Spring Session 2010

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Getting Your High School Diploma from Community Schools

If you wish to earn a high school diploma, you will need to take an assessment test. This test will help determine whether the GED or CB program is better for you. A Basic Skills Class will be offered to those students who score below the sixth grade reading level. This class is a review of basic reading, writing and mathementics skills.

There are two available ways to earn a High School diploma at the Community School for Adults.

1. Competency Based High School Diploma Program (CB) (30 Hours for each unit) CB is a three semester life-skills program consisting of five units. Students must pass all unit tests, a CB mastery test and fulfill one of three career goals to earn a diploma.

2. General Education Development (GED) Preparation (55 hours) is a review of reading, math, writing and test taking skills; At the end of the one-semester class, students will take the GED test. The GED test battery includes 5 tests, each measuring the major skills considered being the outcome of a high school diploma. The student must pass the GED test with an average of 450 for the combined five tests with no score less than 410 on any one test.

If you wish to earn a High School diploma, you will be required to first take a assessment test.  This test will determine whether the GED or CB program is better for you.  A Basic Skills Class will be offered to those students who score below the sixth grade reading level. This class is a review of basic reading, writing and mathematics skills.

At all of the Community School sites, you will need to bring to the testing:

• A Driver's License or State ID
• If you are seventeen years old, release papers from your regular high school
• High school transcript
• Two #2 pencils

The following are the placement test dates ad times at the various community school sites:

WAIPAHU CAMPUS:

If you are going to attend class at the Waipahu Community School:

• Sign up for Assessment Test: Monday - Friday, December 29 - January 12, between 8:00am and 3:00pm.
• Assessment Test: Wednesday, January 6 or Tuesday, January 12 – 5:00pm (Report by 4:45pm to take test)

Test results and class placement will be posted on Monday, January 25 at 6:15pm.*

*Do not call the school for results.

Classes:
CB Classes (30 hours): January 25 - March 8 and March 10 - April 26, M/W 6:30 - 9:00pm.

GED Classes (60 hours): January 25 - March 8 and March 10 - April 26, M/W 6:30 - 9:00pm.

Basic Skills Classes (30 hours): January 25 - March 8 and March 10 - April 26, M/W 6:30 -- 9:00pm.

Textbooks will be sold the first night. Since students will not know their placement until the first night, they should bring $21 for class texts. GED book is $21, CB book is $12. A Casio FX-260 calculator which is used on the GED Test will be available for $10.

KALAELOA (BARBERS POINT):

If you are going to attend class at Kalaeloa (Barbers Point) Youth Challenge Academy site:

• The placement test for GED or CBHSDP will be at Waipahu Community School on January 6 (Wednesday) or January 12 (Tuesday) - 5:00pm. Report by 4:45 to take the test. (sign up for Placement test: December 29 - January 12, Monday - Friday between 8:00am and 3:00pm).

Inform the test registration people that you will be attending class at the Hawaii Youth Challenge Academy (Kalaeloa) site and you will be given instructions about picking up your test results and information on class dates.

Classes:
CB Classes (30 hours): January 27 - March 10 (Government and Law) and March 22 - April 28 (Health), M/W 9:00 - 11:30am.

Textbooks will be sold the first day of classes. Students should bring $12 for class text.

KAPOLEI CAMPUS:

All CBHSDP and GED classes will be held on the Waipahu campus or at Kalaeloa (Hawaii Youth Challenge Facility). There will be no CBHSDP or GED classes at Kapolei this semester.

WAIANAE CAMPUS:

If you are going to attend class at the Waianae Campus:

• Sign up for Assessment Test: Monday - Thursday, January 11 - January 14, 5:30 - 7:30pm.

• Assessment Test: Tuesday, January 19, report to Bldg. B, Rm. 104, 6:00pm (Report by 5:45pm to take test)

Test results and class placement will be posted on Monday, February 2 at 6:00pm.*

*Do not call the school for results.

Classes:
CB Classes (30 hours): January 25 - March 8 and March 10 - April 26, M/W 6:30 - 9:00pm.

GED Classes (60 hours): January 25 - March 8 and March 10 - April 26, M/W 6:30 - 9:00pm.

Textbooks will be sold the first night. Since students will not know their placement until the first night, they should bring $18 for class texts. GED book is $21, CB book is $12. A Casio FX-260 calculator which is used on the GED Test will be available for $10.

TEST: February 23 - 25 from 5:00 – 9:00pm.
Register in person Tuesday, February 9, 8:00 -3:00pm at Waipahu Community School for Adults.

TEST: March 23 - 25, from 5:00 - 9:00 pm.
Register in person Tuesday, March 9, 8:00 - 3:00pm at Waipahu Community School for Adults.

TEST: May 4 - 6, from 5:00 - 9:00 pm.
Register in person Tuesday, April 20, 8:00 - 3:00pm at Waipahu Community School for Adults.