Re: Principal/AP or SPED Director?
Posted by lynne/ca on 5/07/08
On 5/07/08, lm wrote: > If they need five years, no problem. However it is a social stigma > for the students. They want to graduate with their cohort not come > back and deal social stigma of taking five years to graduate. In > reality they feel embassrass to come back to high school for a fifth > year. Somebody tell me, outside of a serverly disabled student in an > intensive program, how many students stay in high school until 21? > >
Some of our English Learners do. And the number of fifth-year seniors has increased a bit since passage of the high school exit exam became a graduation requirement. But you're right, it's not often very many. In part that's why I think we should advocate for those who ARE willing to come back for a fifth year. They are willing to put in the time and effort. Many aren't.