Education and Continuing Education Please Choose Service From List BOCES Special Education Department Special Education Training & Resource Center (SETRC) Bridge Program Fulton Montgomery Community College Literacy Volunteers of America - Fulton County Literacy Volunteers of America - Montgomery County PIC: Private Industry Counil, INC. - Fulton, Montgomery and Schoharie Hamilton-Fulton-Montgmery BOCES BOCES Special Education Department 25 West Main Street, Suite 2, Johnstown, NY 12095 Phone: 725-7411, 762-7567 Fax: 762-5604 For CSE Chairs/Parent Members in the local school districts [ Return to Top of Page ]  Special Education Training & Resource Center (SETRC) 14 School Street, Broadalbin, NY 12025 Phone: 883-6510 Fax: 883-6509 [ Return to Top of Page ]  Bridge Program Fulton Montgomery Community College 2805 State Hwy. 67, Johnstown, NY 12095 Phone: 762-4651 EXT. 4500 A 4-week non-credit job readiness training course which prepares students for participation in various specified certificate programs and/or results in the student finding employment. No fee. Participants must be receiving Family Assistance through the Department of Social Services in their county. [ Return to Top of Page ]  Fulton Montgomery Community College Business and Industry Center Phone: (518) 762-4651, Ext. 8102 View the schedule at http://ced.fmcc.suny.edu Various adult education classes including cooking classes, computer, Emergency Medical Technician, Certified Nursing Assistant, fine arts, outdoor programs, beginning sign language, and computer classes, to name a few. [ Return to Top of Page ]  Literacy Volunteers of America-Fulton County 199 South Main Street (Dept. of Labor building), Gloversville Phone: 725-1440 Offers free individual tutoring for adults to improve reading, writing, and communication skills in either basic literacy or ESL. Other tutoring services are also available. [ Return to Top of Page ]  Literacy Volunteers of America-Montgomery County 28 Church Street, Amsterdam Phone: 842-2553 Literacy Volunteers of America offers free assistance to adults in Montgomery County who need to improve their English reading and writing skills. Literacy Volunteers of America also prepare students for High School Equivalence Diplomas. [ Return to Top of Page ]  PIC: Private Industry Council, INC. - Fulton, Montgomery and Schoharie 199 South Main Street, Gloversville Phone: 773-4209 2620 Riverfront Center, Amsterdam Phone: 842-3676 Employment and training opportunities. GED classes and summer employment program for youth [ Return to Top of Page ]   Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES Office of Adult Literacy and Incarcerated Education 212 County Highway 103, Johnstown Phone: 762-4633 ext. 168 Adult Basic Skills is for adults who are over 21 and need to work developing reading, writing or math skills up to the eighth grade level. Services are provided mornings and evenings at various locations in Fulton and Montgomery Counties. Learn to Read is designed especially for adults developing reading skills. Televised by PBS affiliates, the series shows adult non-readers the connection between letters and sounds in our language. Practical for adult learners who speak English as their native language and English language learners. (Televised, distance learning) Another Page is intended to increase reading comprehension skills. Televised by PBS affiliates, it provides instruction to develop the foundation skills necessary to be successful in the GED preparation course. (Televised, distance learning) Math Basics presents lively lessons regarding real-life math as it is used at home and on the job. Televised by PBS affiliates, this program offers strategies for looking at the whole problem, helping you improve your math reasoning and problem-solving skills. (Televised, distance learning) Adult GED Classes meet twice a week for three hours each session. Classes are currently available mornings and evenings in Gloversville and Amsterdam at libraries and community based organizations. The GED program prepares adults to take the five GED tests required to complete a high school equivalency. Subjects include language arts, writing, reading, social studies, science, and math. The GED is recognized nationally as a legal equivalent of a high school diploma, provides access to many entry-level jobs, is accepted in place of a high school diploma at most community colleges and four-year colleges and universities. Giving Ready Adults a Study Program (GRASP) is a home study GED program for adults over 21 who are unable to attend classes and have at least a ninth grade reading level. Twice a month, BOCES provides packets of individualized materials to GRASP students. The student reads assignments, completes assigned activities and complete homework for six hours each week, supplemented by televised programming via PBS and Internet sites when possible. Students in the program can pick up and drop off their home study materials at many local libraries, schools, and the HFM Office of Adult Literacy and Incarcerated Education, located in the Career and technical Center. Youth GED classes provide at least 12 hours per week in academic skills, in addition to skill training for the workforce. This skill training is provided either at the Career and Technical Center or through a partnership with the Private Industry Council through a grant from the Workforce Development Board of Fulton, Montgomery and Schoharie Counties. The GED program prepares adults to take the five GED tests required to complete a high school equivalency. Subjects include language arts, writing, reading, social studies, science, and math. The GED is recognized nationally as a legal equivalent of a high school diploma at most community colleges and four-year colleges and universities. [ Return to Top of Page ]
	Home | Programs & Services | Human Services Directory  | Donate Now Mental Health Association in Fulton & Montgomery Counties Janine Dykeman, Executive Director 73 North Main Street, Suite 106 Gloversville, NY 12078 Phone: (518) 725-2790 Fax: (518) 775-1076 E-Mail: Contact us © 2006 Mental Health Association in Fulton & Montgomery Counties. All rights reserved. This web site was developed by Empire Web Pages on November 02, 1999. This page was most recently updated on October 13, 2006.