Since graduation requirements have increased, is the district considering allowing for more credits to be earned by correspondence, offering more summer school choices, or going to an 8-period day?
The current schedule does not allow some students who are involved in extracurricular activities to take all their required courses during the regular school day or allow any time to take courses to determine college/career interest. The state’s new “4X4” graduation requirements do require additional math and science classes beginning with this year’s sophomore class (the Class of 2011) RISD has been preparing for this for two years, and has altered course offerings and schedules to be more accommodating to students in this situation. In addition, the district is examining the possibility of offering more summer courses starting in 2009 (next summer) outside TAKS-tested courses. Our junior highs offer Health, Communications Applications, Spanish, French & Algebra I for credit as 8th graders, and RISD is also presently working with Richland College to expand our Dual Credit offerings Our high schools do offer some optional 0 and 8th period classes, primarily for this reason, but we’re e
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