CAPT PERFORMANCE AND GRADUATION

FROM DARIEN HIGH SCHOOL

Beginning with the class of 2006, each student in the state of Connecticut must demonstrate academic proficiency in order to receive a diploma.  The state requires that each high school implement graduation requirements based on performance on the Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT).  Darien High School has established those requirements, and alternate means for students to demonstrate academic proficiency.

SCIENCE: There is currently no CAPT Science proficiency required for graduation.

MATHEMATICS:  Students must score within the state goal range on the CAPT administered during the Sophomore year.

Those students who do not score within the state goal range may demonstrate proficiency in Mathematics by scoring 46 on an administration of the PSAT in either the Sophomore of Junior year, or by scoring a 520 on the Math segment of the SAT I. 

Students who do not meet any of these criteria must re-take the CAPT Math 1 and 2 segments in the spring of their Junior year, and score in the state goal range. 

Those students who do not meet the state goal during the spring of their junior year may take a math departmental proficiency examination in late August before their senior year.  Students not passing this exam must take Applied Mathematics Workshop during their first semester senior year at DHS, and pass a math departmental proficiency examination.

READING/WRITING:          Students must score within the state goal range on the Reading OR Writing segment of the CAPT administered during the sophomore year.

Those students who do not score within the state goal range in either discipline may demonstrate proficiency by earning a SUBSCORE of 8 or higher on ANY ONE of the following; the Response to Literature, Interdisciplinary Writing I or Interdisciplinary Writing II subtests on the CAPT.

Students who do not meet any of these criteria may demonstrate proficiency in Writing by scoring 50 on the Writing test in an administration of the PSAT in either the Sophomore of Junior year, or by scoring a 500 on the Writing segment of the SAT I. 

Students who fail to meet the Performance standard in either of the above two ways in their junior year may re-take the Reading and Writing segments of the CAPT in the spring of junior year.

Students who do not meet any of these criteria will be scheduled to take Writers Workshop during their senior year.  Students must earn at least a C for this course and pass the English Department generated and administered Response to Literature test, given before the end Writers Workshop.

Students who fail to meet the standard in a re-test of CAPT have two options available to them their senior year:

1.  Take Writers Workshop first semester of their senior year.  Students passing this course with at least a C and passing the English Department generated and   administered Response to Literature test, given before the end Writers Workshop, will have met the Performance Standard.

2. Students failing Writers Workshop and the English Department administered Response to Literature test during the first semester of senior year will receive tutoring that prepares them for the Department’s Response to Literature test.