A Age at Entry: Years since participant’s date of birth upon entry into AEMIS. AEMIS will auto calculate. Assessments: WVAdultEd Instructors are required to provide an entry assessment prior to the 12th instructional hour using the approved assessments (i.e. TABE, CASAS, and BEST). Subsequent assessments should be administered in accordance with publishers’ guideline. Information regarding assessments can be found in the West Virginia Adult Education Assessment Policy and a quick reference can be found in Section 6 page 40 of the WVAdultEd Instructor’s Handbook. B Benefits at Entry: Instructors are required to ask participants at time of entry which services the student or anyone in their household has received within the last 6 months prior to entry into the Adult Education program. SNAP: Provides monthly benefits to help eligible households buy food. WIC: Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. WV CHIP: A program that provides health insurance to children who meet the specified requirements and qualify. WV Rent and Housing Assistance Vouchers/HUD: Housing and Urban Development assists with renting, home ownership, and homelessness. Medicaid: Health coverage for eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities. Emergency Assistance Program (EAP): EAP is used to assist individuals and families in meeting a financial crisis when they are without available resources. The program is designed to provide short-term emergency financial assistance with which eligible individuals and families may obtain certain items or services needed to eliminate an emergency or crisis. School Clothing Allowance (SCA): A program that provides vouchers for children to receive clothing for school. Children receiving WV Works cash assistance or in Foster Care are issued vouchers in July. Other families are welcome to apply provided they meet the eligibility requirements. TANF/WV WORKS: A program that provides monthly cash assistance to eligible families. Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies: A program that provides resource information and financial assistance to eligible families. Financial assistance covers the majority of the cost of direct care and protection of children while parents work, attend training, or are otherwise unable to provide care.
A Age at Entry: Years since participant’s date of birth upon entry into AEMIS. AEMIS will auto calculate. Assessments: WVAdultEd Instructors are required to provide an entry assessment prior to the 12th instructional hour using the approved assessments (i.e. TABE, CASAS, and BEST). Subsequent assessments should be administered in accordance with publishers’ guideline. Information regarding assessments can be found in the West Virginia Adult Education Assessment Policy and a quick reference can be found in Section 6 page 40 of the WVAdultEd Instructor’s Handbook. B Benefits at Entry: Instructors are required to ask participants at time of entry which services the student or anyone in their household has received within the last 6 months prior to entry into the Adult Education program. SNAP: Provides monthly benefits to help eligible households buy food. WIC: Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. WV CHIP: A program that provides health insurance to children who meet the specified requirements and qualify. WV Rent and Housing Assistance Vouchers/HUD: Housing and Urban Development assists with renting, home ownership, and homelessness. Medicaid: Health coverage for eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities. Emergency Assistance Program (EAP): EAP is used to assist individuals and families in meeting a financial crisis when they are without available resources. The program is designed to provide short-term emergency financial assistance with which eligible individuals and families may obtain certain items or services needed to eliminate an emergency or crisis. School Clothing Allowance (SCA): A program that provides vouchers for children to receive clothing for school. Children receiving WV Works cash assistance or in Foster Care are issued vouchers in July. Other families are welcome to apply provided they meet the eligibility requirements. TANF/WV WORKS: A program that provides monthly cash assistance to eligible families. Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies: A program that provides resource information and financial assistance to eligible families. Financial assistance covers the majority of the cost of direct care and protection of children while parents work, attend training, or are otherwise unable to provide care.
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