Academic Information

 

 

 

 

PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS

 

To be placed in a sophomore homeroom, a student must:

 

  • Have a minimum of 5.5 credits;
  • Pass English I

 

To be placed in a junior homeroom, a student must:

 

  • Have a minimum of 11.0 credits;
  • Pass English II;
  • Pass 1 year of math
  • Pass 1 year of science
  • Pass 1 year of social studies

 

To be placed in a senior homeroom, a student must:

 

·        Have a minimum of 16.5 credits

·        Have fulfilled enough of the graduation requirements to allow the student to graduate in June

 

 

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

 

In order to graduate from a Milford high school, a student must fulfill the following requirements:

 

  • Acquire 22.3 credits;
  • Pass 4.0 credits of English (including .5 in a writing course)
  • Pass 3.0 credits of mathematics (including one year of Algebra beginning with the class of 2008 and beyond)
  • Pass 3.0 credits of social studies (including 1.0 in a survey of America, .5 in Civics, and .5 in global studies)
  • Pass 3.0 credits of science
  • Pass 1.5 credits of physical education/health
  • Pass 1.5 credits of business education, technology education, family and consumer science, art or music
  • Complete one project utilizing technology to solve significant problems (.1 credit)
  • Demonstrate competency in writing and math (.2 credits)

 

Students must carry between 5.5 and 7.0 credits in the regular school year.  In general, no students are permitted to exceed 7.0 credits.  The chart that follows should help you plan your program for graduation.

 

Grade 9                Grade 10               Grade 11               Grade 12              Credits                      

                 

English I               

English II       

Eng. Elective

Eng. Elective

4.0

Mod. World History

Survey of America

Global/Civics

Elective

3.0

Phys. Science

Biology

Science Elective

Elective

3.0

Math

Math

Math

Elective

3.0

Phy.Ed/Health.

Phy.Ed.

Elective

Elective

1.5

Electives

Electives

Electives

Electives

7.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Required

14.5

 

 

 

Elective*

7.5

 

*1.5 elective credits must be chosen in vocational or arts education.  Courses which count toward this requirement include all courses in Business Education, Technology Education, Family and Consumer Science, Art and Music, as well as Journalism 2, Aquaculture, Nurse Assistant, and Home Health Aide Component.

 

 

THE TECHNOLOGY GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

 

The goal of this requirement is to have the student independently design a solution to an authentic, complex problem; select the appropriate technology (such as computers, advanced calculators, or computer assisted machinery); and use the technology independently to solve the problem.  Some examples of appropriate projects are the task of manufacturing a part, a small business simulation, a design problem in drafting or art, a communication/information task, etc.

 

The courses listed below include projects that meet the technology graduation requirement.  To receive the technology credit, the student must pass the course and successfully complete the technology project.

 

Art:                                                        Cartooning I (#744)

                                                              Commercial Art Skills and Careers (#753)

 

Business:                                               Advanced Keyboarding (#523)

                                                              Accounting (#531)

                                                              College Computer Skills (#532)

                                                              Desktop Publishing (#553)

                                                              MS Word MOUS Certification (#569)

                                                              Web Design (#571)

 

English:                                                  Journalism I (#237)

                                                               Expository Writing (#241)

                                                               AP/English Language UConn Co-op (#250)

                                                               Introduction to Philosophy (#252)

                                                               Mass Media (#261)

                                                               TV Production (#270)

 

Family and Consumer Science:             Lab Assistant (#785)

                                                               Family Life Education (#791)

 

Math:                                                      Computer Programming (#361)

 

Music:                                                     Music Technology I (#808)

                                                                Music Technology II (#809)

 

Special Education:                                  Word Processing (#570)

                                                                Math 4 (#964)

                                                                Math 4B (#1107)

                                                                Math 4 (#1147)

 

Technology Education:                           Drafting Technology 1B (#623)

                                                                Graphic Communications (#636)

                                                                Materials Processing (#644)

                                                                Desktop Computer Systems (#656)

                                                                Engineering Prep (#661)

 

Periodically, other courses are added to the list.  Certain courses at the Vocational Aquaculture School in Bridgeport and at ECA in New Haven also fulfill the technology requirement.

 

 

THE PERFORMANCE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

 

To continue to elevate the academic standards and increase student achievement, the Milford Board of Education has adopted a requirement that all students satisfactorily demonstrate a performance standard in writing as well as in mathematics as a requirement for graduation.  During grades 11 and 12, students will have several opportunities to complete the tasks for graduation credit.

 

To meet the writing standard, students must produce an essay that is focused, organized, elaborated, and suitably edited.

 

To meet the mathematics standard, students must satisfactorily complete multi-step mathematical problems that require basic math operations, including fractions or decimals, and explain in writing how they arrived at each answer.  The assessment requires basic math operations, including fractions, decimals, or percents, as well as measuring with a ruler.  The open-ended questions require an explanation in writing that explain how a student arrived at the answer.

 

Students will be exempt form the performance standard in writing if they achieve a raw score of 8 or better on one or more of the CAPT Interdisciplinary or Response to Literature tests.  They will be exempt in Mathematics by meeting the state goal on the CAPT math test, or by achieving a designated score on the math portion of the SAT.

 

For those in the Class of 2009 and beyond, students must demonstrate competency in reading (.1 credit).

 

Help will be available throughout the school year through classroom teachers, math and writing tutors, and resource room teachers.