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NewLearner Registration

Registration Schedule Monday, 6:00-8:00 Orientation, Registration, eTest Reg., Writing Sample, Sign Up for Test Session(s)

Tuesday, 6:00-9:00 eTest Orientation, Math Test, Reading Test, Sign Up for Interview & GED Ready Session

Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 Over Flow & Make Up Tests

Thursday, 6:00-9:00 GED Ready Session (optional)

Tuesday, 20 minutes Interview

Classes begin October 20

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Burrillville High School – Evening Classes

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If you have a conflict, please let us know ASAP!

Orientation Agenda

About RIRAL

Registration Process

Filling Out Registration Form

eTest Online Registration

About RIRAL

RIRAL Communities

Burrillville Woonsocket Central Falls

East Providence

For Young AdultsRIRAL partners with the RI Youth Center Networks for

out-of-school young adults, ages 16 - 24

Woonsocket Youth CenterCommunity Care Action (formerly Family Resources)

YWCA of Northern RIParenting in Progress

East Bay Youth CenterEast Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP)

Program Options

Adult Basic Education classes (ABE)

Adult Secondary Education classes (ASE)◦ GED track ◦ National External Diploma Program track

English as a Second Language ◦ ESL I ESL II ESL III

Transitions to College

Learning Resource Center and Applied Technology

Services for students

College readiness counseling and assessments

Career counseling and assessments

Employment counseling and job search

Advocacy (STAND)

Assistance with international educational evaluation

High School Credentialing

There are three ways for Rhode Island residents to earn a high school credential:

● General Equivalency Diploma (GED)

● National External Diploma Program (NEDP)

● Credit Recovery

16 & 17 year old residents must have an Alternate Learning Plan

NOTE If you are not a resident, you are welcomed to take classes with us and we can help you find credentialing

resources in your state.

GED Official Test

Four tests taken at a GED testing center

$30 per test

$120 for all four

GED Ready (Practice)

Taken anywhere with internet connection

$6 per test

$24 for all four

optional, but highly recommended

Computer and In-Person Assessment program Independent assignments Weekly meetings with assessor State wide High School Diploma from Woonsocket or Central Falls

School Department

Your portion of the cost for the program is $300

NEDP

Credit Recovery Available through Woonsocket High School On-line courses Regular attendance at the school required

Approximate Cost $135 per credit

Costs? Registration fee $15 (non-refundable and expires June 30 each year)

ABE/ASE classes are free, but you will be asked to purchase your own math books ($25-$30). If you change levels during the year, you will need to purchase another math book.

RIRAL will supply classroom sets of the Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science books and materials. These are available for purchase on request ($25-$30 each).

Cash or money order only, please. No personal

checks.

Class Schedule(example)

October 21-December 16

Tuesday

6:00pm-8:30pmoMath

oLanguage Arts

oScience & Social Studies

Class placement is based on tests scores and

availability.

Placement is NOT guaranteed.

Remember

If you miss more than 25% of classes RIRAL will consider an early termination from the class, so that your place can be offered to another person.

If you have been terminated for attendance too many times RIRAL may give future admission preference to students with better attendance histories or first time applicants.

Attendance is important! We risk loosing funding if

we don’t meet state requirements.

We can help you find another program if you can no longer attend with us.

Registration Process

Registration Process

Day one: (Monday)

Orientation Fill out RIRAL’s registration paperwork Pay $15 registration fee Register for the CASAS eTest Online Writing Sample Sign up for Test Session

Registration Process

Day two: (Tuesday)

eTest Orientation CASAS Math Test CASAS Reading Test Sign up for Interview and GED Ready Session

*Please arrive by 5:45pm Testing begins promptly at 6:00pm.

Registration Process

Day three: (Wednesday)

Overflow Testing Make Up Testing (if you score out of range)

Sign up for Interview and GED Ready Session

*Please arrive by 5:45pm Testing begins promptly at 6:00pm.

This is not common.

Registration Process

Day four: (Thursday)

GED Ready (Official Practice Test) Session FREE free Math and Language Arts tests for CASAS

qualifiers (must take both on Friday)

If you don’t qualify, you can self pay ($5 per test)

*Please arrive by 5:45pm Testing begins promptly at 6:00pm.

This is OPTIONAL.

Registration Process

Day five: (Monday)

15-20 minute interview with RIRAL staff to discusso Your goals

o Your CASAS test results

o Your GED Ready test results

o Your learning options

If you are 16 or 17 years of age, you must submit paperwork for an Alternative Learning Plan from your HS; the final paperwork will be due the first day of class.

Important! RIRAL does not discriminate against its prospective and current students in any way

RIRAL complies with ADA requirement to provide access to the best learning opportunity for all

RIRAL follows publisher’s guidelines for all assessment procedures

RIRAL complies with relevant RIDE policies

Are you ready to commit?IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU ANSWER THIS QUESTION HONESTLY

IF THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME FOR YOU, YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK TO RIRAL

Filling Out Registration Form

Registration Form

Registration Form

Site & Returning Learner

Site = the location where you will be taking classes

Returning Learner = “Yes” if you have taken classes with RIRAL before (including at Family Resources and PIP/YWCA).

Registration Form

Employment Status

Full Time = 30 hours or more

Unemployed = actively looking for a job

Not looking for work = you are not looking for a job right now

Registration Form

Selective Service

Males 18-25 = RIRAL is required to inform you of your requirement to sign up for the SSS; we do not sign you up.

Selective Service System = a list of names that the government could use to fairly draft people into the armed services in the case of a national emergency

Note: if you are not sure of your status, you can check at

www.sss.gov

Registration Form

Low Income

# of Family Members

Income is this amount or less

1 $17,505

2 $23,595

3 $29,685

4 $35,775

5 $41,865

6 $47,955

7 $54,045

8 $60,135

Note: if you are receiving government assistance such as food stamps, cash assistance, heating, housing, etc., you probably meet low income guidelines.

Registration Form REQUIRED

Sometimes people call RIRAL asking for information about students – we will not share your information unless you give us permission.

We do share information with RIDE and CALIS in order to keep these classes free.

OPTIONAL

Registration Form

Employment Status

Selective ServiceLow Income

Site & Returning LearnerPlease use

your LEGAL name.

eTest Online Registration

eTest Online Registration

Social Security Number919768344

or

Date Of Birth01091987

NO dashes or spaces

DOB must be 8 numbers long

eTest Online Registration

Please use correct

capitalization:

JonathanLee

Jones

eTest Online Registration

Required Question

eTest Online Registration

Must select an item from ALL

columns.

eTest Online Registration

13 = finished high school + 1 year of

college

Check if education was outside of US.

eTest Online Registration

Check if education was outside of US.

eTest Online Registration

First language you learned – select

only one.

eTest Online Registration

Terrible question!

You must select BOTH Ethnicity

and Race.

eTest Online Registration

Double-check all your information is correct, then click

Save.

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NewLearner Registration

Registration Schedule Monday, 6:00-8:00 Orientation, Registration, eTest Reg., Writing Sample, Sign Up for Test Session(s)

Tuesday, 6:00-9:00 eTest Orientation, Math Test, Reading Test, Sign Up for Interview & GED Ready Session

Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 Over Flow & Make Up Tests

Thursday, 6:00-9:00 GED Ready Session (optional)

Tuesday, 20 minutes Interview

Classes begin October 20

-------------------------------------

Burrillville High School – Evening Classes

AE

www.riral.org

If you have a conflict, please let us know ASAP!