LITERACY
ADULT LITERACY EDUCATION AND HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA IN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES
Your future could start here! Adult literacy classes are at no charge to students. You can attend our classroom instruction or home study programming to improve your reading and math skills and prepare for the High School Equivalency Exam.
We also provide English as a Second Language options for those students interested in improving their English skills who do not have a US high school diploma or equivalent. The following is a list of the agencies in our community that provide these services. We would encourage you to explore these options and contact them directly for more detailed information or visit their websites:
| Contact | Phone | Address | County | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Driscoll Case Manager jdriscoll@cayboces.org |
(315) 253-4899 | Center for Learning 12 Allen Street Auburn, NY 13021 |
Cayuga | https://www.cayboces.org |
| Amie Abold Oswego CiTi BOCES Literacy Coordinator aabold@citiboces.org |
(315) 593-9471 | 179 County Rt 64 Mexico, NY 13114 |
Oswego | https://www.citiboces.org |
| Elisa Hunt LV Cayuga County Executive Director literacycayuga@gmail.com |
(315) 253-5241 | 12 Allen Street Auburn, NY 13021 |
Cayuga | https://www.facebook.com/literacycayuga |
| Meg Henderson Program Coordinator mhenderson@oco.org |
(315) 342-8839 | 45 Schuyler Street Building 31, Fort Ontario Oswego, NY 13126 |
Oswego | https://www.oco.org |
NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY (HSE) DIPLOMA
NYSED supports four different pathways to an HSE diploma. Taking the HSE exam is only one of those four options:
- Take and pass the five subtests of the High School Equivalency exam
- Working in the National External Diploma Program (a competency-based option that does not include the exam)
- Regents HSE Exam (using passing Regents credits toward a diploma)
- 24 College Credits
The New York State Education Department website provides detailed information about each of the four pathways.