High School Students' Learning Records

The ES will be assigning credits to the high school student for work completed. Accountability for the assignment of credits is utmost importance when completing the high school student's learning record. The ES must be able to explain to an outside party why any particular student was assigned credits. When you assign credit, you are verifying that the student has performed the work required in order to earn that credit. You need to have sufficient documentation to "prove" learning took place. Precisely written learning records and other backup documentation is essential. Since documentation and other record keeping is so important the following additional requirements must be met (over and above what is required in the learning record policy).

-The Course title must be listed on the learning record.

-If a student is completing an a-g course, the title of the textbook must also be included in the learning record.

-Keep copies of graded chapter tests or pertinent documentation. These papers are necessary to be able to substantiate the credits assigned to a student. You may wish to keep them at your home or store them electronically.

-Keep your high school learning records up-to-date, detailed and accurate. If for some reason your high school student transfers to a different ES or enters another school, your accurate record keeping will make the transition much easier for everyone involved.

Examples from some Learning Records for high school students:

English 9B Read Great Expectations, wrote answers to questions after each chapter read, wrote outline and draft for short essay, completed written grammar exercises.

English 9B: Abe continues to read Great Expectations as part of his English course. He completed answers to questions after each chapter read and is beginning a short essay about the life of Charles Dickens. He is also reviewing grammar principles as he completes written exercises in his work text.

English 9B: Reading Great Expectations. Completed answers to questions after each chapter read and began a short essay about on Charles Dickens. Reviewed grammar principles as he completed written exercises.

Health: Gina is working diligently to complete the Health requirements. She is reading daily in "Health Our Way" and completing the answers to all questions in the chapter review, completing each chapter test and all workbook exercises.

PE 1A: David is keeping a journal of his PE activities which included the following: works out on free weights, bike riding. Every other day he walks two miles.

World History 1A: Mary is studying ancient civilization. She reads in her textbook "Our World, Our Life" daily, completing written questions at the end of the chapter. She enjoyed watching a video series documenting the Roman way of life.

General Science: Contract Program Activity: Mia is studying the science of atoms. She is required to take notes, participate in lab experiments, complete written assignments and complete written exams. She observed demonstrations and a variety of hands-on experiments.

Latin: George is learning Latin grammar by completing a chapter a day in his "The Latin Language". Each chapter includes written grammar exercises in verb conjugation, vocabulary definition and translation of simple sentences. Contract Program Activity: Weekly his tutor gives him written tests covering the topics he studied during that week.

Algebra I: Contract Program Activity: Saxon Algebra - topics include Lessons 10 - 45; Marvin completes a chapter a day, completing written problems at the end of each chapter and checking his own work. Every five lessons he then completes a written test which his teacher grades.