What is Option III?

The Pre-GED/Skills Training Option program is, by definition, a program serving all Livingston Parish high schools, providing an alternative to regular education in a traditional classroom setting.  Students who pursue this option (Option III) will, if successful, receive a Louisiana Equivalency Diploma and/or a skills certificate rather than a Louisiana High School diploma.  Individual students, including those who are processed through the Special Education Department, may be considered on a case-by-case basis to re-enter the typical classroom at their respective home schools.

Student Eligibility:  To enter the Pre-GED Skills Training Option program, a student must be 16 years of age and must meet one or more of the following criteria:

	Failed 8th grade LEAP 21 English language arts or mathematics for one or more years
	Failed English Language Arts, Math, Science or Social Studies sections of the GEE 21
	Participated in out-of-level testing or alternate assessment
	Earned not more than 5 Carnegie units by age 17, not more than 10 Carnegie units by age 18, and not more than 15 Carnegie units by age 19
	Students with Limited English Proficiency shall be considered eligible for the Pre-GED Skills Training Option program