GRADUATION PLANNING

Earning the Standard Diploma Welcome Earning the Standard Diploma 2

Requirements for a Standard Diploma 22 Credits 6 Verified Credits Sequential Electives Virtual Course CTE Credential

CREDIT ACCOMMODATIONS What are the procedures? Are you working together? How can you coordinate CA with IEP Team and school counselor?

More Assessment Info VMAST, VSEP, VAAP Accommodations

Standard Diploma Worksheet

Substitute Tests for Verified Credit SOL Test Substitute Test Pass/Proficient Pass/Advanced Writing EOC ACT: English/Writing Combined Score 16 22 Writing EOC ACT WorkKeys Writing++ 3 4 Writing EOC ACT WorkKeys Business Writing (ACT will discontinue this test on June 1, 2018. See Superintendent’s Memo No. 280-16, dated November 11, 2016 for details.) 3 4

Planning Together Make appointment with counselor and case manager. Ask for Academic and Career Plan if you have not seen it. Ask about plans for each year. Ask about credit accomodations.

In Virginia, the Life-ready Individual will, During His or Her K-12 Educational Experience: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE Achieve and apply appropriate academic and technical knowledge Attain and demonstrate productive workplace skills, qualities, and behaviors “WHAT” Students Need to Know Different Types of Assessments Blended Content 5 C’s Approach Connections to Real World Issues Elementary Exposure Middle Exploration HS Focus on Career Clusters Aligned Program of Study Multiple Pathways All Students Transitions from School to Worksite Continuum of Options More than Learning About Work on a Real World Community Problem Research and Present Capstone Project CAREER PLANNING WORKPLACE SKILLS Align knowledge, skills, and personal interests with career opportunities COMMUNITY & CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY Build connections and value for interactions with diverse communities

Resources http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/graduation/standard.shtml http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/graduation/index.shtml http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/graduation/credit_accommodations.shtml http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/participation/guidelines_for_special_test_accommodations.pdf http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/participation/guidelines_for_assessment_participation.pdf http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/substitute_tests/substitute_tests_verified_credit.pdf http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/graduation/profile-grad/

Discussion

Contact: Gayle L. Keith Monitoring Specialist Office of Special Education Program Improvement Division of Special Education and Student Services Gayle.Keith@doe.virginia.gov P.O. Box 2120 Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120 (804) 371-0590 Fax (804) 371-8796