Amherst Education Center

General Educational Development (GED) Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) Program

Monday - Thursday; 8:00 am - 10:40 am

The Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) Program prepares students to take the Tests of General Educational Development (GED) while developing career and technical education skills.

The ISAEP program is beneficial to students who are between 16-18 years of age and at risk of dropping out of public high school. The ISAEP Program fulfills compulsory attendance requirements for students.  There are 12 slots available for students.

An ISAEP will be developed for each student and include the following:

• completion and/or enrollment in a VDOE certification course and Economics & Personal Finance class
• career guidance counseling
• enrollment in an GED preparatory program
• counseling on the economic impact of failing to complete high school
• procedures for re-enrolling in the regular high school program
• Career and Technical Education (CTE)

To be eligible for this program, students must meet the required academic scores for enrollment:

• 7.5 grade equivalent or higher in reading on the TABE test
• Minimum score of 145 on GED Ready tests
• Vocational Assessment

Students are required to attain a minimum score of 145 on each of the four GED Ready practice test sections before being allowed to take the GED tests.

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