6.17b Credit Flexibility

Chapter VI

	6.00 Student Policy Goals

	6.01 Compulsory School Attendance

	6.02 Entrance Age and Requirements

	6.03 Early Entrance Program

	6.04 Initial Admission of Students

	6.06 Students Transferring From State-Approved, Nonpublic School or Non-Chartered Schools

	6.07 Enrollment of Home Education Students

	6.08 Intradistrict Open Enrollment Guidelines

	6.09 Interdistrict Open Enrollment

	6.091 Interdistrict Open Enrollment Guidelines

	6.10 Enrollment of Children of Nonresident Parents

	6.11 Married and Pregnant Students

	6.12 Student Absences and Excuses

	6.13 Habitual Truancy Intervention Strategies

	6.14 Student Attendance Accounting/Missing Children

	6.15 Student Dismissal Precautions

	6.16 Withdrawal From School

	6.17 Promotion, Placement and Retention

	6.17a Academic Acceleration, Early Entrance to Kindergarten, and Early High School Graduation

	6.17b Credit Flexibility

	6.17c Physical Education Waiver

	6.18 Grading and Reporting Student Progress

	6.181 Class Rank

	6.19 Graduation Requirements

	6.191 Certificate Of Attendance

	6.20 Administration of Student Records

	6.21 Screenings, Surveys, and Physical Examinations

	6.22 Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures

	6.23 Code of Student Conduct

	6.24 Removal from Extracurricular Activities

	6.25 Suspension of Bus Riding/Transportation Privileges

	6.26 Alcohol and Drug Use By Students (Drug-Free Schools)

	6.27 Controlled and Counterfeit or Look-Alike Substances

	6.28 Use of Tobacco by Students

	6.29 Hazing

	6.30 Anti-Gang Policy

	6.31 Dress and Appearance

	6.32 Use of Bicycles and Motor Vehicles

	6.33 Care of School Property

	6.34 Student Fees, Fines, and Charges

	6.35 Interrogations and Searches

	6.36 Pupil Health and Safety

	6.37 Immunization

	6.38 Communicable Diseases

	6.39 Control of Head Lice

	6.40 Administering Medication to Students

	6.41 Asthma Medication

	6.411 Possession of Auto-Injectors by Students

	6.42 Emergency Medical Authorization

	6.43 Notification of Suspected Child Abuse

	6.44 Fire, Tornado Warning and School Safety Drills

	6.45 Equal Access

	6.46 Student Fund Raising

	6.47 Student Expression

	6.48 Transportation

	6.49 School Bus Emergency and Evacuation Procedures

	6.50 Transportation of Students in Board-Owned Vehicles

	6.51 Food Allergies

	6.52 Student Body Mass Index Screening

6.17b CREDIT FLEXIBILITY

Credit flexibility allows students access to additional resources, customization around an individual student’s needs, and the use of multiple learning measures. Credit flexibility shifts the focus from "seat time" to performance. Students capable of meeting the necessary conditions can earn units of high school credit based on an individually approved credit flexibility plan.

Pursuant to state law, the District shall develop and implement a credit flexibility plan that enables students to earn high school credit by:

A.     Completing coursework;

B.     Testing out or showing mastery of course content;

C.     Pursuing an educational option and/or an individually approved option; and/or

D.     Any combination of these methods.

The Superintendent or designee will develop the District's credit flexibility plan. The plan will be consistent with the plan developed by the Ohio State Board of Education.

Adopted: February 2010

Pursuant to state law, the District's plan for credit flexibility must:

A.                Identify multiple methods of communication and the frequency of each method the District      will use to communicate the credit flexibility policy and plan to students and parents on an     ongoing basis;

B.                Allow demonstrated proficiency options on an ongoing basis;

C.                Allow graded options for demonstrated proficiency;

D.               Allow demonstration of proficiency to count towards course graduation         requirements;

E.                Determine credit equivalency for a Carnegie unit;

F.                 Prohibit capping or limiting the number of courses or credits earned through credit        flexibility;

G.               Allow simultaneous credit and/or partial credit to be earned;

H.               Not prohibit access to online education, postsecondary options or services from another      district, as approved by the Board;

I.                  Allow, if so desired, the acceptance of credit from other districts and educational         providers;

J.                  Establish provisions for instances when students do not, or cannot, complete requirements;     and

K.                Establish a review process and submit data to the Ohio Department of Education about the   methods and frequency of communication with students and parents.

In addition to these requirements, the Superintendent or designee will collect performance data including, but not limited to, the number of participating students, total credits earned and extent to which student participation reflects the student body’s diversity.

The Superintendent or designee may maintain a library of courses previously accepted to help students, parents and teachers understand available options, or those unique to local contexts and regional economic development interests.

Adopted:    February 2010