Mississippi Department of Education GED Option Program …

[Pages:2]Mississippi Department of Education GED Option Program Intent

THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY ALL DISTRICTS

Name of School District Jackson County School District

School District Code 3000

School District Address

4700 Colonel Vickery,

Vancleave,

MS 39565

Telephone Number228-826-17 5 7

Fax Number 228-826-1765

Email Addressunbush@j aco. k12. ms. us

GED Option Program Address EachflOf the district

I s high schools _

Please check all appropriate boxes below to indicate your GED Option Program preference.

() New Program - The school district will establish a new GED Option Program during the

school year.

(~Ongoing Program - The school district will continue an ongoing GED Option Program during theJ 6D9-IO school year.

() Discontinuation of a Program - The school district will not have a GED Option Program during the

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school year. Reason:

?

() Do not intend to have a GED Option Program for the

school year. Reason:

() The school district has entered an agreement to serve as the lead AE/GED Option Program administrator for the school districts listed below.

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Please Return to:

Mississippi Department of Education Office of Dropout Prevention P. O. Box 771 Jackson. MS 39205-0771

Mississippi Department of Education Application for

General Educational Development (GED) Option Program

Name of School District Jackson County School Distrfiittrict Code 3000 Date4-30-09

Location and address ofGED Program Each of the district's

high schools, see below

Program Administrator/Contact Person Margare t Bush Telephone Number for Contact Person 228-826-1757 ext. 313

Email AddressforContactPersonmbush@jaco.k12.ms

.~ Number for Contact Person228-826-17 5 7 ext. 313

Number of Program Instructors 3

Number of Teacher Assistants __ 0

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List Feeder Schools and Travel Time to Program Site: St. Martin High - 17 miles, Vancleave High 1 mile, East Centnal High - 16 miles

List satellite GED Option Programs, addresses and any feeder schools to the Satellite location:

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East Central High, 21700 Slider Rd., Moss Point, MS 39562

St. Martin High, 10820 Yellowjacket Blvd., Ocean Springs, MS 39564

Vancleave High, 12424 Hwy 57, Vancleave, MS 39565

How is your GED Option Program funded? --Sch-oo-l -D-is-tri-ct ---Fu-nds--------------

Does the school district conduct other GED/ABE Programs? No

If yes, explain.

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Please describe your instructional program to include the number of hours per day assigned to each instructional component. The teaching day must provide 330 minutes of instruction or 27.5 hours in a 5-day week. At a minimum, 20 of the 27.5 hours must include GED instruction. Please complete all that apply:

# Academic Hours 30 # V ocationaV Career Exploration Hours 0 # Employability Skills Hours_O__ # Part-time Employment Hours 20 (Documentation Required - Please see application instructions.)

Do you have a contractual agreement with a community college to administer your GED Option Program? _

Ifyes, explain. Jackson County School District has a contractural

agreement with MGCCC

for GED testing only.

Assessment Instrument to be used for Student Placement in the ProgramTABE Locat or Assessment

Program Testing Site MS Gulf Coast Community College, 2300 Hwy 90, GAutier, MS

(Name and Address of Community College)

School Board Approval Date May 11, 2009

Proposed Start Date August 5, 2009

Dr. Barry Amacker

Print or Type Name of Superintendent

Signature of Superintendent

Date

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