Ohio's Credit Flexibility Plan
Senate Bill 311 (the Ohio Core Legislation) raised the graduation requirements for high school students, with the goal of increasing the number of students who are ready to meet the demands of our global and technological age. It included among its several provisions a requirement that the State Board of Education adopt a plan that enables “students to earn units of high school credit based on a demonstration of subject area competency, instead of or in combination with completing hours of classroom instruction.” School districts, community schools and chartered nonpublic schools “shall comply” with the provisions of the plan, phasing in its provisions during the 2009-10 school year.
Ohio’s plan for credit flexibility is designed to broaden the scope of curricular options available to students, increase the depth of study possible for a particular subject, and allowing tailoring of learning time and/or conditions. Credit flexibility is intended to motivate and increase student learning by allowing:
Through an agreement with Lincoln Interactive, the North Central Ohio Educational Service Center can assist partner districts and parents with enrolling students in online courses provided by Lincoln Interactive. Use the links to the right for course descriptions and cost information.
Please contact Kathy Mohr for further assistance and to enroll students. |
