Madison Metropolitan School District
Board of Education Policies and Procedures
| POLICY | CURRICULUM | 3541
Instruction |
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Enrollment and Credit for Middle School Students Taking High School Courses
It is the policy of the Board to allow middle school students to enroll in courses offered
in the high school as provided in Procedure 3541. Such middle school students shall
receive credit(s) for successfully completing a high school course(s) if the credit(s) is
needed for graduation and the course(s) for which credit could be given was not offered
as part of the middle school program at the time such course was taken in high school.
Enrollment and Credit for Middle School Students Taking High School Courses
- A teacher or parent may recommend to a middle school principal that a student
be allowed to enroll in a high school course(s).
- Upon receipt of the recommendation of the middle school principal, and in
consultation with her/him, the high school principal of the school in which the
course(s) is offered, shall grant the request if:
- The course(s) is not offered at the middle school in which the student is
enrolled;
- It is determined that it is in the best educational interests of the student(s)
to enroll in the high school course(s) after considering a number of factors
that include but are not limited to the following: the student's test scores,
grades, maturity, educational history and progress in the middle school
and in the subject area(s) of the course(s) recommended to be taken at
the high school, the ability of the student to succeed in the high school
course(s), etc.;
- There is space available in the course(s) at the high school to
accommodate the student's enrollment; and
- There are no scheduling conflicts that would interfere with the student's
ability to regularly attend the course(s) at the high school.
- At the time a middle school student successfully completes the high school
course work, only the name of the course and the grade the student received in
such course will appear on the student's transcript which will be maintained at
the high school.
- No credit(s) shall be given to the student for successfully completing the
course(s) and no credit(s) shall be included on the student's transcript unless the
high school principal determines when the student is in high school (1) that such
student needs the credit(s) to graduate from high school and (2) that the
course(s) for which credit could be given was not offered as part of the middle
school program at the time such course was taken in high school.
- If the high school principal determines that the credit(s) is needed in order for the
student to graduate and that such course for which credit could be given was not
offered as part of the middle school program at the time such course was taken in
high school, the principal shall include the credit(s) on the transcript of the
student.
4/24/89
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