WELCOME! New Learner Registration

1. WELCOME!NewLearner Registration • Registration Schedule • Wednesday, 9:00-11:30 • Orientation • Registration • eTest Orientation • Reading Test • Thursday, 15-20 minutes • Interview • Classes Begin • Monday, September 29 If you have a problem, please let us know! ------------------------------------- Woonsocket Learning Center – Morning Classes ESL www.riral.org www.facebook.com/riral

2. Orientation Agenda • About RIRAL • Registration Process • Filling Out Registration Form • eTest Online Registration

3. About RIRAL

5. RIRAL Communities • Burrillville • Woonsocket • Central Falls • East Providence ESL Classes

6. For Young Adults RIRAL partners with the RI Youth Center Networks for out-of-school young adults, ages 16 - 24 • Woonsocket Youth Center Community Care Action (formerly Family Resources) • YWCA of Northern RI Parenting in Progress • East Bay Youth Center East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP)

7. Program Options • Adult Basic Education classes (ABE) • Adult Secondary Education classes (ASE) • GED track • National External Diploma Program track • English as a Second Language • ESL I ESL II ESL III • Transitions to College • Learning Resource Center and Applied Technology NOTE Woonsocket Evening only offers one level of ESL classes.

8. Services for students • College readiness counseling and assessments • Career counseling and assessments • Employment counseling and job search • Advocacy (STAND) • Assistance with international educational evaluation

9. Costs? • Registration fee $15(non-refundable and expires June 30 each year) • ESL classes are free, but you will be asked to purchase your own book ($25-$30). If you change levels during the year, you may need to purchase another book. Cash or money orderonly, please. No personal checks.

10. Class Schedule(example) September 29 – December 11 Monday – Thursday 9:00am-1:00pm • Reading • Writing • Speaking • Listening • Technology Instruction Class placement is based on tests scores and availability. Placement is NOT guaranteed.

11. Remember • If you miss more than 25% of classes RIRAL will consider an early termination from the class, so that your place can be offered to another person. • If you have been terminated for attendance too many times RIRAL may give future admission preference to students with better attendance histories or first time applicants. Attendance is important! We risk loosing funding if we don’t meet state requirements. We can help you find another program if you can no longer attend with us.

12. Registration Process

13. Registration Process Day one: (Wednesday) • Orientation • Fill out RIRAL’s registration paperwork • Pay $15 registration fee • CASAS eTest Orientation • CASAS Reading Test

14. Registration Process Day two: (Thursday) • Interview • Your goals • Your CASAS test results • Your learning options *Please arrive by 8:45pm Testing begins promptly at 9:00am.

15. Important! • RIRAL does not discriminate against its prospective and current students in any way • RIRAL complies with ADA requirement to provide access to the best learning opportunity for all • RIRAL follows publisher’s guidelines for all assessment procedures • RIRAL complies with relevant RIDE policies

16. Are you ready to commit? It is important that you answer this question honestly if this is not the right time for you, you can always come back to RIRAL

17. Filling Out Registration Form

18. Registration Form

19. Registration Form Site & Returning Learner Site = the location where you will be taking classes Returning Learner = “Yes” if you have taken classes with RIRAL before (including at Family Resources and PIP/YWCA).

20. Registration Form Employment Status Full Time = 30 hours or more Unemployed = actively looking for a job Not looking for work = you are not looking for a job right now

21. Note: if you are not sure of your status, you can check at www.sss.gov Registration Form Selective Service Males 18-25 = RIRAL is required to inform you of your requirement to sign up for the SSS; we do not sign you up. Selective Service System = a list of names that the government could use to fairly draft people into the armed services in the case of a national emergency

22. Registration Form Low Income Note: if you are receiving government assistance such as food stamps, cash assistance, heating, housing, etc., you probably meet low income guidelines.

23. Registration Form REQUIRED Sometimes people call RIRAL asking for information about students – we will not share your information unless you give us permission. We do share information with RIDE and CALIS in order to keep these classes free. OPTIONAL

24. Registration Form Please use your LEGAL name. Site & Returning Learner Low Income Selective Service Employment Status

25. eTest Online Registration

26. eTest Online Registration NO dashes or spaces DOB must be 8 numbers long Social Security Number 919768344 or Date Of Birth 01091987

27. eTest Online Registration Please use correct capitalization: Jonathan Lee Jones

28. eTest Online Registration Required Question

29. eTest Online Registration Must select an item from ALL columns.

30. eTest Online Registration 13 = finished high school + 1 year of college Check if education was outside of US.

31. eTest Online Registration Check if education was outside of US.

32. eTest Online Registration First language you learned – select only one.

33. eTest Online Registration Terrible question! You must select BOTH Ethnicity and Race.

34. eTest Online Registration Double-check all your information is correct, then click Save.

35. WELCOME!NewLearner Registration • Registration Schedule • Wednesday, 9:00-11:30 • Orientation • Registration • eTest Orientation • Reading Test • Thursday, 15-20 minutes • Interview • Classes Begin • Monday, September 29 If you have a problem, please let us know! ------------------------------------- Woonsocket Learning Center – Morning Classes ESL www.riral.org www.facebook.com/riral