There are eight School Counts Credentials that students can earn. Five of the credentials can be earned during high school, one during middle school with an additional credential just for eighth grade and one during elementary school. Only teachers, guidance counselors or principals can award School Counts Credentials. Find out more here>>>
During your high school years, you must do the following in order to earn the School Counts Credential:
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Maintain a 95% attendance and punctuality rate. Don’t be late or absent more
than nine times in one school year. |
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Take demanding courses and get the best grades you can – no less than a ‘C’
average. |
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Be on target for graduation in four years -- that’s eight consecutive semesters. |
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Do more than the minimum required for high school graduation – take more
courses than required for graduation and avoid study halls. |
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Don’t get in trouble for violence or vandalism; don’t get suspended. |
For the elementary and middle school credentials, student must do the following:
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Maintain a 95% attendance and punctuality rate. Don’t be late or absent more
than nine times in one school year. |
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Take demanding courses and get the best grades you can – no less than a ‘C’
average. |
There are four annual School Counts credentials -- one for each year of
high school. If you earn all four of the annual credentials, you will be eligible for the
School Counts Graduate Credential.
The School Counts Credential includes two important messages -- one to you
congratulating you on your attitude and work ethic, and one to employers. The
credential tells employers that YOU are the person with the attitude and work ethic
they want. Take the School Counts Credential with you when you go on a job interview
(either a part-time job during school or a full-time job after graduation), show your
potential employer the School Counts Credential. The credential will tell the world that you have the skills employers want!
Example of High School Credential
The School Counts program wants to reward students at an early age for their academic performance and behavior. Credentials are available for students in kindergarten through eighth grade each year that they meet the two criteria of the program for this level.
Students who achieve these standards will receive the appropriate certificate (elementary or middle school) for each year they meet the criteria.
Example of Middle School Credential
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Example of Elementary School Credential
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