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Policy 6000.1Student Progression PlanCAAC MeetingMarch 18, 2015

2+Agenda

Membership

Adoption Process

Topics

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Membership

Robert W. Runcie Superintendent of

Schools

Brian Kingsley Acting Chief Academic

Officer

Ralph Aiello Committee Chairperson 754-321-2587 Ralph.aiello@

browardschools.com

District Staff (10) School Counseling Literacy Math, Science and

Gifted ESOL ESE CTACE Student Services Assessment and

Research OSPA – Cadre Directors

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Membership (cont.)

Principals (5) Elementary Middle High Center At-Large (HS)

Instructional (5) BTU Teacher – MS BTU Teacher – HS TBD (3)

Students (2) Stranahan High School

Looping Organizations (5) DAC PTA ESOL ESE Gifted

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Voting MembersLast Name First Name Organization

Jackson Lew Elementary Principals

Nesmith Leo Middle Principals

LaCasse John High School Principals

Hope Belinda Center Principals

Leon Susan At-Large Principals

Beharry Dana DAC

Mayersohn Robert PTA

Gomez Marcia ESOL Advisory

King Don ESE Advisory

Newmeyer Veronica Gifted Advisory

Allen Cora BTU - HS

Moonab Shafeza BTU - MS

Last Name First Name Organization

Albee Lisa School Counseling

Acquavita Teri Literacy

Rodriguez Zuzel Math, Science, & Gifted

Fernandez Yvette ESOL

McGarry Terence Student Services

Koblick Janice ESE

Valdez Enid CTACE

Bolden Chris OSPA

Baum Richard Assessment & Research

Aiello Ralph Chairperson

Calahatian Justine Students

3 Instructional, 1 Student

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Policy Adoption Process

Submitted Issues (January 28)

Committee Meetings

Workshop #1 (February 24)

Committee Meetings

Looping Process

Workshop #2 (May 12)

Committee Meetings

Reading #1 (June 23)

Committee Meetings April 1 Looping Debrief

April 15SBWS 2 Prep

April 29SBWS 2 Final

May 13 SBWS 2 Debrief

May 27 Reading 1 Prep

June 10 Reading 1 Final

June 24 Celebration

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Topics

Policy Reformatting

Grading Charts

Obsolete Double Retentions

ES World Languages

MS World Languages

Seal of Biliteracy

Elementary Promotion

MS Computer Competency

RTI/MTSS – DJJ Mandates

Marking Period Grading

Minus/A+ Grades

Special Diploma

Local Assessments

Exam Exemptions

HS in MS in Local GPA

8+Policy Reformatting

Revise policy layout

Reorder subsections

Table of contents

User-friendly format

Hyperlinks

Recommendation: Redesign policy to be more user-friendly

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Grading Charts

GPA Usage

State

District

SUS (Core)

Bright Futures

NCAA

Graduation

Class Rank

University Admissions

Scholarships

College Athletics

Recommendation: Move the various grading charts from the procedural manual to

policy

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GPA Charts (cont.)

Course Types Additional Considerations

District HS - Semester

State HS EOC - Year

District MS

State MS EOC - Civics

ESE Waivers

Exam Exemptions

Various Bell Schedules

Year-round Schools

Recommendation: Move the various GPA formulas from the procedural manual to policy

11+Obsolete Retention Language

Remove obsolete language related to multiple retentions in third grade. In 2014, Florida Statute established a maximum of one retention per grade

level in elementary school. “Second Year Retentions” are no longer possible

Recommendation: Remove references to second year retentions in the same elementary grade

level

12+Elementary Promotion Criteria

Revise promotion criteria for elementary grade levels Update:

Assessments Criteria Administration order

Dr. Teri Acquavita Curriculum Supervisor, Literacy K-12 754-321-1854 Teri.acquavita@browardschools.com

Recommendation: Revise policy to align with new assessment titles, scoring and

administration order

13+Elementary World Languages

School Board Workshop request

Consider requiring world language instruction in all elementary schools

Costs and scheduling issues are the major obstacles Hiring teachers Books, materials, lessons, etc. Professional development Support structures Core and remediation requirements Other “specials” (e.g, PE, Music, Art)

Recommendation: No change to policy. Encourage schools to offer world languages based

upon school needs

14+Middle School World Languages

Revise the required high school course offerings in middle schools to include “a World Language”, not specifically “Spanish 1”

Request is to change Spanish to “a World Language.”

Blanca Guerra World Languages Curriculum Supervisor Blanca.guerra@browardschools.com 754-321-2451

Recommendation: No change to policy

15+Seal of Biliteracy

Superintendent Request

Award for proficiency in two or more languages Evidence of attractive skills for employers Promotes cultural awareness Prepares students for college and career readiness

For native English speakers or non-native English speakers Establish criteria aligned to national programs

Recommendation: Recognize biliteracy at graduation using standardized criteria

16+RTI/MTSS for DJJ returnees

Require RTI/MTSS interventions for returning Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC) and DJJ students School Board Member request David Watkins, Director

david.watkins@browardschools.com 754-321-1650

Recommendation: Require interventions as part of policy

17+Marking Period Grading

Clarify which marking period(s) a teacher may assign a student grade Example: Can a grade earned during the 2nd Quarter factor

into a student’s final grade in the 3rd Quarter?

Recommendation: No change to policy. Issue will be referred to the

Collective Bargaining Agreement Committee to include proper notification of teacher grading systems to students in a timely manner.

18+B-, C-, D-, and A+ Grades

School Board member request

The State does not recognize letter grades other than A, B, C, D, or F

BCPS locally recognizes “plus” grades of B+, C+, and D+

Request is to consider expanding the grading scale to include B-, C-, D- and A+ grades.

Recommendation: No change to the current grading scale

19+MS Computer Competency

School Board member request

Currently, there is not a requirement for middle school students to demonstrate computer competency prior to promotion to 9th grade.

Request is to consider requiring middle school students to demonstrate computer competency prior to promotion to high school.

Recommendation: No change to the middle school promotion requirements

20+Special Diploma Elimination

Due to statutory changes, eliminate the Special Diploma and Special Diploma Certificate of Completion graduation options (14-15 cohort and thereafter)

Students entering 9th grade in 2014-15 and thereafter will pursue a Standard Diploma

Recommendation: Change policy to align with statutory requirements.

21+Local Assessments

Define how student progression will be impacted by the statutorily required "Local Assessments”

F.S. 1008.22(6)(a-e) requires the District to assess students’ levels of mastery at the appropriate rigor level for each course offered in the District

F.S. 1012.34(3)(a)(1) requires 50% of VAM scores to be derived from student performance on the Local Assessments

Recommendation: Local Assessments will impact student progression based upon

the already established criteria for each type of assessment utilized. Local Assessments will not additionally impact student progression.

22+HS Exam Exemptions

Revision or elimination of exam exemptions Need to consider:

State EOC courses Mid-Term Number of exemptions allowed

Local Assessment exemptions Standardized application deadlines

Recommendation: TBD

23+HS in MS – GPA inclusion

Consider excluding high school credits and grades earned prior to 9th grade from the District's Weighted Grade Point Average (WGPA) calculation School Board request The District’s WGPA is used for class ranking

Recommendation: No change to policy