Handout for Class of 2016rev - Abbott...
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Click on the article below to read how NJ schools are being affected. http://www.northjersey.com/news/nearly-200-clifton-high-seniors-at-risk-of-not-graduating-because-of-new-test-1.1497752 email: [email protected] facebook: Alliance for Newark Public Schools www.facebook.com/NewarkStudentsUnionPhone:973.624.6400
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Alert!ToAllStudentsandParentsoftheClass
of2016
Parents!!Ø Contactyourschoolanddemandtoknow
nowifyourchildisontrackforgraduation.
Ø Don’twaituntilJunetofindout.Itmaybetoolateforyourchildtograduateonstage.
Ø Theyneedyoursupport!
February2016Edition
Appointed NJ D
Call973-733-7334tospeaktoDistrictofficials!!
• TheNJDepartmentofEducationchangedthegraduationruleslastyear,whentheclassof2016werealreadyjuniors!That’sunfairandillegal!
• NJDOEdidnotfollowthelawwhentheymadethesechangesandarebeingsuedbyparents,theEducationLawCenterandtheACLUofNJ.
• Seniorsmustpassnewandmoredifficultteststhanpreviousclassestoreceiveadiploma.
• NJistheonlystateusingthecontroversialnewPARCCexamsasgraduationtests.
• WhenChrisCerfwasNJDOECommissionerhesaid‘anystudentcurrentlyinhighschoolwillnotberequiredto‘pass’theassessmentsasarequirementforgraduation.’Butnowtheyare!
• ButPARCCisnottheonlywaytosatisfythenewgraduationrequirements.WeneedtomakesureNPSgivesstudentsthesupporttheyneedtograduatethisJune!
TheFacts:GraduationRequirementsarenotclear!
DoYouKnow????
• Whatifastudentdoesnotmeetthepassingscorebenchmarksonany
ofthetestslistedabove??• Whatwillbetheiralternatives??• Whowillmakesureallseniorsscheduledtograduatebutdidnotpass
atestareintroducedtotheportfolioappeal??• Howwilltheportfolioprocessbemanagedandscored??
Seniorsinthe
CLASSOF2016
AreyouontracktograduatethisJune?
Seniors must pass one test from each column to graduate. PARCC ELA Grade 9>= 750 OR PARCC Algebra I >=750 OR
PARCC ELA Grade 10>750 OR PARCC Geometry >=725 OR
PARCC ELA Grade 11>725 OR PARCC Algebra II >=725 OR
SAT Reading*> 400 OR SAT Math* >=400 OR
ACT Reading or ACT PLAN Reading> 16 OR
ACT or ACT PLAN Math >=16 OR
Accuplacer Write Placer >=6 OR
(Placement Test)
Accuplacer Elementary OR Algebra >=16 (Placement Test)
PSAT 10 Reading or PSAT/NMSQT Reading** >40 OR
PSAT 10Reading or PSAT/NMSQT Reading*** >22 OR
PSAT10Math or PSAT/NMSQT Math** >=40 OR
PSAT10 Math or PSAT/NMQT Math *** >22 OR
ACT Aspire Reading >=422 OR ACT Aspire Math >=422 OR
ASVAB-AFQT Composite>31 OR ASVAB-AFQT Composite>=31 OR
Meet the Criteria of the NJDOE Portfolio Appeal
Meet the Criteria of the NJDOE Portfolio Appeal
> greater than
• TheDepartmentofEducationchangedthegraduationrequirementsforcurrentseniors,theclassof2016.
• SeniorsmustpassdifferenttestsinEnglishandMaththanpreviousclassestograduate.
• PARCCisnowtheofficialNewJerseygraduationtest—butitisnottheonlywaytosatisfythenewgraduationrequirements.
• StudentsmustpassoneEnglishassessmentandoneMathassessmenttogetadiploma.Seechartfortheoptions.
• Studentswhodidnotpassthetests,canfileagraduationappeal.Seeyourguidancecounselorforhelp.
• Ifyou’renotsurewhatyouneedtograduateinJune:o Contactyourguidancecounselor,oro ContacttheNewarkStudentUnion,oro ContacttheAllianceforNewarkPublicSchoolso Wewillhelpyoufindthesupportyouneed!
Note: *SAT taken prior to March 2016, **PSAT taken prior to October 2015, ***PSAT taken after October 2015. The College Board will establish new “threshold scores” in May 2016 for the new SAT.