1. ADULT SECONDARY CREDENTIALS Brad Hasskamp Minnesota Department of Education

2. 3 PATHS FOR HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION Adult Secondary Credential Options K-12 Diploma G.E.D. State Adult Diploma

3. COMPARING THE THREE OPTIONS OptionMain MeasureAuthority High School Diploma (credit completion/recovery) Credits (Grades, Instructional Hours) Local K-12 School District GED DiplomaPassing Test ScoresGED Testing Service Standard Adult High School Diploma Demonstration of Competencies Minnesota Department of Education

4. GED

5. GED NEWS  Passing Numbers  Back-to-School Promotion  Terms: promos, vouchers, codes  Promote GED Ready, online portal, and resources  Additional Updates

6. GED PASSERS THROUGH SUMMER 2015 Long-term Trend

7. GED PASSER DEMOGRAPHICS 2014 Count 2014 Percentage 2015 Count to date 2015 Percentage to date 2012 Count 2012 Percentage All GED Passers 7891126 5562 American Indian 172.20%211.90%3366.30% Asian 354.40%423.70%2134.00% Black or African American 607.60%827.30%97418.30% Hispanic or Latino 607.60%867.60%4478.40% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 10.10%30.30%160.30% Two or more races* 13617.20%22319.80% N/A Total for all categories other than White 30939.16%45740.59%198637.30% White 47760.50%64957.60%330162.00% Declined, None, Other 30.40%201.80%2750.70% * choice not available on 2002 version of the GED

8. GED TEST PASS RATES SubjectMathELAScienceSocial Studies Minnesota 74%82%86%81% U.S. 63%78%77%73%

9. GED BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROMOTION Effective: September 21-October 31, 2015 1.$1 GED Ready® Practice Tests 2.GED Ready® Practice Test Guarantee

10. $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

11. 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.

12. GED BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROMO INFO For More Information and Free Marketing Tools:  www.gedtestingservice.com/backtoschool

13. 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

14. 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)

15. GED RECORDS GED 2014  All automated on GEDTS GED 2002 data  Oklahoma Scoring Services, now at MDE  Pre-1970 GED records

16. GED INFORMATION WWW.GEDTESTINGSERVICE.COM  GED Ready  Online portal for students, educators and testing centers  Additional resources on website

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18. STATE STANDARD ADULT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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 STANDARD REQUIREMENTS

22. DEMONSTRATING COMPETENCY Options 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

23.  Online student portfolios (Learner Web)  Advising & career/educational planning  Standard transcript across all programs  Portable/transferable KEY ADULT DIPLOMA PROGRAM FEATURES

24. 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

25. RECOMMENDED IMPLEMENTATION PHASES 1.Planning (May-October 2014) 2. Pilot (November 2014- June 2015) 3. Pilot 2 (2016)

26. Cass 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

27.  13 Pilot Programs (17 consortia participating)  26 sites  More than 300 adults served  14 graduates (Feb-June)  200 diploma students persisting INITIAL PILOT PERIOD

28. 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

29. ADDITIONAL CHANGES Age Eligibility Change  Allowing 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

30. DateEvent 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, 2015Applications 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 2016Training diploma pilot 2 programs July 2016Diploma pilot 2 programs launch FROM PILOT 1 TO PILOT 2

31. ADDITIONAL PILOT 1 PERSPECTIVES?

32. 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.