Wareham Public Schools
SECONDARY PORTFOLIO
HANDBOOK
STUDENT EDITION
A GUIDE FOR THE CLASS OF 2009 & BEYOND
“…to educate all students for life’s responsibilities, challenges, and opportunities.”
WAREHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Secondary Portfolio Handbook
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Portfolio Process ................................................. page 3
Student Responsibility ....................................................................... page 3
Mission Statements ............................................................................ page 4
Massachusetts Learning Standards-English Language Arts.............. page 5
Massachusetts Learning Standards-Mathematics .............................. page 7
Portfolio Requirements / Assessing the Portfolio.............................. page 10
Reflection Sheet ................................................................................. page 11
Portfolio Log Sheets .......................................................................... page 12
Final Reflection.................................................................................. page 20
Student Contract................................................................................. page 21
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INTRODUCTION TO THE PORTFOLIO PROCESS
The Wareham Public Schools has adopted the Standards-Based Portfolio to fulfill the requirements for
Individual Student Success Plans and Educational Proficiency Plans as outlined by the Massachusetts
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education under the No Child Left Behind Act. These requirements
demand a documentation of students’ work aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and Learning
Standards, specifically standards that have not been met with proficiency.
Through the portfolio system students will not only collect their completed work but will also reflect on
their efforts to demonstrate proficiency on common assignments in English language arts and mathematics. As
the students build their portfolio through each school year, they will be able to examine their work and their
improving proficiency. Students will also include at least one assignment per semester from science and social
studies classes as they demonstrate application of English language arts and mathematics skills in these other
subjects.
Types of Portfolio Artifacts (assignments) - 2 types
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Teacher-generated - these are assignments that the teacher gives the whole class as an opportunity to
demonstrate proficiency in a given Learning Standard. Initially, these will be where most of the portfolio
entries will come from. All of these assignments have clear connections to specific Learning Standard and
the work is assessed using a related rubric.
Student-initiated classroom tasks - these are assignments that you complete in class that have not been
deliberately selected by the classroom teacher as portfolio entries. However, you have demonstrated
proficiency related to a Learning Standard and have decided to add this assignment to your portfolio.
Examples include research papers photos/video of art projects, musical performances or
any work that shows student pride in it. These assignments must be validated
by your classroom teacher to be submitted into your portfolio.
Student Responsibility
As the student, you are expected to complete the assigned portfolio task within a specified predetermined timeframe. If there are technical problems or other extenuating circumstances that prevent
completion of an entry, it will be your responsibility to seek out a solution to the problem.
While the school will provide the resources and support necessary for successful portfolio
completion, it is the student's responsibility to fulfill all requirements. Students may also choose additional
submissions to the portfolio that go beyond the requirements once the requirements are met.
Each entry shall include the following:
A. Student Work - An assignment that has been given by the classroom teacher.
B. Student Reflection piece which gives a brief description of work, explanation of why the piece is
in the portfolio, reflection of the learning process and description of how this work meets the
required Learning Standards.
C. Rubrics - to ensure that each entry has achieved the standard or school-wide expectations by
classroom teachers
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Mission of Wareham Public Schools
The mission of the Wareham Public Schools is to educate all students for life’s responsibilities,
challenges, and opportunities.
Wareham Cooperative Junior/Senior High School
Mission Statement
The Wareham Cooperative Junior Senior High School fosters an environment for the students’ academic and
personal growth in preparation for their participation in society.
Wareham High School
Mission Statement
Wareham High School will prepare its students for further academic and occupational opportunities, social
responsibility, and commitment to community. By maintaining high academic standards through a rigorous
course of study, students will be expected to apply effective effort in order to master skills and to value
scholarship, citizenship, craftsmanship, and sportsmanship. Students will demonstrate that they are independent
and critical thinkers who can make sound judgments and decisions as citizens, consumers, and life long learners
Wareham High School Academic Expectations
Wareham Students Will ACQUIRE Information in a Variety of Ways
A.1 By actively and critically reading, listening, discussing, observing, and
participating
A.2 By questioning appropriately
A.3 By researching independently
A.4 By locating and retrieving information through appropriate use of
technology
Wareham Students Will INTERPRET Information in a Variety of Ways
I.1
By organizing and processing information
I.2
By employing critical thinking and problem solving skills
I.3
By evaluating for trends, patterns, comparisons, and relationships
I.4
By making inferences and drawing conclusions
Wareham Students Will COMMUNICATE Information in a Variety of Ways
C.1 By writing and speaking clearly
C.2 By selecting and applying effective techniques in performance tasks and
demonstrating proficiency
C.3 By presenting creatively in a variety of media, including technology
Wareham High School Social/Civic Expectations
Wareham Students Will ACT RESPONSIBLY AND RESPECTFULLY in a Variety of Ways
R.1 By demonstrating academic integrity
R.2 By participating and working cooperatively in school groups
R.3 By demonstrating the correlation between effort and achievement by
meeting or exceeding academic expectations
R.4 By understanding the achievements and traditions of a multicultural and
global society
R.5 By engaging in the democratic process
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Massachusetts Learning Standards: English Language Arts
Standard 1: Discussion
Students will use agreed-upon rules for informal and formal discussions in small and large groups
Standard 2: Questioning, Listening, and Contributing
Students will pose questions, listen to the ideas of others, and contribute their own information or ideas
in group discussions or interviews in order to acquire new knowledge.
Standard 3: Oral Presentation
Students will make oral presentations that demonstrate appropriate consideration of audience, purpose,
and the information to be conveyed.
Standard 4: Vocabulary and Concept Development
Students will understand and acquire new vocabulary and use it correctly in reading and writing
Standard 5: Structure and Origins of Modern English
Students will analyze standard English grammar and usage and recognize how its vocabulary has
developed and been influenced by other languages
Standard 6: Formal and Informal English
Students will describe, analyze, and use appropriately formal and informal English.
Standard 7: Beginning Reading
Students will understand the nature of written English and the relationship of letters and spelling
patterns to the sounds of speech.
Standard 8: Understanding a Text
Students will identify basic facts and main ideas in a text and use them as the basis for interpretation
Standard 9: Making Connections
Students will deepen their understanding of a literary or non-literary work by relating it to its
contemporary context or historical background.
Standard 10: Genre
Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the characteristics of different genres.
Standard 11: Theme
Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of theme in a literary work and provide evidence
from the text to support their understanding.
Standard 12: Fiction
Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structure and elements of fiction and provide
evidence from the text to support their understanding
Standard 13: Nonfiction
Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the purposes, structure, and elements of
nonfiction or informational materials and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding
Standard 14: Poetry
Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the themes, structure, and elements of poetry
and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding
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Massachusetts Learning Standards: English Language Arts, continued
Standard 15: Style and Language
Students will identify and analyze how an author’s words appeal to the senses, create imagery, suggest
mood, and set tone, and will provide evidence from the text to support their understanding
Standard 16: Myth, Traditional Narrative, and Classical Literature
Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the themes, structure, and elements of myths,
traditional narratives, and classical literature and provide evidence from the text to support their
understanding
Standard 17: Dramatic Literature
Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the themes, structure, and elements of drama
and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
Standard 18: Dramatic Reading and Performance
Students will plan and present dramatic readings, recitations, and performances that demonstrate
appropriate consideration of audience and purpose
General Standards 19: Writing
Students will write with a clear focus, coherent organization and sufficient detail
General Standards 20: Writing
Students will write for different audiences and purposes
General Standards 21: Consideration of Audience and Purpose
Students will demonstrate improvement in organization, content, paragraph development, level of
detail, style, tone and word choice (diction) in their compositions after revising them.
General Standards 22: Standard English Conventions
Students will use knowledge of standard English conversion in their writing, revising ad editing
General Standards 23: Organizing Ideas in Writing
Students will organize ideas in writing in a way that makes sense for their purpose.
General Standards 24: Research
Students will gather information from a variety of sources, analyze and evaluate the quality of the
information they obtain, and use it to answer their own questions
General Standards 25: Evaluating Writing and Presentation
Students will develop and use appropriate rhetorical, logical and stylistic criteria for assessing final
versions of their compositions or research projects before presenting them to varied audiences.
General Standards 26: Analysis of Media
Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the conventions, elements, and techniques of
film, radio, video, television, multimedia productions, the Internet, and emerging technologies, and
provide evidence from the works to support their understanding.
General Standards 27: Media Production
Students will design and create coherent media productions (audio, video, television, multimedia,
Internet, emerging technologies) with a clear controlling idea, adequate detail, and appropriate
consideration of audience, purpose, and medium
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Massachusetts Learning Standards: Mathematics, Grades 9-10
Number Sense and Operations
Students engage in problem solving, communicating, reasoning, connecting, and representing as they:
10.N.1 Identify and use the properties of operations on real numbers, including the associative, commutative, and distributive
properties; the existence of the identity and inverse elements for addition and multiplication; the existence of n th roots
of positive real numbers for any positive integer n; and the inverse relationship between taking the n th root of and the
nth power of a positive real number.
10.N.2 Simplify numerical expressions, including those involving positive integer exponents or the absolute value, e.g., 3(2 4
– 1) = 45, 4|3 – 5| + 6 = 14; apply such simplifications in the solution of problems.
10.N.3 Find the approximate value for solutions to problems involving square roots and cube roots without the use of a
calculator, e.g., 32  1  2.8 .
10.N.4
Use estimation to judge the reasonableness of results of computations and of solutions to problems involving real
numbers.
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra
Students engage in problem solving, communicating, reasoning, connecting, and representing as they:
10.P.1 Describe, complete, extend, analyze, generalize, and create a wide variety of patterns, including iterative, recursive
(e.g., Fibonnacci Numbers), linear, quadratic, and exponential functional relationships.
10.P.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between various representations of a line. Determine a line’s slope
and x- and y-intercepts from its graph or from a linear equation that represents the line. Find a linear equation
describing a line from a graph or a geometric description of the line, e.g., by using the “point-slope” or “slope yintercept” formulas. Explain the significance of a positive, negative, zero, or undefined slope.
10.P.3 Add, subtract, and multiply polynomials. Divide polynomials by monomials.
10.P.4 Demonstrate facility in symbolic manipulation of polynomial and rational expressions by rearranging and collecting
terms; factoring (e.g., a2 – b2 = (a + b)(a – b), x2 + 10x + 21 = (x + 3)(x + 7), 5x4 + 10x3 – 5x2 = 5x2 (x2 + 2x – 1));
identifying and canceling common factors in rational expressions; and applying the properties of positive integer
exponents.
10.P.5 Find solutions to quadratic equations (with real roots) by factoring, completing the square, or using the quadratic
formula. Demonstrate an understanding of the equivalence of the methods.
10.P.6 Solve equations and inequalities including those involving absolute value of linear expressions (e.g., |x - 2| > 5) and
apply to the solution of problems.
10.P.7 Solve everyday problems that can be modeled using linear, reciprocal, quadratic, or exponential functions. Apply
appropriate tabular, graphical, or symbolic methods to the solution. Include compound interest, and direct and inverse
variation problems. Use technology when appropriate.
10.P.8 Solve everyday problems that can be modeled using systems of linear equations or inequalities. Apply algebraic and
graphical methods to the solution. Use technology when appropriate. Include mixture, rate, and work problems.
Geometry
Students engage in problem solving, communicating, reasoning, connecting, and representing as they:
10.G.1 Identify figures using properties of sides, angles, and diagonals. Identify the figures’ type(s) of symmetry.
10.G.2 Draw congruent and similar figures using a compass, straightedge, protractor, and other tools such as computer
software. Make conjectures about methods of construction. Justify the conjectures by logical arguments.
10.G.3 Recognize and solve problems involving angles formed by transversals of coplanar lines. Identify and determine the
measure of central and inscribed angles and their associated minor and major arcs. Recognize and solve problems
associated with radii, chords, and arcs within or on the same circle.
10.G.4 Apply congruence and similarity correspondences (e.g., ABC  XYZ) and properties of the figures to find missing
parts of geometric figures, and provide logical justification.
10.G.5 Solve simple triangle problems using the triangle angle sum property and/or the Pythagorean theorem.
10.G.6 Use the properties of special triangles (e.g., isosceles, equilateral, 30º–60º–90º, 45º–45º–90º) to solve problems.
10.G.7 Using rectangular coordinates, calculate midpoints of segments, slopes of lines and segments, and distances
between two points, and apply the results to the solutions of problems.
10.G.8 Find linear equations that represent lines either perpendicular or parallel to a given line and through a point, e.g., by
using the “point-slope” form of the equation.
10.G.9 Draw the results, and interpret transformations on figures in the coordinate plane, e.g., translations, reflections,
rotations, scale factors, and the results of successive transformations. Apply transformations to the solutions of
problems.
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Massachusetts Learning Standards: Mathematics, Grades 9-10, continued
10.G.10 Demonstrate the ability to visualize solid objects and recognize their projections and cross sections.
10.G.11 Use vertex-edge graphs to model and solve problems.
Measurement
Students engage in problem solving, communicating, reasoning, connecting, and representing as they:
10.M.1 Calculate perimeter, circumference, and area of common geometric figures such as parallelograms, trapezoids,
circles, and triangles.
10.M.2 Given the formula, find the lateral area, surface area, and volume of prisms, pyramids, spheres, cylinders, and cones,
e.g., find the volume of a sphere with a specified surface area.
10.M.3 Relate changes in the measurement of one attribute of an object to changes in other attributes, e.g., how changing
the radius or height of a cylinder affects its surface area or volume.
10.M.4 Describe the effects of approximate error in measurement and rounding on measurements and on computed values
from measurements.
Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
Students engage in problem solving, communicating, reasoning, connecting, and representing as they:
10.D.1 Select, create, and interpret an appropriate graphical representation (e.g., scatterplot, table, stem-and-leaf plots, boxand-whisker plots, circle graph, line graph, and line plot) for a set of data and use appropriate statistics (e.g., mean,
median, range, and mode) to communicate information about the data. Use these notions to compare different sets of
data.
10.D.2 Approximate a line of best fit (trend line) given a set of data (e.g., scatterplot). Use technology when appropriate.
10.D.3 Describe and explain how the relative sizes of a sample and the population affect the validity of predictions from a set
of data.
Massachusetts Learning Standards: Mathematics, Grades 11-12
Number Sense and Operations
Students engage in problem solving, communicating, reasoning, connecting, and representing as they:
12.N.1 Define complex numbers (e.g., a + bi) and operations on them, in particular, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division. Relate the system of complex numbers to the systems of real and rational numbers.
12.N.2 Simplify numerical expressions with powers and roots, including fractional and negative exponents.
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra
Students engage in problem solving, communicating, reasoning, connecting, and representing as they:
12.P.1
Describe, complete, extend, analyze, generalize, and create a wide variety of patterns, including iterative and
recursive patterns such as Pascal’s Triangle.
12.P.2 Identify arithmetic and geometric sequences and finite arithmetic and geometric series. Use the properties of such
sequences and series to solve problems, including finding the general term and sum recursively and explicitly.
12.P.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the binomial theorem and use it in the solution of problems.
12.P.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions.
12.P.5 Perform operations on functions, including composition. Find inverses of functions.
12.P.6 Given algebraic, numeric and/or graphical representations, recognize functions as polynomial, rational, logarithmic,
exponential, or trigonometric.
12.P.7 Find solutions to quadratic equations (with real coefficients and real or complex roots) and apply to the solutions of
problems.
12.P.8 Solve a variety of equations and inequalities using algebraic, graphical, and numerical methods, including the
quadratic formula; use technology where appropriate. Include polynomial, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric
functions; expressions involving absolute values; trigonometric relations; and simple rational expressions.
12.P.9 Use matrices to solve systems of linear equations. Apply to the solution of everyday problems.
12.P.10 Use symbolic, numeric, and graphical methods to solve systems of equations and/or inequalities involving algebraic,
exponential, and logarithmic expressions. Also use technology where appropriate. Describe the relationships among
the methods.
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Massachusetts Learning Standards: Mathematics, Grades 11-12, continued
12.P.11 Solve everyday problems that can be modeled using polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and
step functions, absolute values, and square roots. Apply appropriate graphical, tabular, or symbolic methods to the
solution. Include growth and decay; joint (e.g., I = Prt, y = k(w1 + w2)) and combined (F = G(m1m2)/d2) variation, and
periodic processes.
12.P.12 Relate the slope of a tangent line at a specific point on a curve to the instantaneous rate of change. Identify maximum
and minimum values of functions in simple situations. Apply these concepts to the solution of problems.
12.P.13 Describe the translations and scale changes of a given function f(x) resulting from substitutions for the various
parameters a, b, c, and d in y = af (b(x + c/b)) + d. In particular, describe the effect of such changes on polynomial,
rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions.
Geometry
Students engage in problem solving, communicating, reasoning, connecting, and representing as they:
12.G.1 Define the sine, cosine, and tangent of an acute angle. Apply to the solution of problems.
12.G.2 Derive and apply basic trigonometric identities (e.g., sin2 + cos2 = 1, tan2 + 1 = sec2) and the laws of sines and
cosines.
12.G.3 Use the notion of vectors to solve problems. Describe addition of vectors and multiplication of a vector by a scalar,
both symbolically and geometrically. Use vector methods to obtain geometric results.
12.G.4 Relate geometric and algebraic representations of lines, simple curves, and conic sections.
12.G.5 Apply properties of angles, parallel lines, arcs, radii, chords, tangents, and secants to solve problems.
Measurement
Students engage in problem solving, communicating, reasoning, connecting, and representing as they:
12.M.1 Describe the relationship between degree and radian measures, and use radian measure in the solution of problems,
in particular, problems involving angular velocity and acceleration.
12.M.2 Use dimensional analysis for unit conversion and to confirm that expressions and equations make sense.
Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
Students engage in problem solving, communicating, reasoning, connecting, and representing as they:
12.D.1 Design surveys and apply random sampling techniques to avoid bias in the data collection.
12.D.2 Select an appropriate graphical representation for a set of data and use appropriate statistics (e.g., quartile or
percentile distribution) to communicate information about the data.
12.D.3 Apply regression results and curve fitting to make predictions from data.
12.D.4 Apply uniform, normal, and binomial distributions to the solutions of problems.
12.D.5 Describe a set of frequency distribution data by spread (i.e., variance and standard deviation), skewness, symmetry,
number of modes, or other characteristics. Use these concepts in everyday applications.
12.D.6 Use combinatorics (e.g., “fundamental counting principle,” permutations, and combinations) to solve problems, in
particular, to compute probabilities of compound events. Use technology as appropriate.
12.D.7 Compare the results of simulations (e.g., random number tables, random functions, and area models) with predicted
probabilities.
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Portfolio Requirements
Each quarter:
 2 English language arts assignments
 2 Mathematics assignments
Plus
Semester 1
 1 Science and 1 Social Studies assignment
Semester 2
 1 Science and 1 Social Studies
Total Assignments for Each Year = 20
8 – English language arts assignments
8 – Mathematics assignments
2 – Science assignments*
2 – Social Studies assignments*
Plus
20 - Reflection sheets
Plus
End-of-Year Reflection
*Please note, Science and Social Studies assignments will be selected by teachers in
consultation with students following department discussions.
Assessing the Portfolio
Earn 1 point per assignment submitted with reflection. Added to quarter average (2 points in each
class, mathematics and English language arts).
21st Century Qualities of Success
Self-Directed Student, choosing to learn from models (adults and peers) to engage others in working together,
and to evaluate his/her own performance and learning.
Creative Problem Solver, choosing to utilize time and resources to work cooperatively and independently
towards a defined goal.
Effective Communicator, choosing to clearly and confidently speak, listen, and interpret ideas across content
areas, to write logically, concisely and persuasively, and choosing to use technology as a means of
communication.
Skillful User of Technology, choosing to access on-line sources to exchange information, to analyze data using
databases and spreadsheets, to interpret and present data effectively, and to use word-processing software
Responsible Member of a Community, choosing to recognize individuality and respect diversity, and to
meaningfully participate in school and community life.
Supporter and/or Performer of the Arts, choosing to purposefully create, perform and/or respond to music,
visual arts, theatre and/or dance, and to support fellow students as they engage in artistic endeavors of their
choice.
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Reflection Sheet
Student Name:
Course/Teacher's Name:
Summarize what you were asked to do for this assignment.
What was the most useful or meaningful thing you learned in this assignment/project?
List the ways you think you have grown or developed as a result of this assignment/project?
What Massachusetts Standards did this meet?
What was your biggest achievement in this assignment/project?
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Portfolio Log Sheet
Term 1 - English Language Arts
Student Name: _____________________________________________ Year: __________________
Date
Assignment/Subject
Standard
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Portfolio Log Sheet
Term 2 - English Language Arts
Student Name: _____________________________________________ Year: __________________
Date
Assignment/Subject
Standard
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Portfolio Log Sheet
Term 3 - English Language Arts
Student Name: _____________________________________________ Year: __________________
Date
Assignment/Subject
Standard
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Portfolio Log Sheet
Term 4 - English Language Arts
Student Name: _____________________________________________ Year: __________________
Date
Assignment/Subject
Standard
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Portfolio Log Sheet
Term 1 - Mathematics
Student Name: _____________________________________________ Year: __________________
Date
Assignment/Subject
Standard
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Portfolio Log Sheet
Term 2 - Mathematics
Student Name: _____________________________________________ Year: __________________
Date
Assignment/Subject
Standard
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Portfolio Log Sheet
Term 3 - Mathematics
Student Name: _____________________________________________ Year: __________________
Date
Assignment/Subject
Standard
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Portfolio Log Sheet
Term 4 - Mathematics
Student Name: _____________________________________________ Year: __________________
Date
Assignment/Subject
Standard
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Final Reflection
Please review your portfolio and answer the following questions about your work:
1. What have you learned about yourself by putting together your portfolio? In what area have you
achieved the greatest improvement?
2. If you could redo any one of your selections, which one would it be, and what would you do
differently?
3. What is your favorite piece? Why do you consider this piece special?
4. If you could publish one selection from this portfolio, which would it be and why?
5. In the future, how will you be able to use the skills, knowledge or experience you gained by
completing this task?
6. Explain what you think worked or didn’t work in the actual procedures of completing the
portfolio.
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Student Contract
I ______________________________________ have read and understand the components,
(Student’s name printed)
requirements, and importance of the Student Portfolio which are presented in this Student Handbook. I
agree to put forth the maximum effort required to demonstrate proficiency in all required subject areas
and will promote my best work for selection into my Portfolio. In addition, I understand that this
portfolio meets the Individual Student Success Plan and Educational Proficiency Plan guidelines of the
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
__________________________________________
Student Signature
______________________________
Date
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