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“Expect Success”

Greg Mathis Charter High School

Program of Studies 2020 – 2021

A Blended Curriculum Campus

Grades 9 - 12

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Disclaimer:ThisdocumentcontainsCharlestonCountySchoolDistrictinformationcurrentasofJanuary2018.

StateandDistrictpolicyandregulationupdatesafterJanuary2018areavailableatthefollowingwebsites:

TABLEOFCONTENTS

Introduction…………………………………………………………...…………………………………4

EducationandEconomicDevelopmentAct………………..…………………………...……...……….4

CurriculumFramework…....………..…………………………………………………………..……….5

CCSDSchoolsandClustersofStudy……………………………………………………………………5

ElectronicIndividualGraduationPlan(eIGP)…………………………………………………………6

GiftedandTalentedAcademic…………………………………………………………………………6

GiftedandTalentedArtistic……………………………...…………………………………………….8

Work-BasedLearningOpportunities……………………………….…….…………………………10

CourseOfferings…………………………………………..……………….…………………………..11

CollegePreparatoryProgram……………………………………………………..………………….11

HonorsCourses……………………………………...………………………………………………...11

CollegeCreditsWhileinHighSchool…………………………………………….…….………….....12

AdvancedPlacementandInternationalBaccalaureateCourses……………………….…………..12

DualCreditCourses……………………………...…………………………………………………….13

YouthApprenticeship………………………………………………………………………………….13

CreditandCareerandTechnicalAdvancedPlacement(CTAP)………………………………...…..14

CCSD’sOnlineLearning&VirtualCourses…………………………………..………………………15

ReportCardsandTranscripts………………………………………………………………………..16

SouthCarolinaEnd-of-CourseExams………………………………………………………………..16

AcceleratedGraduation………………………………………………………………………………16

SouthCarolinaHighSchoolDiplomaRequirements……………………………………….………..17

GradeClassification……………………………...……………………………………………………18

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SouthCarolinaFour-YearCollege Requirements…………………………………………..……….19

CourseLoad…………………………………………………………………………………………….20

SouthCarolinaUniformGradingPolicy……………………………………………...………………..21

SouthCarolinaUniformGradingScale……………………..…………………………………….22-24

ComputingGradePointAverages………………………………………………………………...…24

WithdrawingfromaCourse……………………………………………………………………….….25

CourseAudits.…………………………………………………………………………………………26

RetakingaCourse..………………………………………………………………………………………………….26

CreditRecovery…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..27

ContentRecovery………………………………………………………………………………..…….28

TransferStudents…………………………………………………………………………….……28-30

HonorGraduatesandClassRank……………………………………………………………………..30

AcademicHonorsAward……………………………………………………………………………....30

CCSDAward…………………………………………………………………………………………...………………31

SealofDistinctionandPersonalizedPathways…………………………………………………...….31

StateScholarships–LIFE…………………………………………………………………..…………31

StateScholarships–PalmettoFellows…………………………………………………..…………...33

StateScholarships–Hope..………………………………………………....………………………….33

GradeChanges..………………………………………………….……………………………………………..35

AttendanceRequirementsandDenialofCredit..…………………………………………....………..35

NCAAEligibility……………………………………………………….………………………………36

NAIAEligibility.…………………………………………………………………………………………36

ForeignExchangeProgramEnrollment..……………………………………………………………..36

ForeignExchangeStudentsinCCSD..…………………………………………………..……………..36

SpecialEducation..……………………………………………………………………………………..37

AdultEducation………………………………………………………………………………………..38

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Introduction

ThemissionoftheCharlestonCountySchoolDistrict(CCSD),adynamicsystemofchallengingchoices,istoincreasestudentachievementoverallandtoclosetheachievementgapbetweengroupsinordertoprepareallstudentstocompeteinaglobaleconomyandmakeapositivecontributiontoourcommunityandnation.

TheCharlestonCountySchoolDistrict’sProgramofStudiesprovidesstudentsandparentswithaframeworkofinformationrelevanttothesecondarylevel.Thedesignforthesecondarycurriculumprovidesflexibilitytomeettheuniqueneedsofindividualhighschools.Detailedinformation concerning course offerings and content are available at each high school.Information about the high school programs and curriculum can be obtained from eachschool’sSchoolCounselingofficeorbyviewingtheProgramofStudiespostedontheschool’swebsite.

EducationandEconomicDevelopmentAct

South Carolina high school students face many challenges including higher graduation standards,increasingcollegeentrancerequirementsandgrowingworkforcedemands.Forstudentstobesuccessful,highschoolsmustprovideacurriculumthatischallengingandrelevant.Theymustalsoofferasequenceofcoursestoassiststudentsinbecomingpassionate,lifelonglearners.TheSouthCarolinaEducationandEconomicDevelopmentAct(EEDA)hasledtothedevelopmentofacurriculumthatisalignedwithstatecontent standardsand isorganizedarounda career cluster system thatprovides studentswithbothstrong academics and real-world problem solving skills. Students must be provided individualizededucational, academic, and career-oriented choices and greater exposure to career information andopportunities.Secondaryschoolshaveorganizedcurriculumanddevelopedacareerclustersystemthatprovides students with strong academics and real life experiences. The Secondary CurriculumFramework for Charleston County School District is designed around 16 national clusters. CCSDorganizedthese16clustersintofour“schoolsofstudy.”Thedistrict’scurriculumcurrentlyprovidestheopportunityforstudentstocompleteamajorinmorethan40careerareas.ThecurriculumframeworkusedbyCharlestonCountySchoolDistrictincludesarigorouscurriculumdesignandarequirementthateachstudentdevelopachallengingIndividualGraduationPlan(IGP).

ItisthepolicyoftheCharlestonCountySchoolDistrictnottodiscriminateonthebasisofraceasrequiredbyTitleVIoftheCivilRightsActof1964,onthebasisofsecasrequiredbyTitleIXofthe1972EducationAmendments,oronthebasisofhandicapasrequiredbySection504oftheRehabilitationActof1973;IndividualswithDisabilitiesEducation

Act,PL101-476;andotherCivilRightsLaws.

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Aschool of study isawaytoorganizethecurriculumintobroadprogramareasencompassingvariousprofessionsandacademicareasofstudy.CCSD’sfourschoolsofstudyare:

• SchoolofArts&Humanities• SchoolofBusiness&InformationSystems • SchoolofEngineering,Industrial&EnvironmentalTechnologies • SchoolofHealth,HumanandPublicServices

Acluster of study isawaytoorganizeinstructionandstudentexperiencesaroundoccupationsfromentrylevelthroughprofessionallevels.Theyaredesignedtoprovideaseamlesstransitionfromhighschoolstudytopost-secondarystudyand/ortheworkforce.

Amajor consistsofthecompletionofat least four required units ofchallengingcourseswithinthestudent’sareaofinterest.Amajorisdesignedtoenablestudentstofocusonanareaofinterestthatmotivatesthemtostayinschool,tobebetterpreparedforpost-secondarychoicesand/ortheworkplace,andtomakeasmoothtransitiontopost-secondaryeducationand/ortheworkplace.

CharlestonCountySchoolDistrictSchoolsandClustersofStudy

Schoolof

Health,HumanandPublicServices

SchoolofEngineering,IndustrialandManufacturingTechnologies

SchoolofBusinessandInformationSystems

SchoolofArtsandHumanities

Clusters:*

Clusters:*

Clusters:*

Clusters:*

HospitalityandTourism

Agriculture,FoodandNaturalResources

BusinessManagementandAdministration

Arts,AVandCommunications

EducationandTraining

ArchitectureandConstruction

Finance

HealthScience Manufacturing InformationTechnology

HumanServices

Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics

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Law,PublicSafetyandSecurity

Transportation,DistributionandLogistics

GovernmentandPublicAdministration

IndividualGraduationPlan(IGP)

AnElectronicIndividualGraduationPlan(IGP)isadocumentusedtoassiststudentsandtheirparentsinexploringeducationalandprofessionalpossibilities,andinmakingappropriatesecondaryandpost-secondarydecisions.Itcanbemodifiedovertimeasthe student’s interestsandskillsdevelopor change.The IGP isbasedon thestudent’sacademic record,workandgeneral lifeexperiences,andtheresultsofassessments,suchascareerinterestinventoriesandachievementtests.Onayearlybasis,theIGPshouldbemodifiedtoincludecoursesrequiredforgraduation,coursesrequiredforaspecificmajor,electiveschosenrelatedtoaspecificmajor,andextendedlearningopportunitiesrelatedtothemajor.StudentswilldeveloptheirfirsteIGPsintheeighthgradeinpreparationforthetransitiontohighschool.Followingeighthgrade,studentswillreviewandupdatetheirplansatleastonceannuallywiththeircounselors,parents,guardians,orappointedrepresentative.

Gifted&TalentedAcademicTheultimategoaloftheG&TAcademicProgramistofosterineachstudentadesireforexcellence,compassionforothers,andasenseofindividualresponsibilitytoself,theschool,thecommunityandachangingsocietyby:

● Identifying and placing all CCSD academically GT students in grades 3-12 according to the mandatedspecificationsoftheEducationImprovementActofSouthCarolina(Regulation43-220).

● ProvidingeachGTchildopportunities for intellectualstimulation throughgroup interactionwithothersofsimilaracademicabilitiesandacurriculumofexperiencesandactivitiesoutsidethelimitsoftheregularclassroom.

● Empoweringeachgiftedchildtorecognizeandfullyutilizehisorherspecificuniquetalentsandtostriveforexcellencewhilecontributingtoselfandothers.

South Carolina Definition of “Gifted and Talented”

AsstatedinStateBoardRegulationR43-220:

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“Gifted and talented students are those who are identified in grades one through twelve as demonstrating highperformanceabilityorpotential inacademic and/or artistic areas and therefore require an educational programbeyondthatnormallyprovidedbythegeneralschoolprograminordertoachievetheirpotential.”-24S.C.CodeAnn.Regs.43-220.1(A)(1).

Student Service In Middle School

MiddleSchoolGTHonorsarecontent-basedHonorsorexploratoryclasses,whichlinkmulti-disciplinarylearningexperienceswithmajorissues,themes,andideas.Immersionintoachallenging,authentic,collaborativeandmultidisciplinary“engaged”learningenvironmentallowslearnerstofurtherdevelopcreativityandproblem-solvingskills.StudentstakeownershipoftheirlearningthroughactiveprocessingandattendHonor/GTfor250minutesweeklyorforoneclassperiodaday.OdysseyoftheMind,FutureProblemSolving,theOptimistOratoricalContestandHistoryDayprovideoptionsforparticipationinextendedgroupproblem-solvingactivities.

Student Service In High School

TheHigh SchoolGTHonorsBlock grants 9th and10th grade students’ opportunities to integrate English and Social Studiescourses—specificallyWorldLiteratureandGlobalStudies—foratrulyinterdisciplinarylearningexperience.ThecontentoftheHonors Block focuses on the study of major world cultures. Social Science and English/Language Arts content encouragesteamwork,criticalthinking,creativeproblem-solving,research,andinquirytorevealhowknowledgeofthepastcanpositivelyimpacttheglobalcommunitiesoftomorrow.

AdvancedPlacement(AP)coursesareofferedineachofthedistrict’shighschoolsandallowstudentstoearncollegecredits.CCSD’shighschoolsofferavarietyofAPcourses,includingU.S.History,English,Calculus,EuropeanHistory,Spanish,French,andBiology.TheSouthCarolinaStateDepartmentofEducationunderwritesthecostsofmaterialsandthetestsfor11thand12thgradestudents.Studentsinthe10thgrademayenrollinAPcoursesbutareresponsibleforpayingfortheAPtest.

Gifted & Talented Placement & Evaluation Steps

ThefollowingscreeningandreferralprocedureswillbeusedbyCCSDschoolstodetermineeligibilityfortheGTacademicprogramsintheschoolyear.

ScreeningProcedures

● Allchildrenenrolledin2ndgradearescreened.

● Allnominatedorreferredchildrenin3rdthrough12thgradesarescreened.Nominationreferralscancomefromadministrators,parents,teachers,andstudentsbycompletingtheG&TNominationformlocatedintheG&ThandbooksenthometoallCCSDparentseachfall.

● Allchildrenwithhighcensusaptitudeand/orachievementscoresarescreened,asdeterminedbytheG&Tdistrictoffice.

● Forstudentsin4thgradeandabove,theOLSATaptitudetest,theMAPachievementtest(FallorSpringtest),andtheSouthCarolinaStateAssessmentareused.Alloftheinstrumentsusedarenationallynormed.

EligibilityofStudentsin6thThrough12thGrades

Tomeetthegiftedcriteriaforqualifying,astudentmustmeetthefollowing(July2013Regulations):

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1.Scoreacompositescore(total)whichof 96%orhighernationalagepercentile(DimensionA)

OR

2.Meetthecriteriaof2ofthe3Dimensions:

·DimensionA(Aptitude):93%orhighernationalagepercentilerankscoreonanysubtest

·DimensionB(Achievement):94thorhighernationalagepercentilescoreormeetthecutoffscoresfromSCStateTest(ReadingorMathOnly)

·DimensionC(Intellectual/Academic):Minimumof3.75GradeGPAonafourpointscaleofyearlongcoresubjects(rising7thgradeandabove)-nottobeconfusedwiththeUniformGradingPolicyclassweightings.

· ChildrenwhoarescreenedusingaGPA(DimensionC)mustobtaina3.75ona4.0scaletomeetthecriterionofDimensionC.Thisoverall

· GPAwillbedeterminedusingEnglish/LanguageArts,Mathematics,Science,SocialStudiesandForeignLanguage.TheGPAiscomputedusingfinalgradesfromthemostrecentlycompletedschoolyear.(TheGiftedandTalentedRegulationshavechangedasof7/01/2013toaccepttheusageofyearending5thgradeGPAs.The3.75orhigherisrequiredforthefourcoresubjectareas:ELA,Math,Science,SocialStudies.)

All3rdgradeandupstudentsmeetingtheGTcriterionandEvaluation/PlacementteamapprovalwillbeplacedifthereisroomavailableintheapplicableSAILorGTHonors(core)class.Ifthereisnotroomavailable,thestudentwillbeplacedonawaitinglist.

Gifted&TalentedArtistic

TheGiftedandTalentedArtisticProgramisdesignedtochallengeandstimulatetheartisticallygiftedandtalentedstudentthroughmultidimensionalteachingapproachinvolvingstatecurriculumstandards,enrichment,andtheaccelerationofcoursecontent.Themissionoftheprogramistomaximizethepotentialofgiftedandtalentedstudentsthroughanappropriatecurriculumresponsivetoindividuallearningrates,styles,andcomplexityinanenvironmentthatencouragesandnurturesinquiry,flexibility,andcriticalandcreativethinking.

· To identify andplace artistically gifted and talented students in CharlestonCounty according to themandatedspecificationsoftheEducationImprovementActofSouthCarolina,Regulation43-220.

· Toprovideartisticallygiftedstudentswithopportunitiesforartisticstimulationthroughgroupinteractionwithothersofsimilarartisticabilitiesandacurriculumofexperiencesandactivitiesoutsidethelimitsoftheregularclassroom.

· Tohelpartisticallygiftedstudentsrecognizeandutilize individualuniquetalentstothefullestandtostriveforexcellenceincontributiontoselfandothers.

Identification

ArtisticallyGiftedandtalentedstudentsarethosewhoareidentifiedingrades4-12asdemonstratinghighperformanceabilityorpotential inartisticareasand therefore requireaneducationalprogrambeyond thatnormallyprovidedby thegeneral schoolprograminordertoachievetheirpotential(Regulation43-220,GiftedandTalented).

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Referral

Thefollowingreferralprocesshasbeendevelopedtoensurethatstudentswhohavedemonstratedabilityorpotentialforhighperformanceinartisticareaswillhaveaccesstothegiftedandtalentedprogram.

· InaccordancewithR43-220,referralsmaybesubmittedfromadministrators,parents,teachers,andstudents.

· Referralformsareavailablethrougheachschool’sSchoolCounselingOffice,FineArtsStaff,ortheFineArtsOffice.

· A recommendation form for each student referred for the artistically gifted and talented program must becompleted. This form shouldbe completedby someonewhohas had the opportunity to observe the student’sbehaviorintheartsoveraperiodoftime.

· Recommendationformsareavailablethrougheachschool’sFineArtsStaff,ortheFineArtsOffice.

Demonstration/Audition and Interview

Anevaluationandplacementteamwilldetermineifthestudenthasthepotentialtofunctionat

ahighlevelinoneormoreofthearts.Inadditiontothedemonstration/audition,eachstudent

mustbeinterviewedeitherinpersonorthroughaquestionnairetoassisttheevaluationand

placementteamindeterminingtheplacementofthestudents.

Completionofareferralform,arecommendationform,awritteninterviewandtaped

screening,ordigitalportfoliosubmissionisrequiredinordertobeevaluated.Studentswho

havebeenidentifiedasartisticallygiftedandtalentedwillbeinvitedtoparticipateinthe

program(s)forwhichtheyhavebeenreferred.

Curriculum

FineArtsAdvancedPlacement

FineArtsAPcoursesareofferedinseveralhighschoolsandareopento

studentscapableofearningcollegecredits.TheSouthCarolinaStateDepartmentofEducation

underwritesthecostsofadditionalmaterialsandthetestsfor11thand12thgradestudents.

TenthgradestudentsmayenrollinanAPcourse,buttheyareresponsibleforpayingforthe

costoftheAPtest

S.M.A.A.R.T.–StudentsMasteringtheAcademicArtsisasummerartsprogramforgrades4-

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12. Students who wish to attend mustcomplete the Gifted&Talentedidentification

processandhavebeenidentifiedinoneofthefollowingareas:music,art,dance,ordrama.

Work-BasedLearningOpportunitiesFor more CCSD Career and Technology Education (CTE) information go to: http://charlestonempowered.com/

The following work-based learning opportunities are available:

School-basedActivitiesSchool-basedactivitiesprovidestudentsthechancetoexplorebasicbusinesspracticesandentrepreneurialenterprises.

Work-basedMentoringWork-basedMentoringallowsstudentstheopportunitytobepairedwithanemployeeinaparticularcareerfieldinwhichthestudentisinterested.

InternshipsInternshipsgivestudentsanopportunitytolearnaboutaparticularindustryoroccupationthroughastructured,hands-onlearning,work-basedexperience.Studentsmayormaynotreceivepayorcreditforthisexperience.

Service-LearningService-Learninggivesstudentsthechancetodevelopleadershipandworkplaceskillsthroughstructuredvolunteeractivitiesataparticularworksiteorcommunityagency.

JobShadowingJobShadowingisashort-termexperiencethatintroducesstudentstoaparticularjobbyallowingthemtofollowor“shadow”anindividualashe/sheperformsworkplacetasks.Thisisanon-creditexperience.

YouthorRegisteredApprenticeshipsYouthorRegisteredApprenticeshipscombineclassroomlearningwithon-the-joblearningandworkexperienceandresultsinthestudentearningaspecificcertificateorcredential.

StudentsparticipatinginInternshipsandServiceLearningmayormaynotreceivecreditandmustcompleteallappropriateapplications,requirementsandguidelines.

Forfurtherinformationonwork-basedlearningopportunities,pleasecontactyourchild’sSchoolCounselor.

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CourseOfferings

Eachschooloffersacomprehensivecurriculumwhichbestmeetstheneedsofthestudentsattendingtheirschool.Informationaboutthehighschoolprogramsandcurriculumcanbeobtainedfromeachschool’sSchoolCounselingofficeorbyviewingtheProgramofStudiespostedon the school’swebsite.Any course taken for credit outside of the traditional school setting must be approved by the Principal or designee prior to enrollment in the course.

CollegePreparatoryProgram

CollegePreparatory(CP)isthetraditionalhighschoolprogramforstudentsplanningtoattendatwo-yearcollege,four-yearcollege,or university following graduation fromhigh school. Through the college preparatory program, students gain experience andknowledgethatwillhelpthembecomesuccessfulincollege.

Studentswhodonotplantoattenda4yearcollegemaymeetthediplomarequirementsbytakingaCareerandTechnologycourseandnotaForeignLanguagecourse.TheHighSchoolCounselingstaffwill assist in courseselection toensure thatalldiplomarequirementsaremet.

HonorsCourses

Honorscourses,whichextendanddeepentheopportunitiesprovidedbycoursesatthehighschoollevel,aredesignedforstudentsexhibitingsuperiorabilitiesintheparticularcontentarea.Thehonorscurriculumplacesemphasisoncriticalandanalyticalthinking,rationaldecision-making,andinductiveanddeductivereasoning.ThegoaloftheUGPastohonorscoursesistoberigorousanduniformwhileallowingforlocaldecision-making.

DeterminingHonorsWeight

Toreceivehonorsweighting,local-board-approvedhonorscoursesmustbedevelopedandevaluatedusingtheSCHonorsFramework.Itistheroleofthelocalboardtoensurethatallelementsintheframeworkareadheredtowhenthecourseistakenforinitialboardapproval.Thedistrictshouldretainevidencethatthehonorscourseframeworkwasappliedtothedevelopmentofthecourse.Courses(andsupportingevidence)maybeauditedbytheSCDEinthedeskauditandfullaccreditationauditcycles.

Schooldistrictsmaydesignatehonorscoursesandgivetheassignedweightingunderthefollowingconditions:

A. Theremustbeevidencethatthehonors-levelcourserepresentsextension,acceleration,andenrichmentoftheSouthCarolinaCollegePreparatory(CP)levelcoursestudy.Curriculumshouldindicatedepthinrigor,complexity,challenges,andcreativitybeyondtheCPlevelcourseasoutlinedintheProfileoftheSouthCarolinaGraduate.

B. TheremustbeevidenceofappropriatedifferentiationininstructionalpracticesforadvancedlearnersthatwillenhancethedeliveryofinstructionwhilestrengtheningthecomponentsoutlinedintheProfileoftheSouthCarolinaGraduate.

C. Theremustbeevidencethatpurposefulassessmentpracticesalignwiththehonorslevelcurriculumandinstructionalbestpractices,toincludepre-assessment,formativeassessment,andsummativeassessment.

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Onehalfofaqualitypoint(.5)isaddedtotheCP weightingforhonorscoursesthathaveevidenceofmeetingthethreecriterialistedabove.

Thesecriteriaapplytoallhonorscourses,includingthoseofferedonlineandinnontraditionalsettings.

TransferringCourseswithHonorsWeight

Beginningwiththe2017-2018schoolyear,andbeyond,allcoursesreceivinghonorsweightfromin-stateandout-of-statepublicschoolsmustbetranscribedathonorsweightevenifthesamehonorscourseisnotofferedatthereceivingschool.

Homeschool,privateschool,orout-of-statenon-publiccharterschoolstudentsshallhavetheopportunitytoprovideevidenceofworktobeconsideredforhonorsweightingwhentransferringtoapublicschool.Thedistrictshallhavetherighttoevaluateevidenceprovidedbytheparentorstudentbeforetranscribingthecourse(s)athonorsweight.ThereceivingschoolmayusetheSCHonorsFrameworkcriteriatoevaluatesuchevidence.Thereceivingschoolmakesthefinaldecisiononwhethertoawardthehonorsweighting.TheSCDEadvisesdistrictstoadoptapolicyforacceptingunitsofcreditfromhomeschool,privateschool,orout-of-statenon-publiccharterschoolforconsistency.

CollegeCreditsWhileinHighSchool

AdvancedPlacementandInternationalBaccalaureateCoursesThefollowingcriteriaapplytotheCollegeBoard’sAdvancedPlacement(AP)coursesandtohighschoolInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)courses—includingthoseofferedonlineandinothernontraditionalsettingsandthoserecordedonatranscriptfromanout•of-stateschoolthatisaccreditedundertheregulationsoftheboardofeducationofthatstateortheappropriateregionalaccreditingagency:theNewEnglandAssociationofCollegesandSchools,theMiddleStatesAssociationofCollegesandSchools,theSouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchools,theNorthCentralAssociationofCollegesandSchools,theWesternAssociationofCollegesandSchools,ortheNorthwestAssociationofCollegesandSchool(asspecifiedinSBERegulation43•273,TransfersandWithdrawals).

● OnlyAPorIBcoursescanbeawardedafullqualitypointabovetheCPweighting.SeminarorsupportcoursesforAPorIBmaybeweightedashonorsbutnotasAPorIBcourses.

● AnAPcoursecancarryonlyonecreditwiththeadditionalqualitypointaboveCP.

● Astandard•level(SL)IBcoursecancarryonlyonequalitypointweightingpercourse.Ahigher-level(HL)IBcourserequiresa

minimumof240hoursofinstruction(ortwocourses)andmayalsoreceiveonequalitypointweightingpercourse(i.e.,twoweightedcredits).

TheawardoftheIBDiplomarequiresaminimumof24pointsandcourseworkandpassingscoresonexaminationsinsixIBsubjects;completionof150hoursofCreativity,Action,andService(CAS)activities;a4,000wordExtendedEssay;and the Theory of Knowledge course. Students wishing to participate in the International Baccalaureate DiplomaProgramshouldcontacttheIBCoordinatoratJamesIslandCharterHighSchool.

DualEnrollmentCourses(DE)

Dual credit courses—whether they are taken at the school where the student is enrolled or at a postsecondary institution—are those courses for which the student has been granted permission by his or her home school to earn both high school units of credit and college credit. One quality point may be added to the CP weighting for dual credit courses that are applicable to baccalaureate degrees, associate degrees, or certification programs that lead to an industry credential offered by accredited institutions per established district articulation agreements. Students/parents/guardians are responsible for all tuition, books and related fees associated with taking Dual Credit courses. Contact your School Counselor for information about financial assistant for those students on free or reduced lunch programs.

Earning Dual Credit

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Permission must be granted by the student’s home high school prior to the student’s taking the dual credit course to earn both a unit for high school credit and college credit. Students taking dual credit courses are building two transcripts: the institution of higher education (IHE) transcript and the high school transcript. For example, if a student receives a final numeric grade of 92 in a dual credit course, the final numerical average should be transcribed on the high school transcript and correlated to the high school GPA quality points associated with that numerical average. The IHE GPA quality points for the college transcript may be different for the same numerical grade in the course when the IHE rules regarding quality points on the college transcript differ.

Dual Credit Articulation Agreements

To award dual credit, districts must develop detailed articulation agreements with partner IHEs, whether two-year or four-year colleges or technical colleges, that clearly outline the specific courses that will be allowed for dual credit. Students may not take college courses on their own time at an institution of higher education with the expectations that the course would be transcribed back to the high school transcript without first consulting the district to determine if the course is a part of the articulated agreement between the high school and IHE.

Dual credit articulation agreements between the home high school and the partner institution of higher education shall provide a transcript to document a final grade. When possible, a numerical average of zero to 100 should be provided to the high school for the purpose of recording a final grade for the high school transcript. If the numeric grade is not possible, the UGP conversion rule for other grades will be applied.

College remediation and orientation courses may not be awarded the additional quality point above CP weighting (i.e., dual credit weight). Districts also have authority in their articulation agreements to define other courses offered by a college that may not be articulated back to the high school transcript above CP weighting.

Transferring dual credit courses

Dual credit courses taken in South Carolina may earn 1.0 quality point weighting above CP pending the district’s articulation agreement with the institution of higher education. All dual credit courses earned in South Carolina should be transcribed with the 1.0 quality point weight when the student transfers to a new school. Dual credit courses earned out of state may or may not carry quality point weightings. When a student transfers, the weight applied at the sending institution according to that state’s regulations will be applied on the transcript in the receiving South Carolina high school. A high school should NOT change the weight of a dual credit course to match South Carolina’s process when they transcribe the course.

Students are responsible for verifying any college’s acceptance of credits earned as dual credit. Enrollment in a dual credit course does not guarantee college acceptance.

YouthApprenticeshipProgramFor more information about Youth Apprenticeship and other CTE programs visit: http://charlestonempowered.com/

The CharlestonMetro Chamber of Commerce, Trident Technical College, Charleston, Berkeley, andDorchester school districts and localbusinessandindustryleadershaveteameduptoprovideareahighschoolstudentswiththeopportunitytoparticipateinRegisteredYouthApprenticeshipPrograms.YouthApprenticeshipsareuniquetrainingprogramsforqualified10th-12thgradestudentsthatcombinehighschoolandcollegecoursestogetherwithpaidon-the-jobtrainingwithlocalemployers.

Youth Apprenticeship Participation Requirements

Tobeeligibleforayouthapprenticeship,astudentmust: ∙ Bearisingjunior,seniororgraduatingsenior ∙ Beatleast16yearsofage ∙ AchievequalifyingACCUPLACERPlacementTestscores* ∙ Demonstrateacademicreadinessandresponsibility ∙ Havereliabletransportationtoworkandtoschool ∙ BelegallyabletoworkintheU.S.

Tostarttheapplicationprocess,studentsmustcompleteandsubmitallsectionsoftheYouthApprenticeshipApplicationPacket,includingproofofqualifyingplacementtestscores.ToscheduleanappointmentattheTTCTestingCenter,call843.574.6410.

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Formoreinformationorfortheapplicationpackage, pleasevisitthis

website:http://www.tridenttech.edu/career/workforce/car_youth_apprenticeships.htm

CareerandTechnicalAdvancedPlacement(CTAP)

CTAPisaTridentTechnicalCollege(TTC)programthatallowsqualifiedhighschoolstudentstoearnexemptioncreditatTTCbydemonstratingmasteryofcollegecoursecompetencies.StudentswhosuccessfullycompletespecifichighschoolcoursesinCareerandTechnicalEducation(CTE)andwhodemonstratemasteryofcollegecoursecompetenciescanbeawardedexemptioncredittowardtheirprogramsatTTC.

CCSD’sONLINELEARNING(tolaunchFall2018)&SouthCarolinaVirtualSchool(VSC)CCSD’sStrategicPlan(2017,Goal#3)includedanactionplanfortheestablishmentofenhancedvirtualprogramoptionsforCCSDstudents.The“CCSDOnlineLearning”programisbeingdevelopedandisanticipatedtolaunchintheFallof2018.TheCCSDOnlineLearning(CCSDOL)programwillprovideCCSDstudentswithadditionalonlinelearningoptionsandasupplementtocoursesofferedthroughVirtualSC(VSC),theStateprovidedonlinelearningprogramforSCSecondarystudents.CCSDOLandVSCwillprovidehighschooladministratorsandguidancecounselorswithoptionsforassistingstudentsinresolvinguniqueschedulingconflicts,willprovideadditionalopportunitiescreditrecoveryforstudentsinjeopardyofretentionornotcompletinggraduationrequirementsontime,willprovideflexibleenrollmentoptionstosupportHomeboundstudentsorstudent'sfacingissuesthatpotentiallycouldinterrupttheiracademicprogress.CCSDOLandVSCcourseswillalsoprovideincreasedacademicoptionsformotivatedstudentstoextendlearningopportunitiesbeyondhighschoolgraduationrequirements,andwillenhancestudents’optionstomeettheirpersonalacademicgoals.Interestedstudentsshouldmeetwiththeirschoolguidancecounselortodiscussonlinelearningoptions.Allonlinelearningcourses,tobepostedonastudent’shighschooltranscript(calculatedinstudent'sGPA),mustbetakenthroughdistrictapprovedCCSDOLprogramcourseofferings(postedbysemester),VSCcourseofferings(postedbysemester),ordistrictapprovedDualCreditonlinecourseofferings.AlistofCCSD’sOnlineLearningprogramcourseoptionsareanticipatedtobeavailableAugust1st.Fall2018enrollmentwillbelimited.

Allvirtualschool/onlinelearningcoursesnottakenthroughanapprovedonlineprogramatthehomehighschoolmustbetakenthroughtheVSCorCCSDOLprogram.

SummerSchoolviaVirtualOptionsSummerschoolcoursesmaybeattendedasanopportunityforrecoveringcreditandenrichment.InspecificcasesdescribedbelowsummerschoolcoursesmayalsobetakenforinitialcreditinthecoreareasEnglish,Math,Science,andSocialStudies.Principalswillmakethefinaldecisionregardingtheapprovalordenialofarequesttotakearequiredsubjectinsummerschool.Withthepermissionofthehomeschoolprincipal,astudentshallbeallowedtotakearequiredcourseinanaccreditedapprovedsummerschoolprovidedthatthestudent:

• haspreviouslyfailedthecourse;or • receivedFA(failureduetoabsences);or • hasanapprovedacceleratededucationplan;or • hasanapprovededucationplanintowhichtherequiredsubjectcannotbescheduledduringtheregularschoolyear;or

• isabletocompleteallgraduationrequirementsinthesummersession.

Credit earned in summer school will be denied if prior approval by the Principal or designee is not obtained and it is not earned in an accredited program.

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A student shall be allowed to take English or mathematicsasanewsubjectinsummerschoolonlyif(a)he/shehasanapprovedplantoachieveon-timegraduationand(b) enrollmentissufficientforthecoursetobeoffered.

Astudentwhohascompletedeight semestersofhighschool shallbeallowed to takeonesubjectasanewcourse inorder tocompletegraduationrequirementsprovidedenrollmentissufficientforthecoursetobeoffered.

Studentsshallbeallowedtotakeacourseasanewsubjectforenrichmentorasarequiredcoursewhenitcannotbescheduledroutinelyintohis/herfour-yeareducationplanandenrollmentissufficientforthecoursetobeoffered(i.e.,PhysicalEducation,Driver’sEducation,Keyboarding,orIntroductiontoComputers).

ReportCardsandTranscriptsReporting All report cards and transcripts will use numerical grades for courses carrying high school units of credit. Transcripts and report cards will specify the course title and the level or type of course the student has taken (e.g., English 1, Algebra 2 honors, AP U.S. History). The current grading scale must be printed on the report card and all official transcripts.

SouthCarolinaEnd–of-CourseExaminationsTheEndofCourseExaminationProgram(EOCEP)isastatewideassessmentprogramofendofcoursetestsforgatewaycoursesawarded

unitsofcreditinEnglish/languagearts,mathematics,science,andsocialstudies.TheEOCEPencouragesinstructioninthespecificacademic

standardsforthecourses,encouragesstudentachievement,anddocumentsthelevelofstudents’masteryoftheacademicstandards.

Tomeetfederalaccountabilityrequirements,theEOCEPinmathematics,English/languageartsandsciencewillbeadministeredtoallpublic

schoolstudentsbythethirdyearofhighschool,includingthosestudentsasrequiredbythefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducation

ImprovementAct(IDEA)andbyTitle1oftheElementaryandSecondaryEducationAct(ESEA).

ToearnaSouthCarolinahighschooldiploma,studentsarerequiredtopassahighschoolcreditcourseinscience,andahighschoolcredit

courseinUnitedStateshistoryinwhichthestate’sendofcourseexaminationsareadministered.CurrentlythesecoursesareBiology1

(science)andUnitedStatesHistoryandConstitution(socialstudies).

GatewaycoursesinEnglish/languagearts,mathematics,science,andsocialstudieswillbedefinedbytheStateBoardofEducation.EOCEP

examinationscorescount20percentinthecalculationofthestudent’sfinalgradeingatewaycourses.Definedgatewaycoursescurrently

includethefollowingcoursesorcourseswithothernamesandactivitycodesinwhichthesameacademicstandardsaretaught:Algebra1,

IntermediateAlgebra,Biology1,English1,andUnitedStatesHistoryandtheConstitution.

AcceleratedGraduation/EarlyGraduatesInsomecasesanadvancedstudentmayupontheapprovaloftheprincipalandwiththeconsentoftheparents/legalguardians,acceleratehis/herhighschoolstudiesandgraduateinthreeyears.Whensuchapprovalisgranted,thestudentmaytaketwounitsofmathematicssimultaneouslyinthesecondyearorthirdyearandtwounitsofEnglishsimultaneouslyduringthethirdyearinhighschool.Summerschoolcourseswillnotbeapprovedinthe“core”academicareasforthosestudentswhohavedemonstratedsuperioracademicachievementandarepursuinganacceleratedprogramtocompletediplomarequirementsinthreeyears.Nocreditforanysummerschoolcoursewillbeawardedwithoutpriorpermission.

Itisimportanttonotethatanystudentgraduatingbeforethespringgraduationwillnotbeapartofthefinalclassranking.OnlyMay/JunerankingsareusedtoqualifyforStatesupportedscholarships(LIFE,HOPE,PalmettoFellows.)Thismayaffectscholarshipopportunitiesand/orfinancialaid.Contactyourintendedcollegetodeterminethefinancialeffectofgraduatingatanyothertimethan in the Spring(May/June).Foradditionalinformationhttps://www.che.sc.gov/Students,FamiliesMilitary/LIFE/HighSchoolEarlyGraduationInformation.aspx.

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SouthCarolinaHigh SchoolDiplomaRequirementsInorder toreceiveaSCstatehighschooldiploma, thestudentmustattendthehighschool issuing thediploma fora least thesemesterimmediatelyprecedinggraduation,exceptinthecaseofabonafidechangeofresidencetoalocationwherethesendingschoolwillnotgrantthediploma.(StateRegulation43-259). Studentsandtheirparents/guardiansshouldreviewthetranscriptsandcreditsearnedregularlyandworkinpartnershipwiththeirSchoolCounselorandtoensurehighschooldiplomarequirementsaremet.

Subject Total Credits

English 4 Credits

Mathematics 4 Credits

Science * 3 Credits

United States History 1 Credit

Economics .5 Credit

United States Government .5 Credit

Other Social Studies 1 Credit

Physical Education or Junior ROTC 1 Credit

Computer Science ** 1 Credit

Foreign Language *** or Career & Technology

Education (CTE)

1 Credit

Electives 7 (to include Comprehensive Health)

Total for HS Graduation 24 Credits

* AllstudentsmusttakeBiologyandtheBiologyEnd-of-CourseExaminationinordertomeetgraduationrequirementssetbytheStateBoardofEducation.

**Keyboardingmaycountuptoone-halfunitofthecomputersciencerequirement.AunitofcreditappliedtowardthecomputersciencerequirementmaynotbeusedtomeetthemathematicsrequirementortheCareer&TechnologyEducationrequirement.

***ThestudentinaCollegePrepprogrammustearnoneunitinaforeignlanguage.(Mostfouryearcolleges/universitiesrequireatleasttwounitsofthesameforeignlanguage.)Ifastudentdoesnotplantoentercollege,thenoneunitincareerandtechnologyeducationbeyondthecomputerscienceunitmustbeearned.

ThestudentmustcompleteastudyofandpassanexaminationontheprinciplesoftheUnitedStatesConstitution,theDeclarationofIndependence,theFederalistpapers,andAmericaninstitutionandideals.Thisinstructionshallbegivenforaperiodofatleastoneyearoritsequivalent,eitherwithintherequiredU.S.Historycourseand/orwithinanothercourseusingasuitabletextrecommendedbytheStateSuperintendentofEducationandapprovedbytheStateBoardofEducation(SBE).

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GradeLevelClassification

Grade9Inordertobeclassifiedasaninthgradestudent,theindividualmusthavemettherequirementsandbepromotedfromthe8thgrade.

Grade10Inordertobeclassifiedasatenthgradestudent,theindividualmusthavecompletedsix(6)unitstoinclude:

• OneunitofEnglish • OneunitofMathematics

Grade11Inordertobeclassifiedasaneleventhgradestudent,theindividualmusthavecompletedtwelve(12)unitstoinclude:

• OneunitofEnglish1 • OneunitofEnglish2 • TwounitsofMathematics • OneunitinScience StudentsinthethirdyearofhighschoolwillbeadministeredaCareerAssessmentandACTorSATAssessments

Grade12Inordertobeclassifiedasatwelfthgradestudent,theindividualmusthavecompletedeighteen

(18)unitstoinclude*:

• OneuniteachofEnglish1,2and3 • Threeunitsinmathematics • Twounitsinscience

Inaddition,thestudentmustbeenrolledinallotherunits(requiredandelective)neededtocompletegraduationrequirements.

*When,basedonthestudent’sschedule,itisanticipatedthatastudentwillcompletegraduationrequirementsbytheendoftheschoolyear,thestudentmaybeplacedinaseniorhomeroomandclassifiedas12thgrade,evenifalloftheunitslistedabovearenotcompleted.

SouthCarolinaFourYearCollegeRequirements

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Students planning to attend four-year public colleges and universities in South Carolina must meet the followingrequirements. Students interested in attending other four-year colleges should contact that schools’ admissions office forspecificadmissionrequirements.Additionalcoursesmayberequired.

ThechartbelowisprovidedbytheSCCommissiononHigherEducationandappliestoenteringcollegefreshmanbeginninginAcademic Year 2019-20. For more information about South Carolina college admission requirements visithttp://www.che.sc.gov/CHE_Docs/academicaffairs/College_Preparatory_Course_Prerequisite_Requirements_Fall_2019.pdf

Subject Requirements

English 4units

Math 4units*

• CPAlgebra1ORFoundationsinAlgebra&IntermediateAlgebra • Geometry • Algebra2 • 4thhigher-levelmathclass

Science 3units**

2 units must be selected from two different fields and taken from amongbiology,chemistry,physicsorearthscience.Thethirdunitmaybefromthesame field as above or from any lab science forwhich biology, chemistry,physicsorearthscienceisaprerequisite.Seeadditionalnotesbelow.

USHistory 1unit

Economics .5unit

Government .5unit

SocialStudiesdStuStudies

1unit

PE/ROTC 1unit

ForeignLanguage

2unitsofthesamelanguage

Some four year universities may require 3 units of the same foreign language for admission.

FineArts 1unitinFineArts***

Elective 2additionalunit****

* A fourth higher-level mathematics course should be selected from among Algebra III/trigonometry, precalculus,calculus, statistics,discretemathematics,oracapstonemathematicscourse. It ishighlyrecommendstudents takeamathematicscourseallfouryearsinhighschool.

**Twounitsmustbetakenintwodifferentfieldsofthephysical,earthorlifesciencesandselectedfromamongbiology,chemistry,physicsorearthscience.Thethirdunitmaybefromthesamefieldasoneofthefirsttwounits(biology,chemistry,physicsorearthscience)orfromanylaboratoryscienceforwhichbiology,chemistry,physicsand/orearthscienceisaprerequisite.Coursesingeneralorintroductorysciencewhichoneofthesefourunitsisnotaprerequisite

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willnotmeetthisrequirement.Itisstrongly recommended that students desiring to pursue careers in science,mathematics,engineeringortechnologytake one course in all four fields: biology, chemistry, physics and earthscience.

***OneunitinAppreciationof,Historyof,orPerformanceinoneofthefinearts.

**** Two unit must be taken as an elective. A college preparatory course in Computer Science (i.e., one involvingsignificantprogrammingcontent,notsimplykeyboarding)isstronglyrecommendedforthiselective.Otheracceptableelectives include college preparatory courses in English; fine arts; foreign languages; social science; humanities;laboratory science (excluding earth science, general physical science, general environmental science, or otherintroductorysciencecoursesforwhichbiologyand/orchemistryisnotaprerequisite);ormathematicsabovethelevelofAlgebraII.

SpecialNotesRelatedtoSCFourYearCollegeRequirements:

• FoundationsinAlgebraandIntermediateAlgebramaycounttogetherasasubstituteforAlgebraIifastudentsuccessfullycompletesAlgebraII.Noothercoursesmaybesubstitutedforthethreerequiredmathematicscourses(AlgebraI,AlgebraII,andGeometry).

• TheCollegePreparatoryCoursePrerequisiteRequirements areminimal requirements for four-yearpubliccollege admission. Therefore, students should check early with colleges of their choice to plan to meetadditionalhighschoolprerequisitesthatmightberequiredforadmissionandtoprepareforcollegeentranceexaminations.

• Studentsshouldpreparethemselvesforcollege-levelworkbyenrollinginchallenginghighschoolcourses,suchashonors,AdvancedPlacement(AP),InternationalBaccalaureate(IB),anddualenrollmentcourses.

• It is the responsibilityofeachschooldistrict todisseminate this setof requirements toentering freshmenstudentsinterestedinpursuingafour-yearcollegedegreeinSouthCarolinaupongraduationfromhighschooland to provide the web address for their viewing:http://www.che.sc.gov/CHE_Docs/academicaffairs/College_Preparatory_Course_Prerequisite_Requirements_Fall_2019.pdf.

CourseLoadAllstudentsenrolledasregularstudentsinGrades9-12intheCharlestonCountySchoolDistrictmustbeenrolledinaminimumnumberofcoursesorunitequivalentsasfollows:

• Grade9-10 7units • Grade11 5units • Grade12* 5units

Incasesofextremehardship,aseniormayrequestinwritingtotheprincipal,permissionforawaiverofthefive-unitrequirement.

*ExtendedLearningOpportunities(internship,co-oporapprenticeship)maycountasthefifthunitinGrade12.

SouthCarolinaUniformGradingPolicyThe Legislative Mandate

S.C. Code Ann. § 59•5•68 (2004) reads as follows:

The General Assembly finds that given the fact the State provides substantial financial academic assistance to students of the State based on cumulative grade point averages and districts currently use a variety of grading scales, it is in the best interest of the students of South Carolina for a uniform grading scale to be developed and adopted by the State Board of Education to be implemented in all public schools of the State.

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Therefore, the State Board of Education is directed to establish a task force comprised of superintendents, principals, teachers, and representatives of school boards and higher education no later than June 30, 1999. The task force shall make recommendations to the board including, but not limited to, the following: consistent numerical breaks for letter grades; consideration of standards to define an honors course; appropriate weighting of courses; and determination of courses and weightings to be used in the calculation of class rank. The task force shall report its findings to the State Board of Education no later than December 1, 1999. The State Board of Education shall then adopt and school districts of the State shall begin using the adopted grading scale no later than the 2000–2001 school year.

The State Board of Education (SBE) adopted a Uniform Grading Policy (UGP) for South Carolina’s public schools in December 1999. That policy, which applied to all students who first enrolled in the ninth grade in the 2000–01 school year, was revised in 2007, 2016 (ten- point scale), and 2017. The particulars of the state’s revised Uniform Grading Policy are set forth in the pages that follow here.

The new uniform grading scale and the system for calculating grade point averages (GPAs) and class rank will be effective for all students

beginning in the 2016–17 school year. Other 2017 changes made to the UGP will take effect in the 2017–18 and later school years.7 POINT GRADING SCALE USED FOR COURSE WORK COMPLETED PRIOR TO AUGUST 15, 2016Note:ThisGradePointConversionChartisforreferenceonlyascounselorsandregistrars’transcribegradesforcoursestakenpriorto2016.

Letter South Carolina Uniform Grading Scale Prior to August 2016

A 93-100

B 85-92

C 77-84

D 70-76

F 0-69

SouthCarolinaUniformGradingScaleConversions

Numerical Average

Letter Grade

College Prep

Honors

AP/IB/ Dual Credit

100 A 4.875 5.375 5.875

99 A 4.750 5.250 5.750

98 A 4.625 5.125 5.625

97 A 4.500 5.000 5.500

96 A 4.375 4.875 5.375

95 A 4.250 4.750 5.250

94 A 4.125 4.625 5.125

93 A 4.000 4.500 5.000

GRA

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92 B 3.875 4.375 4.875

91 B 3.750 4.250 4.750

90 B 3.625 4.125 4.625

89 B 3.500 4.000 4.500

88 B 3.375 3.875 4.375

87 B 3.250 3.750 4.250

86 B 3.125 3.625 4.125

85 B 3.000 3.500 4.000

84 C 2.875 3.375 3.875

83 C 2.750 3.250 3.750

82 C 2.625 3.125 3.625

81 C 2.500 3.000 3.500

80 C 2.375 2.875 3.375

79 C 2.250 2.750 3.250

78 C 2.125 2.625 3.125

77 C 2.000 2.500 3.000

76 D 1.875 2.375 2.875

75 D 1.750 2.250 2.750

74 D 1.625 2.125 2.625

73 D 1.500 2.000 2.500

72 D 1.375 1.875 2.375

71 D 1.250 1.750 2.250

70 D 1.125 1.625 2.125

69 F 1.000 1.500 2.000

68 F 0.875 1.375 1.875

67 F 0.750 1.250 1.750

66 F 0.625 1.125 1.625

PAGE 40 65 F 0.500 1.000 1.500

64 F 0.375 0.875 1.375

63 F 0.250 0.750 1.250

62 F 0.125 0.625 1.125

0–61 F 0.000 0.000 0.000

61 FA 0.000 0.000 0.000

61 WF 0.000 0.000 0.000

— WP 0.000 0.000 0.000

— AU 0.000 0.000 0.000

FA: failure due to absences; WF: withdrawal failing; WP: withdrawal passing; AU: audit

10 POINT GRADING SCALE USED FOR COURSE WORK COMPLETED AFTER AUGUST 15, 2016

Letter South Carolina Uniform Grading Scale

A 90-100

B 80-89

C 70-79

D 60-69

F 0-59

SouthCarolinaUniformGradingScaleConversions10PTSCALE

Numerical Average

Letter Grade

College Prep

Honors

AP/IB/ Dual Credit

100 A 5.000 5.5000 6.000

99 A 4.900 5.40000000000000

5.900

98 A 4.800 5.300 5.800

97 A 4.700 5.200 5.700

96 A 4.600 5.100 5.600

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95 A 4.500 5.000 5.500

94 A 4.400 4.900 5.400

93 A 4.300 4.800 5.300

92 A 4.200 4.700 5.200

91 A 4.100 4.600 5.100

90 A 4.000 4.500 5.000

89 B 3.900 4.400 4.900

88 B 3.800 4.300 4.800

87 B 3.700 4.200 4.700

86 B 3.600 4.100 4.600

85 B 3.500 4.000 4.500

84 B 3.400 3.900 4.400

83 B 3.300 3.800 4.300

82 B 3.200 3.700 4.200

81 B 3.100 3.600 4.100

80 B 3.000 3.500 4.000

79 C 2.900 3.400 3.900

78 C 2.800 3.300 3.800

77 C 2.700 3.200 3.700

76 C 2.600 3.100 3.600

75 C 2.500 3.000 3.500

74 C 2.400 2.900 3.400

73 C 2.300 2.800 3.300

72 C 2.200 2.700 3.200

71 C 2.100 2.600 3.100

70 C 2.000 2.500 3.000

69 D 1.900 2.400 2.900

68 D 1.800 2.300 2.800

67 D 1.700 2.200 2.700

PAGE 40 66 D 1.600 2.100 2.600

65 D 1.500 2.000 2.500

64 D 1.400 1.900 2.400

63 D 1.300 1.800 2.300

62 D 1.200 1.700 2.200

61 D 1.100 1.600 2.100

60 D 1.000 1.500 2.000

59 F 0.900 1.400 1.900

58 F 0.800 1.300 1.800

57 F 0.700 1.200 1.700

56 F 0.600 1.100 1.600

55 F 0.500 1.000 1.500

54 F 0.400 0.900 1.400

53 F 0.300 0.800 1.300

52 F 0.200 0.700 1.200

51 F 0.100 0.600 1.100

0–50 F 0.000 0.000 0.000

50 WF 0.000 0.000 0.000

50 FA 0.000 0.000 0.000

— WP - - -

__ P - - -

__ NP _ _ _

_ AU _ _ _

FA: failure due to absences; WF: withdrawal failing; WP: withdrawal passing; P: Passing; AU: Audit NP: Not Passed

ComputingGradePointAverages7PointScale–2009Note:ThisCGPAChartisforREFERENCEONLYascounselorsandregistrars'transcriptgradesforcoursestakenpriorto2016.AllSouthCarolinapublicschoolswillusethefollowingformulatocomputeallGPAs:

GPA=sum(qualitypoints×units)÷sumofunitsattemptedSTUDENTEXAMPLECourseTaken Numerical

AverageQualityPoints

Unit

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English1 91 3.750 1Algebra1 87 3.250 1

PhysicalScience 94 4.125 1WorldGeography,Honors 83 3.250 1

PhysicalEducation 92 3.875 .5French1 84 2.875 1

COMPUTATION

QualityPoints Units3.750 × 1.0 = 3.7503.250 × 1.0 = 3.250

4.125 × 1.0 = 4.125

3.250 × 1.0 = 3.250

3.875 × .5 = 1.9375

2.875 × 1.0 = 2.875

sumofunitsattempted 5.5 19.1875 sumofqualitypoints×unitssumof(qualitypoints×units)dividedbysumofunitsattempted,roundedto3decimalplaces19.1875÷5.5rounded3.488636to3.489

10 Point Scale–2016

STUDENTEXAMPLE

CourseTaken NumericalAverage QualityPoints UnitEnglish1 91 4.100 1Algebra1 87 3.700 1

PhysicalScience 94 4.400 1WorldGeography,Honors 83 3.800 1

PhysicalEducation 92 4.200 1French1 84 3.400 1

COMPUTATION

QualityPoints Units4.100 × 1.0 = 4.1003.700 × 1.0 = 3.7004.400 × 1.0 = 4.4003.800 × 1.0 = 3.8004.200 × 1.0 = 4.2003.400 × 1.0 = 3.400

sumofunitsattempted6.023.600 sumofqualitypoints×unitssumof(qualitypointsxunits)sumofunitsattempted,roundedto3decimalplaces23.600÷6.0rounded3.9333333to3.933Computationsmayberoundedtoahighernumber.

Theestablishmentofcriteriafordetermininghonorsgraduates,includingthevaledictorianorsalutatorian,isalocaldecision.Localboardsmayestablishearliercutoffs(e.g.,theseventhsemesterofhighschool,thethirdnineweeksofthesenioryear)whenrankingstudentsforanylocalpurpose.However,classrankforLIFEScholarshipsisdeterminedattheconclusionofthespringsemesterofthesenioryear.

WithdrawingfromaCourse Withthefirstdayofenrollmentinthecourseasthebaseline,studentswhowithdrawfromacoursewithinthreedaysina45daycourse,fivedaysina90daycourse,ortendaysina180daycoursewilldosowithoutpenalty.

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Thethree•,five•,andten–daylimitationwithdrawing fromacoursewithoutpenaltydonotapplytocourseorcourse•levelchangesapprovedbytheadministrationofaschool.StudentswhowithdrawfromacoursewithadministrativeapprovalwillbegivenaWPforthecourse.Studentswhowithdrawfromacourseafterthespecifiedtimeofthreedaysfora45daycourse,fivedaysina90daycourse,ortendaysina180daycoursewithoutadministrativeapproval,shallbeassignedaWF,andtheF(asa50)willbecalculatedinthestudentsoverallgradepointaverage.Withdrawallimitationsfordistancelearning,dualcredit,andvirtualcourseswillbeestablishedbylocaldistrictsinconjunctionwithpartnerinstitutionsofhighereducationandVirtualSCenrollmentandwithdrawaldeadlines.Studentswhodropoutofschoolorareexpelledaftertheallowedperiodforwithdrawalbutbeforetheendofthegradingperiodwillbeassignedgradesinaccordancewiththefollowingpolicies:● ThestudentwillreceiveaWPifheorshewaspassingthecourse.ThegradeofWPwillcarrynoearnedunitsofcreditandno

qualitypointstobefactoredintothestudent’sGPA. ● ThestudentwillreceiveaWFifheorshewasfailingthecourse.ThegradeofWFwillcarrynoearnedunitsofcreditbutwillbe

factoredintothestudent’sGPAasa50.

CourseAuditsLocalboardsmayestablishpolicytoallowastudenttoauditacoursefornograde.Thedecisiontoauditmustbemadeinadvanceoftakingthecourseandthestudentmustagreetofollowallschoolandclassroomattendance,behavior,participation,andcourserequirements.Thecoursemustbemarkedfor“nocredit”and“notincludedinGPA”atthestudentlevel.StudentswhoauditacoursethatrequiresanEndofCourseExaminationshouldnottaketheEnd-of-CourseExaminationProgram(EOCEP).DistrictsmaydeveloppolicythatstudentsauditinganAPorIBcoursemaytaketheexaminationsattheirownexpensesincethestateonlyprovidesfundsforstudentsformallyenrolledinAPcourses.UsetheActivityCodingSystemmanualforguidanceonusingcoursecodesforauditing.

RetakingaCourse

StudentsingradesninethroughtwelvemayretakeacourseatthesamelevelofdifficultyiftheyhaveearnedaDoranFinthatcourse.Districtsmayextendthepolicytoallowstudentsmakinganygradetoretakeanycourseperlocalboarddecision.Retakingthecoursemeansthatthestudentcompletestheentirecourseagain(notasubsetofthecoursesuchasthroughcreditorcontentrecovery).IfthecoursebeingretakenhasanEOCEP,theEOCEPmustberetaken.Thestudent’stranscriptwillreflectbothcourseinstances.OnlyonecourseattemptandthehighestgradeearnedforthecoursewillbecalculatedintheGPA.Astudentwhohastakenacourseforaunitofhighschoolcreditpriortohisorherninthgradeyearmayretakethatcourseregardlessofthegradeheorshehasearned.Astudentwhoretakesahighschoolcreditcoursefrommiddleschoolmustcompleteitbeforethebeginningofthesecondyearofhighschool.Astudentingradesninethroughtwelve,mustretakeacoursebytheendofthenextschoolyearorbeforethenextsequentialcourse(whichevercomesfirst).Insuchacase,onlythehighestgradewillbeusedinfiguringthestudent’sGPA.Thestudentmaynotretakethecourseifthecoursebeingreplacedhasbeenusedasaprerequisiteforenrollmentinasubsequentcourse;i.e.,astudentmaynotretakeAlgebra1afterhavingearnedcreditforahigherlevelmathematicscourse(Geometry,Algebra2).

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CreditRecoveryDefinitionCreditrecoveryisdefinedasacourse-specific,skill-basedlearningopportunityforstudentswhohavepreviouslyfailedtomastercontentorskillsrequiredtoreceivecredit.Theterm"CreditRecovery"referstoablockofinstructionthatislessthantheentiretyofthecourse.CreditRecoveryisnotintendedtoimpacteitherpositivelyornegativelyastudent’sGPA.Rather,itisintendedtoallowstudentsanopportunitytomasterthecontentorskillstheyfailedtomasterduringtheregularcourse.Bysuccessfullycompletingacreditrecoverycourse,studentswillbeawardedcreditearned..StudentsareeligibleforCreditRecoveryiftheirgradeforacourseisbetween50–59.CreditRecoveryisforstudentswhohavemettheseattimerequirement(120hoursfor1unitand60hoursfor½unit).Studentswhodidnotmeettheseattimerequirement,earneda“WF”orearnedafinalgradebelow50arenoteligibleforcreditrecovery.StudentswhoareenrolledinCreditRecoverycoursesthatrequirestateend-of-courseexaminationswillbeallowedtotaketheexaminationonlyonce,attheendoftheregularcoursedurationandnotattheendofanextendedperiodgrantedthroughthecreditrecoveryoption.Grades:

Districtsareresponsibleforestablishingspecificproceduresforevaluationofstudentsprogressanddetermininggrades.Fortranscribingthefinalgradeinacreditrecoverycoursethefollowingproceduresshallbefollowed:

1. Theoriginalfailinggradewillremainonthetranscriptasis2. Anewcoursestartingwiththeappropriateactivitycode,gradesscaledesignation,andunitmarkerwillbeenteredonthestudents

record(i.e.,3024CRCWEnglish-CR.)Thisnewcreditrecoverycoursewillbemarked“CR”attheendofthecoursetitleinthestudentinformationsystem.

3. Ifastudentpassesthecreditrecoverycoursewitha60orhigh,thepassinggradeisenteredasa“P”asthefinalgradeandtranscribedtothenumericalgradevalueof“0”asindicatedbytheadditionofthe“P”inthegradescalechart.Thus,thecreditrecoverycoursedoesnotimpactthestudent’sGPA.Ifastudentfailsthecreditrecoverycourse,thefailinggradeisenteredasan“NP”asthefinalgradeandtranscribedtothenumericalgradevalueof“0”asindicatedbytheadditionof“NP”onthegradescalechart.

4. Pleasenote,TheNCAAmaynotacceptCreditRecoverycoursesforpurposesofawardingathleticscholarships/eligibility.Pleasevisithttp://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future/nontraditional-coursesfortheNCAApolicyon“nontraditionalcourses”.

5. VERYIMPORTANTNOTE:AstudentwishingtomodifyhisorherGPAshallrepeatthefullcourseforcreditandnotseekacreditrecoverysolution.

Cost

CreditRecoverycoursestaughtthroughVirtualSCmaybefreetoallstudents.LocalBoardapprovedcreditrecoveryprogramsmayhaveanominalfeethatmeetstherequirementoftheSouthCarolinastatueonfees.Districtsmustkeepinmindthefollowingwhenmakinglocalboardpolicy:59-19-90

RulesandProceduresDistrictsthatprovideCreditRecoveryshalldevelopandimplementaCreditRecoveryboardpolicythatincludesrules,regulations,andprocesses.Therules,regulations,andprocessesshallbeavailabletofaculty,students,andparents/guardians.Ataminimum,districtpolicesmustaddressthefollowingareas:1) AdmissiontoandremovalfromtheCreditRecoveryProgram:

a. Districtsshallestablishanapplicationprocessthatrequiresconsentofparentorguardian; b. DistrictsshallestablishminimumcriteriatodetermineeligibilityforparticipationintheCreditRecoveryProgram; c. DistrictsshalldeterminethenumberofCreditRecoverycoursesthatastudentcantakeatonetime,inthecourseofaschool

year,orduringgradesninethroughtwelve;and d. DistrictsshalldeterminethelengthoftimeforaCreditRecoverycourse.Ingeneral,thelengthofacreditrecoverycourseshould

bebasedonthecontentandskillsthatastudentneedstomaster.CreditRecoverycoursestakenduringsemesteroneortwomustbecompletedwithinoneacademicschoolyear.CreditRecoverycoursestakeninasummersessionmustbecompletedbyAugust15tocountinthecurrentacademicyearforseniorsonly.AllothergradelevelstakingacreditrecoverycourseinthesummermayextendpastAugust15,butthecoursecreditwillberecordedinthenextacademicschoolyearbythedayofgraduationtocountduringthespringgraduation.

2) InstructionalmethodologyusedintheCreditRecoveryProgram:

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a. Districtsshalldetermineandevaluatethe alignmentofinstructionalmethodologyandmaterialsusedforthecreditrecovery(i.e.,onlineprogram,VirtualSC,direct instruction,computerassistedinstruction,etc.)tothestatestandards;and

b. DistrictsshallprovideprofessionaldevelopmentforteachersandfacilitatorsinvolvedwiththeCreditRecoveryProgram. 3) ContentandCurriculum:

a. CreditrecoverycurriculumshallbebasedonSouthCarolinastandardsforallcourses;and b. Creditrecoverycurriculumshallbealignedacrosscourseswithinadistrict.

Administrative Rule

CONTENT AND CREDIT RECOVERY

Code IKADD-R* Issued

School administrators will coordinate with staff members to identify students appropriate for participation in content and credit recovery programs.

Content Recovery

Students must be currently enrolled in a course to participate in content recovery.

Eligibility

Students are eligible for participation in content recovery through the recommendation of their classroom teacher based upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, documented student performance on formative and summative classroom assessments, student attendance patterns, and course content and curriculum pacing.

Students are generally not limited in the amount of courses for which they may participate in content recovery; however, school administrators may elect to limit participation based upon parent/legal guardian and/or teacher recommendation.

Grading

Content recovery assignments must be completed within the last two weeks of the course. (option: the last day of the course for which the content recovery is being attempted, two weeks following the last day of school, etc.). Seniors must complete any content recovery assignments no later than May 1st (option: May 1st, the last day of the school year, etc.). Upon satisfactory completion of all assigned work within the time allowed, the teacher will factor the content recovery grade in with the currently recorded grade for that subset of the course by averaging the student’s initial grade with the content recovery grade. (option: averaging the student’s initial grade with the content recovery grade, replacing the student’s initial grade with the content recovery grade, etc.).

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Credit Recovery

Students must have previously failed a course to be eligible for credit recovery. Participation in credit recovery will not affect a student’s GPA. Should a student wish to modify his/her GPA, he/she should repeat the full course for credit and not seek participation in the credit recovery program.

Eligibility

Students are eligible for a credit recovery course if they have previously taken and failed an initial credit course. Students must have obtained a grade of 50% or higher in the initial credit course, or the student is not eligible for credit recovery and must retake the full course to receive credit. Students who have already received credit for a course are ineligible to participate in credit recovery to improve their final grade. Students must retake the course before he/she has enrolled in the next sequential course or students may take a level 2 course while recovering from a failed level 1 course.

Students will be required to complete an application to request placement in a credit recovery course. Consent of the student’s parent/legal guardian must be obtained prior to enrollment.

Students may take no more than two credit recovery courses per semester during the regular school year. Students may only be enrolled in a maximum of two credit recovery courses at any given time. Students may not enroll in credit recovery for any course for which they received a “WF” (withdrawn failing) grade as a first attempt. Students who complete credit recovery for a failed Honors or AP level course will receive College Prep credit.

Instruction and curriculum

The method of instruction for credit recovery courses may vary based upon the district resources available, and includes, but is not limited to, use of an online or computer-based program (Edgenuity), VirtualSC, CCSD Virtual, direct instruction by a certified teacher either in person or via distance learning, or blended learning. Individuals charged with facilitating credit recovery courses will receive training in online instruction management and related technology, when applicable.

Each credit recovery course will be based upon state curriculum standards and objectives for the corresponding subject and will be aligned across courses within the district. The standards and concepts to be addressed in credit recovery courses will be determined by the teacher who assigned the student the failing grade in the initial credit course, through a diagnostic tool utilized by the credit recovery course facilitator or software program, or through another diagnostic assessment offered by the district.

Credit recovery course offerings may be limited by the availability of space, facilitators, and appropriate computer-based content and/or due to district budgetary constraints.

Grading

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Credit Recovery courses taken during semester one or two must be completed within one academic school year. Students are not permitted to remain in a credit recovery course for more than one academic school year.

Graduating seniors must complete credit recovery courses no later than May 1st (two weeks prior to the last day of school). (option: the day prior to graduation, May 31st, etc.). Any student taking Credit Recovery courses in a summer session must complete the coursework and receive a final grade by August 15. Those seniors who take a Credit Recovery course after the school’s graduation date for the spring term will be considered summer graduates and must also complete coursework by August 15th.

Credit Recovery Courses with EOCEPs

Students who are enrolled in courses requiring state end-of-course examinations must take the examinations and fulfill all requirements outlined in Regulation 43-262. Because end-of-course examinations focus on assessing a student’s mastery of an entire course, and credit recovery only focuses on a portion of the course’s content, students will not be permitted to retake the exam.

Student grades in credit recovery courses are designed to be GPA-neutral, meaning that the student’s GPA will not be affected by the student’s grade in the course. The failing grade in the initial credit course will remain on the student’s transcript. If the student passes the credit recovery course with a 60 or higher, the passing grade will be entered as “P.” If the student does not pass, the failing grade will be entered as “NP.” Neither the “P” or “NP” grade designation will impact the student’s GPA.

Cost

Credit recovery courses are typically provided to students without charge. However, a student’s parent/legal guardian will be responsible for any and all costs associated with a district-approved request to utilize an alternative method of instruction in lieu of the no-cost option the district offers.

APPLICATION and EXPECTATIONS AGREEMENT

**Complete a separate application for every Initial Credit (IC) or Credit Recovery (CR) course in which the student is enrolled**

Student Name: _______________________________ Current Grade: _______ Gender: ___M ___F

Last First M.I.

To be completed by Counselor or Designee:

To be completed by Parent/Student:

Street Address: ____________________________________ Mailing Address: __________________________________

City: ____________________________ State: _____ Zip Code: ________ Home Phone: _______________________

Student Cell: ______________________________ Student Email: ____________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Cell: __________________________ Parent Email: __________________________________________

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Agreement and Understanding

It is agreed and understood that to earn or recover course credit, the student must master the South Carolina College and Career Readiness Standards for the courses in which he/she is enrolled. Credit will be awarded as follows:

• Credit Recovery Course: Students are eligible for enrollment in Credit Recovery (CR) if they have previously failed the course with a grade of between 50-59. Final grades designated as FA (Failure due to Absences) are not eligible for Credit Recovery, regardless of the numeric grade earned.

Upon successful completion of a credit recovery course (60 or higher), the student’s transcript will reflect the appropriate high school credit (1.0 or .5) with a “P” for the final grade. The previously attempted course will remain unchanged on the student’s transcript in accordance with the SC Uniform Grading Policy.

• Initial Credit Course: Upon successful completion of an Initial Credit (IC) course, the student’s transcript will reflect the appropriate high school credit (1.0 or .5) and the numeric grade earned.

Success in the credit recovery program requires that students demonstrate traits such as independent learning, self-motivation, and integrity, including strict adherence to CCSD academic integrity policies.

It is further understood and agreed that the student must:

• Complete all required assignments, tests and quizzes.

• Follow due dates and course completion expectations. It is important that students understand that the credit recovery system measures and reports student course work, including progress, idle time and time on task.

• Complete all tests and exams under the direct supervision of designated school official. Unsupervised tests or exams may not count towards grade calculation and may require the student retake affected assessments.

• Adhere to CCSD’s policies and requirements related to behavior. Students must understand that they can be removed from a credit recovery course at the discretion of the school principal or designee for circumstances involving serious or repeated misbehavior or failure to make adequate progress in a course as indicated by course due dates.

• Notify the Credit Recovery Coordinator and Teacher of Record if further assistance is needed with the program and/or course content.

*Credit recovery courses do not meet NCAA requirements for college-bound student athletes.

*VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: A student wishing to modify his or her GPA shall repeat the full course for credit and not seek a credit recovery solution.

Students and Parents/Guardians have read and understand district policy IKADD and agree to adhere to the above expectations and requirements as well as any additional school specific program requirements.

________________________________________ ___________________________________ ______

Student Name (print) Student Signature Date

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________________________________________ ___________________________________ ______

Parent Name (print) Parent Signature Date

ContentRecovery DefinitionContentrecoveryisdefinedasacourse-specific,skill-basedlearningopportunityforstudentswhoarestillenrolledinthecoursewiththeoriginalteacherofrecordassignedbytheschool.Contentrecoveryallowsstudentstoretakeasubsetofthecourseincludingasingleunit,morethanoneunit,orsupplementalassignments/activitiesassignedandapprovedbyacertifiedteacherasneededforstudentmasteryofcoursecontent.RulesandProceduresDistrictsthatprovidecontentrecoveryshalldevelopandimplementaContentRecoveryProgramboardpolicyandprocesses.Thepolicyandprocessesshallbeavailabletofaculty,students,andparents/guardians.Ataminimum,districtpolicesmustaddressthefollowingareas:1) AdmissiontoandremovalfromtheContentRecoveryProgram:

a. DistrictshallestablishminimumcriteriatodetermineeligibilityforparticipationintheContentRecoveryProgram; b. Districtshalldeterminethenumberofcontentrecoveryopportunitiesthatastudentcantakeatonetimeorinthecourseofa

schoolyear; c. Districtwillcommunicatecontentrecoveryopportunitieswithfaculty,parents,andstudents;and d. Districtshalldeterminethelengthoftimeforcontentrecovery.Sincethisopportunityoccursduringthestudent’senrollment

inthecoursewithhis/herteacherofrecord,conclusionofthecontentrecoveryunitsshouldoccurasclosetotheendofthecourseaspossible.

GradesUponsatisfactorycompletionofallassignedworkwithinthetimeallowed,thecertifiedteachershallincludetherecoveredworkintothefinalgradetoarriveatanewgradeforthecoursebasedonthedistrict’spolicy.Thedistrict’spolicywillalsodeterminewhohastheauthoritytomakethefinalgradechange(i.e.,theteacherofrecord,acertifiedschoolcounselor,ortheschoolregistrar).CostLocalboardapprovedcontentrecoveryprogramsmayhavefeesinaccordancewithstatestatutoryrequirementsformatriculationandincidentalfees(musttakeintoaccountabilitytopay,mustbeminimumreasonable,mustnotbechargedtostudentseligibleforfreelunches,andmustbereducedprorataforstudentseligibleforreduced-pricelunches).S.C.Code§59-19-90(8).

TransferStudent

HighschoolschedulesandcourseofferingsvaryfromhighschooltohighschoolbothwithinCharlestonCountySchoolDistrictandfromdistricttodistrict.Parentsandstudentsarecautionedthatitmaynotbepossibletotransferallcreditsforcoursesinprogressfromoneschooltoanotherifthestudenttransfersduringthemiddleofaschoolyear.Thedifficultyintransferringcreditsincreasesifthemoveoccursduringthesemester.Everyeffortwillbemadebythereceivinghighschooltoevaluateastudent’stranscriptandmovethestudentintotheschedulewithminimaldisruptiontothestudent’splanofstudy.

ConvertingGradesonTranscriptsSouthCarolinaimplementedanew10pointGradingScalebeginningAugust2016.SouthCarolinaupdateditsUniformGradingPolicyin2017-18.Therefore,gradesearnedpriortoAugust15,2016mustbetranscribedusingthe7-pointSouthCarolinaUniformGradingScaleandSouthCarolinaUniformGradingPolicy.Out-of-State,Non-PublicSchools

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Whentranscriptsarereceivedfromaccredited out•of•stateschools(orinstatefromaccreditedsourcesotherthanthepublicschools)andnumericalaveragesareprovided,those averagesmustbeusedintransferringthegradestothestudent’srecord.Iflettergradeswithnonumericalaveragesareprovided,thisconversionwillapply:A=95,B=85,C=75,D=65,F=50.(GradesearnedpriortoAugust2016willusethe7pointSCUGSlettergradeconversionchart).Ifthetranscriptindicatesthatthestudenthasearnedapassinggradeinanycourseinwhichheorshehadanumericalaveragelowerthan60,thataveragewillbeconvertedtoa65numericalgradeonthenewscale.SeeSBERegulation43•273foradditionalinformationontransfersandwithdrawals.Pass(P)/Fail(F)GradesIfthetranscriptshowsthatthestudenthasearnedagradeofP(passing)orF(failing),thatgradewillbeconvertedtoanumericaldesignationonthebasisofinformationsecuredfromthesendinginstitutionastotheappropriatenumericalvalueofthe“P”orthe“F.”Ifnonumericalaveragecanbeobtainedfromthesendinginstitutiononthe“F,”thegradeenteredwillbea50.Ifnonumericalaveragecanbeobtainedfromthesendinginstitutiononthe“P,”thestudent’scumulativetransferGPAwillbecalculatedandthecorrespondingnumberequivalentwillbeassignedtoreplacethe“P.”(Forexample,ifastudenttransferswithacumulativeGPAof3.5ontheCPscale,thegradeof“P”wouldbeconvertedtoan85.Agradeof“P”,inotherwords,willneitherpositivelynornegativelyimpactthestudent’stransferGPA.Intheeventthatthestudent’scumulativeGPAisan“F”andnonumericaldesignationcanbeobtainedbythesendingschoolforthenumericvalueofthe“P,”thegradeenteredwillbethelowestpassinggrade(60).Ifthesendinginstitution’snumericgradeisbelow60butmarkedaspassing,thereceivingschoolshouldattempttofindouttheequivalentlettergradeassociatedwiththegradebelow60andapplytheruleforthatlettergrade(Forexample,ifthesendingschool’s55=D,thenD=65atthereceivingschool).TransferringCourseswithHonorsWeight

Beginningwiththe2017-2018schoolyear,andbeyond,allcoursesreceivinghonorsweightfromin-stateandout-of-statepublicschoolsmustbetranscribedathonorsweightevenifthesamehonorscourseisnotofferedatthereceivingschool.

Homeschool,privateschool,orout-of-statenon-publiccharterschoolstudentsshallhavetheopportunitytoprovideevidenceofworktobeconsideredforhonorsweightingwhentransferringtoapublicschool.Thedistrictshallhavetherighttoevaluateevidenceprovidedbytheparentorstudentbeforetranscribingthecourse(s)athonorsweight.ThereceivingschoolmayusetheSCHonorsFrameworkcriteriatoevaluatesuchevidence.Thereceivingschoolmakesthefinaldecisiononwhethertoawardthehonorsweighting.TheSCDEadvisesdistrictstoadoptapolicyforacceptingunitsofcreditfromhomeschool,privateschool,orout-of-statenon-publiccharterschoolforconsistency.

LocalBoardApprovedCoursesLocalboardapprovedcoursesawardedinadistrictmaybetranscribedfromthesendingschooltothereceivingschoolbyapplyingthecoursecodethatmostcloselyalignstothecourse(i.e.,HighSchool101fromschoolAcouldbetranscribedasa“socialstudieselective”inschoolB).HighschoolsshouldrefertotheActivityCodingSystemManualfortheappropriatetransfercoursecode. HomeSchoolGradesThecriteriaforacceptingtranscriptsfromhomeschoolsarealocaldecisionbasedonlocalpolicy.Districtsmayconsiderlookingatthehomeschoolstudent’stranscriptwithadditionalsupportingevidencesuchascoursesyllabi,lessonplans,schedules,textbooks,orotherinstructionalresourcestovalidatecoursecreditscomingfromhomeschools.Homeschoolstudentsmayhaveweightedcoursecredits.Ifso,thedistrictmayreviewsupportingevidencefromtheparent/studentorthehomeschoolassociationtojustifytheweighting.ThedistrictmayalsoapplytheSCHonorsFrameworktotheevidenceprovidedtodetermineifhonorsweightcanbetransferredtothepublicschooltranscript.WhenacoursecreditcomingfromahomeschoolhasnomatchinthestatehighschoolActivityCodingSystemmanual,an“electivetransfercredit”inthecontentareamaybeawardedforthatcourse.InternationalGradesThecriteriaforacceptinginternationaltranscriptsfrominternationalstudentsarealocaldecisionbasedonlocalpolicy.Wheretherearequestionsaboutaparticularcourse,districtsmayattempttogatherasmuchcourseinformationfromthesendingschoolincludingcoursesyllabi,standards,endofcourseassessmentresults,etc.,todeterminethecoursecreditsthatarethebestmatch.Internationalstudentsmayhaveacoursecreditthatisawardedathonorsweight.Ifso,thedistrictmayreviewsupportingevidencetojustifythehonorsweighting.ThedistrictmayalsoapplytheSCHonorsFrameworktotheevidenceprovidedbythestudent.WhenacoursecreditcomingfromaninternationalschoolhasnomatchinthestateActivityCodingSystemmanual,an“electivetransfercredit”inthecontentareamaybeawardedforthatcourse.AdditionalguidancemaybeobtainedfromtheOfficeofFederalandStateAccountabilityattheSCDEonanindividualbasis.

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HonorGraduatesand ClassRankTobenamedfirstorsecondhonorgraduateastudentmust,ataminimum:

•Havebeenenrolledintheschoolfortheentirejuniorandsenioryear;and•HavethehighestGPAintheseniorclassafterthirdquartergradesarepostedandafterdualcreditcoursestakenintheSpringsemesterofthesenioryeararepostedtothetranscriptandcalculatedintotheGPA.

Intheeventtwoormorestudent’stie,thestudentswouldsharethehonor.

OnlystudentswhohavereceivedadiplomaforSpringgraduationwillbeconsideredinthefinalclassrank.

AcademicHonorsAward

ForastudenttoreceiveanAcademicAchievementHonorsAward,thestudentmust(1)completetwenty-fourunitsofcreditasprescribed;(2)meetthestandardonallsubtestsoftheExitExamination;(3)receiveaminimumgradeof“B”foreachsemestercourseingrades9-12throughtheseventhsemester;and(4)achieveeitherascoreof710ontheSATverbalorascoreof690ontheSATmath,oranACTscoreof30onEnglishor33onmathematics-OR–(1)Eachstudentshallhavecompletedtwenty-fourunitsofhighschoolcredit;(2)beeligibleforgraduationwithastatehighschooldiploma;(3)haveacombinedscoreof1400ontheSATverbalandmathsections,oranACTcompositescoreof31.Ofthetwenty-fourunitsearned,eighteenunitsmustbecollegepreparatorycoursework,fourunitsinadditionalelectives,andtwounitsinoneormoreofthefollowing:English,science,socialstudiesormathematics.

Collegepreparatorycourseworkincludes:English[EnglishIorabove](fourunits);Mathematics[AlgebraIorabove](fourunits);laboratoryscience(threeunits);socialstudies[UnitedStates/SouthCarolinastudies,Economics/Government,andoneunitofglobalstudies/worldhistory,globalstudies/worldgeography,orwesterncivilization](threeunits);computerscience(oneunit);physicaleducation(oneunit);andforeignlanguage(twounits).

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CCSDAward

CCSDBoardScholarCertificate–ThiscertificateisawardedtograduatingseniorsbasedonGPAcalculatedattheendofthirdnineweekgradingperiod.Astudentmustachieveafour-yearGPAof4.25orbetterontheSouthCarolinaUniformGradingScalewithnoroundingupordown.

SCSealsofDistinctionandPersonalizedPathways

SealsofDistinction

Beginningwiththegraduatingclassfor2022,studentswillhavetheopportunitytoearn“SealsofDistinction”basedoncreditsearnedinspecificclassesandtestscoresacquired(whenapplicable).These“Seals”includedtheHonorsSeal,CollegeSeal,andCareerSeal,and“SpecializationSeals”canbeearnedinMilitary,theArts,STEMandWorldLanguage.Studentsarenotrequiredtoearna“Seal”forhighschoolgraduationpurposes.

PersonalizedDiplomaPathways

Beginningwiththegraduatingclassof2022,studentswillhavetheopportunityto“personalize”theirdiplomapathwaywithintherequired24unitsofcreditneededforhighschoolgraduation.Thesepersonalizedpathwayswillbebasedonthestudent’spost-secondaryplans.MoreinformationwillbeforthcomingfromtheStateDepartmentofEducationastowhichspecificcourseswillalignwithSouthCarolina’srigorouscollege-andcareerreadystandards.

StateScholarships

Information for Life, HOPE and Palmetto Fellows Scholarships is subject to change based on new legislation.

ForallstateawardsonlythosestudentswhohaveearnedaS.C.HighSchoolDiplomawillbeincludedinthecalculationofclassrank.

LifeScholarship

ToqualifyforaLIFEscholarship,studentsmustmeetallofthefollowingrequirements:

• Graduatefromhighschoolorcompleteahomeschoolprogramasprescribedbylaw;

• AttendaneligibleSouthCarolinapublicorprivatecollegeoruniversity;

• BeaSouthCarolinaresidentatthetimeofhighschoolgraduationandatthetimeofcollegeenrollment;

• BeaU.S.citizenoralegalpermanentresident(whomeetsthedefinitionofaeligiblenon-citizenaccordingtoStateResidencyStatutes);

• Beenrolledasafull-timedegree-seekingstudent;

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• Certifythatheorshehasneverbeen convictedofanyfeloniesandhasnotbeenconvictedofanyalcoholorotherdrug-relatedmisdemeanorconvictions withinthepastacademicyear;

• VerifythatheorsheisnotindefaultanddoesnotowearefundorrepaymentonanyFederalorStatefinancialaid;

• MustnotbeaSCHOPEScholarship,PalmettoFellowsScholarshiporLotteryTuitionAssistancerecipient.

• ForaLIFEScholarshipEnhancement,studentsmustattendaneligiblefour-yearSouthCarolinapublicorprivatecollegeoruniversity.

InitialEligibilityRequirementsforaLIFEScholarship:

InordertoqualifyfortheLIFEScholarship,first-timeenteringfreshmanattendinganeligiblefour-yearinstitutionmustmeettwoofthreeofthefollowingcriteria:

1. Earnacumulative3.0gradepointaverage(GPA)basedontheSCUniformGradingPolicy(UGP)uponhighschoolgraduation.

a.Thegradepointaveragemustbereportedtotwodecimalplaces(minimum)andcannotberounded.TheGPAmustbecalculatedafterofficialcompletionofcoursesrequiredforgraduation.

2. Scorean1100ontheSAToranequivalent24ontheACT

a. SAT/ACTscoreswillbeacceptedthroughtheJunenationaltestadministrationofthehighschoolgraduationyear.

b. ItispermissibletoselectthehighestSATEvidenceBasedReadingcombinedwiththehighestSATMathscorefromdifferenttestadministrations.StudentscannotusetheSATWritingsubsectionscoretomeettheminimum1100SATrequirement.Startingwiththegraduatingclassof2018,SATscoresobtainedpriortoMarch2016cannotbeusedforeligiblypurposes.

c. TheACTcompositescoremustbeatonetestsitting.

3. Rankinthetop30%ofthegraduatingclass

a. Therankingpercentagesmustbereportedintwodecimalplaces(minimum)andcannotberounded.TheclassrankmustbebasedontheSCUniformGradingPolicy.

b. TherankmustbebasedonallstudentswhoreceivedtheirdiplomaduringthetraditionalgraduationceremonytypicallyinMay/June.Thegraduatingclasscannotincludeanystudentswhograduatedduringthesummer,receivedacertificate,ordidnotgraduatewithahighschooldiplomaduringagivenyear.

First-timeenteringfreshmenattendinganeligibletwo-yearortechnicalinstitutionmustearnaminimumcumulative3.0GPAbasedontheUGPasdescribedin(1a)above.Thestandardizedtestscoreandclassrankrequirementsarewaived.

InitialEligibilityRequirementsforaLIFEScholarshipEnhancement:

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Astudentmustmeetalloftheeligibilityrequirements foraLIFEScholarshipandbearecipientofLIFEScholarshipfunds.Inaddition,toreceiveaLIFEScholarshipEnhancementthe studentmustbeadeclaredmathorsciencemajorbythebeginningofthesecondacademicyearofcollegeenrollment.Beginningwiththe2007freshmanclassandthereafter,allstudentsmusthavesuccessfullycompletedatotalofatleastfourteencredithoursofinstructioninmathematicsandlifeandphysicalsciencecourses(includingAP,IBanddualcreditcoursestakenduringhighschool)bytheendofthestudent’sfirstyearofenrollmentincollege(basedoninitialdateofcollegeenrollment).ApprovedlistsofeligiblemajorsandeligiblecoursestomeetthefourteencredithourcourserequirementfortheLIFEScholarshipEnhancementareprovidedontheCommission’swebsiteatwww.che.sc.gov.

InitialEligibilityRequirementsforPalmettoFellowsScholarship:

For early awards,highschoolseniorsmustsubmitapplicationstotheCommissiononHigherEducationforthePalmettoFellowsScholarshipbyDecember.SpecificdateTBD.Studentsmayapplyiftheymeet

oneofthefollowingsetsofacademicrequirements(studentscannotusetheearlyawardscriteriatobeeligibleforthefinalawards):

1. Score at least 1200 on the SAT (27 on the ACT) by the November test administration, earn a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA on the SC Uniform Grading Policy (UGP) at the end of the junior year, and rank in the top six percent of the class at the end of either the sophomore or the junior year; OR

2. Score at least 1400 on the SAT (32 on the ACT) by the November test administration and earn a minimum 4.00 cumulative GPA on the SC UGP at the end of the junior year.

For final awards,studentsmustsubmitapplicationstotheCommissiononHigherEducationforthePalmettoFellowsScholarshipbyJune.SpecificdateTBD.Highschoolseniorsmayapplyiftheymeetoneofthefollowingsetsofacademicrequirements:

1. Score at least 1200 on the SAT (27 on the ACT) by the June national test administration of the senior year; earn a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA on the SC UGP at the end of the senior year; and, rank in the top six percent of the class at the end of the sophomore, junior or senior year; OR

2. Score at least 1400 on the SAT (32 on the ACT) by the June test administration and earn a minimum 4.00 cumulative GPA on the SC UGP at the end of the senior year.

Startingwiththegraduatingclassof2018,SATscoresobtainedpriortoMarch2016cannotbeusedforeligiblypurposes.

StudentsandparentsshouldensureallSATandACTscoresareprovided/reportedtotheirhighschool.

HOPEScholarship:

TheSCHOPEScholarshipProgramwasestablishedundertheSCEducationLotteryActandwasimplementedbeginningwiththe2002-03academicyear. It isaone-yearmerit-basedscholarshipcreatedforfirst-timeenteringfreshmenattendingafour-yearinstitutionwhodonotqualifyfortheLIFEorPalmettoFellowsScholarships,butgraduatefromhighschoolwithatleastaBaverage.FundingfortheprogramisdependentupontheannualproceedsgeneratedbytheSCEducationLottery.

AwardAmount:Studentsattendinganeligiblefour-yearpublicorprivatecollegeoruniversitywillreceiveupto$2,800*(includinga$300bookallowance)towardsthecost-of-attendanceduringthefirst-yearofattendanceonly.

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*Fundingisawardedhalfinthefalltermandhalfinthespringterm.TheHOPEScholarshipincombinationwithallotherscholarshipsandgrantsshallnotexceedthecost-of-attendanceasdefinedinTitleIV regulationsforanyacademicyear.

In order to qualify for the SC HOPE Scholarship, a student MUST meet the following general and initial eligibility requirements:

GeneralEligibilityRequirementsforSCHOPE:

a. Graduate from high school or complete an approved home school program as prescribed by law;

b. Attend an eligible South Carolina public or private college or university;

c. Be a South Carolina resident at the time of high school graduation and at the time of college enrollment;

d. Be a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident (who meets the definition of a eligible non- citizen according to State Residency Statutes);

e. Be enrolled as a full-time degree-seeking student;

f. Certify that he or she has never been convicted of any felonies and has not been convicted of any second alcohol or other drug-related misdemeanor convictions within the past academic year;

g. Verify that he or she is not in default and does not owe a refund or repayment on any Federal or State financial aid; and

h. Must not be a recipient of a LIFE Scholarship, Palmetto Fellows Scholarship, or Lottery Tuition Assistance.

InitialEligibilityRequirementsforSCHOPE:

InordertoqualifyfortheSCHOPEScholarship,first-timeenteringfreshmenmustmeetthefollowingcriteria:

• Earnacumulative3.0gradepointratio(GPR)basedontheUniformGradingPolicy(UGP)

For additional information on state awarded scholarships, go to www.che.sc.gov.

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GradeChanges

Gradescanonlybechangedonagradecard,transcriptorpermanentrecordifthe“CCSDPost-MarkingPeriodGradeChangeForm”iscompleted.Thecompletedformisfiledinthestudent’spermanentrecord.

AttendanceRequirementsandDenialofCredit

Attendanceisarequirementforpromotionand/orcredit.Studentsmustattendatleast85daysofa90-daycourseor170daysofa180-daycourseor42daysofa45-daycourse.Studentswhoexceedtheapprovedlimitsforunexcusedabsencesmaynotreceivecreditinthecourse.

GuidelinesforDenialofCredit

ThePrincipalwillconductaninvestigationtodetermineifcreditshouldbedeniedonthebasisofattendance.AccordingtotheSouthCarolinaStudentAttendanceCode,denialofcreditwillbebasedon,butnotlimitedto:

• lawfulvs.unlawful

• circumstancesaffectingabsences

• responsibilitydemonstratedbyparentorguardianandstudent

• theeducationalrecordsofthestudent

• courtrecommendation,ifapplicable

Appeals Process for Denial of Credit

Consistentwithstateregulations,parents/guardianshavetherighttoappealattendanceviolationdecisionsand/orquestiontheschoolrecordsregardingattendance.Theappealshouldbemadeinwritingtotheschoolprincipal.ThedecisionoftheprincipalmaybeappealedtotheAssociateSuperintendent.ThedecisionoftheAssociateSuperintendentmaybeappealedtotheConstituentBoardbywrittenrequestforappealwithinten(10)daysofreceiptofthedecisionoftheAssociateSuperintendent.Thedecisionofthe Constituent Boardmay be appealed to the CCSD Board of Trustees inwritingwithin ten (10) days following the date ofnotification.

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NCAAEligibility

QuestionsregardingNCAAeligibilityshouldbedirectedtoyourSchoolCounselororAthleticDirector.InformationpertainingtoNCAAcanbeobtainedfromtheNCAAathttp://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future/eligibility-center.StudentsareresponsibleforensuringNCAAeligibilityandshouldgototheabovewebsitetoobtainacopyoftheNCAAguideforthecollegeboundstudentathlete.

NAIAEligibility

QuestionsregardingNAIAeligibilityshouldbedirectedtoyourschoolcounselororathleticdirector.InformationpertainingtoNAIAitemscanbeobtainedfromtheNAIAatwww.playnaia.org/eligibility-center.StudentsareresponsibleforensuringNAIAeligibilityandshouldgototheabovewebsitetoobtainacopyoftheNAIAguideforthecollegeboundstudentathlete.

ForeignExchangeProgramEnrollment

CharlestonCountySchoolDistrictstudentswhospendayearstudyinginaforeigncountryinanapprovedexchangeprogramaretobeaffordedanopportunitytoearncredits.

• Thestudentmustobtainpriorapprovalinwritingfromthehomeschoolprincipalbeforegoingabroad.

• Acourseofstudyshouldbeplannedthatwouldenableastudenttoearncreditssimilartothoseearnedatthehomeschool.Math,science,somehistory,foreignlanguages,andcomputercoursesshouldbecloselyassociatedwithourownofferings.Astudentmayberequiredtoearnhis/herEnglishcreditonhis/herreturntoCCSDortoturninworkfromapre-approved independent studyprogramequivalent tooneunit of credit.UnitedStateshistory,Americangovernment,andEconomicswouldhavetobetakenhere.

Acertifiedtranscriptfromtheexchangeschoolmustbereceivedpriortoawardingcredit.

• Attendanceperiodsinforeigncountrieswouldhavetoreasonablyapproximateourown.

• Allcreditsattemptedmustbereflectedonthetranscript.

ForeignExchangeStudentsinCCSDInasmuchasthehighschoolsofCharlestonCountySchoolDistrictreceiverequeststoenrollforeignexchangestudents,thedistrictencouragesschoolstoparticipateinorderforforeignstudentstobegivenanopportunitytolearnabouttheUnitedStatesanditspeople.Itisrecognizedthatinsomecasesschoolsmayneedtolimittheenrollmentofexchangestudentsbecauseofovercrowdingorlackofavailabilityofcertaincourses.ThefollowingareSouthCarolinaDepartmentofEducationanddistrictregulationsandguidelinesforforeignexchangestudents:

• Inorderforastudenttoearncoursecreditsallrequirementsmustbemet.

• Principalsmustclearly indicatetothestudent(s)thatCCSDisnotobligatedtoawardaSouthCarolinaHighSchoolDiplomaandwillonlydosoifallstaterequirementsaremetincludingpassingtheExitExam.

• Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttoobtainallinformationneededinorderforaschooltodetermineifcreditsearnedfromforeignschool(s)meetstatestandards.

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• If a student has already completed the equivalentofadiplomainhis/hercountry,he/sheisnoteligibleforaSouth Carolina High School Diploma and maybeprohibitedfromenrollinginaCCSDhighschool.

• If a student is a senior at his/her home school, he/shemay be recognized as an honorarymember of the CCSDgraduatingclassandcanparticipateincommencementexercisesasanon-diplomastudent.

CCSDschoolsmustfurnishacertifiedtranscriptshowingcreditsearnedtothestudent’shomeschooluponrequest.

ForeignexchangestudentswhoarenotsponsoredbyastudentexchangeprogramandarenotlivingwiththeirparentorlegalguardianmustprovidespecifieddocumentsandpaytuitiontothedistrictinordertoobtainanI-20form.AnI-20formisrequiredinorderforthestudenttoacquireanF-1StudentVisa.StudentVisasareacquiredpriortothestudententeringtheUnitedStates.Additionally,certainlimitationsandrequirementsareineffectforstudentsonanF-1visa.

• TheF-1visaisonlyissuedtohighschoolstudents.

• StudentsmayonlyattendschoolintheUnitedStatesforoneyear(12months).Thenumberofmonthscannotlegallybeextendedbeyondoneyear.

• NoalienmaybeissuedanF-1visainordertoattendapubliclyfundedadulteducationprogram.

SpecialEducation

AgoaloftheCharlestonCountySchoolDistrictistoprovideafreeandappropriatepubliceducationforallstudentswithdisabilities.Studentswithdisabilitieswhoattainthesamecompetenciesrequiredofnon-disabledstudentsreceiveaSouthCarolinaStateHighSchoolDiploma.Whenastudent’sdisablingconditionprohibitshim/herfromearningaSouthCarolinaStateHighSchoolDiploma,theIEPteamdeterminesthemostappropriategraduationoptionsbaseduponstudentneedsandimpactofthedisability.

All special education students are required to participate in state anddistrict assessments except for those studentswho arerecommendedtotakeanalternateassessment.AlltestsareongradelevelandarenotbasedonIEPobjectives.

StateHighSchoolDiploma&TheSCCredential

MoststudentswithdisabilitiesareabletoearnaStatehighschooldiploma.Giventhevaryinglevelsofstudentachievement,somestudentsareunabletocompletethisrequiredhighschoolcoursework.Asaresult,theStateBoardofEducation,throughtheDepartmentofEducationandincollaborationwithVocationalRehabilitationDepartment,theDepartmentofEmploymentandWorkforce,businesses,andstakeholders,havedevelopedcriteriaforauniformstate-recognizedemployabilitycredentialforrising9thgradestudents(2018-2019)andbeyondthatisalignedtotheprogramofstudyforstudentswithadisabilitywhoseIndividualizedEducationProgram(IEP)teamdetermines,andagreesinwriting,thatadiplomapathwaywouldnotprovideafreeappropriatepubliceducation(FAPE).ThisprogramofstudyisanalternativeoptionforstudentswithdisabilitieswhomeetcriteriaofeligibilityandwhoseIEPteamhasdeterminedmostappropriate.TheSCHighSchoolCredentialwillprovideacourseofstudydesignedtoequipstudentswithskills,knowledge,andworkethicneededtosucceedintoday'sjobmarket.ThisprogramofstudyisnotaSCHighSchoolDiploma.Itisnotforallstudentswithdisabilities.Itisacareer-basededucationalprogramalignedwiththeProfileoftheSCGraduate.Studentsmustcomplete24unitsofcoursework,acareerportfoliothatincludesamultimediapresentationproject,workreadinessassessmentresultsthatdemonstratethestudentisreadyforcompetitiveemployment,andatleast360hoursofwork-basedlearning/training.TheSCCredentialDRAFTOverview(forrising9thgradestudent(2018-2019)andbeyond

Subject Total Credits

English 4 Credits

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Mathematics 4 Credits

Science 2 Credits

Social Studies 2 Credit

Physical Education/Health (or equivalent) 1 Credit

Technology Education 1 Credit

Employability Education 4 Credits

Electives 6 Credits

Total for Employability Credential 24 Credits

Career Portfolio

Work Readiness Assessment

Work Based Learning/training 360 Hours

AdultEducationCharlestonCountySchoolDistrict’sOfficeofAdultEducationoffersstudentswhoareofficiallywithdrawnfromtheK-12programthe opportunity to complete their high school education. Students who are 17 years of age must have local school board(constituent)approvalpriortoenrolling.

State Board Regulation 43-259: GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: A studenthas two courses of study to earn their high schoolcredential.StudentscanmeetcurrentrequirementsforgraduationandreceiveaStateofSouthCarolinaHighSchoolDiplomaorstudytopreparefortheStateGEDTestandreceiveaStateofSouthCarolinaHighSchoolEquivalencyDiploma.Studentsmustbe18yearsofageandoverorhaveapprovalfromthelocalschoolboardtoattendtheAdultEducationProgram.NostudentshallgraduatefromadulteducationpriortothetimethatheorshewouldhavegraduatedfromtheK-12program.

SpecialEducationstudents22andunder,whoreceivedspecialeducationserviceswhileenrolledinK-12,musthaveanIEPmeetingpriortoenrollinginAdultEducation.TheIEPteamwilldetermineifAdultEducationisanappropriatereferral.CurrentlyenrolledK-12studentsandstudentswhowithdrewfromK-12inthepast2yearsshouldcontacttheirIEPcasemanageratthehomeschooltobeginthereferralprocess.

HighSchoolDiplomaProgram(R43-259SectionC)–AdultEducation

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Studentsmay complete and earn their State of South CarolinaHighSchoolDiplomabyenrollingintheAdultEducationHighSchoolDiplomaProgram.Studentsmustearn24units. Units earned through an accredited high school will transfer to theAdultEducationprogramandcounttowardstherequirednumberofunits.

ThefollowingunitsarerequiredbytheAdultEducationProgramtoearnaStateofSouthCarolina

HighSchoolDiploma:

Subject Diploma Requirements

English/LanguageArts 4Units

Mathematics 4Units

UnitedStatesHistory&Constitution* 1Units

Economics .5Unit

UnitedStatesGovernment .5Unit

SocialStudies 1Unit

Science** 3Units

ComputerScience*** 1Unit

Electives 9Units

TOTAL UNITS 24 Units

*CharlestonAdultEducationonlyoffersU.S.Historyascreditrecovery.

**MustincludeequivalentofCPBiologyIwithEOCEPtest.

CharlestonAdultEducationdoesnotofferPhysicalScienceorBiology1.

StudentscanbeconsideredforLifeScholarships.Thecollegeoruniversitymakesthedeterminationifastudentiseligible.AdultEducationstudentsarenotgivenaclassrank.

HighSchoolEquivalencyDiploma(R43-259SectionB)

AstudentmaystudyandpreparetotaketheGeneralEducationalDevelopment(GED)Test.UponsuccessfulcompletionoftheGEDTestastudentwillbeissuedaStateofSouthCarolinaHighSchoolEquivalencyDiploma.TheStateBoardofEducationauthorizestheadministrationoftheGEDTestsbytheStateDepartmentofEducationunderpoliciesestablishedbytheStateBoardofEducationandtheCommissiononEducationalCreditandCredentials(AmericanCouncilonEducation)andproceduresestablishedbytheGEDTestingService,Washington,DC.Thiscredentialisrecognizedbythestate’stwoandfouryearcolleges.

TheOfficeofAdultEducationoffersthefollowingoptionsforstudyandpreparationfortheStateGEDTest.

1. AdministrationoftheOfficialGEDPracticeTest:ForastudenttodeterminereadinesstotaketheStateGEDtest.TestbatterywillincludeMathematics,LanguageArts/Writing,Science,SocialStudies,andLanguageArts/Reading.

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2. GEDPreparation:For studentswhoneed timetoreviewacademicskillsinMathematics,LanguageArts/Writing,Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts/Reading.ClassesareofferedtohelpstudentspreparefortheStateGEDTest.Studentsmaystudyforallsectionsorbrush-uponskillsinonlythoseareasthatareneeded.

EnrollmentinAdultEducation

ThefollowinginformationandproceduresarenecessarytoassistwiththeenrollmentofastudentintheAdultEducationprogram.Students 17 years of age must have the local school board (constituent) letter to enroll.

HighSchoolDiplomaProgram–AdultEducation

ToenrollinthehighschooldiplomaprogramstudentsmustbringthefollowingfromtheirK-12school:

• Officialschoolwithdrawalletter• UnofficialTranscript

• CopyofBirthCertificate

• Localschoolboardconstituentletterif17yearsold

• OfficialtranscriptsandtestscoreswillberequestedbyAdultEducation

Students must have earned 12 or more units in the K-12 program to enroll in the Adult Education High School Diploma Program. RequiredunitsareEnglishI,English2,theequivalentofAlgebra1,equivalentofCPBiology1withEOCEPtest,ComputerScienceandsevenotherunits.Iflessthan12units,studentscanenrollintheGEDprogram.There are no credit requirements for enrolling in the GED Preparation program.

AdultEducationoffersthefollowingcourses:

CP English III, CP English IV, Algebra II, Geometry, Probability & Statistics, Earth Science, Environmental Studies, AmericanGovernment,Economics,LawEducation,Psychology,Sociology,GlobalStudiesI,GlobalStudiesIIandU.S. History is only offered as credit recovery.

GEDPreparation

ToenrollinGEDPreparationclassesstudentsmustbeofficiallywithdrawnfromtheK-12program,provideanunofficialtranscript,andhavelocalschoolboard(constituent)letterofapprovalif17yearsofage.TheOfficeofAdultEducationwillmakeprogramrecommendations,providetheStateGEDApplications,andfacilitatethecompletionof theStateDepartmentofEducationGEDTestingOfficeVerificationofSchoolWithdrawalForm.Students can enroll in the GED Preparation Program with any number of credits.

Brochuresdetailingdays,times,locations,andfeeswillbeavailableatallSchoolCounselingoffices,constituentboardofficesandAdultEducationsitesatthestartofeachsemester.