High School Principal’s Meeting February 25, 2016 3:00-4:00 PM Grade Replacement Overview Brian Kingsley, Drew Cook, Crystal Reardon

Session Overview Graduation 2016 “Final Push” Graduation Strategies Policy Updates/Principal Feedback Closing/Celebrations

Graduation 2016 Ceremony Expectations Important Reminders (Delynda) Timeline Communications Schedule Implications (Testing?) Questions?

2016 “Final Push” Strategies Systemic vs. Random Model Practice – Wade Martin, MCHS Key Questions What plan does your school have in place to provide last-minute support to high risk Seniors in “crossing the finish line” in June? How will your school use course failure/retention data to make decisions related to master scheduling, course placement, and instructional focus?

Follow Up “Ask” for March 17th How many Seniors in your building need every credit (or a single specific credit) this semester in order to graduate in June? Who are they? What is your school’s plan to support these students? How will you know if the plan worked?

SBE Policy Update: GCS-M-001 Grade Replacement Overview Brian Kingsley, Drew Cook, Crystal Reardon

GCS-M-001: Course For Credit NC Standard Course of Study High School Credit High School Credit in Middle School E-Learning Opportunities Credit Recovery Credit by Demonstrated Mastery (CDM) Repeating a Course for Credit

GCS-M-001 (7): Repeating a Course for Credit SBE policy defines “repeating a course for credit” as any high school course repeated via any delivery method when the entire Standard Course of Study is being taught for the second time. Credit recovery refers to a block of instruction that is less than the entirety of the Standard Course of Study for that course

GCS-M-001 (7.4): Repeating a Course for Credit Beginning in 2015–16, for students who initially fail a high school course and repeat the course for credit, upon completion of the repeated course, the new course grade shall replace the previous grade for the course.

GCS-M-001 (7): Repeating a Course for Credit Practices that will continue in WCPSS: Students who fail a high school course will be able to repeat the course for credit OR complete credit recovery.

GCS-M-001 (7): Repeating a Course for Credit Practices that will continue in WCPSS: Students who pass a high school course, but with minimum mastery, will be able to repeat the course if requested. Both grades will be recorded on the transcript and both will count towards GPA calculation. Per 7.5, only one credit will count towards graduation.

GCS-M-001 (7): Repeating a Course for Credit   Practice that will change in WCPSS with the updated policy: For students who fail a course and repeat the full course (not credit recovery) and earn a passing grade, the passing grade will replace the failing grade in GPA calculation. Both grades will be recorded on the transcript.

GCS-M-001 (7): Repeating a Course for Credit Questions? 

Additional Policy Updates/Reminders Class Rank Policy Policy 6860 DPI Testing Windows NCFE’s School Security Sweeps

Celebrations/Closing Thank you for what you do.