Adult Education
April 27, 2007
The adult education program provides literacy, secondary education, English skills for limited English proficient adults, basic academic work readiness, parenting, life skills, GED preparation and family literacy for out-of-school youth and adults who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance and/or function below the secondary completion level.
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Staff:
Octaviano Garza, ESL Instructor
Janis Heebner, Part-Time Instructor and Data Entry Specialist
Linda Gibson, Program Support
Philosophy and Mission of Adult
Education and Literacy
| PHILOSOPHY |
Every Texan, regardless of age, is entitled to a basic education. |
| MISSION |
The mission of adult education and literacy is to ensure that all adults who live in Texas have the skills necessary to function effectively in their personal and family lives, in the workplace, and in the community. |
Eligibility:
Texas compulsory school attendance law specifies that a child shall attend school until he/she is 18 years old. Exemptions are granted only as specified by law and stated below.
17 year-old
in GED course:
The exemption
from compulsory attendance for a child attending a GED course who
is at least 17 years of age applies if: (1) the child has the
permission of the child’s parent or guardian to attend the course;
(2) the child is required by court order to attend the course; (3)
the child has established a residence separate and apart from the
person’s parent, guardian, or other person having lawful control;
or (4) the child is homeless. (For a discussion of the
enrollment in a school district of children with separate
residences or who are homeless see Part 11 below.)
16 year-old in GED course:
There is a separate exemption for a child attending a GED
course who is at least 16 years old. This exemption applies
if the student is recommended to take the course by a public agency
that has supervision or custody of the child under a court
order. Under Article 45.054, Code of Criminal Procedure, a
justice or municipal court that finds that a child who is at least
16 years of age engaged in truant conduct may order the child to
take a GED examination and to attend a preparatory course.
The exemption applicable to a 16 year-old attending a GED course
includes those enrolled in a Job Corps training program.
These are the only conditions under which 16 year-olds are exempt
from compulsory attendance due to attending a GED
course.
