• Acceptable IDs for Class - click here to view the TWC AEL-Approved Work Authorization and Identity Documentation.  Students must present the program with acceptable documents from these lists as evidence of identity and employment authorization to be eligible for services.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States

• Complete registration paperwork through ConnectAble & finalize it with an Adult Education representative

• Be administered Baseline Assessment Test at your testing appointment

• Attend an Pathways to STARS orientation session 

• Attend 40 or more instructional hours & take a post-assessment 

• Miss no more than three absences in an 8-week session

• Be active and complete at least 2-4 hours per week in the distance learning curriculum

Region 9 ESC Adult Education & Literacy (AEL) has the ability to provide Corrections Education to participants who are institutionalized or incarcerated.  The activities include academic study in Reading, Math, and Language in order to prepare for the GED Test. In addition, transition to Re-entry and Post-Release Services with the goal of reducing recidivism. The addition of Transition to Re-entry and Post-Release Services help ensure that incarcerated individuals and those under community supervision become productive members of society.

Although there is no one approach, a growing body of evidence shows that providing offenders with access to specific services helps reduce their likelihood of recidivating. The model focuses on:

• Strengthening and aligning education services provided in correctional institutions and the community to support successful movement between the two.

• Establishing a strong program infrastructure to support and improve education services. Ensuring education is well integrated into the corrections system by making it a critical component of intake and prerelease processes and closely linking it to support and employment services.