<p>Dear Parent/ guardian:</p><p>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:</p><p> 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. </p><p>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.</p><p>* 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</p><p>2008-2009</p><p>Leicester High School EPP File Check List</p><p>Student: SASID: Grade: </p><p>MCAS Score: Math ______ELA ______Test Date: ______</p><p>RETEST Score: *Math ______*ELA ______*Test Date: ______</p><p>Presenting Need: This Educational Proficiency Plan (EPP) is required (due to an MCAS score between 200-238) for the following subject(s): ______</p><p>File Paperwork Checklist: (check if received)</p><p>Guidance (Current Status & Post-Secondary Vision): *Guidance Report on Grades/GPA/Credit Standing: Rec'd on: ______</p><p>*Copy of Student Goal setting Self report or Harrington O'Shea {Career Decision Making Inventory}: Rec'd on: ______</p><p>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: ______</p><p>*Departmental recommendation for course enrollment: Rec'd on: ______</p><p>Plan approval & evaluation: </p><p>*EPP approval by principal Date: ______</p><p>* EPP meeting with student Date: ______</p><p>* EPP communicated to Parent/Guardian: Date: ______</p><p>* EPP review (grade from required course(s) & results of the annual assessment tool ) Date: ______</p><p>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. </p><p>Student: Department Head or designee: Date: </p><p>MCAS Data Subject Scaled Score Re-test Score Meets standard English language arts Mathematics</p><p>Content area(s) strengths and weaknesses</p><p>English language arts [standard(s) checked that pose a challenge] ____Language</p><p>____Literature ____Composition [topic development]</p><p>____Composition [conventions] </p><p>Additional information (including student perceived/actual strengths):</p><p>Mathematics [standard(s) checked that pose a challenge] ____Number Sense ____Patterns, Relations and functions ____Geometry and measurement ____Statistics and Probability</p><p>Additional information (including student perceived/actual strengths):</p><p>A TestWiz report may be attached to this page. 625 B EVAL – Leicester 0151</p><p>Guidance Counselor’s Report for EPP File Date: ______</p><p>Student Name: ______Grade:______</p><p>Assessment Prepared By: ______; Guidance Counselor</p><p>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: ______</p><p>Student is in danger of failing the following classes: (see attached progress report/grades) ______</p><p>MCAS Scores: ELA Math STE ______Retest Scores: ______</p><p>Post –Secondary Vision: ______</p><p>Recommendations/Suggestions: ______</p><p>Signature: ______</p><p>Leicester High School Educational Proficiency Plan (EPP)</p><p>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.</p><p>Student: SASID: Present Grade: Parent/ Guardian: Guidance Counselor: Date: </p><p>I. The Educational Proficiency Plan is for the following content area(s):</p><p>____English language arts; grade 10 MCAS score*: </p><p>____Mathematics; grade 10 MCAS score*:</p><p>* 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).</p><p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>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). </p><p>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. </p><p>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</p><p>Teacher(s): Course Name: Level: Grade: Unit Name: Content Standards:</p><p>Academic Expectations:</p><p>Stage 1 – Desired Results Understanding(s): Essential Question(s): Students will understand:</p><p>Students will know: Students will be able to:</p><p>Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence Performance Task(s):* Other Evidence: If students understand that … they should be able to …: Stage 3 – Learning Plan</p><p>*Use The 6 Factors of Understanding (Wiggins & McTighe) or Bloom’s Taxonomy </p>