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Chaffev trustees hikegraduation requirementsThe Chaffey Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees has increased graduation requirements starting with students who enter ninth grade in SeptemberIncreasing the standard school day to six periods was one of the strongest campaign issues in tee March school board elections. The six-period day was cut to five periods during budget cutbacks two years ago.Under the new standards incoming freshmen will have to earn 220 units to graduate compared to the 210 units presently required.As a result students are expected to take six classes a semester in their freshman and sophomore years. They also will have to take an additional social science class — fora total of three years of required social science classes.,T.he increased graduation requirements will require an additional. 16 teachers spread throughout the district’s five high schools and two alternative schools. The additional staff will cost a totalof $220,000.The increased requirements were recommended by the district curriculum committee and supported by Superintendent MikeDirksen. .Board member Ray Samo had proposed even stricter graduation requirements, including a total of 230 units with more required courses to provide a “broad education. Sarrio’s proposal received the support of board member Charles Uhalley but wasdefeated 3-2.Sarrio’s plan would have required students to take six classes each semester and would have limited elective courses to 45 units (nineUnder the present system students can take more than half of their graduation credits —110 or 210 — in elective courses.The result of extensive electives is that some students receive a harrow education based on the classes they can do well at or the classes their friends are taking, according to Sarrio.Sarrio’s proposal also would have changed the system which allows students to^take the majority of their classes in their first three years of high school.Such students can complete their graduation requirements by taking only one or two courses a semester during their senior year, a practice which can cause social problems,according to Sarrio.Some students use the short senior day to hold down part time jobs — often to finance college costs, commented John Kunysz, student representative to the board of
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Montclair Tribune
Montclair, California, US
Thu, Jun 02, 1977
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