MODESTO CITY SCHOOLS Administrative Regulation

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1 MODESTO CITY SCHOOLS Administrative Regulation AR I. Course Requirements Students are required to complete course requirements as specified in Board Policy In order to receive a diploma of graduation, students must complete the course requirements and successfully pass a test on the U.S. Constitution. A. Notification Requirements--Parents/guardians of students in grades 7-8 shall: 1. Receive a copy of the graduation requirements at the beginning of each school year or at the time of enrollment. 2. Receive a written reminder of the graduation requirements and remediation options prior to the issuance of report cards each semester of grades 7 and Receive notification if their student has failed the required U.S. Constitution test and the remediation and make-up option. B. Remediation/Make-up--Students failing a semester of any required course will have opportunities to meet requirement through alternative modes of instruction. Students not passing the U.S. Constitution test will have opportunities for remediation and be provided a second opportunity to pass the test prior to the graduation ceremony.

2 AR (a) II. Standards of Students shall be assessed periodically to measure skills in specific areas required by Board Policy All proficiency tests shall be given in English. A separate assessment will be conducted of the student s proficiency in each skill area. assessment results shall be used by the instructional staff to determine whether a student needs additional assistance in mastering basic skills. The instructional staff will determine the appropriate instructional program necessary to assist the student. A. Reading, Writing and Mathematics Students in grade 7 will be assessed in reading, writing and mathematics. Students not declared proficient in grade 7 must pass proficiency standards in grade 8. All students in the junior high/middle school are required to pass proficiency expectations in any combination of two or more areas: reading, writing and mathematics. B. Notification Requirements Notice shall be sent to all parents/guardians of students in grades 7-8 to inform them that the student shall not graduate from the junior high/middle school unless the prescribed proficiency standards are met. If a student does not demonstrate proficiency in two or more areas, the parent/guardian shall be notified in writing regarding the results and the requirement to pass at least two out of three tests.

3 AR (b) C. Remediation/Make-up Students not demonstrating proficiency in the 7th grade will have alternative additional instruction during grade 8 and be reassessed. III. Diploma of Graduation A. A student shall receive a diploma of graduation from the junior high/middle school if proficiency and graduation requirements have been met by the end of the 8th grade year. All graduation requirements must be met prior to the commencement exercise if students wish to participate in the graduation ceremony. B. A student may also receive a diploma of graduation from the junior high/middle school by taking a remedial course(s) during the summer following the 8th grade year and passing the proficiency test(s) or graduation requirements, if available. IV. Junior High/Middle School Differential Graduation Requirements/ Standards of for Individuals with Exceptional Needs Special education students enrolled in Strands A or B at the comprehensive sites or in an alternative education program shall be assessed annually by the special education teacher as part of the annual review, Individual Education Program (IEP) process. The special education teacher will determine progress toward meeting the goals and benchmarks established in each student s IEP quarterly. Students enrolled in Strands A or B are not required to pass the U.S. Constitution test. Students completing the course requirements for Strands A or B will receive Certificates of Completion.

4 AR (c) Junior High/Middle School Differential Graduation Requirements/ Standards of for Individuals with Exceptional Needs Students enrolled in Strands C or D shall be assessed periodically to measure skills and specific areas required by Board Policy (b). The U.S. Constitution test shall be given in English. Assessment results shall be used by the instructional staff to determine whether a student needs additional assistance in mastering basic skills. The Individual Education Program (IEP) team will determine the appropriate instructional program necessary to assist the student. Where necessary to access the test, pupils with disabilities shall take the U.S. Constitution test with those accommodations and modifications that are necessary and appropriate to address the pupil s identified disability (ies) and that have been approved by their individualized education program teams or 504 plan teams including, but not limited to, those accommodations that the pupil has regularly used during instruction and classroom assessment. I. Mode of Testing Approved accommodations and modifications for the U.S. Constitution test must be reflected in the pupil s Individualized Education Program or 504 plan. Students must pass all required courses in Strand C, pass 2 of 3 Strand C proficiencies and the U.S. Constitution test to be awarded a diploma. Students who are unable to pass proficiencies and/or the U.S. Constitution test, but pass all required courses will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

5 AR (d) II. Frequency of Assessment Strand C (Parallel Curriculum) Strand D (Identical Curriculum) Students enrolled in Strands C and D shall take the U.S. Constitution test in grade 8. Students who do not pass the U.S. Constitution test will have opportunities for remediation and be provided a second opportunity to pass the test prior to the graduation ceremony. III. Diploma of Graduation Strand C Special education students enrolled in Strand C who are not able to meet the minimum proficiency and/or graduation requirements may be placed through the IEP process in Strands A or B and receive Certificates of Completion provided that they meet the graduation requirements for the appropriate strand. Strand D Students in Strand D shall receive a diploma of graduation from the junior high school/middle school if graduation requirements have been met by the end of the 8th grade year. REVIEWED: September 30, 2002 November 1, 2004 August 2, 2010