ADULT SECONDARY CREDENTIALS Brad Hasskamp Minnesota Department of Education.
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Transcript of ADULT SECONDARY CREDENTIALS Brad Hasskamp Minnesota Department of Education.
3 PATHS FOR HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION
Adult Secondary Credential
Options
K-12 Diploma
G.E.D.
State Adult Diploma
COMPARING THE THREE OPTIONSOption Main Measure Authority
High School Diploma (credit completion/recovery)
Credits(Grades, Instructional Hours)
Local K-12 School District
GED Diploma Passing Test Scores
GED Testing Service
Standard Adult High School Diploma
Demonstration of Competencies
Minnesota Department of Education
GED NEWS
Passing NumbersBack-to-School PromotionTerms: promos, vouchers, codesPromote GED Ready, online portal, and resources
Additional Updates
GED PASSER DEMOGRAPHICS2014 Count 2014
Percentage
2015 Count to date
2015 Percentage to date 2012 Count 2012
Percentage
All GED Passers 789 1126 5562American Indian 17 2.20% 21 1.90% 336 6.30%Asian 35 4.40% 42 3.70% 213 4.00%Black or African American 60 7.60% 82 7.30% 974 18.30%Hispanic or Latino 60 7.60% 86 7.60% 447 8.40%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.10% 3 0.30% 16 0.30%
Two or more races* 136 17.20% 223 19.80% N/A N/A
Total for all categories other than White 309 39.16% 457 40.59% 1986 37.30%
White 477 60.50% 649 57.60% 3301 62.00%Declined, None, Other 3 0.40% 20 1.80% 275 0.70%* choice not available on 2002 version of the GED
GED TEST PASS RATES
Subject
Math ELA Science
Social Studies
Minnesota 74% 82% 86% 81%
U.S. 63% 78% 77% 73%
GED BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROMOTIONEffective: September 21-October 31, 2015
1. $1 GED Ready® Practice Tests
2. GED Ready® Practice Test Guarantee
$1 GED READY® PROMOTION
To access and schedule, students must:Log into their GED.com account, Purchase a GED Ready® practice test between September 21-October 31, 2015,
Use promo code BACKTOSCHOOL at checkout, and
Take the GED Ready test by October 31, 2015
GED READY® PRACTICE TEST GUARANTEE
If students take a GED Ready® practice test and get a “Likely to Pass” score (September 21 and October 31, 2015), they are guaranteed to pass the test or get a free retake.
To redeem: students call 1 (800) EXAM-GED. Must redeem their free retake within 60 days of taking the that subject’s GED Ready® practice test.
GED BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROMO INFOFor More Information and Free Marketing Tools:www.gedtestingservice.com/backtoschool
GED TERMS AND SUPPORTS
Promotions: discounts directly from GED Testing service that can be used by any tester
Vouchers: free GED Ready ® practice tests, purchased for MN ABE system and allocated to ABE programs to give to student testers
ABE Discount Code: discounts on GED tests , purchased for MN ABE system and allocated to ABE programs to give to student testers
Automatic State Discount: discounts on GED tests upon registration, funded through state legislation
GED AGE WAIVERS (AGE 17-18)6 Criteria (must meet at least one):
1. Dropped from school attendance rolls for 12+ months
2. High school class graduated
3. Employer requires GED for specific job applicant (in writing)
4. Postsecondary institution requires for individual’s admission (in writing)
5. Military requires for individual’s acceptance (in writing)
6. ABE program, educational, social service, or corrections indicate GED is part of individual plan and that you are ready (GED Ready or TABE)
GED RECORDS
GED 2014All automated on GEDTS
GED 2002 dataOklahoma Scoring Services, now at MDE
Pre-1970 GED records
GED INFORMATIONWWW.GEDTESTINGSERVICE.COM
GED ReadyOnline portal for students, educators and testing centers
Additional resources on website
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE SSAHSD?
Please complete the Adult Diploma Quiz in small groups of 2-5 people.
Write down any questions you have.
WHAT IS THE NEW STATE ADULT DIPLOMA REALLY? It is NOT a quicker, easier
option.
It is NOT the same instructional model as a credit-based diploma.
It is NOT a final educational step.
It is NOT a secret.
It is rigorous.
It embeds high school equivalency standards.
It requires adults to prove their high school-level skills.
It prepares adults for postsecondary, careers, and additional future steps.
It is highly visible with our stakeholders, including K-12, the legislature, colleges, employers and others.
Align with K-12 academic standards pertinent to adult learners in:
1. Language Arts, includes reading, writing, listening, speaking
2. Mathematics
3. Social Studies
4. Science
5. Employability & Career Awareness, includes digital literacy
STANDARDREQUIREMENT
S
DEMONSTRATING COMPETENCYOptions
1. Prior experience, including K-12 & college courses, job experience & training
2. Test verified knowledge
3. ABE instruction and course completion
4. Applied and experiential learning, including contextualized projects
Online student portfolios (Learner Web)
Advising & career/educational planning
Standard transcript across all programs
Portable/transferable
KEY ADULT DIPLOMA PROGRAM FEATURES
Consultation Team Guidance, policy, review program applications, accountability measures
ABE Working Groups Develop specific standards, advising process, applications, & other procedures
Department Assistance MDE provides assistance in development, implementation and evaluation of programming
SUPPORT AND CONSULTATION
RECOMMENDED IMPLEMENTATION PHASES
1.Planning(May-October 2014)
2. Pilot(November 2014-June 2015)
3. Pilot 2(2016)
NEW STATE ADULT DIPLOMA PILOTSCass Lake-Bena-Walker ABE
Central Minnesota ABE (St. Cloud)
Department of Corrections
Hiawatha Valley ABE (Red Wing)
Lakeville ABE
Metro North ABE (Blaine)
Minneapolis Adult Education (Volunteers of America)
Osseo ABE
Robbinsdale Adult Academic Program
Rochester ABE
Southeast ABE (Faribault)
Southwest ABE Region Collaborative
St. Paul Community Literacy Consortium
13 Pilot Programs (17 consortia participating)
26 sites More than 300 adults served 14 graduates (Feb-June) 200 diploma students persisting
INITIAL PILOT PERIOD
1. Aligning to standards quickly
2. Funding and financial sustainability
3. Curriculum resource development and sharing
4. Incorporating into current G.E.D. and career pathway programming
5. Providing additional clarification as new lessons learned
KEY CHALLENGES
ADDITIONAL CHANGES
Age Eligibility ChangeAllowing adults age 19+ that are not enrolled in K-12 to participate
Guidance: Pilots should negotiate how to collaborate with K-12 partners 0n how to implement
Date Event
August 2015 Sessions and special standards training for interested local staff wanting to become new diploma programs (ABE Summer Institute)
October 2, 2015
Applications released for new/expansion diploma programs (Pilot 2)
November 10, 2015
Applications for diploma pilot 2 programs due
October-November
2015
Special advanced Math and ELA standards training for diploma pilot 1 program staff
November 2015
New diploma pilot programs selected (up to 10 ABE consortia added)
January-June 2016
Training diploma pilot 2 programs
July 2016 Diploma pilot 2 programs launch
FROM PILOT 1 TO PILOT 2
GROUP DISCUSSION
Form groups of 3-6 people that have both current diploma pilot 1 program staff and program staff not currently part of the state standard adult high school diploma.
Staff from programs that are not currently part of the pilot 1 should work on the local implementation tool.
Staff from pilot 1 programs should answer questions and share their programs’ lessons.