Re: Issuing credits for non-standard based courses

elana

Posted on 9/13/09

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On 9/12/09, John Newell wrote:
> I work at a High School that has just had its curriculum
> evaluated. It has been revealed that our course curriculum
> does not meet Ohio standards. The teachers have began a
> massive work to develop curriculum that aligns with Ohio
> Standards and have been very successful in doing so.
> However, administration wants to continue to utilize our old
> courses (which are mostly computer based) for a growing
> number of our students. The teachers are very not only
> ethically concerned, but we are also concerned about the
> legal ramifications of using courses that have been proven
> to not align at all with the Ohio Standards. We are all
> certified teachers, but our school is not in the union.
> Should we refuse to issue the credits and push back to have
> administration issue the credits themselves? Should we have
> them provide written directives when they want us to assign
> the old courses to students? Any comments or help, or who
> to ask for info on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

you need to talk to your EMIS coordinator and see what they
recoomend. If you have a national charter or sponsor then
they need to be involved in whats going on. bottom line- its
your license and certifications! I wouldn't let anything
jepordize that!

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