1. Adult Secondary Credentials

2. Adult Secondary Credentials
What do we mean by “secondary credential”?
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3. Adult Secondary Credentials
Secondary credential: Academic or educational diploma equivalent to 4 years of high school.
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4. Adult Secondary Credentials
3 Options in MN
Credit-Based High School Diploma
GED
Standard Adult High School Diploma
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5. Adult Secondary Credentials
3 Options in MN
Credit-Based High School Diplomas
GED
Standard Adult High School Diploma
Jodi

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

7. 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.
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8. About GED GED Tests RLA (Reasoning through Language Arts) Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
GED Ready
Official practice test (online)
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9. GED Information www.gedtestingservice.com
GED Ready
Online portal for students, educators and testing centers
Additional resources on website
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Jodi check binder to see if info about GED subsidy is there

10. 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. .
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11. Adult Secondary Credentials
3 Options in MN
Credit-Based High School Diplomas
GED
Standard Adult High School Diploma
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12. 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
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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

13. Five domains of the Standard Adult Diploma
Language Arts
Mathematics
Social Studies
Science
Employability & Career Awareness (includes digital literacy)
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14. 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)
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15. 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
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16. 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?
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