GraduationPathways

Hanover Central High SchoolApril 11, 2019

What are they?❏ Adopted by the Indiana State Board of Education❏ Until recently, Indiana’s approach to high school graduation

required all students to pass graduation qualifying exams (such as ISTEP, ECA).

❏ Beginning with the Class of 2023 pathway requirements must be met in order to graduate.

❏ However, current high school students who have not passed the ISTEP 10+ exam may opt-in to these new pathway requirements for graduation.

What are the requirements?There are essentially three “buckets” that must be met.

❏ Bucket 1: High School Diploma❏ Bucket 2: Learn & Demonstrate Employability Skills❏ Bucket 3: Post-Secondary Ready Competencies

Students must complete one item in each bucket to fulfill the graduation requirement.

What are my Bucket 1 Options?In order to satisfy Bucket 1, all students must meet the State of Indiana

requirements for one of the following diplomas:

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Academic Honors

Technical Honors

Refer to the Course Handbook for information regarding specific diploma requirements.

Last Names: A-L Mr. Adamski M-Z Mrs. Nelson

What are my Bucket 2 Options?In order to satisfy Bucket 2, all students must complete one of the following:

➔ Service-based learning: must include 10 hours of meaningful volunteer/community service participation. ◆ Students involved in extracurricular activities or sports for at

least one academic year and complete at least 1 service project with their team/club may also qualify.

➔ Work-based learning: must include completion of an internship or show evidence of at least 40 hours of employment outside of the school day.

Bucket 2 Required Forms Section 1:

Completed by the student’s

sponsor or employer.

Section 2:

Completed by the student. The reflection must be 150 words or

more.

What are my Bucket 3 Options?

❏ Honors Diploma (fulfill all state requirements)❏ ACT College Ready Benchmarks

❏ 18 or higher in English OR 22 or higher in Reading❏ AND 22 or higher in Math OR 23 or higher in Science

❏ SAT College Ready Benchmarks❏ 480 or higher in EBRW❏ 530 or higher in Math

❏ ASVAB (minimum score of 31)❏ Advanced Placement and/or Dual Credit (see following slide for more details)❏ CTE Concentrator (see following slide for more details)❏ State Recognized Industry Certification or Credential

In order to satisfy Bucket 3, all students must complete at least ONE of the following:

Advanced Placement and Dual Credit❖ Advanced Placement (AP)

➢ Must earn a C average or higher in at least 3 AP courses

➢ HCHS offers the following courses:■ AP Biology■ AP Calculus AB■ AP Chemistry■ AP English Literature■ AP Psychology■ AP Spanish Literature■ AP US History

❖ Dual Credit➢ Must earn a C average or higher and earn

Dual Credit in at least 3 courses➢ HCHS offers the following courses:

■ Advanced Composition (IU)■ Advanced Speech and

Communication (IU)■ Principles of Business Management

(Ivy Tech)■ Principles of Marketing (Ivy Tech)■ Strategic Marketing (Ivy Tech)■ Medical Terminology (Ivy Tech)■ Construction Trades 1 (Ivy Tech)■ Criminal Justice (Ivy Tech)■ Health Science Education 2: Nursing

(Ivy Tech)

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Concentrator

● Method 1○ Must earn a C average or higher in at least 6 high school credits in a

career sequence○ For Classes of 2020-2022 ONLY

● Method 2○ Must earn a C average or higher in at least 2 non-duplicative

advanced courses (4 high school credits) within a particular career sequence *courses beyond an introductory course*

○ Available to all students● Please refer to your handout for specific course options for both methods