Credit for Non-MMSD Courses: Performance & Achievement Committee Discussion

Please take note that the MMSD BOE's Performance and Achievement Committee
will be meeting at 5:45 pm on Monday, December 11th. [map]

One of their two agenda items scheduled for that meeting is "Credit for Non-MMSD Courses."

This is a very important issue for academically gifted students who would like to be able to substitute higher-level, faster-paced, or more-readily-accessible-to-them (e.g., because of transportation problems) courses taken via WCATY, EPGY, APEX, UW, etc. for ones offered by their local middle or high school. It is an important issue for other types of alternative learners (e.g., special ed students, temporarily ill or disabled students) as well. It has taken years to get this topic placed on the BOE's agenda. This coming Monday may well be our best opportunity to influence MMSD policy relating to this matter.

Thus, I urge ALL of you who are concerned about this issue either (i) to attend this BOE meeting prepared to give a 3-minute speech during the Public Comments period, or (ii) to send an email this week to Art Rainwater, Pam Nash, and all BOE members (via their comments email address) describing why it is important for their students to be permitted to receive credit toward fulfilling graduation requirements for qualified high school- and college-level courses taken at UW, MATC, TAG summer programs, online, or via correspondence."

Posted by Janet Mertz at December 8, 2006 1:35 PM
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