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Student Requirements



Program Requirements For The Middle Grades (Grds 5-8)

Grades 5 & 6:

All students shall receive instruction that is designed to facilitate their attainment of the State intermediate learning standards in the seven general curriculum areas:

Grades 7 & 8:

All students shall be provided instruction designed to enable them to achieve, by the end of grade eight, State intermediate learning standards through:

 

Grade Level Classification

According to the Newburgh Board of Education Policy: It shall be the policy of the Board of Education to establish the requirements of each student’s progression from one grade level to the next grade level in high school. In order to progress from Grade 8 to Grade 9, the student:

  1. Must successfully complete a minimum of three (3) core subjects (Math, English Language Arts, Science, or Social Studies) AND must achieve at or above Performance Level 2 on the most recent English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments;
    OR
    Must successfully complete a minimum of two (2) core subjects (Math, English Language Arts, Science, or Social Studies) AND must achieve at or above Performance Level 3 on the most recent English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments.
  2. Students who have repeated Grade 8 twice will be placed into Grade 9.
  3. Exceptions to the above requirements will be considered, upon a written parent/guardian request on behalf of a student. A decision to progress the student may be made, if agreed to by both the Middle School and High School Principals.

 

Requirements for High School Graduation

NEW YORK STATE CREDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN GRADES 9-12:

In accordance to the New York State Current Diploma Requirements Chart

REQUIRED COURSE MINIMUM NUMBER OF CREDITS
English 4
Social Studies Distributed as Follows: U.S. History (1), Global History & Geography (1), Participation in Government (1/2), Economics (1/2) 4
Science Distributed as Follows: Life Science (1), Physical Science (1), Life Science or Physical Science (1) 3
Mathematics 3
Languages Other than English (LOTE) 1
Visual Art, Music, Dance, and/or Theatre 1
Physical Education (participation each semester) 2
Health .5
Electives 3.5
Total 22

Pathways 4+1

All students must pass 4 Required regents examinations: one in each discipline (Math, English, Science, Social Studies) + 1 Pathway (CDOS, CTE, STEM, Humanities, Arts, LOTE)

 For More Information on Regents Exams or Different Types of Diplomas, Click the Following Links:

  1. http://www.nysed.gov/common/nysed/files/programs/curriculum-instruction/currentdiplomarequirements2.pdf
  1. http://www.nysed.gov/common/nysed/files/programs/curriculum-instruction/diplomaandcredentialsummary1.18edit6.18.3.pdf
  1. http://www.nysed.gov/curriculum-instruction/diploma-requirements-video-series

     



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