1. Kansas GED and Adult Education Dianne Glass, Director Kansas Board of Regents 785.296.7159 dglass@ksbor.org

2. Kansas GED 20 GED Testing Centers * 15 Community and Technical Colleges * 6 Unified School Districts * Kansas Correctional Facilities 3,413 GED Candidates in 2009 2

3. 2009 Candidates by Gender 57.5% Male 43.3% Females 3

4. 2009 Candidates by Ethnicity 15.3% Hispanic 2.6% American Indian/Alaskan Native 1.3% Asian 11.0% African American 0.4% Pacific Islander/Hawaiian 71.2% Caucasian

5. 2009 Candidate by Highest Grade Completed 5 None – 5th 6th7th8th9th10th11th12th 0.5%0.4%0.8%6.3%18%32.2%35.8%6.1%

6. 2009 Candidates Years Out of School <1123 - 56 – 1011 - 2021+ 11%21.3%13.6%16.6%15%5.9% 6

7. 2008 and 2009 Candidates 7 TestedCompletedPassed 20082009Percent Change 08 - 09 20082009Percent Change 08 - 09 20082009Percent Change 08 - 09 3,4493,41398.5%98.9%0.494.2%91.9%-2.3

8. Percentage of 2009 Test Passers by Age Group and Mean Age 16 – 18 19 - 24 25 - 29 35 – 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60+Mean Age Std. Dev. 39.233.012.47.43.4.08.0223.27.5 8

9. Kansas Adult Education 24 Adult Education Programs 16 Community/Technical Colleges 6 Unified School Districts 2 Community-based Organizations 9