GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

There are specific requirements that a student must meet in order to graduate from Fife High School.  The five kinds of requirements are:

     TIME requirements

     CREDIT requirements

     COURSE requirements

     STATE assessments

     GRADUATION project

CREDIT REQUIREMENTS

.  At Fife High School, grades 10-12, one hundred thirty-five (135) hours of instruction equals one (1) credit.  At Columbia Jr. High School, one hundred seventy-seven (177) hours of instruction equals one (1) credit.  Credit is awarded when students meet or exceed the minimum academic requirements of the class.  Credit requirements have been increased beyond those of the State Board of Education to assure that students have an opportunity to undertake a broad variety of academic, occupational, cultural, and recreational courses in order to adequately prepare themselves for post-high school outcomes. 

Credits Needed

07              08 and beyond**

English                       4                Credits are the same as        

Social Studies           3.5             2007, but students must

Science                      2                also achieve mastery

Mathematics             3                of all required sections of    

PE/Health                  2.5             the Washington Assessment

Occupational            1                of Student Learning as

Fine Arts                   1                well as complete a

                                                      graduation project.               

Required                 17            

Electives                  10            

Total                         27            

GRADUATION PROJECT

Starting with the class of 2008, students must complete 1) a plan for high school and their first year after high school and 2) a culminating project.

A High School and Beyond Plan:  Within the first year of high school enrollment, each student shall develop a plan for satisfying the state and district’s high school graduation requirements and for their first year after high school completion.  The plan should be developed in collaboration with the student, parent, and district staff.  The plan should include how the student will satisfy the district’s academic credit requirements and the student’s goals for the year following graduation.  Each student plan should be reviewed annually to assess student progress, to adjust the plan, and to advise the student on steps necessary for successful completion of the plan.

A Culminating Project:

During the course of their high school career, grades 9 – 12, students shall complete a culminating project representing career and academic research and educational planning for high school and for one year after graduation.  (Projects will be assessed using building approved portfolio completion standards.)