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EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT: BASIC / FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS INSTRUCTION Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. SNAP E&T participants are offered the opportunity to be referred to the Virginia Department of Education ABE/GED program if basic skill remediation is identified through the SNAP E&T assessment process. Formalized relationships in terms of MOU’s exist between LDSS and Adult Basic Education Providers. VDSS is a mandatory partner alongside WIOA Title II providers which include Adult and Base Education (ABE) – Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). This is embodied under the Commonwealths of Virginia’s Combined Workforce Plan. Wrap around services are coordinated with LDSS’s to ensure seamless service delivery to SNAP E&T participants assigned to this component. Credentials obtained after the completion of the EPB include the following; Adult Basic Education (ABE) – ABE programs are designed to help adults improve their skills in reading, writing, mathematics, language acquisition and other basic skills. Students working below the ninth-grade level receive help to transition to Adult Secondary Education. GED – Currently, the only Virginia board-approved HSE examination is the GED test, which was developed to enable persons who have not graduated from high school to demonstrate the attainment of abilities normally associated with completion of a high school program of study. GED Testing Service is a joint venture of the American Council of Education and Pearson. Indicate the Target Population this component will serve. Select all that apply. ABAWDs Homeless Returning citizens (aka: ex-offenders) Single parents Students Those that reside in rural areas Underemployed Veterans Describe the criteria for participation. Include the skills, knowledge, or experience necessary for participation in the component. For example, literacy or numeracy levels, recent labor market attachment, computer literacy, etc. Typically, assignments to Basic/Foundational Skills Components, such as Adult Basic Education (ABE), are determined based on the results of the Initial Assessment. If it is determined, during the Initial Assessment, that the participant has poor reading/writing and math skills, lack of a high school diploma or GED, the participant would then be a good candidate for an assignment to an Adult Basic Education Component. A referral would be made to the Virginia Department of Education ABE/GED program for further literacy skills assessments. 1/29/26, 10:25 AM State Plan VA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-vafy26stateplan//index.html 59/86