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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7500EB">Happy Friday, everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7500EB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7500EB">I’m getting a lot of questions about how test takers access remote GED testing, so I wanted to remind folks that test takers can only be invited to remote testing. To be invited, the test taker
meet all the following criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Age 19 or older<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#7500EB;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Taking English version<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#7500EB;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Not retaking a test<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#7500EB;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Must have GED Ready in the green in the last 60 days<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7500EB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7500EB">If you have test takers needing to test that are at least 19 that meet all the criteria, except for the GED Ready,
<u>please tell them to take the GED Ready test</u>s. Without it, they will not get invited. The GED Ready are half price until July 15. If you want to point them to information about this, there is
<a href="https://ged.com/blog/introducing-the-official-online-ged-test/">Introducing the Official Online GED Test</a>. It is a blog, but it is directed to test takers, and what they need to do to be eligible for remote testing. I am planning on adding this
information on our website next week, and I will send you the link for that information, as soon as it is available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7500EB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7500EB">We are hoping to have remote testing available to our younger test takers later this month or early August. Again, they will only be invited. Please work with test takers that need to have
their Approval to Test and Homeschool forms approved, if you are able. This will help these students to be invited to remote testing once it is available for younger test takers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7500EB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7500EB">If you have questions, need help for a student that is eligible for remote testing, need help approving age alerts, or have questions about re-opening, please let me know!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7500EB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7500EB">Please feel free to share this information with your program folks that are working with test takers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7500EB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7500EB">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7500EB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Lou Sager
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5">HSE Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="ES-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7F7F7F"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><img border="0" width="182" height="65" style="width:1.8958in;height:.6805in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image001.png@01D656C5.098B79D0" alt="SBCTC sub-brand Data Services-small"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CCCCCC">_______________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">1300 Quince St SE | PO Box 42495 | Olympia, Washington 98504-2495<br>
phone: (360) 704-4321 | fax: (360) 704-1848 | email: <a href="mailto:lsager@sbctc.edu">
<span style="color:blue">lsager@sbctc.edu</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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