Planning Phases
Phase I: Establish Guiding Principles (August/September)
1. Create a meaningful high school diploma
Students
should demonstrate that they have met minimum exit criteria
signaling
that they are prepared to: be responsible citizens, enter
postsecondary
education or military service without need for
remediation,
and be productive entry-level employees.
2. Student Ownership
Students
should have early access to information about their education,
be encouraged
to take rigorous coursework, and understand how the coursework and
experiences in which
they select
to participate have implication for their career goals.
3. Flexibility
Students
should have multiple, equally rigorous and valued pathways to
postsecondary education and
meaningful
careers. Students should have flexibility to change their minds about
postsecondary and
workforce
goals, as they are exposed to a variety of content and experience.
Phase II: Establish Draft Academic Criteria and Rigor Thresholds
(September/October)
| Legitimate Indicators of Math Mastery | Level of Equivalent Rigor |
| Legitimate Indicators of Literacy Mastery | Level of Equivalent Rigor |
| Legitimate Indicators of Science Mastery | Level of Equivalent Rigor |
| Legitimate Indicators of Social St. Mastery | Level of Equivalent Rigor |
| Legitimate Indicators of Other Subject Mastery | Level of Equivalent Rigor |
Phase III: CONFIRM Evidence of 21st Century Skills Application
(October/November)
| Problems Solving/Critical Thinking | Proof Level |
| Information Management | Proof Level |
| Collaboration | Proof Level |
| Self Direction | Proof Level |
| Invention | Proof Level |
Phase IV: Establish ICAP Completion Criteria (November/December)
1. Sufficient Illustration of Career Planning
2. Sufficient Illustration of College Exploration
3. Sufficient Illustration of Work Exploration
4. Sufficient Illustration of Academic Progress
5. Sufficient Illustration of Financial Literacy
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