(1) For reengagement programs operated by agencies, high school credit will be awarded for all agency course work in which reengagement students are enrolled, including GED preparation, in accordance with the following:
(a) Determination of credit will take place on a quarterly basis with quarters defined as follows:
(i) September through November;
(ii) December through February;
(iii) March through May; and
(iv) June through August.
(b) Credit will be awarded at the end of each quarter, in accordance with the following guidelines, if the student has been enrolled for at least one month out of the quarter:
(i) A maximum of 0.5 high school elective credits will be awarded when a student passes one or more standardized GED pretests during the quarter and the certificated instructor has assessed student learning and determined that a course of study has been successfully completed.
(ii) A 0.5 high school elective credit will be awarded when a student makes a statistically significant standardized assessment post-test gain in a specific subject area during the quarter and the following conditions are met:
(A) The student's standardized skills assessment score at the beginning of the quarter demonstrated high school level skills; and
(B) The certificated instructor has assessed student learning and determined that a course of study has been successfully completed. A maximum of 1.0 credit may be awarded for such subject gains in a quarter.
(iii) High school elective credit ranging from at least 0.1 credits to no more than 0.25 credits will be awarded for completion of a work readiness or college readiness curriculum in which the student has demonstrated mastery of specific competencies. The district and the agency will determine the amount of credit to be awarded for each course of study based on the competencies to be attained.
(iv) For reengagement students taking part in school district approved subject-specific credit recovery course work, the amount and type of credit to be awarded will be defined by the school district.
(v) The school district may elect to award credit for other course work provided by the agency with amount of credit to be awarded determined in advance, based on the agency's certificated instructor's recommendation and on a review of the curriculum and intended learning outcomes. Credit will only be awarded when:
(A) The student's standardized skills assessment score at the start of the quarter demonstrates high school level skills; and
(B) The certificated instructor has assessed student learning and determined that the course of study has been successfully completed.
(2) For reengagement programs operated by colleges, high school credit will be awarded for course work in which reengagement students are enrolled, in accordance with the following:
(a) The school district and the college will determine whether the high school diploma will be awarded by the school district or by the college as part of the college's high school completion program.
(b) If the college is awarding the diploma:
(i) 1.0 high school credit will be awarded for successful completion of every five quarter or three semester hours of community/technical college course work at or above the one hundred level. The college will determine the type of credit;
(ii) 1.0 high school credit will be awarded for successful completion of every five quarter or three semester hours of community/technical college course work that is below the one hundred level but has been determined by the college to be at the ninth grade level or higher. The college will determine the type of credit. College GED and adult basic education (ABE) classes will not be included in this category;
(iii) 0.5 elective credits will be awarded for successful completion of every five quarter or three semester hours of GED course work; and
(iv) Adult basic education (ABE) courses or other college courses that have been determined to be below the ninth grade level will not generate high school credit but the college credits associated with these courses will be included in the total credit count used to calculate and report student FTE. (Also see WAC
392-700-165.)
(c) If the school district is awarding the diploma:
(i) 1.0 high school credit will be awarded for successful completion of every five quarter or three semester hours of community/technical college course work at or above the one hundred level. The school district will determine the type of credit;
(ii) 0.5 or 1.0 high school credit will be awarded for successful completion of every five quarter or three semester hours of community/technical college course work that is below the one hundred level but has been determined by the district to be at the ninth grade level or higher. The school district will determine the type and amount of credit for each class. College GED and adult basic education (ABE) classes will not be included in this category;
(iii) 0.5 elective credits will be awarded for successful completion of every five quarter or three semester hours of GED course work; and
(iv) Adult basic education (ABE) courses or other college courses that have been determined to be below the ninth grade level will not generate high school credit but the college credits associated with these courses will be included in the total credit count used to calculate and report student FTE. (Also see WAC
392-700-165.)
(3) The school district is responsible for reporting all high school credits earned by reengagement students in accordance with OSPI regulations. College transcripts and other student records requested by the school district will be provided by the college or agency as needed to facilitate this process.
(4) The school district will ensure that the process for awarding high school credits under this contract is implemented as part of the school district's policy regarding award of credits per WAC
180-51-050 (5) and (6).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.175.100 and 2010 c 20. 11-17-045, § 392-700-145, filed 8/11/11, effective 9/11/11.]