City of Baltimore - File #: 07-0291R

• File #: 07-0291R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - High School Assessments
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 4/30/2007
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/5/2007
• Title: Informational Hearing - High School Assessments FOR the purpose of requesting the Chief Executive Officer of the Baltimore City Public School System to brief the Baltimore City Council regarding how the system is preparing students to pass the High School Assessments that will be a requirement for graduation beginning in 2009.
• Sponsors: Keiffer Mitchell, James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, President Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Vernon E. Crider, Sharon Green Middleton, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Kenneth Harris, Rochelle Spector, Agnes Welch, Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/7/2007	0	Education Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
5/3/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/30/2007	0	City Council	Introduced
4/30/2007	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Mitchell


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
Informational Hearing - High School Assessments

FOR the purpose of requesting the Chief Executive Officer of the Baltimore City Public School System to brief the Baltimore City Council regarding how the system is preparing students to pass the High School Assessments that will be a requirement for graduation beginning in 2009.
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The High School Assessments, or HSAs, are four exams-one each in algebra/data analysis, biology, government, and English-that all students, starting with students who entered grade 9 in 2005, must take and pass in order to graduate. The HSA exams are based on the Maryland High School Core Learning Goals, which were incorporated into Maryland's public school curricula in the 1990s. Students take each HSA exam as they complete the related course. Passing the HSAs is only one of Maryland's high school graduation requirements. Students must also earn state-specified credits, fulfill the state's service-learning and attendance requirements, and complete any additional requirements of the local school system.

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