EPP Template - Leicester HS

Dear Parent/ guardian:

Leicester Public Schools shall award a high school diploma or any other document connoting high school graduation only to a student who has satisfied the state Competency Determination requirement and who has met local graduation requirements.* To meet the state Competency Determination your child needs an Educational Proficiency Plan (EPP) because he/ she did not score 240 or above on his/her English language arts +/ or mathematics MCAS test(s). The attached Educational Proficiency Plan (EPP) includes:

 a review of your student's strengths and weaknesses, based on MCAS and other assessment results, coursework, grades, and teacher input;  the courses the student will be required to take and successfully complete in grades 11 +/or 12; and  a description of the assessments the school will administer on a regular basis to determine if the student is moving toward proficiency.

Please contact the Leicester High School Guidance Department @ 508-892-xxxx if you would like an in- person meeting to discuss your child’s EPP. You will be notified and asked to participate in a review of the plan upon completion of the required course work.

* For more information about our local requirement for graduation reference our school handbook @ http://www.leicester.k12.ma.us/LHS/handbook.html; for detailed information about the state competency requirement go to: http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr30.html?section=03

2008-2009

Leicester High School EPP File Check List

Student: SASID: Grade:

MCAS Score: Math ______ELA ______Test Date: ______

RETEST Score: *Math ______*ELA ______*Test Date: ______

Presenting Need: This Educational Proficiency Plan (EPP) is required (due to an MCAS score between 200-238) for the following subject(s): ______

File Paperwork Checklist: (check if received)

Guidance (Current Status & Post-Secondary Vision): *Guidance Report on Grades/GPA/Credit Standing: Rec'd on: ______

*Copy of Student Goal setting Self report or Harrington O'Shea {Career Decision Making Inventory}: Rec'd on: ______

Department (content strengths & weaknesses): * Teacher Report on academic status (identifying content strengths& weaknesses) for the subtest(s) listed above using assessment data (including TestWiz), teacher observation, & student interviews: Rec'd on: ______

*Departmental recommendation for course enrollment: Rec'd on: ______

Plan approval & evaluation:

*EPP approval by principal Date: ______

* EPP meeting with student Date: ______

* EPP communicated to Parent/Guardian: Date: ______

* EPP review (grade from required course(s) & results of the annual assessment tool ) Date: ______

Department Report for EPP A department chair or lead teacher assigned to the EPP content area(s) will collect data and interview the student to determine his/ her strengths and weaknesses.

Student: Department Head or designee: Date:

MCAS Data Subject Scaled Score Re-test Score Meets standard English language arts Mathematics

Content area(s) strengths and weaknesses

English language arts [standard(s) checked that pose a challenge] ____Language

____Literature ____Composition [topic development]

____Composition [conventions]

Additional information (including student perceived/actual strengths):

Mathematics [standard(s) checked that pose a challenge] ____Number Sense ____Patterns, Relations and functions ____Geometry and measurement ____Statistics and Probability

Additional information (including student perceived/actual strengths):

A TestWiz report may be attached to this page. 625 B EVAL – Leicester 0151

Guidance Counselor’s Report for EPP File Date: ______

Student Name: ______Grade:______

Assessment Prepared By: ______; Guidance Counselor

Current Transcript Data: 1. Student currently holds the following number of Credits: ______2. Student needs the following number of Credits to graduate: ______(*40 Credits are earned in a year / 20 a semester.) 3. Student is behind in credits and should make them up in summer school: (yes/no) ____ This student was retained :( yes/no) _____ 4. Student is recommended for the following Core Courses for graduation: ______

Student is in danger of failing the following classes: (see attached progress report/grades) ______

MCAS Scores: ELA Math STE ______Retest Scores: ______

Post –Secondary Vision: ______

Recommendations/Suggestions: ______

Signature: ______

Leicester High School Educational Proficiency Plan (EPP)

The EPP is developed for the subject matter area(s) [English language arts+ / mathematics] in which a student did not meet or exceed a scaled score of 240 on the MCAS. The plan outlines the academic requirements a student needs to fulfill to meet the state’s Competency Determination for high school graduation.

Student: SASID: Present Grade: Parent/ Guardian: Guidance Counselor: Date:

I. The Educational Proficiency Plan is for the following content area(s):

____English language arts; grade 10 MCAS score*:

____Mathematics; grade 10 MCAS score*:

* If a student scores at 218 or below the parent/ guardian will be contacted; a retest and a remedial course will be offered and an EPP will be completed for the student upon a passing MCAS retest score (220-238).

II. Required course(s): Students need to successfully complete the course(s) and demonstrate progress toward proficiency on an annual assessment. To measure progress toward proficiency a combination of scores of mid-term, final and unit exams will be used. The assessment will be a measure of the entire semester and based on subject matter standards. In order to show a student has met proficiency we will explore the use of the Department MCAS test designed specifically for EPP. III. Content area strengths & weaknesses: Assessment data, student interviews and teacher input will be accessed to detail student perceived and documented content successes and failures.

III. Post Secondary Vision: Using a self report or the Harrington O’Shea inventory the student’s preferences and interests, and the desired outcomes for post secondary education or employment will be revealed.

III. Additional academic supports / programs: Students will be encouraged to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the school to help them reach their post-secondary goals (e.g. tutoring, academic support classes, guidance workshops and college / career fairs).

IV. Communication by direct mail / e-mail and call notification: Parents/ Guardians are encouraged to communicate with the EPP team and set up an in-person meeting to discuss the details of the EPP. Evaluation: The EPP will be evaluated annually (a process that will include parent/ guardian input) and signed off by the principal to determine if all the requirements of the EPP have been met.

V. Principal’s approval: The EPP will be reviewed and signed off by the principal before the plan is initiated and at its annual review. 625 B EVAL – Leicester 0151

Teacher(s): Course Name: Level: Grade: Unit Name: Content Standards:

Academic Expectations:

Stage 1 – Desired Results Understanding(s): Essential Question(s): Students will understand:

Students will know: Students will be able to:

Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence Performance Task(s):* Other Evidence: If students understand that … they should be able to …: Stage 3 – Learning Plan

*Use The 6 Factors of Understanding (Wiggins & McTighe) or Bloom’s Taxonomy