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

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

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

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

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

15. Celebrations/Closing Thank you for what you do.