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A m ador C

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U nified S chool D istrict A m ador C

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Recommended Revisions to High School Graduation Requirements Presented to the Board of Trustees

Sean Snider, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services Matt Gough, Teacher, Instructional Coach April 10, 2019

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A g e n d a

Review of College-and-Career Readiness Committee’s process in

determining recommendations

Current graduation requirements
Recommended graduation requirements
Next steps
Discussion/Questions

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W h y ?

There have been significant changes to the CA History-Social

Science and Science Frameworks and Standards

College and Career Readiness is a major focus for CA

schools.

It is one of the indicators for high schools on the CA Dashboard
CAASPP scores play an integral part in determ ining students’

college-and- career readiness

College entry requirem ents are changing

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T h e P ro c e s s

The College-and-Career Readiness Committee began meeting in

Spring 2018

The Committee was composed of:
Lead Teachers and Subject-Specific Teachers
Counselors
Site Principals and Vice Principals
A few parents and students
District adm inistration

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T h e P ro c e s s

In Spring 2018, the CCR Committee learned about Framework shifts in key

subject areas (i.e., ELA, math, science, history-social science, etc.)

ACUSD teachers provided the committee with professional development

regarding framework/content shifts in their specific areas

The committee looked at California’s high school graduation

requirements and compared them to ACUSD’s requirements

The committee reviewed course requirements for UC/CSU admission and

compared our district’s graduation requirements to other MLL and CA schools

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T h e P ro c e s s

In Fall 2018 and Spring 2019, the CCR Committee:
Determ ined revisions to graduation requirem ents for:
History-Social Science
Math
Science
Created a tim eline of im plem entation for these revisions

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H is to ry

S
cial S

cience: F ram ew

rk S

hifts

In 2016, History-Social Science received a new Framework
In that Framework, 4 key strands are identified to be embedded in

each history-social science class:

History
Governm ent/Civics
Geography
Econom ics

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H is to ry

S
cial S

cience: F ram ew

rk S

hifts

The new Framework also identifies history-social science electives,

including:

World and Regional Geography
Modern California (20th and 21st Centuries)
Physical Geography
Survey of World Religions
Wom en in United States History
Ethnic Studies

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H is to ry

S
cial S

cience: C urrent G raduation R equirem ent

One semester (5 credits) of World Geography
The CCR Committee recommends the graduation requirement be

re-worded to:

One sem ester (5 credits) of History-Social Science Elective
The Com m ittee recom m ends that this change be initiated for the

2019/20 school year

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H is to ry

S
cial S

cience: R ecom m ended G raduation R equirem ent

This change would be a name change only
It does not add or subtract the num ber of credits needed to

graduate

Students would still take the sem ester-long elective course

during their 9th-grade year

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H is to ry

S
cial S

cience: R ecom m ended G raduation R equirem ent

The change would allow sites to choose the History-Social Science

elective that best suits their teachers and students

For 2019/20
Am ador would continue to offer Geography to freshm en
Argonaut would offer Geography and Modern CA History

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H is to ry

S
cial S

cience: R ecom m ended G raduation R equirem ent

The change also allows Ed.Options to have more flexibility with

transfer students

Currently, if a student transfers to Ed. Options and has not yet

m et the World Geography requirem ent, then that student needs to take that specific course

If the requirem ent was changed to “History-Social Science

Elective,” that student would have flexibility in taking m ultiple courses to satisfy that requirem ent

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M a th : B e lie fs

One belief that informed the CCR Committee’s decisions was:
Our high schools should foster a culture of high expectations

and college-and-career readiness

With that belief in m ind, the CCR Com m ittee reviewed current

data and graduation requirem ents for m ath

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M a th : C u rre n t R e a lity

Our current math requirement for high school graduation is:
2 years of m ath (students m ust pass Algebra 1)
Many students take the 2-year m inim um and stop enrolling in

m ath courses

Approxim ately 20-25% of juniors do not take a m ath class

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M a th : C u rre n t R e a lity

Students take the CAASPP exam during their junior year in high

school

When students are not enrolled in math courses during their

junior year, they score much lower on the math CAASPP exam than juniors who are enrolled in math courses

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M a th : C A A S P P D a ta

Amador High School - CAASPP Result s (2018)

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M a th : C A A S P P D a ta

Argonaut High School - CAASPP Result s (2018)

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M a th : C A A S P P D a ta

CAASPP scores in 2019 are expected to follow the same pattern
For the 2018/19 school year, 53 out of 197 juniors are not

enrolled in m ath at Am ador

25 out of 92 juniors are not enrolled in m ath at Argonaut

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M a th : C A A S P P D a ta

These lower CAASPP scores in math have an impact on our high

schools’ college-and-career readiness percentages

ELA and Math CAASPP Scores and College-and-Career

Readiness are all indicators on high schools’ CA dashboard

For the Class of 2018
40.8% were considered “Prepared” at Am ador
41.9% were considered “Prepared” at Argonaut

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PREPARED

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Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments: Score of Level 3 "Standard Met" or higher on both E

nglish language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics

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Advanced Placement (AP) Exams: Score of 3

r higher on

two AP exams

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International Baccalaureate (IB) Exams: Score of 4

r higher on two IB exams

Completion of Dual Enrollment: Two semesters or three quarters of college

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coursework with a grade of c- or better in academic/G

TE

subjects where college credit is awarded

University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU)

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a-g requirements: Complete a-g course requirements with a

grade of c- or better plus one of the Additional Criteria from the box below

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Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathway: Pathway completion with a grade of C- ~

r better in the capstone

course plus one of the Additional Criteria from the box below

Additional Criteria

Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment Scores:

Level 3
r higher on ELA and at least a Level 2

"Standard Nearly

Mer in mathematics, or

Level 3
r higher on mathem

atics and at least a

Level 2

in ELA

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One semester/two quarters of Dual Enrollment with a grade of C- or better in

~ academic/GTE subjects ~

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Score of 3

n one AP exam or score of 4
n one IB Exam (for a-g requirement
nly)

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Completion of CTE Pathway (for a-g requirement only)

APPROACHING PREPARED NOT PREPARED

Smarter Balanced Summative

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Assessments: Score of Level 2

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"Standard Nearly Mer on both

ELA and mathematics Completion of Dual Enrollment: One semester or two quarters of

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college coursework with a grade

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f C- or better in academic/GTE

subjects where college credit is awarded UC and CSU a-g requirements:

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Complete a-g course

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requirements with a grade of C-

r better

CTE Pathway: Pathway

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completion with a grade of C- or

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better in the capstone course

Criteria Key

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Assessment

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~Coursework

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Did not meet any of the measures or did not graduate.

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PREPARED

Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments: Score of Level 3 "Standard Met" or higher on both E

nglish language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics

Advanced Placement (AP) Exams: Score of 3

r higher on

two AP exams

~·

International Baccalaureate (IB) Exams: Score of 4

r higher on two IB exams

Completion of Dual Enrollment: Two semesters or three quarters of college

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coursework with a grade of c- or better in academic/G

TE

subjects where college credit is awarded

University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU)

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a-g requirements: Complete a-g course requirements with a

grade of c-or better plus one of the Additional Criteria from the box below

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Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathway: Pathway completion w

ith a

grade of C- ~

r better in the capstone

course plus one of the Additional Criteria from the box below

Additional Criteria ~·

Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment Scores:

Level 3
r higher on ELA and at least a Level 2

"Standard Nearly

Mer in mathematics, or

Level 3
r higher on mathem

atics

and at least a

Level 2 in ELA

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One semester/two quarters of Dual Enrollment with a grade

f C- or better in

~ academic/GTE subjects

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Score of 3

n one AP exam or score of 4
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ne IB E

xam (for a-g requirement

nly)

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Completion of CTE Pathway (for a-g requirement only)

APPROACHING PREPARED NOT PREPARED

Smarter Balanced Summative

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Assessments: Score of Level 2

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"Standard Nearly Mer on both

ELA and mathematics Completion of Dual Enrollment: One semester or two quarters of

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college coursework with a

grade

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f C
or better in academic/G

TE

subjects where college credit is awarded UC and CSU a-g requirements:

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Complete a-g course

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requirements

with a

grade of C-

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CTE Pathway: Pathway

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completion with a

grade of C

or

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better in the capstone course

Criteria Key

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Assessment

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ework

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Did not meet any of the measures or did not graduate.

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PREPARED

~·

Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments: Score of Level 3 "Standard Met" or higher on both E

nglish language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics

~·

Advanced Placement (AP) Exams: Score of 3

r higher on

two AP exams

~·

International Baccalaureate (IB) Exams: Score of 4

r higher on two IB exams

Completion of Dual Enrollment: Two semesters or three quarters of college

~

coursework with a grade of c- or better in academic/G

TE

subjects where college credit is awarded

University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU)

~

a-g requirements: Complete a-g course requirements with a

grade of c- or better plus one of the Additional Criteria from the box below

"'

Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathway: Pathway completion with a grade of C- ~

r better in the capstone

course plus one of the Additional Criteria from the box below

Additional Criteria

Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment Scores:

Level 3
r higher on ELA and at least a Level 2

"Standard Nearly

Mer in mathematics, or

Level 3
r higher on mathem

atics and at least a

Level 2

in ELA

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One semester/two quarters of Dual Enrollment with a grade of C- or better in

~ academic/GTE subjects ~

·

Score of 3

n one AP exam or score of 4
n one IB Exam (for a-g requirement
nly)

~

Completion of CTE Pathway (for a-g requirement only)

APPROACHING PREPARED NOT PREPARED

Smarter Balanced Summative

~

Assessments: Score of Level 2

~

"Standard Nearly Mer on both

ELA and mathematics Completion of Dual Enrollment: One semester or two quarters of

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college coursework with a grade

~

f C- or better in academic/GTE

subjects where college credit is awarded UC and CSU a-g requirements:

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Complete a-g course

~

requirements with a grade of C-

r better

CTE Pathway: Pathway

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completion with a grade of C- or

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better in the capstone course

Criteria Key

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~

Assessment

.

~Coursework

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Did not meet any of the measures or did not graduate.

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PREPARED

~·

Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments: Score of Level 3 "Standard Met" or higher on both E

nglish language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics

~·

Advanced Placement (AP) Exams: Score of 3

r higher on

two AP exams

~·

International Baccalaureate (IB) Exams: Score of 4

r higher on two IB exams

Completion of Dual Enrollment: Two semesters or three quarters of college

~

coursework with a grade of c- or better in academic/G

TE

subjects where college credit is awarded

University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU)

~

a-g requirements: Complete a-g course requirements with a

grade of c- or better plus one of the Additional Criteria from the box below

"'

Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathway: Pathway completion with a grade of C- ~

r better in the capstone

course plus one of the Additional Criteria from the box below

Additional Criteria

Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment Scores:

Level 3
r higher on ELA and at least a Level 2

"Standard Nearly

Mer in mathematics, or

Level 3
r higher on mathem

atics and at least a

Level 2

in ELA

"'

One semester/two quarters of Dual Enrollment with a grade of C- or better in

~ academic/GTE subjects ~

·

Score of 3

n one AP exam or score of 4
n one IB Exam (for a-g requirement
nly)

~

Completion of CTE Pathway (for a-g requirement only)

APPROACHING PREPARED NOT PREPARED

Smarter Balanced Summative

~

Assessments: Score of Level 2

~

"Standard Nearly Mer on both

ELA and mathematics Completion of Dual Enrollment: One semester or two quarters of

,.

college coursework with a grade

~

f C- or better in academic/GTE

subjects where college credit is awarded UC and CSU a-g requirements:

,.

Complete a-g course

~

requirements with a grade of C-

r better

CTE Pathway: Pathway

"'

completion with a grade of C- or

~

better in the capstone course

Criteria Key

~

~

Assessment

.

~Coursework

~

Did not meet any of the measures or did not graduate.

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PREPARED

~·

Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments: Score of Level 3 "Standard Met" or higher on both E

nglish language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics

~·

Advanced Placement (AP) Exams: Score of 3

r higher on

two AP exams

~·

International Baccalaureate (IB) Exams: Score of 4

r higher on two IB exams

Completion of Dual Enrollment: Two semesters or three quarters of college

~

coursework with a grade of c- or better in academic/G

TE

subjects where college credit is awarded

University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU)

~

a-g requirements: Complete a-g course requirements with a

grade of c- or better plus one of the Additional Criteria from the box below

~

"'

Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathway: Pathway completion with a grade of C-

~

r better in the capstone

course plus one of the Additional Criteria from the box below

Additional Criteria

Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment Scores:

Level 3
r higher on ELA and at least a Level 2

"Standard Nearly

Mer in mathematics, or

Level 3
r higher on mathem

atics and at least a

Level 2

in ELA

"'

One semester/two quarters of Dual Enrollment with a grade of C- or better in

~ academic/GTE subjects ~

·

Score of 3

n one AP exam or score of 4
n one IB Exam (for a-g requirement
nly)

~

Completion of CTE Pathway (for a-g requirement only)

APPROACHING PREPARED NOT PREPARED

Smarter Balanced Summative

~

Assessments: Score of Level 2

~

"Standard Nearly Mer on both

ELA and mathematics Completion of Dual Enrollment: One semester or two quarters of

,.

college coursework with a grade

~

f C- or better in academic/GTE

subjects where college credit is awarded UC and CSU a-g requirements:

,.

Complete a-g course

~

requirements with a grade of C-

r better

CTE Pathway: Pathway

"'

completion with a grade of C- or

~

better in the capstone course

Criteria Key

~

~

Assessment

.

~Coursework

~

Did not meet any of the measures or did not graduate.

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M a th : C A A S P P D a ta

If students score “Standard Not Met” on CAASPP in ELA or Math,

their chances of being categorized as “Prepared” decreases significantly.

In 2018
46% of Am ador’

s juniors scored “Standard Not Met” in Math

44% of Argonaut’

s juniors scored “Standard Not Met” in Math

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M a th : C

m

m u n ity C

lle

g e s

Changes are also occurring at California’s community colleges
Beginning in Fall 2019, com m unity colleges will no longer be
ffering rem edial m ath courses
Studies have shown that rem edial m ath courses do not
ffer acceleration to students
Students perform better when placed directly in

transfer-level courses

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M a th : C u rre n t G ra d u a tio n R e q u ire m e n t

The current graduation requirement for math is
2 years (20 credits) of Math
Students m ust pass Algebra 1

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M a th : R e c

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m e n d e d G ra d u a tio n R e q u ire m e n t

The CCR Committee recommends the high school math

graduation requirement be changed to:

3 years (30 units) of Math
Students m ust pass Algebra 1 CP or Algebra 1A and B

(equivalent to Algebra 1 CP)

The CCR Com m ittee recom m ends that this high school m ath

graduation requirem ent begin with the freshm an class of 2020/21

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M a th : R e c

m

m e n d e d G ra d u a tio n R e q u ire m e n t

By beginning the requirement in 2020/21, school sites and math

departments have more time to:

Create a consistent 3-year m ath pathway at the com prehensive high

schools

Develop and im plem ent MTSS for m ath students
Ensure consistent adm inistration of readiness and placem ent tests in

junior high and high school m ath courses

Analyze data from these readiness and placem ent tests, the CAASPP

exam , IABs, etc. to inform instruction

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P

te

n tia l M a th P a th w a y s

In high school, students would have several options for fulfilling

the 3-year requirement. Possible examples include:

Algebra 1A → Algebra 1B → Consum er Math
Algebra 1 CP → Geom etry CP → Algebra II CP or Consum er

Math

Geom etry CP → Algebra II CP → Trig/Pre-Calculus

*Algebra 1A and Algebra 1B would be Algebra 1 CP taught over 2 years

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S c ie n c e : F ra m e w

rk S

h ifts

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were created in

2013 and began full implementation in 2016/17

According to NGSS, high schools are expected to cover four

science courses:

Biology
Chem istry
Physics
Earth Science

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S c ie n c e : F ra m e w

rk S

h ifts

NGSS does offer a 3-year path for science completion by

integrating Earth Science into the other three disciplines

Those three courses would be:
The Living Earth
Chem istry in the Earth System
Physics of the Universe

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S c ie n c e : N e w A s s e s s m e n t

Aligned with NGSS is the new California Science Test (CAST)
The CAST can only be given to students once during their high

school years

The CAST assesses students on three claim s
Physical Sciences
Life Sciences
Earth and Space Sciences

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S c ie n c e : N e w A s s e s s m e n t

The CAST was field tested in 2017/18 to all 12th graders
The 2018/19 test will be an operational test, again given to all 12th

graders

By 2019/20, districts will be receiving full scores from the CAST

administration and scores will be displayed on schools’ CA Dashboard

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S c ie n c e : C u rre n t R e a lity

Currently, a large % of our juniors are not enrolled in a science

class

86 out of 197 juniors at Am ador are not enrolled in science
52 out of 92 juniors at Argonaut are not enrolled in science
For the Class of 2018
65 out of 152 students graduated without taking a third year of

science at Am ador

42 out of 122 students graduated without taking a third year of

science at Argonaut

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S c ie n c e : C u rre n t R e a lity

With the CAST being aligned with NGSS, our students will have

limited success if they take only 2 years of science

Following the 3-year pathway as suggested by NGSS will help

students m axim ize their CAST results

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S c ie n c e : U n kn

w

n s

At this time, there are still unknowns with NGSS and CAST
How will UC/CSU requirem ents change with NGSS adoption?
Will CAST scores play a factor in College-and-Career

Readiness?

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S c ie n c e : C u rre n t G ra d u a tio n R e q u ire m e n t

The current graduation requirement for math is
1 year (10 units) of Life Science
1 year (10 units) of Physical Science

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S c ie n c e : R e c

m

m e n d e d G ra d u a tio n R e q u ire m e n t

The CCR Committee recommends the high school science

graduation requirement be changed to:

3 years (30 units) of Science
The CCR Com m ittee recom m ends that this high school science

graduation requirem ent begin with the freshm an class of 2021/22

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S c ie n c e : R e c

m

m e n d e d G ra d u a tio n R e q u ire m e n t

By beginning the requirement in 2021/22, school sites and science

departments have more time to:

Develop an NGSS im plem entation plan
Continue and finalize NGSS training for all teachers (K-12)
Begin im plem enting NGSS courses in the high schools
Review and pilot textbook m aterials
Conduct visits to local curriculum fairs

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S c ie n c e : P

te

n tia l P a th w a y s

In high school, students would have several options for fulfilling

the 3-year requirement. Possible examples include:

The Living Earth → Chem istry in the Earth System → Physics of the

Universe

The Living Earth → Chem istry in the Earth System → AP Biology
Sustainable Ag Bio → Agriculture and Soil Chem istry → Agriculture

System s Managem ent

These Ag classes are NGSS-aligned
This would also be a CTE pathway

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Im p a c t o f R e c

m

m e n d a tio n s

n

G ra d u a tio n C re d its

The recommendations that the CCR Committee has made for

history-social science, math, and science would not increase the

verall credits students need to graduate high school
The total credits needed for graduation would rem ain at 250
These recom m endations only increase the credit requirem ents in

the departm ents of m ath and science

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R e c

m

m e n d e d T im e lin e fo r Im p le m e n ta tio n

The CCR Committee has developed a tentative 3-year plan of

implementation

The plan lists the steps for m ath and science departm ents as

they prepare for the recom m ended graduation requirem ent changes

The listed steps for how departm ents will prepare for

recom m ended graduation requirem ents are not fixed - they can be adjusted/revised, as needed

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N e x t S te p s

Pending Board approval, the next steps would include:
Messaging the public about new graduation requirements
Changing the requirement for History-Social Science to be a “History-Social

Science Elective” for the next school year

Creating a 3-year math pathway for both comprehensive high schools
Developing and implementing MTSS for math students and creating a

consistent plan for administering readiness tests and analyzing data

Continuing NGSS training for science teachers
Developing and offering NGSS courses at the high schools

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D is c u s s io n / Q u e s tio n s & A n s w e rs

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