Engagement Provide an Individual Success Plan for Every

Student Require a Capstone Experience for Every Student Implement Best Intervention Practices Increase Significance of Middle Schools in

Secondary School Reform Place Greater Attention on an Expanded

Educational Range - Grades 6-14 Expand External Partnerships

Middle School (Grades 6-8)- Required 6-12 Student Success Plans for every student

-“Early Warning” and student support systems, 6-12

-Course Offerings in English, Social Studies, Mathematics,

Science, Art, Music, Physical Education, Technology, Health,

and Exploratory Electives that may include World Language.

-Creation of model curricula Language Arts linked to high school

English/Language Arts 1 and 2, Algebra I (same as high

school), Scientific Inquiry and Experimentation,

-Creation of joint common professional development modules for

teachers in Grades 6-10

-Completion of 8th Grade Portfolio or Demonstration Project

HS Grad RequirementsPLUS CAPT:Read, Writing, Math, Science

NHPS Now(many schools are more)

State Plan State Model Curr/Exam

English 4 4 Eng1Eng2 and Exam

Social Studies 3-3.5 3 AmerHistory and Exam

World Lang 0-1 0

FineArts 1 (or Tech Ed)

1

1 Humanities elective (Eng, Soc, Arts, WLang)

Math 3 4 (not including 8th grAlgI)

Alg1 and ExamGeom and ExamAlg II OR Stat

Science 3 3 1 other STEM elective

Bio plus Exam

Tech/Career Ed 1 (or Arts) 2 (Career, Tech, WLang, Community, Health)

PhysEd 1 1

Health 0 .5

Senior Capstone 0 1

Open Electives 7.5 3.5

24 or more 25

Assessment CAPT still in place (10th grade) (reach proficiency

or alternative course/test), revised in 2014? 5 end of course exams (3 typically in 10th grade),

Eng 2, Alg1, Geom, Bio, US History State written, locally scored w/training Count as at least 20% course grade, 70% to

pass. Retakes/CAPT/SAT scores, college courses, etc..

alternatives to passing exams 1% may be IEPed out.

Implementation Adopted by State Bd Ed Oct 2, needs to

go before Legislature State funds to develop training,

supports, curriculum, exams 25 systems to pilot now Class of 2017 (current 4th graders)

NHPS Implications More STEM required (1 more science, 1

more math, more tech), possible need for labs, materials, teachers

“double testing” in 10th grade Support for capstone, student plans,

different courses needs to be prepared for in middle and high school

HS Grad Requirements (estimated to match categories)

NHPS Now(many schools are more)

COOP CAREER CROSS HH HSC HYDE METRO NHAC SOUND NEW State Plan (now 20 cr)

English 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Social Studies 3-3.5 3 3.5 3 3.5

3.5 4 3 4 3 3

World Lang 0-1 2 2 +2 0 0 1 1 3 3 2 0

FineArts 1 (or Tech Ed)

9 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1

2 1 Hum

Math 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 4

Science 3 3 3-6 3 3 3 3 3 3.5 3-5 3 1 STEM

Tech/Career Ed/Business, etc..

1 (or Arts)

1 3-5 1 1 1 7 3-5 2

PhysEd 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Health 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .5

Project/Senior Capstone/Service

0 0 0 0 .5 1 3 5 1

Open Electives 7.5 2 2.5 7-9 9 9 6 3 2 2 3.5

24 or more 28 28 24-26 26 26 25 28 27.5 28 25