Summer Session 2012

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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. Mastery test fee: $5.

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 placement 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 (with birthdate)
• If you are seventeen years old, approved release papers (4140) 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 Placement Test: May 8 - 9 (or until full), Tuesday to Thursday between 8:00am and 3:00pm.
• Placement Test: Tuesday, May 15 or Wednesday, May 16 at 5:00 - 9:00pm (Report by 4:45pm to take test)

Test results and class placement will be posted on Monday, June 4 at 6:00pm. Please do not call the school for your results.

CB classes (30 hours) will meet on Monday, June 4. Following this, sessions will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays thereafter from June 4 and ending on July 23. Class hours for all classes are 6:30 - 9:00pm. Mastery Test fee is $5.

GED classes (55 hours) will meet on Monday, June 4. Following this, sessions will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays thereafter from June 6 and ending on July 30. Class hours for all classes are 6:30 - 9:00pm.

Basic Skills classes (35 hours) will meet on Monday, June 4 Following this, sessions will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays thereafter from June 4 and ending on July 23. Class hours for all classes are 6:30 - 9:00pm.

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

KALAELOA (BARBERS POINT):

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

• The placement test for GED or CBHSDP will be at Waipahu Community School. Please see information regarding registration and test administration above.

You must register and take the assessment test at the Waipahu High School Campus. 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.

CB class, Occupational Knowledge (30 hours) will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays, June 4 - July 23. Class hours are 9:00 - 11:30am. Mastery Test fee is $5.

Textbooks will be sold the first day of class. Please bring $12 for the class text (CB book is $12).

KAPOLEI CAMPUS:

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

If you are going to attend GED class at the Kapolei Community School (notify the staff that you plan to attend classes at the Kapolei Community School so that arragements for test results can be made) Testing will occur at Waipahu Community School:

• Sign up for Placement Test to be taken at Waipahu Community School: May 8 - 9 (or until full), Tuesday to Thursday between 8:00am and 3:00pm.
• Placement Test: Tuesday, May 15 or Wednesday, May 16 at 5:00 - 9:00pm (Report by 4:45pm to take test)

You must register and take the assessment test at the Waipahu High School Campus. Inform the test registration people that you will be attending class at the Kapolei Community School site and you will be given instructions about picking up your test results and information on class dates.

GED classes (55 hours) will meet on Monday, June 5. Following this, sessions will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays thereafter from June 5 and ending on July 26. Class hours for all classes are 6:30 - 9:00pm.

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

WAIANAE CAMPUS:

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

• Sign up for Placement Test: May 14, Monday between 5:30 and 7:30pm.
• Placement Test: Monday, May 21 at Waianae High, Building P-17, 6:00pm (Report by 5:45pm to take test)

Test results and class placement will be posted on Monday, June 4 at 6:00pm.

CB classes (30 hours) will meet on Monday, June 4. Following this, sessions will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays thereafter from June 4 and ending on July 23. Class hours for all classes are 6:30 - 9:00pm. Mastery Test fee is $5.

GED classes (55 hours) will meet on Monday, June 4. Following this, sessions will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays thereafter from June 4 and ending on July 30. Class hours for all classes are 6:30 - 9:00pm.

Basic Skills classes (35 hours) will meet on Monday, June 4 Following this, sessions will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays thereafter from June 4 and ending on July 23. Class hours for all classes are 6:30 - 9:00pm.

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

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

TEST: July 31, August 1 - 2, 2012 from 5:00pm. Register in person Tuesday, July 10, at the Waipahu Community School for Adults from 8:00am – 3:00pm.