting the needs of its members and constituents. The 2008-2011 strategic plan below outlines the goals identified by PAACE board and organizational members as important to supporting adult and continuing education activities in Pennsylvania. For more information about the strategic plan, please contact PAACE's 2nd Vice President. You may also download a PDF file of this document.
Mission
PAACE is a nonprofit educational association whose mission is to enable its diverse members to help adults achieve educational goals, to exercise leadership for adult education, and to advocate lifelong learning as vital to economic security and social equality.
Strategic Plan Goal Areas:
| Advocacy | Member Services | Board Development |
| Fiscal Affairs | Professional Development |
Goal: Increase adult education advocacy efforts and visibility at the state and national levels.
Objectives:
- Provide PAACE members with timely information on state and national adult education issues.
- Provide opportunities for adult educators to become more active in advocacy efforts.
- Establish and/or maintain relationships with state and federal public officials.
Member Services
Goal: Expand membership base and increase member participation in the organization.
Objectives:
- Educate the adult education community about PAACE member services.
- Expand opportunities for communicating and community building.
- Develop communication channels to solicit input from PAACE membership.
Goal: Strengthen the effectiveness of the board of directors.
Objectives:
- Develop methods and materials to recruit and orient new board members.
- Develop a board operations and policy manual.
- Provide activities aimed at building board team and meeting effectiveness.
Goal: Strengthen PAACE’s financial position to assure resources are available to meet
initiatives.
Objectives:
- Establish and maintain a budget development process that matches PAACE’s resources to the organization’s strategic plan.
- Develop a budgetary process that assures timely, accurate, and easily understood financial reports to board members.
- Analyze short- and long-term investment opportunities.
Goal: Identify and provide quality professional development opportunities in adult education.
Objectives:
- Stage an annual conference, the content of which reflects current knowledge, practice, and developments in the broad field of adult education.
- Promote research in practical areas of adult education.
- Establish partnerships with other organizations to expand professional development opportunities for members.