If a Grade 10 student takes the GQE in the fall of 2008 and passes, must the student pass the end of course (ECA) exams in Algebra I, Biology I, and English 10 to graduate?
The new graduation requirement applies to this year’s Grade 9 students (Class of 2012). If current Grade 10 students have passed the GQE, they have met the GQE requirement for testing. If these same Grade 10 students are enrolled in Algebra I, Algebra II, Biology I, or English 11, they take the ECAs in these courses as part of state school accountability under P.L. 221. They do not need to pass the ECAs in these courses to graduate. The P.L. 221 requirement is school participation. For Class of 2012, the graduation requirement will change to meeting the achievement standards for the English 10 and Algebra I ECAs.
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