Graduation Requirements
9th to 10th / 10th to 11th / 11th to 12th / Graduation
| Grade | Current Policy |
|---|---|
| Ninth Grade Promotion | To be promoted from ninth to tenth grade in a CPS high school, students must pass at least three of their core subject courses during both semesters and must have successfully completed a minimum of 5.0 units of credit. |
| Tenth Grade Promotion | To be promoted from tenth to eleventh grade in a CPS high school, students must pass at least three of their core subject courses during both semesters and must have successfully completed a minimum of 11 units of credit. All tenth grade students must have completed at least twenty (20) hours of community service learning in order to be promoted to the eleventh grade. |
| Eleventh Grade Promotion | o be promoted from eleventh to twelfth grade in a CPS high school, students must have successfully completed a minimum of 17 units of credit. |
| Graduation | To graduate from a CPS high school, students must complete a minimum of 24 units of credit and 40 hours of community service learning |
Grade Level Requirements Include:
Note: Application to Students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and Students with Disabilities: LEP students meet all graduation requirements with needed accommodations such as placement in English/ESL and home language support in other subject areas, as appropriate. Students with disabilities meet the general graduation requirements with appropriate accommodations and curricular modifications as determined by their Individual Education Programs (IEPs); students whose IEPs indicate an alternative mastery process receive a document of graduation.
CPS Current High School Graduation Requirements provided by the CPS Office of High School Programs 773.553.3540.
Criteria for Promotion of Students with Disabilities
Students with disabilities (including English Language Learners with a disability) receiving special education and related services under an Individual Education Program (IEP) are expected to meet the same promotion criteria as their non-disabled peers. The Office of Specialized Services mandates that during these annual reviews of IEPs, promotion decisions for students with disabilities are made in conformance with their IEPs, and that the IEP contain full and complete information concerning the promotion criteria.
RETENTION
Students in grades 1-8 can be retained in a grade for a second year only one time during the following grade cycles: 1-3, 4-6 and 7-8. Students in the benchmark grades who are required to attend summer school and do not successfully complete summer school will be retained in the grade they were in the previous year if this constitutes a first retention. However, if retaining a student would be a second retention, the student shall, upon completion of summer school, be promoted to the next grade, or, for eighth graders and other qualifying students, to an achievement academy.
June Parent Request Process for an Appeal of Promotion Determination of Non-Benchmark Grade Students
At the end of the regular school year (June 2006), parents/guardians of non-promoted students will have five days after receiving the promotion notification to submit a written appeal to the Chief Education Officer or designee requesting an additional review of the student’s academic performance or attendance records.