Student Assessment and Accommodations Center
The Student Assessment and Accommodations Center is the entry point for adult education students. Assessment and accommodations staff members provide professional assessment, orientation and placement in appropriate adult education classes and programs. Trained professionals also provide appropriate accommodations for special needs students. Services include:
- Basic skills and English literacy assessment
- GED preparation/practice testing and assessment
- Individualized/small-group tutorial services
- Computer-assisted instruction
- Student Achievement in Reading (STAR), a national evidence-based program designed to help struggling readers overcome barriers so they can progress to advanced levels of instruction
- Goal-setting and education and training plan development
ESL Advising and Transition Services
Advanced ESL students are assisted in transitioning to Basic Skills courses, and are provided assistance with advanced course selection and program planning. Advisors work with students to plan a program of study to meet individual needs and goals beyond English as a Second Language specific programming.
Additional ESL support services include presentations on topics of interest to the non-native English community, obtaining Citizenship and/or legal residence in the US, working with local school systems and communicating with teachers, "survival English" vocabulary ,employment-specific English vocabulary/communication skills, and others. See the English as a Second Language page for more information.