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Review of Recommendations:Standards-Based Promotion Steering Committee:The Steering Committee concluded that revamping of the policy would require significantincrease in allocation and resources. Given this fact and the current fiscal crisis we arefacing in our District, the Steering Committee strongly recommends that the Districtpostpone the restructuring of the Districts SBP policy.

Feedback from Stakeholders:

62.3% of Stakeholders Agree

Or Strongly Agree that studentsshould be retained in their gradeLevel.


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Review of Recommendations:Homework Committee:The major recommendations for the new homework bulletin are:1. Homework assignments should not comprise more than 20% of a students academicgrade. Each school community should decide what percentage meets the needs of theircommunities.2. Distinction made between routine daily homework and project/long term assignments.3. Maximum time allocations for homework per grade level.4. Schools may establish local school guidelines with input from all stakeholders.

Feedback from Stakeholders:Question:Excluding projects and long-termassignments, what percentage ofyour student grades are determinedby routine daily homework

assignments?

New HWK Policy Implication:About1 in 4 teachers will need to adjusttheir grading policy to meet the max 20%guideline.

Source: LAUSD Online Survey Results

Percent of grade determinedby homework

0-20%

>20%


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Feedback from ALL Stakeholders:


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Review of Recommendations:

A-G Task Force Committee:The minimum grade required for college acceptance is a C. For thegraduating classes of 2012 through 2015, students in LAUSD are able topass courses with a grade of D. The taskforce recommendedcontinuing using a D as a passing grade for all courses for the graduating class of2016with a phase-in beginning at middle school.

Feedback from Stakeholder:

Should LAUSD raise the passinggrade to "C" for A-G courses toalign its policies with UC/CSUadmission policies?

68.1% Agree or Strongly Agreethat LAUSD raise the passingGrade to a C.



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There is very little room for students to make up for missing credits givenour existing graduation requirements and resources.

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Course credits offered during a typical four year high school experience = 240

4 years of high school X 60 credits per year = 240 credits offered

LAUSD requires 230 credits to graduate

A student cannot lack more than 10 credits

240 230 = 10

If a student lacks more than 10 credits, the student has to make up the creditsoutside of the typical schedule (e.g., summer school, zero period, onlinecourses). These solutions are

Costly Limited Discouraging for students


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Recommendations

Starting with the Class of 2016:A. Eliminate as graduation requirements courses not required bythe state, or to meet A-G:

- Applied Technology- Non- A-G Electives

B. Reduce the number of credits required to graduate from 230 to 170.

Starting with the class of 2017:A. Course requirements same as class of 2016 with the elimination ofone additional course.

- HealthB. Change the passing grade requirement from a D to a C.

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Additional Information

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School CommunityLevel

Too Much

About the

RightAmount Too Little Total

Elementary School 597 (30%) 1200 (61%) 184 (9%) 1981 (100%)

Middle School 177 (38%) 228 (49%) 61 (13%) 466 (100%)High School 154 (30%) 255 (50%) 100 (20%) 509 (100%)

Feedback from Stakeholders: Is your child required to do too much homework, too littlehomework, or about the right amount of homework?


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