All children must be screened before entering kindergarten. Early screening will help identify any conditions that might hamper a child's learning and assists parents in taking steps to help the child. The Kindergarten Readiness Program offers informative newsletters, kindergarten orientation classes, bus safety training and classroom visits, so parents and their children can get the information they need to confidently enter the elementary school system. Adult Basic Education Adult Basic Education, a program of Moorhead Community Education, offers day and evening classes for adults who haven't finished high school or need to learn English. Preparation classes for those who want to obtain their General Educational Diploma are offered, and GED testing is provided several times throughout the year.
Basic skills instruction in reading, writing, math, and life skills is available.
Students who need to improve their English speaking, reading and writing skills can attend English as a Second Language classes. GED Testing Moorhead Community Education offers GED testing to anyone who is 19 years of age or older, not currently enrolled in high school and a resident of Minnesota. Those who are not 19 years old must apply for an age waiver. Questions in each test require the use of general knowledge and thinking skills. To take the GED tests register at least one hour before the test is given.