STATE OF MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

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STATE OF MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS

• BERKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT

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WHY REFORM NOW?

• America Diploma Project Participantwww.achieve.or
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• Lt. Governors Commission Report on Higher
  Education and Economic Growth
• State Board of Education and State Superintendent
  of Schools

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Cornerstone of Reform

• RIGOR
• Standards, curriculum and expectations must
  provide intellectual depth for students and
  graduates sufficient to meet the demands of
  postsecondary education and the workplace.

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Cornerstone of Reform

• RELEVANCE
• Curriculum and instruction in high school should
  be personally meaningful and apply to further
  education and work.

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Cornerstone of Reform

• RELATIONSHIPS
• It is critical that students feel connected to
  school, to the adults in the school, and to other
  students.

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MICHIGAN MERIT CURRICULUM LEGISLATION

• RIGOR IS ITS STATED FOCUS!!!
• CREDIT ACQUISITION AND MEETING STANDARDS IS THE
  FOUNDATION-NOT THE NUMBER OF COURSES TAKEN.
• ACCREDITATION-Beginning in 2008-09 to be
  accredited by the Michigan Department of
  Education, a High School must provide to all
  students the MERIT STANDARD CURRICULUM.
• CLASS OF 2011
• Entering 8th Graders

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MICHIGAN MERIT STANDARD

• English Language Arts- 4 credits

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BHS ENGLISH COURSES

• English 9 and Honors
• English 10 and Honors
• English 11 and Honors
• English 12 and AP English or Project Advance

• African-American Lit
• Creative Writing
• Journalism
• Myths and Legends
• Public Speaking
• Yearbook
• Writing Center

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MICHIGAN MERIT STANDARD

• Mathematics- 4 credits
• Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II
• Additional credit, such as trigonometry,
  statistics, precalculus, calculus, applied
  mathematics, accounting, business math or retake
  algebra II
• Each pupil must successfully complete at least 1
  math course during their final year of high
  school.

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BHS MATHEMATICS COURSES

• Algebra
• Geometry
• Algebra II
• Functions, Statistics, Trig
• Pre-Calculus
• Applied Personal Math
• Accounting

• Hon. Algebra II
• Hon. Pre-Calculus
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Statistics
• Multivariable Calculus
• Differential Equations

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MICHIGAN MERIT STANDARD

• Science- 3 credits
• Must include the completion of at least Biology
  and Chemistry or Physics
• Encouraged to complete a 4th credit in areas such
  as forensics, astronomy, earth science,
  agricultural science, environmental science,
  geology, physics, or chemistry, physiology, or
  microbiology.

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BHS SCIENCE COURSES

• Geophysical Science
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Forensic Science
• Astroscience
• Geological Science

• AP Biology
• AP Physics
• Adv. Earth and Space
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Wilderness Survival I II
• Zoology

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MICHIGAN MERIT STANDARD

• Social Science- 3 credits
• United States History and Geography
• World History and Geography
• Economics- .5 credit
• Civics- .5 credit

• Opt-Out or Personal Curriculum Modification
  allowed-after completion of two (2) credits
  including Civics- if pupil completes one
  additional credit of either ELA, Math, Science or
  World Language

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BHS SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSES

• Global Issues
• U.S. History
• AP U.S. History
• Economics
• AP Economics
• Government
• AP Government
• World History and AP

• Civil War Era
• Diversity Council
• Experiential Ed.
• Living History
• Native American History
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Student Leadership
• Vietnam Era

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MICHIGAN MERIT STANDARD

• Physical Education and Health Instruction-1
  credit

• Opt-Out or Personal Curriculum Modification
  allowed-If pupil completes one additional credit
  of either ELA, Math, Science or World Language

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MICHIGAN MERIT STANDARD

• Visual Arts, Performing Arts, or Applied Arts1
  credit

• Opt-Out or Personal Curriculum Modification
  allowed-If pupil completes one additional credit
  of either ELA, Math, Science or World Language

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MICHIGAN MERIT STANDARD

• AN ON-LINE LEARNING EXPERIENCE- A COURSE OR
  EMBEDDED WITHIN A COURSE

• The definition of this will be determined by
  State Board of Education

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MICHIGAN MERIT STANDARD

• World Language-CLASS OF 2016
• Entering 3rd Graders
• Sometime during their K-12 career, these students
  must have earned 2 credits in a foreign language

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MICHIGAN MERIT STANDARD

• Students with Individual Education Plans or IEPs
  are not required to meet the new Michigan Merit
  Standards.
• IDEA controls the contents of IEPs, and the IEP
  process will determine the curriculum that each
  will study.

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MICHIGAN MERIT STANDARD

• Personal Curriculum Plan
• A parent MAY REQUEST a personal curriculum plan
  that MODIFIES certain Michigan Merit Standard
  RequirementsIF ALL CONTENT EXPECTATIONS ARE MET
  IN SOME ALTERNATIVE COURSE OR MANNER.
• At the end of the 3rd Year of High School
• Shall be aligned with the career pathways
  program developed in the 7th grade.
• If they are met, then a School MAY AWARD a high
  school diploma.

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BERKLEY HIGH SCHOOL

• Class of 2005
• 181 of 270 graduates would have completed the
  Michigan Merit Standard Curriculum.
• Class of 2006
• Approximately 60 of the graduates will
  accomplish this set of expectations.

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CORNERSTONE OF REFORM RELEVANCE

• 21st Century Skills
• Global Literacy
• Civic Literacy
• Financial, Economic, and Entrepreneurial Literacy
• Information and Communications Technology
  Literacy
• 21st Century Learning Skills
• Thinking and Problem-Solving
• Interpersonal and Self-Directional
• Information and Communication
• Accelerated Learning-Student Interest
• AP Courses
• Dual Enrollment
• High School Courses in the Middle School
• While not in the legislation, the Michigan
  Department of Education will embed these skills
  in Course Expectations.

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CORNERSTONE OF REFORM RELATIONSHIPS

• THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE EDUCATION
  OF CHILDREN-RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR INSTRUCTORS
• THE PRINCIPLE GOAL OF THE LAST TWO YEARS
• Developing and maintaining relationships with all
  of the stakeholders in the Berkley Community.

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QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

• THANK YOU FOR COMING!!!