GRADUATION REQUIRMENTS
Graduation Requirement Testing Schedule

1. In order to graduate from New Britain High School, you need to earn 22 credits.
Freshmen and sophomores are required to take seven credits. Seniors must take at least four credits. You are the one responsible for meeting all graduation requirements. Your guidance counselor is available for explanation and clarification of the graduation requirements.

Your 22 credits must be distributed as follows:

*Fine Arts consists of dance, drama, music, and visual arts. Career and Technical Education consists of all courses in business education, family and consumer sciences, medical careers, and technology education.

2. You must take all portions of the Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) with serious intent.

3. You must complete 20 hours of community service.
All 20 hours of community service must be earned in one school year.

4. You must meet the basic skill requirements in Parts A, B, and C below that have been established by the Board of Education. Beginning with the Class of 2007, you must also meet the standards outlined in Parts D and E.
According to these standards, a New Britain High School graduate:

A. is literate, as demonstrated by reading presented text and responding to a posed question in writing that is focused, organized, elaborated and edited for standard English conventions. You may meet this standard by:

1. scoring in bands 3, 4, or 5 on the Reading Across the Disciplines or Writing Across the Disciplines sections of CAPT, or
2. achieving a minimum score of 475 on the verbal section of the SAT I and score equivalent to the national average on the SAT II composition test, or
3. achieving a minimum score of 20 or better on the English and Reading sections of the ACT, or
4. producing an essay that responds to presented text, is focused, organized, elaborated, and edited for standard English conventions, and receives a score of "three or above" on a CAPT-like six point rubric scale scored independently by two specially trained teachers.

B. is proficient in mathematical problem solving in the areas of number and quantity, geometry and measurement, statistics and probability, and algebra and functions. You may meet this standard by:

1. scoring in bands 3, 4, or 5 on the CAPT mathematics assessment, or
2. achieving a minimum score of 475 on the mathematics section of the ACT, or
3. achieving a pre-determined score on a multi-response, CAPT-like performance assessment that demonstrates proficiency in mathematical problem solving. The assessment will be scored independently by two specially trained mathematics teachers.

C. is a responsible and contributing member of both the school and New Britain city communities. You may meet this standard by:

1. completing all sections of the CAPT (or state approved alternative forms of the CAPT) with demonstrated serious intent, and
2. completing 20 hours of community service. All community service hours must be earned within any one of the four school years, 9-12.

D. is proficient in the use of computer technology. You may meet this standard by:

1. successfully completing a computer related course from an identified list in several departments (Career and Technical Education, Fine Arts, Mathematics, Science, English, Social Studies, or Special Education), or
2. completing an independent student project, which uses appropriate computer technology and demonstrates proficiency.

E. is prepared for life beyond high school. You may meet this standard by:

1. completing a computerized assessment of interests, skills and abilities using software in the Guidance Career Center (GCC). Portfolio will be kept in the GCC during your high school years, and
2. developing a career plan (college or employment) and demonstrating use of at least one database related to occupations, post secondary schools or financial aid, and
3. completing a resume using guidance career center software for presentation and interviewing techniques. Resume will be documented and kept on file in GCC until you graduate, or
4. completing at least one job shadowing experience, a school to career work-study program, or successfully holding a job for a minimum of 300 hours.