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 | 21st Century Skills |
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| Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Censorship |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Excusal |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Curriculum--Speech Education |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--Mandates |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--Nutrition |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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| Health--Teen Pregnancy |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--College Readiness |
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| High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--GED (General Education Development) |
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 | High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| AZ | Adopted 12/2007 | P-12 | R7-2-302.01: Amends graduation requirements effective with the graduating class of 2012. Increases minimum number of math units from 2 to 3, and specifies that course content for at least two of the courses must include Number Sense and Operations; Data Analysis, Probability and Discrete Mathematics; Patterns, Algebra and Functions; Geometry and Measurement; and Structure and Logic. Requires third unit to include significant mathematics content as determined by the local district board or charter school. Requires that these math courses be taken consecutively beginning in grade nine. Increases minimum number of social studies units from 2.5 to 3. Retains 1 unit requirement world history/geography. Specifies that other social studies credits include 1 unit American history, including Arizona history; .5 unit American government, including Arizona government; and .5 unit economics. Specifies that two units science courses be in preparation for proficiency on the AIMS test. Reduces number of locally-determined credits from 8.5 to 7.
R7-2-302.02: Amends graduation requirements effective with the graduating class of 2013. Increases minimum number of math units from 3 to 4, and specifies that 4th unit be Algebra II or its equivalent. Increases minimum number of science units from 2 to 3. Increases total minimum number of units from 20 to 22. Increases from 3.5 to 5.5 the total number of career/technical/vocational courses that CTE/vocational program completers may use toward English, math, science and economics credit requirements.
R7-2-302.03: Creates a "personal curriculum" option to modify the Algebra II requirement and reduce the credit requirements for math from four to three units, effective with the Class of 2013. Provides that a student is eligible for a personal curriculum if (1) the student completes the two course requirement as specified for Class of 2012 and, despite the student's successful completion of this math requirement, and (2) the "development team" (consisting of the student and his/her parent, and a school counselor or principal or their designee) determines the student demonstrates a need to modify the Algebra II requirement. Provides procedures for the development and implementation of a personal curriculum. Requires a student with a personal curriculum, in lieu of the Algebra II requirement, to complete a math unit that includes significant mathematics content as determined by the local board or charter school. Requires a student with a personal curriculum to complete a math course during his/her senior year of high school.
Directs the superintendent of public instruction to monitor a district or charter school if there is reason to believe the district or charter school is allowing modifications inconsistent with R7-2-302.03.
http://www.ade.az.gov/stateboard/downloads/GradRequirements-ASADOPTED.pdf
Title: R7-2-302.01, -302.02, -302.03
Source: www.ade.az.gov/stateboard
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| LA | Adopted 12/2007 | P-12 | Amends sections of Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators concerning curriculum and instruction. Makes the following changes:
· Increases the Carnegie credits needed for a diploma from 23 to 24 by requiring a fourth year of math for high school graduation beginning with the freshman class of 2008-2009.
· Enrolls all incoming freshmen in 2008-2009 into the recommended LA Core 4 Curriculum which includes four units each of English, math, science, and social studies; one unit of visual arts, performing arts, or Fine Arts Survey; and two units of foreign language courses or two speech courses.
Pages 2601-2606 http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0712/0712.doc#_Toc185922093
Title: LAC 28:CXV:2319, 2341, 2353, 2361, and 2363
Source: doa.louisiana.gov
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| LA | Adopted 12/2007 | P-12 | Amends sections of Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators concerning the Carnegie Credit for Middle School Students. Provides students who are repeating the 8th grade because they have failed the mathematics and/or English language arts components of LEAP cannot take or receive Carnegie credit for any high school courses in a content area in which they scored Unsatisfactory on the eighth grade LEAP. Pages 2806-2807: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0712/0712.doc#_Toc185922094
Title: LAC 28:CXV.2321
Source: doa.louisiana.gov/osr
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| LA | Adopted 11/2007 | P-12 | Makes changes to Bulletin 741 - Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators:
1103: Allows students in danger of failing due to excessive absences to make up missed time in class sessions held outside the regular class time. The make-up sessions must be completed before the end of the current semester and all other policies must be met.
2323: Allows students who have failed a course to take a proficiency exam for that course. Prior policy did not allow students who had taken a course to take
a proficiency exam to earn credit for the course.
2324: Adds section allowing districts to implement credit recovery programs for students who have failed a course.
Note from Rules: These two revisions are the result of a recommendation from the High School Redesign Commission that policy changes be considered to help students who are failing or who are in danger of failing to recover credit. The revision to Section 1103 assists students who are in danger of failing due to
excessive absences. The revision to Section 2323 and the addition of Section 2324 provide ways for students to recover credit after they have failed a class.
http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0711/0711.doc
Title: LAC 28:CXV.1103, 2323, and 2324
Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov
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| MI | Enacted 11/2007 | P-12 | Revises high school personal curriculum requirements for transfer pupils; relates to advanced placement, diplomas and merit standards requirements; includes nonpublic schools and out-of-state transfers; provides for the presence of counselors and a school psychologist for special education students.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2007-PA-0141.pdf
Title: S.B. 403
Source: Michigan Legislature
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| GA | Adopted 09/2007 | P-12 | Amends graduation requirements for students enrolling in grade 9 for the first time in the 2008-2009 school year and subsequent years (graduating class of 2012). Replaces existing four curriculum pathways (college preparatory, college preparatory with distinction, technology/career preparatory, technology/career preparatory with distinction) with one common set of requirements (total of 23 Carnegie units) for all students:
English/Language Arts: 4 units, including 1 unit each of American Literature/Composition and Ninth-Grade Literature and Composition
Mathematics: 4 units, including Mathematics 1, 2 and 3
Science: 4 units, including 1 unit Biology; 1 unit either Physical Science or Physics; 1 unit Chemistry, Earth Systems, Environmental Science or an AP/IB course
Social Studies: 3 units, including 1 unit U.S. History; 1 unit World History; and .5 unit each of American Government/Civics and Economics
CTAE (career, technical and agricultural education) and/or Modern Language/Latin and/or Fine Arts: 3 units
Health and Physical Education: 1 unit
Electives: 4 units
Becomes effective July 1, 2008: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-2-.48.pdf
Title: 160-4-2-.48
Source: www.doe.k12.ga.us
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Provides that a state-board approved waiver from or modification to a physical education mandate may remain in effect for a period not to exceed 2 school years and may be renewed no more than 2 times upon application by the eligible applicant. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB1839lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 1839
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Provides that the school board of a school district that maintains any of grades 9 through 12 is authorized to adopt a policy under which a student enrolled in grade 7 or 8 who is enrolled in the unit school district or would be enrolled in the high school district upon completion of elementary school, whichever is applicable, may enroll in a high school course required to receive a high school diploma under certain conditions. Provides that a school board that adopts a policy allowing a student in grade 7 or 8 to enroll in a high school course must grant academic credit to a student who successfully completes the high school course, and that credit must satisfy the high school graduation requirements for that course. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0424lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 424
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides relative to minimum scores on specified tests that are required of certain home study students to be eligible for Tuition Opportunity Program for Students awards; provides relative to effectiveness; provides relative to the minimum cumulative high school grade point average required of certain students for Performance and Honors awards. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=450063
Title: H.B. 634
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Allows school districts to award high school diploma to students who have satisfied graduation requirements in less than four years; allows students who have satisfied requirements for current grade level to advance to next grade level; establishes that the consent of a student's parent or guardian is required for implementation of either provision, unless the student is emancipated or over the age of 18. Also changes verbage for graduation requirements from "years" to "credits."
http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/hb2600.dir/hb2606.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2606
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Requires students to meet standards set by the state board AND by the school district or charter school in order to receive a diploma. At or before grade 12, a school district or a public charter school is to award a high school diploma to a student who completes the requirements established by the state board, the school district or public charter school and this section. For a student who does not met the English and math course credit requirements or has not displayed proficiency in math and English at the level established, the district or charter school is to award a modified diploma. A student who does not satisfy the requirements for a diploma but who meets requirements established by the board of the school district or public charter school, the district or charter school is authorized to award an alternative certificate. A student who receives a modified diploma or alternative certificate is to be given the option of participating in a high school graduation ceremony with the class of the student.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/hb2800.dir/hb2848.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2848
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Proposes changes in high school graduation requirements, assessments and overall high school program design to ensure that each student has an equitable opportunity to achieve the State's learning results and to graduate ready for college, career and citizenship.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280025007&LD=1859&Type=1&SessionID=7
Title: H.B. 1295
Source: Maine Legislature
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Resolves that the department of education implement methods to encourage districts to encourage secondary school students to complete at least one application to a college, university or other postsecondary educational institution. Provides these methods may include adding a requirement that a student complete at least one application to a college, university or other postsecondary educational institution to the requirements in the department's rules for the award of a diploma. http://www.mainelegislature.org/ros/LOM/LOM123rd/RESOLVE122.asp
Title: H.P. 758; L.D. 1040
Source: www.mainelegislature.org
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Expands the annual reports of accountability information to include the rate of pupils who drop out of school in grades 6, 7 and 8. Requires the State Board to prescribe alternative criteria that a pupil may satisfy to receive a standard high school diploma if that pupil passes the mathematics and reading subject areas of the high school proficiency examination but has not passed the examination in its entirety after taking the examination at least three times before 12th grade. Provides that a pupil may be granted credit for a course without attending the course if he passes an examination, as prescribed by the State Board, demonstrating competency in the subject area of the course. Requires the board of trustees of each school district to adopt a policy for a pupil to be placed on academic probation and to earn credits required for high school while the pupil is completing the requirements for promotion to high school. Expands the age of compulsory school attendance to 18 years.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/SB/SB312_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 312
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| OK | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Requires personal financial literacy education to be taught in public schools in the state; lists areas of instruction; directs school districts to provide personal financial literacy instruction; provides for integration of instruction into existing courses; grants school districts certain options; directs the state board to adopt curriculum standards for personal financial literacy; encourages the State Textbook Committee to adopt certain textbooks. Beginning with students entering the seventh grade in the 2008-2009 school year, in order to graduate from a public high school accredited by the state board with a standard diploma, students must fulfill the requirements for a personal financial literacy passport.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/HB1476_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 1476
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Concerns high school graduation requirements. Requires state board of education to set guidelines for high school graduation requirements for district school boards to use in developing local high school graduation requirements. The requirements must meet or exceed minimum standards set by state board. Prevents state board from identifying specific courses students must take or proficiency students must achieve.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2007a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/5CBD607BCDE3BC2E87257251007B68B5?open&file=1118_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1118
Source: Colorado Legislature
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Provides that any student, not just a deaf student, may fulfill the foreign language requirements for a college preparatory curriculum seal of endorsement on a high school diploma by demonstrating proficiency in American Sign Language.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/sb170.pdf
Title: S.B. 170
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Reinstates whole grade sharing incentives and reorganization incentives. Creates operational sharing incentives; Mandates a statewide study of efficiencies and sharing to be provided to the Legislature by January 2008. Provides additional weighting for districts that share one or more operational functions in the areas of superintendent management, business management, human resources, transportation, or operation and maintenance at least 20% of the school year. Provides that such additional funding is available to a district for a maximum of five years during the period from the 2008-2009 through the 2012-2013 budget years. Provides that supplementary funding after the first year is contingent upon the annual submission of information to the department documenting cost savings directly attributable to the shared operational functions. Directs the department to establish rules setting the criteria for determining the number of years for which supplementary weighting may be received, and for determining qualification of operational functions for supplementary weighting
Directs the department of management to annually set a weighting for each area education agency to generate the approved operational sharing expense using the area education agency's special education cost per pupil amount and foundation level. Provides that annual supplemental weighting is available to an area education agency for up to 5 years. Sets $50,000 and $200,000 as annual minimum and maximum of supplemental funding per area education agency.
Provides that supplementary funding after the first year is contingent upon the annual submission of information to the department documenting cost savings directly attributable to the shared operational functions.
Directs the department of education, by September 15, 2007, to, in consultation with the boards of directors of the area education agencies and other appropriate education stakeholders as necessary, develop a uniform process to facilitate discussion between district leaders to support rigorous and relevant student programming and efforts to increase student achievement through the sharing and efficiency of operations efforts with other school districts, educational partners, and governmental subdivisions. Specifies the process is intended to promote reductions in the costs of operations and create additional resource availability. Provides the process must provide a framework for a consistent regional plan for use by area education agencies. Specifies that processes to be developed must include district and area education agency services available to improve efficiencies, areas of potential sharing, and efficiency of operations. Provides other governmental subdivisions and private entities may be consulted for efficiency proposals. Directs districts involved in the processes to consider operational efficiencies, shared programming, transportation sharing, expansion of area education agency cooperatives, common schedules for school districts and community colleges, energy and insurance efficiencies, effective structure and delivery models that promote optimum student achievement, graduation requirements, and a rigorous, relevant curriculum.
Directs each area education agency, by January 15, 2008, to submit a plan to the department that identifies the existing, new, or expanded opportunities for school district sharing or efficiency of operations determined as a result of completing the process. Provides the plan must provide for long-term measures that identify money or time saved as a result of the sharing or efficiency of operations efforts, list the cooperative partners in specific sharing or efficiency of operations efforts, describe effective structure and delivery models that promote optimum student achievement, and include provisions for making educational stakeholders aware of the sharing and efficiency in operations opportunities available in each area.
Directs the department of education to review the plans submitted, identify barriers to potential sharing and efficiency in operations efforts, recommend a timeline for implementation of sharing and efficiency of operations efforts and a reduction in funding related to penalties for noncompliance with the implementation of sharing and efficiency of operations efforts, and submit its findings and recommendations to the general assembly by March 15, 2008.
Makes an appropriation.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&ga=82&hbill=SF447
Title: S.F. 447
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Amends state's high school assessment system. Phases out MCA II's and phases in Graduation Required Assessment for Diploma (GRAD) exam. Establishes achievement levels necessary for passge of exam. (Sections 10 + 36)
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85
Title: H.F. 2245 [High School Assessment]
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| NC | Adopted 05/2007 | P-12 | Effective with students entering grade 9 in the 2009-2010 school year, eliminates four courses of study leading to high school graduation. Replaces with Future Ready Core, which includes 4 units English, 4 units math, 3 units social studies, 3 units science, 1 health/physical education unit, 6 elective units and 4 units in a "concentration" linked to the student's interests and postsecondary goals.
http://sbepolicy.dpi.state.nc.us/policies/HSP-N-004.asp?pri=01&cat=N&pol=004&acr=HSP
Title: 16 NCAC 6D.0503
Source: sbepolicy.dpi.state.nc.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Requires the state board of education to study alternative paths to high school diplomas for students who do not pass Gateway exams and to report to the house and senate education committees by January 1, 2008.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB1546.pdf
Title: H.B. 1546
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Requires development and implementation of college-prep courses and end-of-course assessments (mathematics, science, social studies, and English language arts) in school districts beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, with implementation of the requirement for the end-of-course assessment to account for 15% of a student's course grade beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB02237F.pdf
Title: H.B. 2237 (End of Course Assessment Provisions)
Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us
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| DE | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Extends the current requirements for receiving either a State of Delaware Distinguished diploma or traditional State of Delaware diploma for students graduating through and including the Class of 2009- 10. The delay is based on pending changes to the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) and the new graduation requirements that have been promulgated and passed by the State Board of Education. The first class to be affected by the new graduation requirements will be the Class of 2011.
http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+18/$file/3041440007.doc?open
Title: H.B. 18
Source: Delaware Legislature
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Requires a minimum period of physical activity-based instruction for students in K-8 and requires one unit of physical education for high school graduation. Effective for 2008-09 school year, local school wellness plans must promote physical activity, healthy eating habits and abstinence from the use of tobacco and illegal drugs. Requires an appropriation for the department of edcuation to employ a physical activity coordinator to assist districts in program implementation. Directs the state board to adopt regulations for districts addressing: healthy food and bevergage choices; healthy food preparation; marketing of healthy food choices to students and staff; minimum and maximum time allotments for students and staff lunch and breakfast periods; and methods to increase participation in child nutrition and school breakfast and lunch programs. Directs the state superintendent to appoint an advisory committee to assist the state board in implementation of regulations required by the act.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2369SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2369
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| ND | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | This bill establishes high school graduation requirements effective 2008-09, 2009-10, and 2011-12. Beginning with the 2009-10 school year, the number of units required increases to twenty-two and beginning with the 2011-12 school year, the number of units required increases to twenty-four. For 2008-09, requirements are:
a. Four units of English language arts;
b. Two units of mathematics;
c. Two units of science;
d. Three units of social studies, which may include one-half unit of North Dakota studies
and one-half unit of multicultural studies;
e. One unit of physical education, which may include up to one-half unit of health; and
f. One unit of a foreign or native American language, fine arts, or career and technical
education.The bill requires the Department of Public Instruction work with schools to identify courses that meet requirements for graduation and that schools notify the department of local graduation requirements.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/bill-text/HBJQ0600.pdf
Title: S.B. 2309
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides for high school redesign. Directs the department of education to establish a readiness assessment system to measure the readiness of every New Mexico high school student for success in higher education or a career no later than the 2008-2009 school year. Raises the compulsory school age in the state and changes high school graduation requirements and creates a middle and high school literacy initiative. Eliminates certificates of employment and part-time schools as they related to previous compulsory school-age law.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB0561.pdf
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB0584.pdf
Title: H.B. 584/S.B. 561
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Requires that financial literacy be offered as a high school elective.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB1205.pdf
Title: H.B. 1205
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/
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| TX | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | This bill provides that a school district to issue a certificate of attendance to a student who receives special education services, and who has completed four years of high school but has not completed the student's individualized education program. The bill further provides that a school district shall allow a student who receives a certificate to participate in a graduation ceremony with students receiving high school diplomas, and also provides that a student to which this provision applies may participate in only one graduation ceremony. Finally, the bill provides that this subsection does not preclude a student from receiving a diploma (regarding receiving a high school diploma upon completing an individualized education program for special education students).
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB00673F.pdf
Title: S.B. 673
Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Finds that the state's commitment to providing a basic education for all public school students under the age of twenty-one should continue until a student earns a diploma.
Therefore the legislature intends to expand high school completion programs at community and technical colleges for older students who have not yet received a diploma but are eligible for state basic education support. Provides that, in accordance with this act, each community or technical college shall make available courses or a program of study, on the college campus, designed to enable students under the age of twenty-one who have completed all state and local high school graduation requirements except the certificate of academic achievement or certificate of individual achievement to complete their high school education and obtain a high school diploma. The governor vetoed a section petaining to a path to recieve an alternate diploma that would be given without passage of the state's exit exam.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202007/1051.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1051
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| LA | Adopted 03/2007 | P-12 | Adds Database Programming with PL/SQL, Java Programming, Database Design and Programming and Digital Media I/II to the computer/technology courses that may fulfill the 1 unit computer/technology requirement for an optional career area of concentration. Pages 8-9 of 118: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0703/0703rul.pdf
Title: LAC 28:CXV.2319
Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov
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| LA | Adopted 03/2007 | P-12 | Clarifies that grade 8 students wishing to take a course for high school credit must as a course prerequisite demonstrate mastery of the eighth grade grade-level expectations in that content area by passing an exam developed by the department of education. Pages 8-10 of 118: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0703/0703rul.pdf
Title: LAC 28:CXV.337, 1121, 2301, 2319, 2321, 2357, 2363
Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov
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| MA | Adopted 03/2007 | P-12 | Enhances the Competency Determination standard for high school graduation and revises the Certificate of Mastery to increase the proportion of public high school graduates prepared for college, careers and citizenship. Changes the criteria for Certificates of Mastery to indicate that the recipientis prepared for college or employment opportunities that require many of the same skills and knowledge as beginning college students. Establishes a new honor, the Certificate of Mastery with Distinction. MASSACHUSETTS 8809
http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/stateregs.html
Title: 603 CMR 30.00, -31.00
Source: Mass. Code of Regulations
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| ND | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Amends graduation requirement of one-half unit of physical education during each school year to include the following: Once every
four years the unit must be a concept-based fitness class that includes instruction in the assessment, improvement, and maintenance of personal fitness.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/bill-text/HBCN0400.pdf
Title: S.B. 2354
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov/
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Directs the Board of Education to establish the requirements for a technical diploma, which must meet or exceed the requirements of a standard diploma and include a concentration in career and technical education. The bill is identical to HB 2039, which also passed the legislature and was sent to the governor. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+SB1147ER; http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB2039S1
Governor's recommendation: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+amd+HB2039AG
Title: S.B. 1147, H.B. 2039
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Provides for the phasing out of the eighth grade cumulative history test in the 2007-2008 school year, and the implementation of the United States History to 1877, United States History: 1877 to the Present, and Civics and Economics tests in the 2008-2009 school year; clarifies that a career and technical education course may be used as an option to fulfill credit requirements for graduation; adds effective classroom management to the listing of professional development programs to be provided to teachers and principals; emphasizes that student improvement efforts should focus particularly on educationally at-risk students; requires local school divisions to post a current copy of the school division policies, including the Student Conduct Policy, on the local division's website while ensuring that printed copies of such policies are available, as needed, to citizens who do not have Internet access; makes technical changes to standards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Standards of Quality. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+SB795ER
Title: S.B. 795
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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| MD | Adopted 02/2007 | P-12 | Ensures state alignment with national policies of the American Council on Education and consistency within the operations of the Maryland State Department of Education. Extends eligibility to students who obtained a Maryland High School Certificate of Program Completion. The rule refers to the General Educational Development (GED) Tests as an alternate and acceptable way for an individual 16 years old or older to earn a high school diploma.
Title: COMAR 13A.03.03.01
Source: Maryland Rules
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| OH | Adopted 02/2007 | P-12 | Revises criteria for awarding the diploma with honors for both the college preparatory and career-technical curriculum options, effective with the Class of 2011. Reduces criteria eligible students must meet to 7 out of 8 for both curriculum options (through Class of 2010, students must meet 8 out of 9 criteria for the college preparatory option or 9 out of 10 for the career-technical option. Changes references to curriculum options from "vocational" to "career-technical" and from "college preparatory" to "more rigorous high school academic curriculum". Increases the units to be completed by students in both curriculum options as follows:
More rigorous high school academic curriculum option:
--4 units of math (previously 3 units); 4th unit math must be a higher-level course
--4 units of science (previously 3), including 1 unit each of physics and chemistry (neither course previously required)
--4 units of social studies (previously 3)
Also eliminates the criterion that students complete 1 unit business technology and 2 additional units in core courses.
Career-technical curriculum option:
--4 units of math (previously 3); including Algebra II and another higher-level course (previously just algebra and geometry specifically required)
--4 units of science (previously 3), including 1 unit each of physics and chemistry (neither course previously required)
--4 units of social studies (previously 3)
--4 units in student's career-technical education program (previously 3). Specifies that career-technical education program must lead to an industry-recognized credential or apprenticeship, or be part of an articulated career pathway that can lead to postsecondary credit, unless the student's program design does not provide for any of these outcomes, in which case the student must meet the proficiency benchmark for the applicable Ohio career-technical competency assessment.
Eliminates reference to "career passport". Eliminates criterion of 2 units foreign language or business/technology and criterion of 2 additional units in fine arts or core courses.
Specifies that minimum ACT/SAT scores for honors diploma eligibility do not include the writing portion of either test.
http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/16/3301-16-02_PH_FF_N_RU_20070516_0832.pdf
Title: OAC 3301-13-07, -16-01, -02
Source: http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us
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| ID | Adopted 01/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Increases total number of credits required for high school graduation to 46 credits (23 Carnegie units) starting with the 2013 graduating class. Increases math requirements to 3 units and science requirements to 3 units. Requires students to take the ACT, SAT, or COMPASS test in the 11th grade, and to complete a senior project. Requires all school districts to provide at least one Advanced Opportunity (AP, IB, dual credit or Tech Prep) for all students.
Page 117-122 of 647: http://adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/bulletin/bul/06oct.pdf
This measure was approved by the state board of education in 2006 and received approval from the House and Senate Education Committees in January 2007 (state policy does not require board policies to be approved by the full House and Senate).
Title: IDAPA 08.02.03
Source: adm.idaho.gov
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| OR | Adopted 01/2007 | P-12 | Increases high school graduation requirements:
Math: Eff. Class of 2014, the 3 units of math will be Algebra I level and above.
Science: Eff. Class of 2012, science units increase from 2 to 3. Two of the 3 units must be lab sciences.
Arts/Second Languages/Professional Technical Education: Effective Class of 2012, existing 1 unit requirement applied arts, fine arts or foreign language will be replaced with requirement of 3 units chosen from arts, foreign language and professional technical education.
Electives: Eff. Class of 2012, electives units reduced from 9 to 6.
The memo likewise indicates the future diploma will include more widespread use of proficiency-based credit, granting all students the opportunity to choose to earn credit by demonstrating proficiency in state content standards.
http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?=2504
Title: Memo #011-2006-07
Source: www.ode.state.or.us
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