New Legislation prompts changes in PC guidance

 

MASA’s ActPoint PC Road Map now updated

Users of the ActPoint PC Road Map will find it easy to implement the Personal Curriculum changes signed into law as part of a recent package of education reform legislation. Public Act 204 (2009) makes changes to section 380.1278b of the Revised School Code, and consequently to MDE guidance on the personal curriculum. These changes include…

• A personal curriculum may be requested after a student completes grade 9. A student must still complete 1.5 required mathematics credits prior to requesting an Algebra II modification and must complete 2.0 social studies credits prior to requesting a PC to modify the MMC social studies requirement in order to earn additional credit in English language arts, mathematics, science, and/or world language, as required by law.
  
  
• A personal curriculum may be requested by school personnel.
  
  
• A student may request a personal curriculum to modify Algebra II after completing—without necessarily having attained a passing grade in—1.5 required MMC mathematics credits. A student who requests and receives a PC to modify Algebra II must still complete a total of 3.5 required mathematics/math-related MMC credits prior to graduation.
  
  
• The personal curriculum committee must include a teacher who currently teaches the student, has expertise in the content area being modified, and/or is determined by the principal to have relevant qualifications.

Updates reflecting these changes are now reflected in all affected MDE guidance documents and ActPoint Road Maps.