Bulletin One 2012 2013 Final.pdf - Fort Worth ISD

B. Students must submit official credentials from the previous school system.
C. Students from schools accredited by the state departments of education in their respective
states will be allowed credits as certified by official transcripts unless there is a specific
conflict with standards of the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
III. Credit-by-Examination (CBE)
A. Secondary Credit Retrieval
The FWISD will provide the use of the CBE with the following procedures for the purpose of
Retrieval and Placement/Validation for students who are enrolled in FWISD.
Note: Prior instruction for credit retrieval is based on a review of education records; i.e.
students failing courses.
B. Middle School and High School – Grades 6-12
Students must earn a score of 70 or above on any examination taken for the
purpose(s) of retrieval of credit. Requests for retrieval of any course credit may come
from parent or student and be based on availability of test(s) from Texas Tech University
(TTU) or University of Texas at Austin (UT).
Parent or a student will pay all examination fees, and the District will facilitate the
ordering, administration, and awarding of credit if the student passes the examination.
When awarded, credit will be shown on the transcript, but the grade will not be calculated
as part of the student’s Grade Point Average (GPA). If credit is not awarded,
documentation of examination will be placed in the student’s academic achievement
folder.
A student may take a CBE for a particular course only once during each testing cycle.
C. Placement/Validation
Elementary/Middle School
Grades K-8
Committees may consider information such as classroom work, standardized testing,
psychologist’s recommendation or records from previous setting(s) to determine placement for
a student including the student that has been home schooled or is coming from an unaccredited
school or from a country other than the United States (U.S.). The committee should consist of
the principal, counselor, and classroom teacher. If a student is LEP, the SPC must work in
collaboration with the LPAC to determine appropriate instructional placement/validation.
Elementary students entering the District that have been home schooled, or are coming from
unaccredited schools seeking placement in an appropriate grade level, may be placed based on
the decision of a campus committee consisting of the principal, counselor, and classroom
12-13 SY Bulletin Number One 21 Revised: 10/9/2012