Revised 5/2002

Verification of Learning/ Credits Earned

The ES is responsible to certify that appropriate learning has occurred during each attendance period. Assigning attendance or Carnegie units to a high school student without any evidence that learning has occurred does not meet the job requirements set out in the ES Job Description. A situation in which the ES never sees any work and the parent is just relating what the student is doing would require clarification with the parent about expectations and requirements for receiving units. However, not all learning is evidenced by paperwork and the ES should use his/her professional judgment in the verification of learning and assigning of units. Most problems in this area can be avoided by a thorough discussion with the parent and student about if and/or how units will be assigned BEFORE beginning a course.

Assigning units can only occur when the ES verifies that the student has performed the work required in order to earn the units. The ES, parent, and student must plan activities to be accomplished in order for learning to be verified. A student can pick a variety of activities to accomplish the learning, or the student may pick one or two. The activities include but are not limited to the following:

• reading
• research
• essays
• term papers
• flash cards
• illustrations
• oral reports
• demonstrations
• projects
• lesson exercises
• games, projects
• comprehension questions
• computer programs
• field trips
• graded chapter tests and reviews
• simulations
• discussions
• note-taking
• videos
• audio tapes
• class check off sheet (time spent in learning)
• journal