(Updated 2024: HSE Transcript - English) Are you interested in getting your high school equivalency credential, or do you know someone who might? This video goes through the steps from practicing for
Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS) is a unit of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE). SABES is the adult education professional development (PD) system of ACLS.
The SABES PD System provides PD offerings that are responsive to the Massachusetts AE Standards for High Quality Professional Development (HQPD). View the ALCS monthly mailings, posted each month to the ACLS website. The ACLS monthly mailings contain materials that are important to adult education programs and that will help to serve our current and future students as well.
View our short videos about the Massachusetts Adult Education System and Massachusetts High School Equivalency options here.
ACLS : Upcoming Events
05/07/2025
2025 MCAE Network
Visit the MCAE Network website for more information! MCAE will be held at: Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel 181 Boston...
05/13/2025
Advisor Sharing Group - Evening Series (Online Facilitated)
Enhance your practice with ASG! Advisor Sharing Groups (ASG) are peer-facilitated, statewide meetings where advisors provide program updates, discuss and...
05/20/2025
FY25 Directors' Meeting
The FY25 Directors’ Meeting will only be offered on one day and with a focus for directors and educational leaders...
ACLS : Videos
VIDEO|ACLS
Topic:
Career Pathways, Connecting Adults with Adult Ed Services, High School Equivalency (HiSET/GED)
VIDEO|ACLS
(6:02 - Transcript) How does adult education change lives? This video features three students working toward their dreams by participating in free or low-cost adult education programs in Massachusetts
Topic:
Advising and Student Support, English Language Arts, ESOL/English Learners
VIDEO|ACLS
This video describes the process for getting your high school credential via HiSET or GED. Video Transcript The resources shared in this video are listed below: High School Equivalency Testing Program
Topic:
SABES / ACLS
ACLS : Resources, Research and Curriculum
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News! 2021 Teaching the Skills That Matter in Adult Education (TSTM) Virtual Conference, June 15 and 16, 2021 Over 1,500 adult educators registered...
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The attached PDF contains important information for all programs using Aztec in FY24.
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In our Fall 2022 Newsletter, you read a lot about HQPD—High Quality Professional Development. The SABES Adult Education PD System provides PD...
