Can career and technical education courses be included in a districts program of grade 8 acceleration for graduation credit?
Yes. Providing opportunities for student acceleration in subject area studies is one example of school district flexibility in program design. Eighth grade students can earn high school credit toward graduation requirements through successful completion of State-approved career and technical education courses. Such courses must meet the commencement level of the appropriate State learning standard(s) and must be taught by a certified teacher. The conditions for awarding credit for an accelerated course can be found in NYCRR 100.4(d).
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