Frequently Asked Questions

The CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System) is an Adult Education in Maine required basic reading and math assessment that tells us what reading and math skills a HiSET student, Adult Education diploma student or Workforce training student has attained. It is not a “pass” or “fail” assessment. The CASAS is used for placement, progress and “paying it forward” The instructors use the CASAS as a placement test so they can individualize a student’s education plan. Students take the CASAS again after 40-70 hours of instruction to see if they have made progress. A pre and post CASAS is also required by the Adult Education in Maine in order for our Adult Education program to receive subsidy. That funding allows us to continue to offer our programs for future students hence, “Paying it forward”.

Adult Education in Maine is required by Title II of the WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) to report how many adult learners are employed after attending adult education and/or have entered college or a training program after attending adult education.
Federal Funds are used to pay for some of our classes including, reading, writing, math, high school equivalency, and high school diploma courses. Gathering employment and postsecondary information is needed to receive the funding that pays for this part of adult education.
To get this information, this adult education program will use your Social Security number to match adult education enrollment records with employment and postsecondary records with the agencies listed below:

—The Maine Department of Labor– To report how many adults from Maine Adult Education Programs are employed. The data match does not identify you by name or where you work. Your name is actually designated a “number” and that is what is associated with your social security number.

—The National Student Clearing House– To report how many adults from Maine Adult Education Programs are enrolled in postsecondary institutions. The information obtained by the Department of Education will be used for the sole purpose of data match reporting and will not be shared with any other individuals or agencies without your written permission. All data used to conduct the data match will be purged from the Department of Labor system after the report is complete.