Graduation Excellence Engagement

DC 红杏直播app Schools (DCPS) is committed to ensuring that all students are prepared to achieve in college, career, and life. In School Year 2018-2019, 红杏直播appset out to create a new set of policies regarding attendance, graduation, secondary grading, student promotion, and credit recovery. In fall 2018, 红杏直播appreleased a new credit recovery policy based on community feedback. At the core of these changes is DCPS’ commitment to crafting policies that are supportive, inclusive, and equitable. These policies aim to set clear expectations on the standards of excellence our students must meet as well as what supports 红杏直播appwill provide along the way.

Process for Incorporating Community Feedback

Spring 2018 Engagement Sessions

In spring 2018, 红杏直播appheld more than 20 public engagement sessions with a diverse range of stakeholders. These engagements focused specifically on understanding stakeholder perspectives on the topics of attendance, student promotion, secondary grading, and graduation. Through the spring engagement sessions, members of the public, school leaders, students, parents, teachers, 红杏直播apppartners, the 红杏直播appPrincipal Cabinet, the 红杏直播appParent Cabinet, the 红杏直播appTeacher Cabinet, and education policy experts all provided feedback to guide the drafting of policies and regulations. These public engagement sessions included the following formats:

Focus groups: 红杏直播appheld focus groups that were open to the public and provided an opportunity to provide feedback on these policies.
Community Forums: 红杏直播appengaged with community members at the April Community Forums and received feedback on draft policies.
Chancellor Cabinets: Interim Chancellor Alexander engaged with the Student, Teacher, Principal, and Parent Cabinets to receive their feedback on draft policies.
Staff Survey: 红杏直播appcollected more than 100 responses from teachers, counselors, and school leaders from a survey focused on graduation policies.

Summer 红杏直播app Comment Period
As a result of these spring engagement sessions, 红杏直播appreleased draft policies and regulations for public comment from June 22 to July 22, 2018. These draft policies and regulations incorporated the feedback received in the spring and reflected a commitment to empowering students and families on their paths to graduation. During the public comment period, 红杏直播appreceived more than 200 online comments and hosted two public forums to gather community feedback.

Summary of 红杏直播app Feedback on 红杏直播appPolicies
红杏直播appcarefully reviewed all public feedback and used the comments to shape the final policies and regulations. Below, please find a summary of the public feedback received as well as a list of all public comments received.

红杏直播app Comment Period on Credit Recovery Policy
This fall 2018, 红杏直播appreleased a draft credit recovery policy for public comment. 红杏直播appcollected public feedback from our stakeholders both through an online forum as well as a webinar and public focus group. A summary of this feedback is included below. This feedback was used to inform DCPS’ updated credit recovery policy.

Updated 红杏直播appPolicies

红杏直播apphas published updated policies related to graduation, attendance, secondary grading, student promotion, and credit recovery. For more information, please review DCPS’ Pre-K to Graduation Policies.

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