0.9 Arizona school law review: chapter 7  (Page 2/9)

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Intervention and remedial strategies developed by the state board of education for pupils who are not promoted from the third grade shall include at least: assignment to a different teacher, summer school reading instruction, intensive reading instruction before, during or after the regular school day, and online reading instruction.

Ars†15-701.01 high school; graduation; requirements (2008)

Has the Governing Board of the school district prescribed a course of study and curricula for excellence that include the academic standards in the required subject areas?

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Has the Governing Board prescribed criteria for the graduation of pupils from the high schools in the district? Do these criteria include accomplishment of the academic standards in reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies as determined by district assessment? Other criteria may include additional measures of academic achievement and attendance.

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Does the teacher determine whether to pass or fail a pupil in a course in high school on the basis of the competency requirements, if any have been prescribed? (See ARS 15-421 in Chapter 5 of this handbook.) Note: A pupil with an individualized education program or a 504 plan who graduates from high school but who is not required to achieve a passing score on a competency test in order to graduate shall receive the standard diploma issued by the district.

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Does the Governing Board, if it reviews the decision of a teacher to pass or fail a pupil in a course in high school, base its decision on the competency requirements if any have been prescribed? (See ARS 15-342 in Chapter 3.)

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Does the Governing Board allow graduation requirements to be met if the pupil passes courses in the required or elective subjects at a community college or university, and if the course is at a higher level than the course taught in the high school attended by the pupil, or if the course is not taught in the high school, the course is equal to or higher than the level of a high school course? (See also ARS 15-1821.)

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if the subject matter of the community college or university course is appropriate to the specific requirement which the pupil intends it to fulfill and if the level of the community college or university course is less than, equal to or higher than a high school course?

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Does the school district provide a list of credits that have been accepted or denied to a pupil who transfers from a private, charter, or district school and does the district allow the pupil to take an examination in each course where core credit has been denied. The governing board may adopt a policy concerning transfer credits for the purpose of determining whether a credit earned by a pupil will be assigned as an elective or core credit.