Promotion & Graduation Policy

To receive a diploma from Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, students must meet the following requirements:

AreaRequirementsNumber of Credits
State AssessmentsScore 220 or higher on MCAS assessments in ELA, Math and Science or receive a competency determination from the stateN/A
CTEStudents must pass three full years of career and technical education. Students must have two consecutive years in their chosen CTE area12
Mathematics4 courses:
For Classes 2018-20120 course offerings include Algebra, Geometry, Advanced Algebra, Statistics, Pre-Calculus and Calculus		4
English/ESL4 courses in English or ESL4
Science3 courses of lab sciences3
History3 courses3
Physical Education/ JROTC2 courses2

Promotion Requirements

To be promoted to Grade 10…Students must have passed the following:
  • One year of a Career Vocational Technical (CVTE) Program
  • Have at least 3 academic credits in core academic areas–English/ESL, Math, Science, History and PE
To be promoted to Grade 11…Students must have passed the following:
  • One year of a Career Vocational Technical (CVTE) Program
  • Have at least 8 academic credits in core academic areas–English/ESL, Math, Science, History and PE
To be promoted to Grade 12Students must have passed the following:
  • Two years of a Career Vocational Technical (CVTE) Program
  • Have at least 13 academic credits in core academic areas–English/ESL, Math, Science, History and PE
To graduate…Students must have passed the following:
  • Grades 10, 11 and 12 Career Vocational Technical Education (CVTE) Program with two consecutive years in one program
  • 4 years English Language Arts and or ESL courses
  • 4 Mathematics courses
  • 3 Science courses
    • 3 History courses
  • 2 years of Physical Education/JROTC
  • Senior Project
  • MCAS English Language Arts, Mathematics and Science assessments (see competency determination details above)

Grading Scale

Letter GradePercent Grade4.0 Scale
A+97-1004
A93-964
A-90-923.7
B+87-893.3
B83-863
B-80-822.7
C+77-792.3
C73-762
C-70-721.7
D+67-691.3
D63-661
D-60-620.7
FBelow 600

GPA Calculation

Two pieces of data for each course taken will be used in calculating GPA:
Grade Points awarded from each class and the Total number of points a student has attempted.

Grade is converted to a numerical value as indicated in the master schedule above.

The formula for computing GPA will be as follows:

GP= (grade) x (points)  

GPA= (Sum of the GP for each course) / (Total number of points taken)

Honor Roll Requirements:           

High Honors………All A’s

Honor Roll……….. 3.0 or higher

Course Sequence Overview

Department   Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 12
Mathematics Traditional Path
starting with class of 2021		Algebra
Integrated Math 1		Geometry
Integrated Math 2		Advanced Algebra
Integrated Math 3		Statistics or Pre-Calculus statistics orPre-Calculus
EnglishEnglish 9English 10English 11English 12 or AP language and composition
ESLESL 1ESL 2ESL 3ESL 4
PE/Health & ROTCGeneral PE with 1 term of water safety or JROTCGeneral PE with Health or Swimming or JROTCGeneral PE or Lifeguarding or Strength and Conditioning or JROTCGeneral PE or Lifeguarding or Strength and conditioning or JROTC
HistoryUS History 1 or BUILDUS History 2World HistoryAP Government Mock Trial Criminal Justice Sociology
SciencePhysicsBiologyChemistryEngineering Human Anatomy & Physiology or AP Physics or Environmental Science
CTEExploratory/
CTE Year 1		CTE Year 2CTE Year 3
Internships		CTE Year 4
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