The ISTEP+ test is now a required standardized test for all Indiana students. It is a qualifying test for High School graduation. Students in Grades 10, 11, and 12 will take the test during the fall of the school year. The results will be sent to the parents and students in January. These will help parents and teachers determine each student's educational needs.

It is crucial that the students do well on the test. If they have difficulty on the test and fail it during their sophomore year, students will have up to four (4) opportunities to pass the test during their junior and senior years. Students in grades 11 and 12 will have the opportunity to pass the ISTEP+ test in the spring (March). The results will be sent to the parents and students in May.

To graduate without passing ISTEP+, a student must:

• Continue to take the test at least once every year.
• Maintain a 95% attendance rate (with excused absences not counted against the student ).
• Complete remediation offered by the school.
• Maintain a "C" grade point average in 22 specify credits in English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Health, and Physical Education that are required by the State of Indiana for graduation (out of the minimum total of 38 credits required by the State for graduation).
• Complete other graduation requirements.
• Demonstrate, through means other than ISTEP+ and to the satisfaction of the student's principal, English teachers, and Mathematics teachers, that the student has Grade 9 knowledge in English and Mathematics.