NC Articulation Agreement
Articulation is a means of receiving community college credit for certain high school Career and Technical Education courses. The credit is awarded for courses in your community college area of study. The following criteria must be met in order to receive college credit:
• Grade of B or higher in the Career-Technical course
Score 90 % or higher on the Career-Technical Education course post-assessment or receive an industry recognized credential from an approved certification organization. Enroll in the appropriate Community College area of study within two years of the high school graduation date.
Community College officials will have the responsibility of verifying eligibility and acceptance of the articulated courses on the high school transcript. Please visit the Articulated Credit webpage on the CCC website at www. clevelandcommunitycollege. edu to obtain the Articulated Credit Request form and additional information. Courses eligible for articulated credit can change each year. Be sure to ask your teacher or Career Development Coordinator if your course is eligible. For more information contact your school Career Development Coordinator or a Counselor.
Report Cards – Progress reports
The Cleveland County Board of Education requires that all parents shall be informed at regular intervals on the progress of their children. Schools will use nine week grading periods. Report cards will be issued at the end of each grading period as designated on on the school calendar. Schools shall provide interim progress reports to parents and students every three weeks.
The school calendar can be found on the Cleveland County Schools website in the“ Calendar” folder.
Exceptional Children
In addition to the regular curriculum, high schools provide instruction for students with special educational needs. Programs for exceptional children include but are not limited to: specific learning disabled, severely emotionally disabled, orthopedically impaired, intellectually disabled, visually impaired, intellectually disabled, visually impaired, hearing impaired, autistic and other health impaired. A placement team in collaboration with the student and parent formulate an IEP used to guide instructional goals.
Students in the Exceptional Children’ s Program as defined by G. S. 115C-109( excluding gifted and pregnant) who do not meet the requirements for a high school diploma will receive a graduation certificate and shall be allowed to particpate in graduation exercises if they meet the following criteria: 1. Successful completion of 22 course units by general subject area( 4 English, 3 Math, 2 Science, 2 Social Studies, 1 Health and
Physical Education, 6 local electives and 4 CTE electives) under paragraph( e) of this Rule. 2. Completion of all IEP requirements. 3. Successful completion of work hours as required by NCDPI.
Education for Academically or Intellectually Gifted Students
In accordance with Article 9B and Board of Education Policy 3430 G. S. 115C-150.7, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has established a framework and guidelines by which all North Carolina school districts develop local plans. Cleveland County Schools Academically and / or Intellectually Gifted Program Plan establishes specific procedures for identification, academic academic services, and additional resources for gifted students.
English Language Learners
Board of Education Policy 3400 G. S. 115C-36; 20 U. S. C. § 6312; 20 U. S. C. § 6913; 16 N. C. A. C. 6D. 0106 The Cleveland County Board of Education shall identify English language learners and provide suitable research-based language instruction programs for all identified English language learners in grades kindergarten through 12 in accordance with state and federal law. Parents of English language learners shall receive a notification and information regarding language instruction programs in accordance with applicable state and federal law.
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