New Graduation Requirements Beginning

2013-14May 9, 2013

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Graduation Requirements

Beginning 2013-14

Special Education

Industry Credential

Virtual Course

CommunityService

Current Diploma Options

Advanced Studies

24 Credits (11 & 12)

26 Credits (9 & 10)

Standard

22 credits

Algebra I Pt 1 minimum math credit (12th grade)

Algebra I Pt 2 minimum math credit (11th grade)

Algebra I minimum math credit (10th grade and beyond)

Economic and Personal Finance (10th grade and

beyond)

Modified Standard

20 credits

Special

IEP Goals Met

Special Education• Modified Diploma

– Phased out for incoming 9th Graders (2013-14)

– Current grades 9-12 are still eligible– Requirements roll up to Standard

• Modified required 20 Standard Credits, 0 verified

• Standard requires 22 Standard Credits, 6 verified

Special Education• Credit Accommodations-

– Approved by DOE to provide alternatives for students with disabilities to meet verified credit requirements

– Credit Accommodations for students with disabilities may include:

• Alternative courses to meet the standard credit requirements

• Modifications to the requirements for locally awarded verified credits

Special EducationCredit Accommodations

• Additional tests approved by the Board of Education for earning verified credits

• Adjusted cut scores on tests for earning verified credits

• Allowance of work-based learning experiences through career and technical education (CTE) courses

Career & Technical EducationVirginia’s Credentialing Initiative

Must earn a VDOE approved CTE Credential to Graduate with a Standard

Diploma

Career & Technical EducationVirginia’s Credentialing Initiative

10 Different Assessments

20 High School CTE Courses

Approximately 1200 Students; Various Grade Levels

Industry Credentialing Spring AdministrationApril 25—May 10

Career & Technical EducationVirginia’s Credentialing Initiative

Adobe PhotoshopAgribusiness

AutoCADFamily and Consumer Sciences

Financial LiteracyHospitality Management Food and Beverage

Microsoft Office Specialist—PowerPointMicrosoft Office Specialist—Word

National Professional Customer ServiceWorkplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth of VA

Students can earn industry credentials in:

Students can earn industry credentials in: Automotive Collision Repair and FinishingAutomotive Electrical/Electronic Systems

Automotive Engine PerformanceAutomotive Engine Repair

Certified Internet Webmaster--Internet BusinessCertified Internet Webmaster—Network Technology

Certified Internet Webmaster—Site DevelopmentComTIA A+ PracticalComTIA A+ Essential

Career & Technical EducationVirginia’s Credentialing Initiative

(The Pruden Center)

Students can earn industry credentials in: Early Childhood Education

Emergency Medical TechnicianIntroductory Craft Skills

Oracle ProStart (National Restaurant)ServSafe (National Restaurant)

Small Animal Science and Technology Virginia Board of Barbering and Cosmetology

Virginia Board of Nursing Nurse AideWelding

Career & Technical EducationVirginia’s Credentialing Initiative

(The Pruden Center)

Virtual Course• Compass Learning’s Odyssey Health Course

may serve as the virtual course.• Selected modules will be assigned in the

blended HPE9 course and the remaining modules will be assigned to HPE10.

• This requirement will be met over a two year period.

http://www.spsk12.net/virtual-programs-available

Additional Virtual OpportunitiesVirtual Virginia

• English• AP English Literature

and Composition• AP English Language

and Composition• Mathematics• AP Calculus AB • AP Calculus BC • AP Statistics• Mathematical

Analysis• Science• AP Biology• AP Chemistry• AP Environmental

Science

Virtual VA continues

• Social Studies• AP US History• AP European

History• AP Government

and Politics: Comparative

• AP Government and Politics: U.S.

• Foreign Language• AP French

Language• AP Latin: Vergil• AP Spanish

Language• Arabic I • Chinese I • World Languages

• Fine Arts• AP Art History

Recovery • English 9-12• Algebra I, Algebra

II, Geometry • Earth Science,

Biology • World History I,

Government

Summer School

• English 12• Government • Low Enrollment

• English 9-11• Earth Science,

Biology • World History I

Community Service Requirement • Required to complete 50 hours of community

service, which may include:– volunteering for a charitable or religious organization

that provides services to the poor, sick or less fortunate;

– participating in Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts or similar youth organizations;

– participating in political campaigns or government internships;

– and participating in school-sponsored extracurricular activities that have a civics focus.

Excellence in Civics Education Seal

• A grade of B or better average in Virginia & United States History and Virginia & United States Government with good attendance and no disciplinary referrals will be eligible for the State Board of Education’s Excellence in Civics Education Seal.

Community Service Requirement

Recommended Number of Community Service Hours per Year

Grade 9 at least 16 hours Grade 10 at least 17 hours Grade 11 at least 17 hours

Community Service Requirement

Students transferring into Suffolk Public Schools will be required to complete the following hours

of community service:

• Entering in grade 10 at least 35 hours (recommend at least 18 hours per year)

• Entering in grade 11 at least 20 hours (recommend at least 18 hours per year)

• Entering in grade 12 at least 10 hours

Academic and Career Plan • The Academic and Career Plan is a

framework/projection of a student’s plan of studies.

• All schools shall begin development of a personal Academic and Career Plan for each seventh-grade student with completion by the fall of the student’s eighth-grade year.

• Suffolk Public Schools began developing plans for students in grade 4.

Academic and Career Plan

Grade 4 •Complete Interest Inventory in VA Wizard

Grade 5 •Develop Middle Years Academic and Career Plan

Grade 6 •Review/Update Middle Years Academic and Career Plan •Complete Skills Inventory in VA Wizard

Grade 7 •Develop Secondary Years Academic and Career Plan

Grade 8•Review/Update Plan •Required copy to parents to be signed and returned and

placed in students permanent record

Academic and Career Plan

Grade 9•Review/Update Secondary Academic and Career Plan and

include post-secondary plans and diploma path•Complete the Value Inventory in VA Wizard.

Grade 10 •Review/Update Secondary Academic and Career Plan •Add Community Service Hours

Grade 11•Review/Update Secondary Academic and Career Plan

(community service hours, virtual, and industry credentialing)•Required copy to parents to be signed and returned and

placed in student’s permanent record

Grade 12•Review/Update Secondary Academic and Career Plan and

update post secondary plan and additional graduation requirements: community service, virtual course, and industry credential