| Task |
Others Involved |
Time Line |
| Provide scholarships for cost of GED test; means test based
on income levels. |
School corporations in all eight counties and their foundations,
Western Indiana Community Action Agency, Community Foundation,
scholarship programs in Ill. provided by community college districts |
May 2004 – Ongoing |
| Provide all participants who sign up for GED a free copy of
test preparation manual. |
Bookstores (local and national), Friends of the Public Library
groups, grant providers (such as Verizon’s VCPL program) |
May 2004
and each semester
|
| Sponsor ABE classes during non-traditional times – Saturdays,
evenings, etc. |
School corporations in all counties |
Fall 2004 – Ongoing |
| Partner with literacy-based organizations to offer adult tutoring
services for GED test preparation. |
Wabash Valley Literacy Coalition, Sullivan County Learning
Center, Clay County Learning Center, Illinois literacy organizations |
Summer 2004 |
| Provide opportunities for low-cost or free child care during
GED classes and study times. |
YMCA and YWCA child care programs, other low-cost providers,
4C, Child Care Resource and Referral in Illinois |
Summer 2004 |
| Local public libraries to sponsor GED study groups to assist
participants to help each other. |
All public libraries in eight counties |
Fall 2004 |
| Local public libraries to offer Learn-A-Test GED pre-test
online |
All public libraries with remote access Web sites |
Winter 2005 |
| Refer GED participants with learning disabilities or other
challenges to local medical and psychological services. |
Hamilton Center and satellite offices, Illinois Mental Health
Network |
Winter 2005 |
| Train ABE and GED teachers to work with students with learning
disabilities; refer to professional tutors and/or medical services. |
ISU School of Education, Hamilton Center, Eastern Illinois
University departments, community colleges, Indiana Department
of Education |
Winter 2005 |
| Establish programs at local higher education institutions
to offer tutors, etc., to learning disabled students. |
ISU, EIU, Vincennes University, Lakeland Community College,
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College |
Summer 2005 |
