The Lawrence Public Schools Adult Learning-Test Center is open to anyone who would like to take the GED, HiSET, ParaPro  or MTEL exams. 

Adult Learning Center- Test Center

255 Essex St. 2nd Floor

Lawrence, MA 01840

jazmin.paulino@lawrence.k12.ma.us

978-722-8114 or 978-722-8110

We are here to serve our community and surrounding areas with opportunities for growth in education and career! Our test center is conveniently located at walking distance from our school. Nearby, is MVTRA and MBTA transit lines making our site easily accessible. The facility offers both onsite and street parking with handicapped/wheelchair assessible parking. The testing environment offers a quiet-setting that is clean and secure with a professional staff.  We offer flexible testing hours during the day, afternoon, evening, and weekend!

High School Equivalency (HSE)

GED

The General Educational Development (GED®) tests are a group of four subject tests which, when passed, provide certification that the test taker has high school-level academic skills. The GED® exam is made up of 4 subjects, broken into separate exams: Mathematical Reasoning, Reasoning Through Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science.

About the test or to learn more visit: http://www.ged.com

HiSET

The purpose of the ETS High School Equivalency Test (HiSET®) is to certify a candidate’s attainment of academic knowledge and skills equivalent to those of a high school graduate. HiSET scores will identify those candidates who have performed at a level consistent with high school equivalency. Candidates will be tested in five core areas: Language Arts – Reading, Language Arts – Writing, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.

About the test or to learn more about visit: http://www.hiset.ets.org

Massachusetts Teacher Educator Licensure (MTEL)

The MTEL program includes tests of communication and literacy skills as well as tests of subject matter knowledge. The tests are designed to ensure that Massachusetts educators can communicate adequately with students, parents/guardians, and other educators and that they are knowledgeable in the subject matter of the license sought. The MTEL program was expanded in November 2004 to include tests for candidates seeking vocational technical and adult basic education licenses.

The MTEL tests are designed to measure candidates' ability to read with comprehension and write with clarity as well as to measure the breadth and depth of candidates' knowledge in specific subject fields. Most tests consist of multiple-choice items and open-response items that typically require responses in essay or problem-solving form. Tests for languages other than English assess listening and reading comprehension as well as the ability to write effectively and speak fluently in the language being tested.

About the test or to learn more visit: http://www.mtel.nesinc.com

ParaPro Assessment

The ParaPro Assessment is a general aptitude test that is required in many states for paraprofessional certification. It also offers school districts an objective assessment of your foundation of knowledge and skills. Test subjects include reading, writing and math.

About the test or to learn more visit: http://www.ets.org/parapro

Graduated Record Examinations-Subject-Tests (GRE)  

The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in the United States and Canada and a few other countries. The GRE is owned and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS). The test was established in 1936 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement

About the test or to learn more visit: https://www.ets.org/gre 

Official Certified Test Center

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