ACCEPTED PRACTICES
A+/CBI COURSES
(Alternative Programs)
This Accepted Practices document addresses the high school use of
A+ as an online computer based instruction program for students. The
goal of this program is to increase graduation rates by ensuring that
students have alternative opportunities to earn credits necessary for high
school graduation.
This document does not refer to PLATO/CBI, individual CBI modules
incorporated into regular instruction, WCSD online programs, or other
options offered through Supplemental Credit. This document does provide
guidelines for the use of A+ as an online credit option (either on campus or
off campus) for high school students district-wide.
Eligibility:
1. Seniors and juniors who are credit deficient must have the first
opportunity to utilize the A+ program.
2. Credit deficient sophomores and freshman may have access to the
program, if there is space available.
3. Students entering after the “last date to earn credit” during any
semester.
4. Students with principal and parent/guardian approval to take a
distance education credit accrual course through A+.
Enrollment:
1. To be eligible for credit recovery:
 the student may have completed the entire 18-week semester in
the regular classroom course/program and received an “F”
 or may have earned an “F” through failure to meet the 90%
attendance requirement
2. Students and parents must be notified by a school administrator
and/or school counselor that the type of credit issued will bear the
“CBI – Computer Based Instruction” designation and will have special
implications: A+ CBI courses are not approved by the NCAA
Clearinghouse and some universities may not accept A+ CBI
courses.
3. Credit accrual utilizing A+ will be approved by the school principal on
a case-by-case, consistent basis and with approval of the student’s
parent/guardian.
Carryover of Student Work in A+:
1. Provided a student is making adequate progress, he/she will be
allowed to carryover coursework-in-process fall-to-spring and springto-fall. On an annual basis, it will be determined whether A+ is
available for summer school. If A+ is available in summer school,
students making adequate progress will be allowed to carryover
coursework-in-process spring-to-summer, or summer-to-fall. Note:
There may be a cost involved in summer school courses.
2. If a student is allowed to continue coursework-in-process, but has not
completed the coursework by the end of a second semester, he/she
may be given an appropriate elective credit or an “F”.
Student Transfers:
1. If a student transfers to another WCSD school while working on an
A+ course, the exiting school will work with the receiving school to
ensure that the student’s work/progress in A+ is transferred.
2. If a student transfers outside of WCSD, he/she may request a
progress report from the A+ teacher to take to the new school. There
is no guarantee that the receiving school will accept this information.
Grading Policies:
1. Students who take courses in A+ will be issued a grade of A, B, C, D,
F, or NM. The HQ teacher of record for the course will issue the
grade based on student performance in the A+ program.
2. A+ courses are mastery-based. Students will take a Pre-Assessment
(available in core courses), which will determine standards that still
must be mastered in order to complete and pass the course. The
Pre-Assessment must be administered in person and monitored at
the school/reengagement site.
3. A+ courses are semester (.5) courses. No partial semester credit will
be issued for courses not completed.
4. The student must earn a 70% or higher on the final exam. If a student
does not pass the final exam with a 70% or higher, he/she can have
up to two additional attempts to pass the test with a 70% or higher. If
the student does not pass the test with a 70% or higher after three
attempts, he/she will receive an “F” for the course. The final exam
must be administered in person and monitored at the
school/reengagement site.
5. Although minimum seat time is not required for mastery learning, if
the A+ course is part of the student’s minimum school load,
attendance must meet the district’s 90% requirement. A student who
fails to meet the attendance requirement will receive an “F” in the
course. As stated in the Student Attendance Procedures Manual,
attendance is based on 90% of the “opportunities to attend” and
will be calculated from the date of enrollment in the program.
Start time for attendance in an A+ course begins when the student
enters the A+ course.
6. If the A+ course is not part of the student’s minimum academic load,
the 90% attendance requirement will not pertain. In these cases,
there will be an expectation of two way communication at a minimum
of once a week between the student and the teacher. This can be in
the form of emails, telephone conversations, or face-to-face
meetings. The teacher will maintain records of two way
communication with the student and records showing progress in the
course.
7. If a student is taking an A+ course, which is not part of his/her
minimum academic load, and if he/she has not passed/completed the
coursework by the end of the semester, the student will be issued a
“NM – No Mark” with the option of transferring the coursework to the
following semester.
8. If a student withdraws from an A+ course by the eleventh week of the
semester because he/she will earn an “F” due to failure to meet the
attendance requirements, he/she will be dropped from the class
without penalty, provided that he/she continues to be enrolled in the
minimum number of classes. The student will earn an “F” if he/she
withdraws after the 11th week, regardless of what the actual grade
was at the time of withdrawal.
9. The grade a student earns in an A+ course may be used to replace
an “F” in the same course. Students may not use an A+ course to
raise a grade other than an “F”.
10. Grades will be posted when students complete the course.
11. The teacher awarding the credit and grade for A+ must have HQ
status in the subject area of the credit issued.
Scheduling Options for A+:
1. High Schools may schedule students into credit recovery labs during
the instructional day for A+. Note: If the A+ course is part of the
minimum academic load for the student, the 90% attendance
requirement would pertain. With this scheduling option, students
would have the option of working online off-campus in addition to
working in the lab on a course. Note: Pre-Assessments and Final
Exams must be taken in person.
2. High Schools may schedule students into A+ during after
school/before school/Intervention block programs. Note: If the A+
course is not part of the minimum academic load for the student, the
90% attendance requirement would not pertain. With this scheduling
option, students would have the option of working online off-campus
in addition to working in the lab on a course. Note: The teacher
would be required to maintain records of weekly two-way
communication with the student and records of progress. Note: PreAssessments and Final Exams must be taken in person.
The following is a list of state approved A+ Courses with corresponding WCSD Course Titles and
Numbers:
A+ Course
Title
HSPE Math
Prep.
HSPE
Science
Prep.
English I
First Sem.
English I
Sec. Sem.
English II
First Sem.
English II
Sec. Sem.
English III
First Sem.
English III
Sec. Sem.
English IV
First Sem.
English IV
Sec. Sem.
Algebra I
First Sem.
Algebra I
Sec. Sem.
Geometry
First Sem.
Geometry
Sec. Sem.
Algebra II
First Sem.
Life
Science
First Sem.
Life
Science
Sec. Sem.
Biology
First Sem.
Biology
Sec. Sem.
WCSD
Course
#
WCSD Course Title
WCSD Course Title
7452
CBI PROF MATH
CBI Proficiency Math Skills
7454
CBI PROF SCI
CBI Proficiency Science
7461
CBI ENGLISH 1
CBI English 1
7462
CBI ENGLISH 2
CBI English 2
7463
CBI ENGLISH 3
CBI English 3
7464
CBI ENGLISH 4
CBI English 4
7465
CBI ENGLISH 5
CBI English 5
7466
CBI ENGLISH 6
CBI English 6
7467
CBI ENGLISH 7
CBI English 7
7468
CBI ENGLISH 8
CBI English 8
7471
CBI ALGEBRA 1
CBI Algebra 1
7472
CBI ALGEBRA 2
CBI Algebra 2
7473
CBI GEOMETRY 1
CBI Geometry 1
7474
CBI GEOMETRY 2
CBI Geometry 2
7475
CBI ALG 2 S1 (H)
CBI Algebra 2 - Semester 1
7483
CBI LIFE SCI 1
CBI Life Science 1
7484
CBI LIFE SCI 2
CBI Life Science 2
7485
CBI BIOLOGY 1
CBI Biology 1
7486
CBI BIOLOGY 2
CBI Biology 2
World
History
First Sem.
World
History
Sec. Sem.
World
Geography
First Sem.
World
Geography
Sec. Sem.
American
History
First Sem.
American
History
Sec. Sem.
American
Govt. First
Sem.
American
Govt. Sec.
Sem.
Personal
Finance
First Sem.
Psychology
First Sem.
Anthropol.
First Sem.
Art
Appreciat.
First Sem.
Economics
First Sem.
Humanities
I
Humanities
II
Sociology
First Sem.
Spanish IA
Spanish IB
PreAlgebra
First Sem.
7487
CBI WLD HIST 1
CBI World History 1
7488
CBI WLD HIST 2
CBI World History 2
7489
CBI WLD GEO 1
CBI World Geography 1
7490
CBI WLD GEO 2
CBI World Geography 2
7491
CBI US HIST 1
CBI US History 1
7492
CBI US HIST 2
CBI US History 2
7493
CBI AMER GOVT 1
CBI American Government 1
7494
CBI AMER GOVT 2
CBI American Government 2
7901
CBI PERSONAL FINANCE
CBI Personal Finance
7903
CBI PSYCHOLOGY*
CBI Psychology
7905
CBI ANTHROPOLOGY
CBI Anthropology
7907
CBI ART APPRECIATION*
CBI Art Appreciation
7911
CBI ECONOMICS PART 1
CBI Economics Part 1
7913
CBI HUMANITIES PART 1*
CBI Humanities Part 1
7914
CBI HUMANITIES PART 2*
CBI Humanities Part 2
7915
7917
7918
CBI SOCIOLOGY*
CBI SPANISH PART 1
CBI SPANISH PART 2
CBI Sociology
CBI Spanish Part 1
CBI Spanish Part 2
7919
CBI PRE-ALGEBRA PART 1
CBI Pre-Algebra Part 1
PreAlgebra
Sec. Sem.
PreCalculus
First Sem.
Calculus
First Sem.
Physical
Education
First Sem.
Health
Physics
First Sem.
Earth
Science
First Sem.
Earth
Science
Sec. Sem.
Environ.
Science
First Sem.
Environ.
Science
Sec. Sem.
Physical
Science
First Sem.
Physical
Science
Sec. Sem.
Chemistry I
Chemistry
II
Computer
Literacy
7920
CBI PRE-ALGEBRA PART 2
CBI Pre- Algebra Part 2
7921
CBI PRE-CALCULUS SEM 1
CBI Pre-Calculus Sem 1
7923
CBI CALCULUS SEM 1
CBI Calculus Sem 1
7925
7927
CBI PE
CBI HEALTH
CBI Physical Education
CBI Health
7929
CBI PHYSICS
CBI Physics
7931
CBI EARTH SCIENCE PART 1
CBI Earth Science Part 1
7932
CBI EARTH SCIENCE PART 2
CBI Earth Science Part 2
7933
CBI ENVIR SCIENCE PART 1
CBI Environmental Science Part 1
7934
CBI ENVIR SCIENCE PART 2
CBI Environmental Science Part 2
7935
CBI PHYSICAL SCIENCE PART 1
CBI Physical Science Part 1
7936
7937
CBI PHYSICAL SCIENCE PART 2
CBI CHEMISTRY PART 1
CBI Physical Science Part 2
CBI Chemistry Part 1
7938
CBI CHEMISTRY PART 2
CBI Chemistry Part 2
7939
CBI COMPUTER LIT
CBI Computer Literacy
*Denotes courses accepted for Humanities Credit.
Revised: October 2012