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Guidance
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau
The CVES Guidance Department provides scheduling to students to ensure they are working towards the appropriate diploma and/or credential and enrolled in the required credit bearing classes. Our Guidance Department also completes the intake process for new students.
Intake Process:
- When new students are referred to our school an intake is completed with parents and student.
- This allows staff to make appropriate placements within our array of programs.
- During this process all registration information is completed as well as a social history.
- Relevant and useful background information on new students is acquired. This is necessary to be able to meet students educational and emotional needs.
- This is also a good time for parents/guardians to meet their child’s teacher and therapists and begin to establish home/school communication.
The following charts outlines some of the diploma and credential requirements currently in effect.
High School Diplomas
Regents
Available to
All Student Populations
Requirements
- Credit: 22 units of credit distributed as follows: 4 English language arts (ELA), 4 Social Studies, 3 Science, 3 Mathematics, ½ Health, 1 Arts, 1 Language other than English (LOTE), 2 Physical Education and 3½ Electives.
- Assessment: Five required Regents exams with a score of 65 or better as follows: 1 Math, 1 Science, ELA, Global History and Geography, and US History and Government.
Local
Available to
Students with disabilities with an IEP or
Section 504 Accommodation Plan
Requirements
- Credit: 22 units of credit distributed as follows: 4 ELA, 4 Social Studies, 3 Science, 3 Mathematics, ½ Health, 1 Arts, 1 LOTE, 2 Physical Education and 3½ Electives.
- Assessment—Low Pass Safety Net Option: Five required Regents exams with a score of 55 or better as follows: 1 Math, 1 Science, 1 ELA, 1 Global History and Geography, and 1 US History and Government.
- Compensatory Safety Net Option: Scores between 45–54 on one or more of the five required Regents exams, other than the ELA or mathematics exam, may be compensated by a score of 65 or higher on another required Regents exam. Note: A score of at least 55 must be earned on both the ELA and mathematics exams. A score of 65 or higher on one examination cannot compensate for more than one examination with a score of 45–54.
Local or Regents Diploma with a Career and Technical Education Endorsement
Available to
All Student Populations
Requirements
- Credit: Completes all credit requirements listed above for the applicable diploma type and completes an approved Career and Technical Education program.
- Assessment: Achieves a passing score on the State assessments required for the applicable diploma type and successfully completes the technical assessment designated for the approved CTE program the student completed.
Non-Diploma High School Exiting Credentials
Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential
Available to
Students with disabilities other than those
assessed using the New York State Alternate
Assessment (NYSAA)
Requirements
- Completes a career plan.
- Demonstrates attainment of the commencement-level CDOS Learning Standards in career exploration and development, integrated learning and universal foundation skills.
- Satisfactorily completes the equivalent of 2 units of study, or 216 hours, in Career and Technical Education coursework and work-based learning.
- The required 216 hours must include at least 54 hours of work-based learning.
- Has at least one completed employability profile.
Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential
Available to
Students with severe disabilities who are
assessed using the New York State Alternate
Assessment (NYSAA)
Requirements
- The student must have attended school for at least 12 years, excluding Kindergarten.
- The credential must be accompanied by a summary of the student’s levels of achievement in academic studies.
- The accompanying summary must also document the student’s levels of achievement in career development and occupational studies.
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