Say What? A Metro Lingo Crossword

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  1. 3. The CNC/I-BEST program is a career pathway program offered to Metro students. It provides students basic skills training and college credits in _____________ Numerical Control (CNC) Machining, blueprint reading, and industrial safety. This program is now in its 2nd year.
  2. 5. All Metro center programs have _____________ enrollment, which means that they are designed with structured time frames for enrollment and a minimum attendance policy is enforced.
  3. 7. The English _____________ Learner (ELL) program integrates listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, math, and pronunciation skills with life-skills topics, critical thinking activities, and civics.
  4. 8. Hybrid
  5. 10. The _____________ test will replace the Compass test as the primary entrance exam for Hawkeye Community College credit programs.
  6. 12. Hawkeye offers classes to individuals who have applied for U.S. _____________ or plan to apply in the next year. Classes are designed to help explain the naturalization process.
  7. 15. The number of instructional hours required before a student can take a CASAS post-test.
  8. 17. _____________ Basic Education and Skills Training Program (I-BEST) quickly teaches Metro students literacy, work, and college-readiness skills so they can move through school and into living wage faster.
  9. 21. benchmark
  10. 24. Upon entry into our programs, all students take a _____________ pre-test. This ELL students take a listening and reading test and HSC students take the math and reading test.
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  1. 1. Welcome Week morning entrance
  2. 2. Metro offers classes during the fall and spring ____________, and during a shortened summer session. The HSC program offers intake on a quarterly (8 week) basis.
  3. 4. Students enroll in the High School Completion (HSC) program to work on earning their High School _____________ Diploma. This is a student-driven program which may take a few months to many years depending on an individual student’s background and effort.
  4. 6. Adult Basic Education
  5. 9. data
  6. 11. opt
  7. 13. An act signed into law in 2014 which presents the exciting opportunity for Metro to re-think the way we serve our students.
  8. 14. HiSET
  9. 15. The Metro _____________ Literacy Program is offered to students with children. It provides information, activities, and advice on helping children learn to read and succeed.
  10. 16. All teachers use _____________ -based lessons guided by College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS). The CCRS were developed to improve the quality of adult education and literacy programs nationwide.
  11. 18. something stated about how the GED is no longer used.
  12. 19. HSC and ELL classes are offered in the morning, afternoon, and _____________ to best meet students' scheduling needs.
  13. 20. In addition to the Metro Center location, ELL classes are also offered at the MLK Center and HSC classes are offered in this town.
  14. 22. cna
  15. 23. The Metro Assessment Center (___) handles registration and testing of High School Completion Students.