J-0950 JFABCADMISSION OF TRANSFER STUDENTS
J-0950 JFABC(Academic Credit Transfer)
Elementary
Academic credit for placement in the elementary school subjects and grades shall be based upon teacher recommendations and previous grade level assignments subject to the determination that the student can meet the standards adopted by the Secretary of Public Education for the grade level assignment.
Transfer Students from Non -
Accredited Schools
Transfer students from non-accredited schools to Clovis High School must meet the following requirements to be eligible for graduation:
• All state and local requirements must be satisfactorily completed and documented.
• Students entering grade ten (10) will be expected to complete all normal requirements with a minimum of fifteen (15) credits at Clovis High School.
• Students entering the eleventh (11th) grade will be required to complete ten (10) credits. Students in grades eleven (11) and twelve (12) must complete two (2) credits in English, one (1) credit of mathematics and one-half (1/2) credit of social studies. They must also complete one (1) credit of physical education, one (1) credit of lab science and one (1) credit of practical arts, depending upon documented evidence of prior completion of that credit.
• Students entering the twelfth (12th) grade will be required to complete five (5) credits. They must complete one (1) credit of English, one (1) credit of mathematics and one-half (1/2) credit of social studies. Pending their prior records, they must also complete one (1) credit of physical education, one (1) credit of lab science and one (1) credit of practical arts.
Transfer grades will be entered as Pass/Fail on the permanent record cards and credit approved will be indicated on that card.
Some testing to determine credit approved or placement may be required.
Grade point averages will be calculated only for work completed while enrolled at Clovis High School. Students in this category will be ranked with the graduating class only if the final four (4) semesters are completed at Clovis High School. Students entering after that time will not be ranked.
Any exceptions to the above may be appealed to a review board. This review board will make recommendations as to entering student status.
Credit for Graduation Requirements
Each student who enrolls and requests the transfer of academic credits to fulfill graduation requirements shall be provided with a list specifying the courses for which credit has been accepted for graduation and those for which credit has been denied by the District.
Credits from schools that are accredited by a Public Education Department in the United States its territories or the department of defense shall be transferable with no loss of value.
Transferred credit from correspondence extension study, foreign study, home study courses or non Public Education Department accredited nonpublic schools will be evaluated on an individual basis to determine credit for district graduation requirements. That evaluation will be based on the following criteria:
• The credit was from a course taught by a teacher licensed by the State of New Mexico.
• Awarding of the credit was based upon instruction and an assessment that meets the standards adopted by the Secretary of Public Education and evidence of the student having achieved the standards is provided.
• The credit was awarded by a school accredited by one (1) of the following accrediting agencies of colleges and schools; North Central Association, Southern Association, Middle States Association, New England Association, Northwestern Association, Western Association and meets standards adopted by the state where the credit was granted.
When transfer credit is denied for a course, the student may request and take an examination on the course subject matter designed and evaluated by a teacher in the receiving school who is licensed to teach the subject matter of the course for which the credit was requested and who is selected by the Superintendent. Upon receiving a satisfactory score as determined by the teacher, course credit will awarded to fulfill the requirements for graduation. All courses credited for graduation must meet the standards adopted by the Secretary of Public Education where such standards exist. Where standards have not been adopted by the Secretary of Public Education, courses credited for graduation must meet the standards established for the school to which the student has requested a transfer of credit.
Adopted: date of manual adoption
CROSS REF.: JG - Assignment of Students to Classes