Twelve graduates this year have received their Illinois High School Diploma through the Regional Office of Education #33 alternative credentialing program, explains Director of Adult Education Margaret Segersten:
“We have actually exploded our program and currently have twelve graduates already this year and looking to have a few more by Christmas time. People that could get their high school diploma can call in and set up an appointment, we will accept people basically throughout the year. You can call today, and we will set you up with an appointment, we will assess your reading skills and assess your math skills and put you in a pathway so that you could get your high school diploma,” states Segersten.
“We also have another method of credentialing it is called; we have a lot of people that have dropped out maybe their senior year for various reasons, and we have we is called an alternative method of credentialing. If somebody did drop out their senior year or maybe even junior year, if they bring us a transcript, we will evaluate that transcript and what we have found is that most only needed one or two credits. Then they earn what is called the Illinois High School Diploma,” Segersten adds.
Additionally, dual credit options are available for adult learners with the Regional Office of Education, meaning those individuals earning their Illinois High School Diploma or learning English, they can earn a credential at the same time by attending classes at Sandburg or earning a paraprofessional certificate.
