West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-042 - Assuring the Quality of Education: Regulations for Education Programs (Policy 2510) › Section 126-42-6 - High School Programming

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
6.1. Grades 9
				through 12 Standards-focused Instruction and Graduation Requirements.
Chart V: Grades 9-12
								Standards-focused Instruction and Graduation Requirements
Foundations for High Quality
								Developmentally Appropriate High School Programming (Grades 9-12)
The completion of high school coursework will
								prepare all students for post-secondary education, employment, enlistment,
								entrepreneurship, and everyday living.
Students should consult with their
								chosen post-secondary educational/training institution and scholarship program
								requirements when choosing course options and electives.
The required
								courses outlined below build strong content knowledge and extend disciplines by
								engaging students in work of quality and substance. In Grades 9 and 10,
								students build foundational knowledge and skills. In Grades 11 and 12, students
								enter into the personalized aspect of their PEP, focusing carefully on selected
								coursework that leads to successful completion of their personal and academic
								goals. Each student's coursework will be designed to lead directly to placement
								in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses, completion of an
								industry-recognized certificate or license, a workforce training program, or
								job placement. Students who do not demonstrate mastery of the approved content
								standards shall be provided extra assistance and time through personalized
								learning and support.
22 total credits required ---
								12 Prescribed --- 10 Personalized
Beginning with the 2024-2025 freshman cohort
								graduation requirements will increase to 23 credits with the addition of a
								prescribed credit in Personal Finance.
2024-2025 freshman cohort graduation requirements:
								23 total credits, including 13 prescribed, and 10 personalized.
Subject
Graduation
								Requirements
Personalized Course
								Options
English Language Arts (ELA) 4
								credits
3 Prescribed Credits
English 9 English 10 English 11
1
Additional Personalized Credit from Course
								Options
Note: An Advanced Placement (AP®), Dual Credit,
								or International Baccalaureate (IB®) ELA course may be substituted for an
								equivalent ELA credit.
English Language Arts (Policy 2520.1A)
Courses Required to be Offered
One credit from English 12 or Transition English
								Language Arts for Seniors or Creative Writing and Reading or Technical English
								Language Arts
Additional Course Options
English Language Arts College Courses
								County-created and Approved English
Language Arts Courses based on student need and
								interest ensuring state standards for English are met
Mathematics 4 credits
Note: Beginning with the 2024-2025 freshman cohort.
								Math 1 Lab and Algebra 1 Support will no longer count toward a Mathematics
								graduation requirement. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year counties may
								offer one credit of Introduction to Mathematical Application (Grades 9-12).
								Students may take Data Science as a personalized Matliematics credit.
2 Prescribed Credits
Algebra 1 or Math 1 Geometry or Math II
2 Additional Personalized Credits from Course
								Options
Note: An AP®, Dual Credit, or IB®
								Mathematics course may be substituted for an equivalent Mathematics
								credit.
Mathematics (Policy 2520.2B)
Courses Required to be Offered
Algebra ll/Math III
Trigonometry/Pre-calculus/Math IV, Applied
								Statistics, Transition Mathematics for Seniors
Additional Course Options
Introduction to Mathematical Applications
AP® Computer Science A
Advanced Mathematical Modeling
Calculus
Statistics
Quantitative Reasoning
Mathematics college courses
Computer Science and Mathematics
County-created and Approved Math
Courses higher than Math III or
Algebra II Financial Algebra/Mathematics Data
								Science
Science 3 credits
2 Prescribed Credits
Earth and Space Science Biology
1 Additional Personalized Credit from Course
								Options
Note: An AP®, Dual Credit, or IB® Science
								course may be substituted for an equivalent science credit.
Science (Policy 2520.3C)
Courses Required to be Offered
Chemistry
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Physics
Physical Science
Additional Course Options
Environmental Science
Forensics
Science college courses
Computer Science - GIS
County-created and Approved Science
Courses
CTE Courses:
AC Energy and Power (Courses 1-4) Animal and Plant
								Biotechnology CASE Principles of Agriculture Science-Plant Principles of
								Engineering Human Body Systems Natural Resources Management Therapeutic
								Services (Courses 1, II, and III) CASE Food Science and Safety
Sociai Studies 4 credits
3 Prescribed Credits
World Studies or an AP® Social
Studies Course
United States (US) Studies* or US
Studies Comprehensive, or AP® US
History
Civics (includes personal finance)
or AP® Government and Politics**
1 Additional Personalized Credit from Course
								Options
Note: Students who take US Studies must utilize
								Contemporary Studies as their Personalized Credit unless they are utilizing
								JROTC Courses l-IV.
**Students who utilize AP® Government and
								Politics or Dual Credit Civics must be provided instruction in the personal
								finance standards found in Civics.
Beginning with the 2024-2025 freshman cohort
								Personal Finance will be removed from Civics to become a separate graduation
								requirement.
Social Studies (Policy 2520.4)
Courses Required to be Offered
Contemporary Studies Economics Geography World
								Studies
Additional Course Options
AP® Social Studies Courses IB® Social
								Studies Courses Financial Literacy Psychology
Social Studies college courses Dual Credit Courses
								Sociology
JROTC (Courses l-IV) County-created and Approved
								Social Studies Courses
Personal Finance 1 Credit Beginning with the
								2024-2025 freshman cohort, Personal Finance is a required credit.
1 Prescribed Credit
Personal Finance (1451)
West Virginia Career-Readiness Programs of
								Study/Standards for Career Technical Education (Policy 2520.13)
Note: While the Personal Finance credit will
								go into effect with the 2024-2025 freshman cohort, counties may choose to
								implement this requirement early. Students must take this course during their
								junior or senior year.
Physical Education (PE) 1
								credit
1 Prescribed Credit
PE 9-12, Integrated PE, or counties may choose to
								offer Extracurricular/1 nterscholastic PE both graded and non-graded.
Wellness Education (Policy 2520.5)
Additional Course Options
JROTC 1 and II will fulfill the 1 credit PE
requirement Dual Credit Courses Other PE courses
								based on student need and interest paired with the integrated online
								course
Health 1 credit
1 Prescribed Credit
Health 9-12
Wellness Education (Policy 2520.5)
Additional Course Options
Health College Courses Dual Credit Courses
The Arts 1 credit
1 Personalized Credit
Note: An AP®, Dual Credit, or IB® Arts
								course may be substituted for any Arts credit.
The Arts (Policy 2520.9)
Courses Required to be Offered
Four sequential courses in music (both choral and
								instrumental), visual art (general art and/or studio art), dance,
								theatre
Additional Course Options
Arts Offerings
Arts College Courses
The following CTE courses will fulfill the 1
								credit Arts requirement:
* Fundamentals of Illustration (1851)
* Fundamentals of Graphic Design (1857)
* Illustration (1861)
* Graphic Design Applications (1859)
* Ornamental Metal Work (1982)
* Digital Imaging/Multimedia 1 (1431)
* Drafting Techniques (1727)
* Floriculture (0213)
* Digital Photography (1515)
* Millwork or Cabinet Making (2126 or 2127 or 2128
								or 2129)
Personalized Education Plan (PEP) 4
								credits
4 Personalized Credits
4 credits in a CTE Program of Study or
4 credits that lead to post-secondary goals
Each student's PEP will identify a career cluster
								and either a CTE program of study or course work that will lead directly to
								college placement, attainment of an industry-recognized certificate or license,
								a workforce training program, or job placement (Appendix D).
Best practices encourage students to experience the
								following: an AP®, IB®, dual credit, and/or Advanced Career (AC) course
								with corresponding examination, 2 credits in one world language, an additional
								science, a computer science, an online/digital learning experience. Grow Your
								Own (GYO) WV Teaching Pathway, entrepreneurial experiences, and/or 4 credits
								culminating in acquisition of industry-recognized CTE credential focused on
								career aspirations.
Career and Technical Education
See section 6.3: Career and Technical
								Education
Career Technical Education (Policy 2520.13)
Course Required to be Offered
One CTE course that teaches parenting skills
Recommendation
Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, counties
								shall expand career exploration and offer CTE courses and CTE programs of study
								in Grades 9 and 10.
Community Readiness
Counties may allow students with the most
								significant cognitive disabilities to earn 4 credits in Community Readiness
								Training aligned with the post-secondary goals in the student lEP.
Electives
County Board of Education Members (CBEM) have the
								authority to set graduation requirements beyond the state minimum for schools
								in their counties. Students may typically earn up to 32 credits on a block
								schedule and up to 28 on a traditional schedule over their high school
								careers.
When choosing electives, students should
								consult with their chosen post-secondary educational institution and review
								scholarship program requirements to make sure the electives are appropriate and
								acceptable.
Computer Science
Technology and Computer Science (Policy
								2520.14)
Course Required to be Offered
One course in Computer Science
Additional Course Options
Computer Science in the Modern World AP®
								Computer Science Courses Information Technology (IT)
Information Management
Web Development
Other courses based on student need and
interest CTE Computer Science/IT Courses
								County-created Computer Science/IT
Courses College Computer Science Courses
World Languages
World Languages (Policy 2520.7)
Recommended College- and Career-Readiness
								Course Options:
Most four-year colleges and universities require
								the completion of at least two credits of the same world language before or
								during post-secondary studies. Students need to consult with their
								post-secondary educational institutions concerning world language
								requirements.
Courses Required to be Offered
Three levels of one world language Students who
								demonstrate proficiency in two languages (English and one additional) can
								receive the Seal of Biliteracy.
Additional Course Options
Other world languages and additional levels
based on student need and interest AP® World
								Language World Language college courses
Driver Education
Driver Education (Policy 2520.8)
Course Required to be Offered
One course in Driver Education
Social and Emotional Advisory System for
								Student Success
Required
Through a Comprehensive School Counseling System,
								high schools will implement a continuous advisory system that provides students
								with meaningful supportive relationships and maximizes each student's
								personalized learning experience. The advisory system will be evidence- and
								standards-based to include the development of each student's PEP (see Appendix
								D), career portfolio, social other skills that enhance school success, and
								build competent, engaged citizens.
6.2.
				High School Scheduling.
6.2.a. High schools'
				schedules shall allow for mastery of the content standards of each course. When
				developing schedules, the principal and a team of teachers will determine the
				adequate amount of time necessary to achieve mastery of the approved content
				standards for each program of study and effectively address the academic needs
				of all students. If the staff develops a schedule with courses less than 8100
				minutes and academic achievement is not at or above state proficiency for a
				minimum of two years, the school will review and adjust its schedule based on
				student need and be approved by the CBEM.
6.2.b. Students shall have access to at least
				four AP® courses annually (at least one from the content areas of English
				language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies). All AP® courses
				must have a syllabus approved through the College Board and shall be taught by
				a teacher who has completed the required professional learning (see Appendix
				B.). Access to AP® courses may also be attained via West Virginia Virtual
				School (WVVS) AP® courses. Grades earned in an AP® course must be
				weighted on students' transcripts.
6.2.c. Students who do not meet the college-
				and career-readiness benchmarks on the West Virginia General Summative
				Assessment for English language arts and/or mathematics prior to their senior
				year may be enrolled in a designated transition English Language Arts course
				and/or a designated transition mathematics course even if they already have the
				required number of credits in that area. Students may enroll in a higher level
				course with agreement between the student, the student's parent/guardian, and
				the school to ensure the best interests and needs of each student are
				met.