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Meeting Date:
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5/26/2022 - 5:30 PM
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Category:
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New Business (for Referral to Committee unless Otherwise Indicated)
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Type:
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Info
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Subject:
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1. Referral of a Request to Revise Administrative Policy 7.37: Graduation Requirements and Approve Administrative Procedure 7.37: Graduation Requirements
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement
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Attachments
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1. Administrative Policy 7.37: Graduation Requirements
2. Administrative Procedure 7.37: Graduation Requirements
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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The revisions to Administrative Policy 7.37: Graduation Requirements and the development of Administrative Procedure 7.37: Graduation Requirements will provide more opportunities for students to meet graduation requirements and greater equity.
The specific changes to Administrative Policy 7.37: Graduation Requirements include the removal of specific courses from the policy, addition of a waiver from the world language requirement for students in English as Second Language classes, codifying academic and career planning (ACP), the addition of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and review of transcript prior to participation in graduation ceremony.
The addition of Administrative Procedure 7.37: Graduation Policy allows for the removal of language from the Administrative Policy 7.37: Graduation Requirements to make it more user friendly, provides specific timelines for early graduation, procedure for approving dual enrollment courses that meet graduation requirements, diplomas for veterans, and identifies specific alternative programs and schools graduation requirements.
The revisions to Administrative Policy 7.37: Graduation Requirements and the development of Administrative Procedure 7.37: Graduation Requirements are in alignment with Administrative Policy 1.06: Equity in MPS Guiding Principles:
3(b) The strengths of students, staff, families, and community members shall be illuminated to eliminate implicit and explicit deficit thinking.
3(c) A school system shall be developed in which all students receive the support and resources that they need to become successful.
and Equity Goals:
4(e) MPS will provide every student with equitable access to high-quality and culturally relevant instruction, curriculum, support, facilities, technology, and other educational resources that respect their individual identities, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences.
In addition, Administrative Policy 7.37: Graduation Requirements and the development of Administrative Procedure 7.37: Graduation Requirements are in alignment with Administrative Procedure 1.06: Efforts to Achieve Equity Implementation:
2(b) The District shall work to provide all students with equitable access to co-curricular and extracurricular activities, social services, tutoring, enrichment opportunities, and special programs.
2(c) The District shall identify, develop, and apply best practices for which there is evidence that they have made a positive difference for individual students and groups of students in order to reduce prevalent and persistent learning-outcome gaps.
2(d) The District shall create a standard system of practice for examining and using data and research to empower mindsets about students’ abilities to learn, rather than reinforce deficit thinking.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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This item does not authorized any expenditures.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Upon approval by the Board, the Office of Board Governance will make the updates to Administrative Policy 7.37: Graduation Requirements and add Administrative Procedure 7.37: Graduation Requirements.
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Recommendation:
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This item is being introduced for referral to the appropriate committee.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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John Hill, Ph.D. - Director
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Signed By:
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Jennifer Mims Howell - Chief Academic Officer
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Signed By:
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Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent
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