Washington State Board of Education CULMINATING PROJECT A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

1. Washington State Board of Education CULMINATING PROJECT A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT PRESENTED BY PATTY MARTIN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR WASHINGTON STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION 360-725-6028 www.sbe.wa.gov AND BRIAN JEFFRIES WORKFORCE POLICY ANALYST OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION GENE THOMAS, GRAPHICS DESIGN

2. Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction SECONDARY EDUCATION REFORM • Standards-Based Education Reform • Washington State Learning Goals 1-4 • Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) • Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) • Certificate of Mastery • Accountability • Graduation Requirements • Credits/Competencies • Certificate of Mastery • Education Plans • Culminating Projects

3. Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction THE 4 P’s: PLANS, PATHWAYS, PORTFOLIOS, PROJECTS • The 4 P’s • High School+ Education Plans • Career/Educational Pathways • Portfolios • Culminating Projects

4. Washington State Board of Education CULMINATING PROJECT A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT The Requirements • The State Board of Education adopted revised state minimum high school graduation requirements October 2000. • The total number of state minimum high school credits for graduation remains at 19. • The new requirements will be implemented starting with the freshman class of 2004 • The Culminating Project is a non-credit requirement.

5. Washington State Board of Education CULMINATING PROJECT A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT • Culminating Project • Each student shall complete a culminating project for graduation. • The Project consists of students demonstrating both their learning competencies and preparations related to learning goals three and four. • Districts shall define the process to implement this graduation requirement.

6. Washington State Board of Education CULMINATING PROJECT A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT • Learning Goals III and IV • Think analytically, logically, and creatively, and to integrate experience and knowledge to form reasoned judgments and solve problems; and • Understand the importance of work and how performance, effort, and decisions affect future career and educational opportunities.

7. #1 – PROJECT PARTICIPATION IS:

8. #2 – THE CULMINATING PROJECT BEGINS:

9. #3 – SKILLS BEING ASSESSED AS PART OF THE CULMINATING PROJECT:

10. #4 – METHODS OF ASSESSMENT USED IN ASSESSING THE CULMINATING PROJECT

11. #5 – ELEMENTS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE CULMINATING PROJECT

12. #6 - WHO IS INVOLVED IN PROJECT:

13. Adams Adna Asotin-Anaton Bridgeport Burlington Edison Cape Flattery Cascade Cheney Clarkston Colfax Colville Coupeville Davenport Dayton Deer Park East Valley Eastmont Lake Chelan North Franklin Olympia Seattle Ephrata Everett Ferndale Quillayute Valley Franklin Pierce Freeman Peninsula Harrington Hockinson Issaquah Kahlotus La Center Grand Coulee Dam Lake Stevens Lake Washington Sumner Clover Park Nine Mile Falls Vancouver Liberty Lyle Edmonds Mabton Mary Walker Medical Lake Monroe Mount Vernon Mount Baker Spokane North Beach North Thurston Northport Ocosta Odessa Onalaska Orcas Island Orting Prosser Pullman Quilcene Longview Republic Ridgefield Kennewick Puyallup Selah Shelton Shoreline Snohomish Bellingham Stevenson-Carson Tekoa Thorp Ocean Beach Highline Waitsburg Wapato Washougal White River Wilbur Willapa Valley Winlock Zillah LIST OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH CULMINATING PROJECTS

14. DISTRICTS IN STATE OF WASHINGTON WITH A CULMINATING/SENIOR PROJECT v