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Current News - 2007 Fee Waiver and Accommodations Training Summary of session: This is the 2007 fee waiver training for any programs wanting to give GED fee waivers in 2007. At this meeting, GED office staff will review requirements for giving the GED practice test with new policy and procedures for 2007. During the second half of the meeting, we will discuss the GED accommodation forms, requirements for re-testing accommodated students, and testing opportunities for GED students. Who are invited: ABLE/GED preparation programs, GED testing centers Times: (same presentation repeated twice)
9:00-11:00 AM Session (All Ohio Counties Athens through Lawrrence including Mercer)
1:00 – 3:00 PM Session (All Ohio Counties Licking through Wyandot) Draft Agenda:
1st hour - Fee Waiver training and Q&A
2nd hour – Accommodations update and Q&A Register at :
GED Fee Waiver Videoconference (Counties A – La) URL: http://tinyurl.com/y3ffgu GED Fee Waiver Videoconference (Counties Li - Wy) URL: http://tinyurl.com/svfy5
Guest Column-Jay Burton, Learning Express Library On Your Mark…Get Set…Get A Head Start With Learning Express Library Another school year is right around the corner and students from kindergarten through high school can get a jump on the basics with the resources available from Learning Express Library.
Learning Express Library, available statewide from the State Library of Ohio is accessible in 3 easy steps.
1. Go to the State Library’s web site at www.library.ohio.gov
2. Select “Learning Express Test Preparation” in the “Ohio Residents” section
3. Select new user and get your account or if you already have an account, select returning user
Once in the database you have a wide range of options. For example:
• If you’re the parent of a fourth grader and you’d like to give your student some “before-school-starts”, you can select “Elementary School Skills Improvement”. Here fourth graders can review basic math skills, find strengths and weaknesses with diagnostic tests in math and reading and practice reading skills. • Maybe you’re a new middle school student and need a bit of review before tackling a new school environment. “Middle School Skills Improvement” provides math review, reading comprehension and writing skills and practice. • Want to be good and ready for senior English? Learning Express Library has an excellent set of high school skills improvement resources covering writing fundamentals, grammar skills, reading diagnostic tests, vocabulary, spelling and math skills review and practice Easy to access, easy to use and best of all, free. Learning Express Library
Answers from the State GED Office 1.) Programs are putting corrections to student records in comments. The comments do not update a student’s record. How does a program update a student record? If a student record needs correcting (other than address, phone number, and email, which the student, teacher, or examiner can change) please email both the incorrect and correct information to the dedicated GED email at ged@ode.state.oh.us Once we receive the email we can correct the information for the student. 2) Student records – the GED office has many students calling our office saying their record is not in the system. However when we look the record is there – but maybe not under the number the student gave us. If you cannot find a student record with an applicant ID, please do a further search by: a) Putting in the student’s name and checking to see what number he/she is under in the system. b) Doing a wild card search with the first initial and percent sign and first initial of last name with a percent sign (EG. Rich Brown would be: first name and last name) That way you will see all those with those initial in the event the name is misspelled in the system. 3) Can a student take the GED with a valid out of state driver’s license? Yes, the proof of identification can be ANY government issues and valid ID, including driver’s license, state ID, or passport.
GED Help To help GED customers: To use the interactive features of the State GED Office for Ohio web page: - Go to www.ode.state.oh.us, the front page of the Ohio Department of Education web site.
- Type “GED” into the search box at the upper right and click “GO.” This will bring up a list of search results. The first result will say “General Educational Development (GED).” Click on that link.
- The GED page will come up. This page has a list of search results down the center of the page. Notice the third link, which says, “GED Web Application Sign In.” Click on that link.
- The next page has two paragraphs of text. The first paragraph gives people who already have account names and passwords (SAFE accounts) a link to use for signing in. The second paragraph offers a chance to get a SAFE account by clicking on a link. Click on the appropriate link.
If you need to get a SAFE account, please have available your Ohio Driver License or Non-Driver ID issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), your Social Security Number and your email address. Follow the instructions to get the SAFE account name and password. If your driver license or ID was not issued by the Ohio BMV, your procedure will involve sending a form by fax to the Information Services Management office here at the Ohio Department of Education. Please note that the fax procedure will involve a waiting period of days rather than minutes. Once you have your SAFE account, sign in. The next page will include a blue horizontal bar with the word “Application” on its left and “Description” to the right. Directly under the word “Application” will be a “GED” link. Click on the GED link. If you do not have a GED link, please follow these instructions: The first time you log in, a “Record Verification” screen will come up next. Enter your Social Security Number in full, your first and last names, and your date of birth. If you already have information in our system, enter it exactly as it is in the GED system, even if your name has changed or the information has typographical errors. (You will be able to change the information later.) Click “Continue.” You only need to deal with this screen once. The next page is the “GED Welcome Page.” A menu on the left side will let you apply or pay for the test, monitor your application or scoring process or order a transcript or diploma. Click on the appropriate link for the function you need.
GED Resources GED Accommodations Kit This kit allows students with special needs to become familiar with the tools they might be using while taking the GED examination. It features the official devices permitted to be used during the exam. The kit includes the
following: - Earplugs
- Overhead Calculator
- Talking Calculator
- Bar Magnifier
- Full-Page Magnifier
The entire kit is available for check-out. If interested, please contact Kate Fergus at 1-800-753-1519.
New Brochures Online- Accommodations for the GED
The national office of the General Educational Development Testing Service (GEDTS) has developed a new brochure called Tips for Candidates with Disabilities (http://www.ldonline.org/?module=uploads&func=download&fileId=560 ), which provides information for people who wish to take the GED test. The brochure lists accommodations available for people with disabilities and provides information on how to request them. Specific forms are available for people with learning and other cognitive disabilities and for people with ADHD: |
