The Senior Project is designed to be the culmination of each student’s academic experience in high school, highlighting the skills that they have learned and their ability to learn for themselves. It is a genuine opportunity for seniors to merge their various interests, passions, and curiosities with their academic lives at school. The project is a vehicle for seniors to demonstrate the fullest extent of the autonomy, complexity, and awareness they have learned throughout their academic career. The Senior Project is a course that integrates English, Social Studies and Technology, the course represents one (1) full credit towards the graduation requirements. By Pennsylvania law, all high school students must complete a senior project as a part of their eligibility to graduate.
The Senior Project allows the demonstration of those very skills and abilities which will be expected in the college and work sector. In addition, the structure of the senior project will require the independence, responsibility and self-reliance necessary for success in life.
The Senior Project allows the demonstration of those very skills and abilities which will be expected in the college and work sector. In addition, the structure of the senior project will require the independence, responsibility and self-reliance necessary for success in life.
Components of the Senior Project
There are four components to the Senior Project that will be assessed to determine the project grade
· The Research - assessment value (40%)*,
· The Technology Product (Digital Multi-Media) – assessment value (15%),
· The Process – assessment value (15%), and
· The Presentation – assessment value (15%).
Upon completion of the project, each component will be assessed. The assessments will be combined for an overall evaluation. Each component represents a different percentage of the overall grade. Students and parents will receive progress updates via interim reports, reports cards, flag letters, and Evaluation Panel feedback letters.
The final assessment of the Senior Project in June will determine if the student has met the minimum requirements. The student must meet the minimum requirement grade of 65 in order to be eligible to graduate.
There are four components to the Senior Project that will be assessed to determine the project grade
· The Research - assessment value (40%)*,
· The Technology Product (Digital Multi-Media) – assessment value (15%),
· The Process – assessment value (15%), and
· The Presentation – assessment value (15%).
Upon completion of the project, each component will be assessed. The assessments will be combined for an overall evaluation. Each component represents a different percentage of the overall grade. Students and parents will receive progress updates via interim reports, reports cards, flag letters, and Evaluation Panel feedback letters.
The final assessment of the Senior Project in June will determine if the student has met the minimum requirements. The student must meet the minimum requirement grade of 65 in order to be eligible to graduate.