REGAINING MOMENTUM - SUMMER 2022
Academic Achievements Prepare Offenders for Reentry
More than 1,400 High School Equivalency Diplomas Earned
The Georgia Department of Corrections announced that during Fiscal Year 2022 ( FY22 ), 1,489 High School Equivalency Diplomas ( HSED ) were earned by offenders , representing an increase in 300 of these academic achievements year-over-year . The HSED program provides educational services catered to offenders who were not able to complete their high school education prior to incarceration .
During the HSED program , students must pass tests in four basic subject areas : Mathematics , Language Arts , Science and Social Studies . Additionally , within GDC ’ s Academic Education unit , eight educational programs are offered to include , Title 1 , special education , literacy remedial reading , adult basic education , GED , charter HS , English as second language , and braille .
In 2015 , the GDC began a partnership with Foothills Education Charter High School to offer offenders under the age of 21 , an opportunity to obtain a High School Diploma . The program offers offenders an individualized , self-paced , learning environment that delivers coursework based on mastery learning and is facilitated by accredited teachers . Through the partnership , 410 offenders have earned a High School Diploma since its inception , with 49 earning a High School Diploma during this fiscal year .
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