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\nAssociate Director, High School Equivalency Kansas Board of Regents  \nRosaline Tio  \nDirector of Research and Impact, Office of Adult Education  \nTechnical College System of Georgia  \nDr. Sue Mansfield  \nSpecialist for High School Equivalency Virginia Department of Education  \nDr. Adrienne Ochs  \nOregon GED Administrator  \nOregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission  \n2  \nBrian Smith (Moderator)  \nRegional Manager, State Relationships GED Testing Service  \nAgenda  \n• Background on the 3 of 4 Dilemma  \n• State Campaigns (KS, GA, VA, OR)  \n• Targeted Students  \n• Administrative Decisions  \n• Implementation of Campaign  \n• Outcomes / Data  \n• Lessons Learned  \n• Future Outreach  \n• Tips for Adult Education Program Outreach  \n• Big Picture Overview / Closing Thoughts  \n3  \nBackground on the 3 of 4 Dilemma  \nSince we started the current version of the GED test in 2014…  \n• 141,899 individuals have passed 3 of the 4 required GED tests and never finished the final test  \n• 81% of these students need to complete Math  \n• 11% of these students need to complete RLA  \n• 5% of these students need to complete Social Studies  \n• 3% of these students need to complete Science  \n• 31% of these students have selected a GED Prep Center  \n4  \nBackground on the 3 of 4 Dilemma  \n• This issue was a hot topic at our virtual meeting with State Administrators last summer  \n• Following that meeting, we created a small working group of states that were planning on running 3 of 4 campaigns so members could share ideas and best practices  \n• In total, 11 states joined the 3 of 4 group and 9 have conducted targeted campaigns in the past year  \n• 4 of those states are here today to share insights on how they ran their specific campaign  \n5  \nTargeted Students  \nKANSAS GED  \nONE TEST REMAINING PROJECT  \nJuly, 2022  \nTARGETED TEST TAKERS  \n• Dates utilized: January, 2014 through November, 2019.  \n• All GED Testers (one test left) including corrections were ran for our report.  \n• I requested a special report from GED Operations to obtain the information needed. 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