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WRITING POLICY<br />
Every senior at HCHS will participate in two areas of CATS Assessment, On-Demand Writing<br />
and the Writing Portfolio. Every student shall complete one assessment portfolio writing piece<br />
per course; except math courses, each year by the end of the year. Completed work shall be<br />
submitted to the students’ working assessment portfolio.<br />
All students in the District shall prepare and keep a working folder that contains developmentally<br />
appropriate writing samples that may be used as portfolio entries required at the accountability<br />
levels.<br />
At all accountability grades, students will complete writing portfolio entries as required by the<br />
Kentucky Department of Education. At nonaccountability grades, students will keep a working<br />
portfolio and complete minimum pieces which will require teacher conferencing. During the<br />
portfolio development process, students may type, use word-processing, or complete handwritten<br />
entries for their portfolios and writing folders.<br />
All core content teachers (mathematics, <strong>science</strong>, social studies, reading, arts and humanities,<br />
practical living/vocational studies) must show evidence of teaching the writing process<br />
(example: prewriting, drafting, conferencing, revision, editing). Teachers shall also assist<br />
students in choosing content area readings that represent the kinds of writing students will<br />
ordinarily include in a portfolio. Documentation shall include lesson plans and evidence of<br />
student work in the working folders and writing portfolios. SBDM council policy shall address<br />
these issues. Pursuant to HCBOE Policy 08.222.<br />
PORTFOLIO<br />
Students will submit a complete and acceptable Senior Writing Assessment Portfolio for<br />
evaluation and scoring prior to the deadline set forth by the CATS assessment process. Students<br />
must score a minimum of “apprentice” on the CATS writing portfolio in order to graduate.<br />
If the student does not meet the minimum standard of ‘apprentice” on the writing portfolio<br />
parents shall be notified and the Principal’s Review Team (PRT), made up of the principal or his<br />
designee and two other certified staff at the school, will review the student’s portfolio<br />
performance using the three criteria below and make a determination regarding the student’s<br />
accountability to this requirement. After receiving notice of the PRT’s review and decision, the<br />
student/parent may request a meeting with the PRT. Requests for such a meeting shall be made<br />
within three (3) school days after receiving such notice.<br />
Portfolio Review Criteria<br />
1. The student has reasonably performed at his/her ability level.<br />
2. The student has exhibited full potential on the writing portfolio assessment.<br />
3. The student has taken advantage of every available opportunity to meet the guidelines<br />
of the Writing Requirement.<br />
When reviewing portfolios, the PRT may grant the student a waiver to this requirement if the<br />
PRT has clear and convincing evidence that the student has met all three criteria above. If the<br />
PRT has clear and convincing evidence of at least one of the three criteria, the PRT may consider<br />
developing a remedial plan.<br />
If the student/parents meet with the PRT and clear and convincing evidence of all three criteria<br />
are presented, the PRT may consider a waiver of this requirement. If the student presents clear<br />
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