Adult Secondary Credentials

Adult Secondary Credentials What do we mean by “secondary credential”? Theresa

Adult Secondary Credentials Secondary credential: Academic or educational diploma equivalent to 4 years of high school. Theresa

Adult Secondary Credentials 3 Options in MN Credit-Based High School Diploma GED Standard Adult High School Diploma Jodi

Adult Secondary Credentials 3 Options in MN Credit-Based High School Diplomas GED Standard Adult High School Diploma Jodi

Adult Secondary Credentials 3 Options in MN Credit-Based High School Diplomas GED Standard Adult High School Diploma Jodi

GED Diploma General Educational Development Diploma GED is a series of tests that must be taken at an official GED testing center. GED is available to all adults whether or not they are enrolled in ABE. Jodi

About GED GED Tests RLA (Reasoning through Language Arts) Mathematics Science Social Studies GED Ready Official practice test (online) Jodi

GED Information www.gedtestingservice.com GED Ready Online portal for students, educators and testing centers Additional resources on website Jodi Jodi check binder to see if info about GED subsidy is there

Note: Change possible New legislation passed in May 2017 strikes the term “GED” from state statute and uses a generic term for approved secondary credential assessment. In the future, there may be different or additional approved assessments. . Jodi

Adult Secondary Credentials 3 Options in MN Credit-Based High School Diplomas GED Standard Adult High School Diploma Theresa

What is the Minnesota Standard Adult High School Diploma? Awarded to students who demonstrate high-school level competency in academic, career, and digital literacy skills Issued by the Minnesota Department of Education Only available through ABE system ABE programs must go through training in order to offer adult diploma Theresa Note that statute encourages local school districts to aware a local diploma to recipients of a MN Standard High School Diploma Only students enrolled in an ABE program that offers Adult Diploma can complete the diploma

Five domains of the Standard Adult Diploma Language Arts Mathematics Social Studies Science Employability & Career Awareness (includes digital literacy) Theresa

Demonstrating Competency Options Prior experience (including K-12 & college courses, job experience & training) Assessment (including GED 2014, GED 2002 and Accuplacer) ABE instruction Applied and experiential learning (including contextualized projects) Theresa

Comparing the Three Options 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 Jodi

Discuss in Small Groups Are staff and students in your program aware of all three high school completion options (credit- based diploma, GED, and standard adult diploma)? Why or why not? Which option would be best for which ABE students? What factors should we consider? Theresa