

High School Exit Standards Policies
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The following is a list of State Board of Education Policies for End-of-Course tests and new graduation requirements and exit standards.
End-of-Course Tests
- State Board Policy HSP-C-010
Policy setting the achievement levels for the end-of-course tests, including English II under the ABCs Model - State Board of Education Policy HSP-N-000
Policy delineating standards for proficiency, remediation/intervention, review procedures, resources, promotion/retention decisions, and reporting for students in grades 3–8 and 9–12 - State Board of Education Policy HSP-C-003 (16 NCAC 6D.0305)
Policy delineating use of end-of-course tests for accountability - State Board of Education Policy HSP-N-006 (16 NCAC 6D .0505)
Policy delineating local accountability procedures that include notification and involvement of parents, provisions for focused intervention, LEAs’ and schools’ annual reports to the NCDPI in their progress in increasing the number of students who meet the standard for grade-level promotion, use of high school transcript, and use of end-of-course test results - State Board of Education Policy HSP-L-004
Policy outlining standards to be incorporated into the electronically generated high school transcript; summary of standards for calculating the weighted grade point average and class rank of NC public high school transcripts - State Board of Education Policy HSP-M-001
Policy defining Course for Credit
New Graduation Requirements and Exit Standards
- State Board of Education Policy HSP-N-000
Policy on minimum competency requirements for graduation from high school - State Board of Education Policy HSP-N-004 (16 NCAC 6D .0503)
Policy delineating the student accountability standards and the graduation requirements for North Carolina students - State Board of Education Policy HSP-N-003 (16 NCAC 6D .0502)
Policy delineating the gateways for grades 3, 5, 8, and 12 for the student accountability standards and graduation requirements - State Board of Education Policy HSP-L-001
Policy giving the local school boards of education the authority to exceed minimum graduation requirements







