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