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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
In order to graduate from a Milford high school, a student must fulfill the
following requirements:
Acquire 22.3 credits; (Beginning with Class of 2009 - 22.4)
Pass 4.0 credits of English (including .5 in a writing course)
Pass 3.0 credits of mathematics (including one year of Algebra beginning with
the class of 2008 and beyond)
Pass 3.0 credits of social studies (including 1.0 in a survey of America, .5
in Civics, and .5 in global studies)
Pass 3.0 credits of science
Pass 1.5 credits of physical education/health
Pass 1.5 credits of business education, technology education, family and
consumer science, art or music
Complete one project utilizing technology to solve significant problems (.1
credit)
Demonstrate competency in writing and math (.2 credits) and reading (.1
credit beginning with class of 2009)
Students must carry between 5.5 and 7.0 credits in the regular school year.
In general, no students are permitted to exceed 7.0 credits. The chart that
follows should help you plan your program for graduation.
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade
12 Credits
English I
English II
Eng. Elective
Eng. Elective
4.0
Mod. World History
Survey of America
Global/Civics
Elective
3.0
Phys. Science
Biology
Science Elective
Elective
3.0
Math
Math
Math
Elective
3.0
Phy.Ed/Health.
Phy.Ed.
Elective
Elective
1.5
Electives
Electives
Electives
Electives
7.5
Required
14.5
Elective*
7.5
*1.5 elective credits must be chosen in vocational or arts education.
Courses which count toward this requirement include all courses in Business
Education, Technology Education, Family and Consumer Science, Art and Music,
as well as Journalism 2, Aquaculture, Nurse Assistant, and Home Health Aide
Component.
THE TECHNOLOGY GRADUATION REQUIREMENT
The goal of this requirement is to have the student independently design a
solution to an authentic, complex problem; select the appropriate technology
(such as computers, advanced calculators, or computer assisted machinery);
and use the technology independently to solve the problem. Some examples of
appropriate projects are the task of manufacturing a part, a small business
simulation, a design problem in drafting or art, a communication/information
task, etc.
The courses listed below include projects that meet the technology graduation
requirement. To receive the technology credit, the student must pass the
course and successfully complete the technology project.
Art: Cartooning I
(#744)
Commercial Art
Skills and Careers (#753)
Business: Advanced Keyboarding
(#523)
Accounting
(#531)
College
Computer Skills (#532)
Desktop
Publishing (#553)
MS Word MOUS
Certification (#569)
Web Design
(#571)
English: Journalism I (#237)
Expository
Writing (#241)
AP/English
Language UConn Co-op (#250)
Introduction
to Philosophy (#252)
Mass Media
(#261)
TV Production
(#270)
Family and Consumer Science: Lab Assistant (#785)
Family Life
Education (#791)
Math: Computer
Programming (#361)
Music: Music Technology I
(#808)
Music
Technology II (#809)
Special Education: Word Processing (#570)
Math 4 (#964)
Math 4B
(#1107)
Math 4 (#1147)
Technology Education: Drafting Technology 1B (#623)
Graphic
Communications (#636)
Materials
Processing (#644)
Desktop
Computer Systems (#656)
Engineering
Prep (#661)
Periodically, other courses are added to the list. Certain courses at the
Vocational Aquaculture School in Bridgeport and at ECA in New Haven also
fulfill the technology requirement.
THE PERFORMANCE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT
To continue to elevate the academic standards and increase student
achievement, the Milford Board of Education has adopted a requirement that
all students satisfactorily demonstrate a performance standard in writing as
well as in mathematics as a requirement for graduation. During grades 11 and
12, students will have several opportunities to complete the tasks for
graduation credit.
To meet the writing standard, students must produce an essay that is focused,
organized, elaborated, and suitably edited.
To meet the mathematics standard, students must satisfactorily complete multi-
step mathematical problems that require basic math operations, including
fractions or decimals, and explain in writing how they arrived at each
answer. The assessment requires basic math operations, including fractions,
decimals, or percents, as well as measuring with a ruler. The open-ended
questions require an explanation in writing that explain how a student
arrived at the answer.
Students will be exempt form the performance standard in writing if they
achieve a raw score of 8 or better on one or more of the CAPT
Interdisciplinary or Response to Literature tests. They will be exempt in
Mathematics by meeting the state goal on the CAPT math test, or by achieving
a designated score on the math portion of the SAT.
For those in the Class of 2009 and beyond, students must demonstrate
competency in reading (.1 credit).
Help will be available throughout the school year through classroom teachers,
math and writing tutors, and resource room teachers
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