That has been the cry of 60-point text boxes over the past 18 months targeted to GED students who have just one, two or three GED tests left to take. There are just two months left in the current series. Those students who, for whatever reason, have not completed the 2002 test series will find that as of January 1, 2014, the old test series scores will expire and they will have to start their second chance all over again. The end of the GED 2002 test series is near. Very, very near.
Billboards, posters, handbills, stickers, buttons, and postcards about the GED 2002 Closeout have been printed, promoted, and promulgated since the summer of 2012. The message was always simple: those students who are close to finishing the 2002 series need to make this goal a priority and complete the work that they have started. College campuses and literacy councils across the state have sent letters to students foretelling the end of the 2002 series. Too many of those letters have been returned: Addressee Unknown. So to reach the unknown we have solicited news articles, broadcast reports and PSAs about the end of the series. Some campuses even recruited college staff and fellow students and offered bounties to find those who were close to finishing their tests.
Billboards, posters, handbills, stickers, buttons, and postcards about the GED 2002 Closeout have been printed, promoted, and promulgated since the summer of 2012. The message was always simple: those students who are close to finishing the 2002 series need to make this goal a priority and complete the work that they have started. College campuses and literacy councils across the state have sent letters to students foretelling the end of the 2002 series. Too many of those letters have been returned: Addressee Unknown. So to reach the unknown we have solicited news articles, broadcast reports and PSAs about the end of the series. Some campuses even recruited college staff and fellow students and offered bounties to find those who were close to finishing their tests.
Obviously, it would be best if those students who have started the 2002 test series immediately signed up at the various GED test centers across the state to complete the series. We have extra classes scheduled, focused instruction, and dedicated instructors who want to help as many students as possible finish the series. It doesn't help anyone, if these students don't complete the credential.
And, because of this national closeout campaign, many GED non-completers have returned and we celebrate that. But I have files of too many other students who remain unconcerned even though the GED is their best entree to future success. These students have been called, emailed and posted and have not responded. Yet, sometime after the first of the year, they will wander into the GED classroom and will discover that their previous work has been replaced with new curriculum and their test scores have expired. The end will not be near then; it will be there. That will be a sad, discouraging discovery.
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