adult_literacy

Mission

The mission of Iowa's Adult Literacy Statewide Program is to provide accessible, quality instruction that develops life, work and literacy skills.

Iowa's adult literacy program serves the literacy needs of the state's adult target populations through the state's fifteen community colleges. Iowa's Adult Basic Education, English Literacy & ELL, Family Literacy, and GED program areas help adults acquire basic educational skills.

The following sections address the adult literacy program for the state of Iowa. They are updated periodically.

News

STAR FAQ

Right to Literacy Week Proclamation

NW Iowan Gets GED at 74

Iowa Uses i-Pathways

Program Aids Unemployed - North Iowa Area Community College

Successful Pathway Training - Kirkwood Community College

Warning Against Onlilne GED Scams

Success and Failure on the GED

GED News - October 2010

GED Success Story Brochure

Iowa Lakes - Success Center

GED Testing

ACT New

GED - Information and Forms

For GED Documents

Duplicate diploma, transcript or verification

A request for a duplicate diploma, transcript or verification of GED completion must be in writing using the GED Document Request Form. The request must be signed and dated or a company release needs to accompany it. Please follow the instructions located at the bottom of the request form.

GED® Document Request Form

NOTICE

Beginning February 20, 2012, the Iowa Department of Education will implement a change to the processing fee for GED documents. The following document processing fees will become effective on February 20, 2012:

$10 - High School Equivalency Diploma

$10 - Official Transcript (includes scores and test dates)

$10 - Verification/Verification Letter

Iowa Code 281-32.7(259A)

For Test Takers

If you’ve already started the GED^® test, you’re almost there.

Starting in January 2, 2014, there will be a new GED^® test. Your incomplete scores on the GED^® test will not be combined with the scores for the new test. If you finish the test now, you won’t have to repeat the sections you’ve already passed.

The future is calling. By completing the GED^®test, you can answer the call. Don’t miss this chance to turn one small step into your next big opportunity in life.

We’re here to help you. Even with your busy schedule, you can prepare, plan and succeed at taking the GED® test. Get help here.

Request GED® Transcript Request Form

Understanding your Scores

!ALERT! Fake GED^® Certificates

GED^® Sample Questions

Contact a GED Preparation Center

Locate a GED^® Testing Center

GED Notice

Welcome to the GED^® Testing family.

For more than sixty years, the GED^® tests have offered personal satisfaction and broadened professional, occupational and educational opportunities for millions of adults who, for many reasons, were unable to complete their formal high school studies. Thank you for joining us in this important work. I know you will find it as rewarding as I have.

Since the proper administration, supervision and integrity of GED^® Testing are the joint responsibilities of you, the GED^® jurisdiction office and the GED® Testing Service, you must be thoroughly familiar with all policies and procedures. Please read the GEDTS^® Policies and Procedures Manual, Iowa’s GED^® Guidelines and all other relevant publications that you will find on this website. The GED^® Administrator is the jurisdiction’s authority regarding GED® testing, and also your primary resource should you have questions. If you cannot locate a copy of the current manual, please contact the GED^® Administrator for Iowa, Alex Harris.

Thank you for providing GED^® testing for your community and, once again, welcome.

Sincerely yours,

Alex Harris
GED^® Administrator
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
515.281.3640 p
515.242.5988 f
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For Educators/Professionals

2012 GED Chief Examiners

The New Assessment

Content Highlights
Test Sampler

GED^® Test on Computer

PearsonVue Technical Requirements
Process for Establishing a PearsonVue Testing Center
Setting up the PearsonVue Testing Center
Online Application
FAQ

Accommodations

Ordering Information

Closing Out 2002 Test Series

GEDTS^® Forms

L-5 Verification of Eligibility to take the GED® Test
L-10 Request for Additional Staff
L-22 Inventory of GED® Secure Material
L-23 Secure Materials Compromise Checklist
L-24 Test Compromise Information
L-25 Request for Transportation Addendum to Annual Contract
L-26 Request for Overnight Storage of Restricted Materials
LR-30 GED Testing Centers & Test Administration Monitoring Tool
L-55 Challenge of Test Score
L-60 Exemption from Assigned Topic
L-75 Request to Establish Official GED Testing Center
L-80-1 GED® Testing Surveillance Writing and Math
L-80-2 GED® Testing Surveillance Science, Social Studies and Language Arts

Iowa GED® Guidelines – Revised 09-11

Iowa Chief Examiner/Examiner Training

Training of a new Chief Examiner or Examiner consists of the following steps:

An on-site training session by the outgoing Examiner, current Chief Examiner, experienced Chief Examiner/Examiner from another Iowa GED^® Testing Center, or State GED® Administrator (or completion of the GEDTS^® On-Demand Online Examiner Training – this training will be scheduled by the State GED^® Administrator);
Observation of a full GED^® test administration (complete test battery) at the Examiner’s home testing center site;
Observation of a minimum of one sub-test session at another testing center;
Submission of the Training Verification of New Chief Examiner/Examiner form to the State Administrator; and
Completion of a first solo test administration observed by the testing site’s Chief Examiner, experienced Examiner (if the Chief Examiner is the individual being newly-appointed), an experienced Chief Examiner/Examiner from another Iowa GED^® Testing Center, or by the GED^® State Administrator.

All training requirements must be completed prior to the individual being approved as an Examiner or Chief Examiner.

Please Note: New Chief Examiners or Examiners may not test until he/she has submitted the Training Verification of New Chief Examiner/Examiner form to the State GED^® Administrator for review and approval.

L-10 Request for Additional Staff

Training Verification for New Chief Examiner or Examiner

GED^® ACCESS Point

Training

For Policy Makers

Iowa Code

Iowa Rule

GED® Jurisdictional Testing Policies

GED® Testing Service Policy Manual 2008

GED® Testing Service Computer Policy

2011 GED® Statistical Report

GED^® and GED Testing Service^® are registered trademarks of the American Council on Education (ACE). They may not be used or reproduced without the express written permission of ACE or GED Testing Service. The GED^® and GED Testing Service^® brands are administered by GED Testing Service LLC under license from the American Council on Education.

Contacts

State

Iowa Department of Education Adult Literacy Contacts

icon Iowa Literacy Council

Iowa Testing Center Information

Local Program

Map

Adult Literacy Coordinators

GED Examiners

TOPSpro Specialists

CASAS State Certified Writing Examiners

Iowa ESL Regional Specialists (CAELA Trainers)

Federal

OVAE - Office of Vocational and Adult Education

Adult Education and Family Literacy Act - Policies, Rules & Laws

POLICIES

Assessment

Iowa Adult Literacy Assessment Policy Guidelines - July 2012

Iowa's 2012 Assessment Policy Approval Letter from OVAE

CASAS Life and Work Listening Series - A Letter to the State April 2012

FAQs - CASAS Life and Work Listening Assessment

Post Assessment Documentation Form

Approved NRS Tests for Adult Education

Guidelines for the Development of MOU - AEFLA

Distant Learning

Iowa's Adult Literacy Distance Learning Policy - October 2012

Leadership

icon Iowa Adult Literacy Leadership Guidelines 2012-13

Corrections

Excerpt from Wyoming - Corrections Policy example

RULES

Iowa Code Chapter 259A - Equivalency Diplomas

LAWS

U.S. Department of Education Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 - website

The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998

Fiscal Information

Performance Based Funding Information

Rationale for PBF 2006

Office of Management and Budget Guidance

OMB Circular

OMB Circular A-21

Federal Communication

OVAE Funding Letter for PY13

Supplement/Supplant Information 2.12 (Powerpoint)

Iowa Fiscal Management Guidelines

FAQs

FAQs for AEFLA Expenditures

Presentations

AEFLA App conference June 2012

Fiscal Managment for Adult Literacy Presentation - Fall 2011

Professional Development

icon Iowa Adult Education and Literacy Professional Development Standards

Iowa Adult Literacy Leadership Guidelines 2012-13

CASAS Training Participants PY 2011

Training Opportunities

icon PY 2013 Professional Development calendar

Resources & Links

Reports, Documents & Presentations

State Plan

State Plan

2013 State Plan Extension

2014 State Plan Extension

Allocations

PY2013 Allocations for Budgets

Annual Report & Executive Summary

2012 Iowa Statistical Tables 1-14

Adult Literacy Executive Summary PY09

Adult Literacy Performance Targets for 09/10

Adult Literacy Program Staff Goals Synthesis

2008 ABE Annual Report

Iowa Narrative Report 2007-2008

Documents

Fact Sheet

Presentations

LINCS Integration of Technology

Tech Integration 2.0 Iowa

Supplement/Supplant Information 2.12 (PowerPoint)

Fiscal Management for Adult Literacy - Fall 2011

Iowa's Continous Improvement Model

ALWI for 2010 RI Transition Conference

Conference Presentations

ALWI/ABE Today & Beyond Conference

Molly House Presentation - 2011 - zipped files

ABE Institute 2010 - Kirkwood and NCRC

Education and Employment Issues Adult Literacy July 2010

Family Literacy Program and NRS Update 2009

ABE Institute 2009

ABE-IALL 2010 Conference

TE and TOPSpro

Data Dictionary 2013 Memo July 26 2013

Iowa Data Dictionary PY2013

NewEUUS-012 Scantron

TOPS Enterprise Specialists

Iowa TOPSpro Year End 2012

NRS Changes July Presentation-July 26 2012

Adult Literacy for the Workforce in Iowa (ALWI)

ALWII and II - 2010 Incentive Summary

Transitions

Quarterly Reimbursement for ALWI I

Quarterly Reimbursement for ALWI II

Resources

Jobs for the Future Breaking Through Practice Guide

NCRC Statewide Employer Listing

Charting A Path

Other States

Washington

Oregon

Wisconsin

For Adult Literacy Coordinators, Instructors & GED Chiefs

NRS Online Courses

Format: Training is delivered via a series of online readings, assignments, and/or quizzes over the Web. Trainees work independently at their own pace based on instructions included in each course's Web training materials.

Frequency: There are no limits. You can take a NRS online course at any time of the day and year, and you can take as much time as you need to complete a course.

Time Required: Courses take any where from 15 minutes to 1.5 hours of time to complete. Each course description provides a time estimate for course completion.

Topics: There are seven different NRS online training opportunities available that include 31 courses and cover NRS basics, improving NRS data quality, and effectively using NRS data.

NRS Courses

Useful Documents

Contextualized Instruction Research

New Coordinators Handbook 2013

Meetings

Crossing The Bridge Report - 2010

IPTV Spotlight Calendar

Common Core

College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education

Common Core Standards - ipathways webinar

Meetings

Iowa Literacy Council Minutes March 2013