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From: "Amanda Lecaroz" <alecaroz@litchfieldsd.org>
To: "'Chip McGee'" <mcgeec@sau25.net>
Subject: RE: FW: [Fwd: RE: HS Non-Standard Diploma]
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:09:25 -0400
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Go=20ahead.=20=20You=20will=20notice=20she=20does=20not=20say=20no=20to=20=
the=20non-standard=20diploma,
but=20if=20I=20read=20between=20the=20lines,=20she=20is=20definitely=20not=
=20in=20favor=20of=20creating
such=20a=20diploma.
Amanda=20


Director=20of=20Curriculum
Litchfield=20School=20District
1=20Highlander=20Court
Litchfield,=20NH=2003052
(603)=20578-3570=20ext.=203332
=20

-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20Chip=20McGee=20[mailto:mcgeec@sau25.net]=20
Sent:=20Thursday,=20June=2014,=202007=2011:50=20AM
To:=20Amanda=20Lecaroz
Subject:=20Re:=20FW:=20[Fwd:=20RE:=20HS=20Non-Standard=20Diploma]

Can=20I=20post=20this?

Amanda=20Lecaroz=20wrote:
>=20=20
>
>
>=20Director=20of=20Curriculum
>=20Litchfield=20School=20District
>=201=20Highlander=20Court
>=20Litchfield,=20NH=2003052
>=20(603)=20578-3570=20ext.=203332
>=20=20
>
>=20-----Original=20Message-----
>=20From:=20advancedlearningservices@verizon.net
>=20[mailto:advancedlearningservices@verizon.net]
>=20Sent:=20Monday,=20June=2011,=202007=2011:27=20AM
>=20To:=20alecaroz@litchfieldsd.org
>=20Subject:=20[Fwd:=20RE:=20HS=20Non-Standard=20Diploma]
>
>=20From:=20"Heath,=20Mary=20S."=20<MHeath@ed.state.nh.us>
>=20Date:=202007/04/24=20Tue=20PM=2004:17:18=20CDT
>=20To:=20"Leather,=20Paul"=20<PLeather@ed.state.nh.us>,=20
>=20=09"Lecaroz,=20Amanda"=20<AdvancedLearningServices@Verizon.net>
>=20Subject:=20RE:=20HS=20Non-Standard=20Diploma
>
>=20Amanda=20and=20Paul
>
>=20Paul,=20I=20agree=20completely.=20Table=20306-2=20(page=2024=20of=20th=
e=20Minimum=20
>=20Standards)Required=20Subjects=20and=20Credits=20for=20High=20School=20=
Graduation=20
>=20call=20for=20"including=20algebra=20credit=20that=20can=20be=20earned=20=
through=20a=20
>=20sequential,=20integrated,=20or=20applied=20program."
>
>=20Algebra=20can=20be=20taught=20in=20a=20way=20that=20does=20not=20requi=
re=20only=20abstract
thinking.
>=20I=20have=20had=20this=20conversation=20with=20Rich=20Andrusiak=20and=20=
discussed=20a=20"hands
on"
>=20approach=20to=20Algebra=20as=20well=20as=20the=20course=20being=20taug=
ht=20over=20two=20years=20vs.
>=20one.=20
>
>=20Algebra=20can=20be=20mastered=20by=20most=20students.=20I=20hope=20tha=
t=20schools=20will=20
>=20begin=20to=20explore=20a=20differentiated=20approach=20to=20math.=20Yo=
u=20may=20want=20to=20
>=20review=20the=20Math=20TA.=20ED=20306.43.
>
>=20Mary=20Heath
>=20Deputy=20Commissioner
>=20New=20Hampshire=20Department=20of=20Education
>=20101=20Pleasant=20Street
>=20Concord,=20New=20Hampshire=2003301
>=20(603)=20271-7301
>=20FAX=20(603)=20271-3830
>=20mheath@ed.state.nh.us
>
>
>=20-----Original=20Message-----
>=20From:=20Leather,=20Paul
>=20Sent:=20Tuesday,=20April=2024,=202007=203:09=20PM
>=20To:=20Heath,=20Mary=20S.
>=20Subject:=20FW:=20HS=20Non-Standard=20Diploma
>
>=20Mary=20~=20Interesting=20question.=20=20I=20don't=20think=20the=20TA=20=
helps=20her=20with=20this=20
>=20really.=20=20It=20is=20expected=20that=20in=20the=2020=20credits=20is=20=
a=20math=20strand=20that=20
>=20takes=20a=20student=20at=20least=20through=20the=20equivalency=20of=20=
algebra=20I,=20am=20I=20
>=20correct?=20=20If=20so,=20the=20rigor=20of=20the=20minimum=20option=20s=
till=20requires=20this=20
>=20level=20of=20learning.=20=20Paul
>
>=20Paul=20K.=20Leather,=20Director
>=20Division=20of=20Career=20Technology=20and=20Adult=20Learning=20NH=20De=
partment=20of=20
>=20Education
>=2021=20South=20Fruit=20Street,=20Suite=2020
>=20Concord,=20NH=2003301
>=20(603)=20271-3801=20(office)
>=20pleather@ed.state.nh.us
>
>
>
>=20-----Original=20Message-----
>=20From:=20advancedlearningservices@verizon.net
>=20[mailto:advancedlearningservices@verizon.net]
>=20Sent:=20Tuesday,=20April=2024,=202007=201:49=20PM
>=20To:=20Leather,=20Paul
>=20Subject:=20Re:=20HS=20Non-Standard=20Diploma
>
>
>=20Thanks=20Paul.=20=20We=20are=20primarily=20looking=20at=20the=20studen=
t=20who=20really=20does=20
>=20more=20work=20that=20a=20"certificate=20of=20completion/attendance"=20=
indicates,=20but=20
>=20cannot=20meet=20the=20algebra=20requirement.=20=20We=20are=20look=20at=
=20offering=20a=20
>=20non-standard=20"diploma"=20for=20those=20students.=20=20Probably=20ach=
ieving=20the=2020=20
>=20credits,=20however,=20not=20meeting=20the=20algebra=20requirement=20si=
nce=20this=20is=20
>=20quite=20rigorous=20and=20involves=20abstract=20thinking.=20(These=20ar=
e=20the=20students=20
>=20that=20would=20benefit=20from=20a=202-year=20technical=20college=20edu=
cation,=20but=20
>=20could=20not=20be=20considered=20for=20admission=20if=20they=20got=20a=20=
certificate=20of=20
>=20completion/attendance)=20Will=20the=20new=20TA=20address=20this?=20Tha=
nks,=20Amanda=20
>=20Lecaroz
>=20From:=20"Leather,=20Paul"=20<PLeather@ed.state.nh.us>
>=20Date:=202007/04/23=20Mon=20AM=2009:32:00=20CDT
>=20To:=20"Lecaroz,=20Amanda"=20<AdvancedLearningServices@Verizon.net>
>=20Cc:=20"Browning,=20Sarah"=20<SBrowning@ed.state.nh.us>
>=20Subject:=20HS=20Non-Standard=20Diploma
>
>=20HS=20Non-Standard=20Diploma
>=20Hello=20Amanda=20~=20Sarah=20Browning=20forwarded=20your=20message=20b=
elow=20to=20me.=C3=82=20=20
>=20Right=20now=20we=20are=20in=20the=20process=20of=20putting=20together=20=
a=20final=20draft=20of=20a=20
>=20TA=20Advisory=20entitled=20"Multiple=20Pathways=20to=20Graduation."=C3=
=82=20=20As=20soon=20as=20
>=20it=20is=20vetted=20internally,=20it=20will=20be=20released=20to=20the=20=
field=20as=20a=20draft,=20
>=20with=20a=20relatively=20short=20window=20for=20response.=C3=82=20=20So=
on=20after=20that,=20the=20
>=20final=20version=20will=20be=20released.=C3=82=20=20Several=20of=20the=20=
features=20will=20
>=20include:=201.=C3=82=20=20Letting=20districts=20know=20that=20they=20ma=
y=20choose=20to=20have=20two=20
>=20levels=20of=20diploma,=20one=20set=20at=20the=20state=20minimum=20stan=
dard=20requirement=20
>=20of=2020=20credits=20(specific=20requirements=20as=20per=20Rule=20306.2=
7),=20and=20one=20set=20
>=20at=20a=20higher=20number=20of=20credits,=202.=C3=82=20=20A=20discussio=
n=20of=20options=20for=20
>=20students=20with=20special=20needs,=203.=C3=82=20=20The=20use=20of=20Ad=
ult=20High=20School,=20GED,=20
>=20Extended=20Learning=20Opportunities,=20and=20other=20options=20for=20g=
arnering=20
>=20credit.=20I=20will=20see=20that=20a=20copy=20of=20the=20final=20draft=20=
is=20forwarded=20to=20you=20
>=20when=20it=20is=20ready=20to=20go=20out...=C3=82=20=20Paul
>
>
>=20Paul=20K.=20Leather,=20Director
>=20Division=20of=20Career=20Technology=20and=20Adult=20Learning=20NH=20De=
partment=20of=20
>=20Education
>=2021=20South=20Fruit=20Street,=20Suite=2020
>=20Concord,=20NH=2003301
>=20(603)=20271-3801=20(office)
>=20pleather@ed.state.nh.us
>=20From:=20advancedlearningservices@verizon.net
>=20[mailto:advancedlearningservices@verizon.net]
>=20Sent:=20Friday,=20April=2020,=202007=2012:09=20PM
>=20To:=20Browning,=20Sarah
>=20Subject:=20HS=20Non-standard=20diploma
>=20I=20am=20doing=20some=20research=20on=20non-standard=20diploma=20for=20=
the=20Manchester=20
>=20School=20District=20and=20was=20wondering=20if=20there=20are=20any=20a=
dvisories=20from=20the=20
>=20state=20on=20teh
>
>=20issue=20of=20non-standard=20diplomas.
>=20Amanda=20Lecaroz
>=20District=20Improvement=20Coordinator
>
>
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