| Whitmore Lake Public Schools |
| Administrative Guidelines |
2624A - STUDENT PORTFOLIOS
The secondary principal, working with his/her staff, is to see
that each student has a portfolio containing evidence of what the student has learned in each component of the District's core curriculum.Each student's portfolio shall contain:
| A. | a record of the student's annual academic and nonacademic plans s/he intends to follow; | |
| B. | a record of academic achievements including transcripts, results on the Michigan Education Assessment Program, the Michigan Merit Exam, and Proficiency; | |
| C. | a record of career-preparation plans including school-sponsored vocational-technical training, explorations of career or postsecondary education opportunities, preparations for job seeking, actual job experience, problem-solving experience, and lifelong-learning experiences including community service experiences; | |
| D. | a record of accomplishments and recognitions including community service and other nonacademic competencies, awards, and certificates. |
Each student or his/her parents are responsible for submitting records of any nonschool activities which may be a useful addition to the portfolio.
The portfolio is to be cumulative beginning with the student's entry into the eighth grade District and is to be transferred to the student's teacher(s) each succeeding school year and to the principal of the next school the student will be attending.
The portfolio shall be considered a student record governed by the FERPA but shall be given to the student upon graduation or upon leaving the District.
Revised 5/06