21-16-1307. Success curriculum; test standards.

(a) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 187, § 2.

(b) Except as otherwise provided for by law, the success curriculum required to qualify for honor or performance scholarship eligibility under this article for students graduating from high school in the 2019-2020 school year and each school year thereafter shall be as follows:

(i) Math four (4) years of math to include those specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph. Courses which are the functional equivalent of the specified courses, including courses taken before grade nine (9), may be used to satisfy the level of the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (C) of this paragraph:

(A) Algebra I;

(B) Algebra II;

(C) Geometry; and

(D) An additional math or computer science course taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12). A computer science course shall not satisfy a requirement of this paragraph if the computer science course is used to satisfy one (1) year of science under paragraph (iii) of this subsection.

(ii) Language arts four (4) years of language arts at the college or industry preparatory level in grades nine (9) through twelve (12), to include reading, writing, listening and speaking;

(iii) Science four (4) years of science in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) to include at least three (3) years of those courses specified in subparagraphs (A) through (J) of this paragraph and a fourth year from any of those courses specified in subparagraphs (A) through (K) of this paragraph:

(A) Physics I;

(B) Physics II;

(C) Chemistry I;

(D) Chemistry II;

(E) Biology I;

(F) Biology II;

(G) Geology I;

(H) Computer science I;

(J) Physical science;

(K) An additional science course.

(iv) Social studies three (3) years of social studies in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) to include a combination of the following subject matters:

(A) World history;

(B) American history;

(C) Geography;

(D) American government; and

(E) Economic systems and institutions.

(v) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 28, § 2.

(vi) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 28, § 2.

(vii) Elective pathway four (4) years, including at least two (2) years of related courses taken in sequence, of any of the following:

(A) Fine and performing arts instruction in fine and performing arts, which shall be taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12);

(B) Career vocational education instruction in career-vocational education, which shall be taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12); or

(C) Foreign language instruction in foreign language, which shall be taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12). Instruction in the native language of the Eastern Shoshone or the Northern Arapaho Indian tribes, or instruction in American sign language may be taken in fulfillment of this subparagraph.

(viii) Notwithstanding the requirements in paragraph (vii) of this subsection for courses to be taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12), courses taken before grade nine (9) that are the functional equivalent of courses specified in paragraph (vii) of this subsection may be used to satisfy not more than one (1) year of the requirements in paragraph (vii) of this subsection.

(c) The success curriculum required to qualify for honor or performance scholarship eligibility under this article for students graduating from high school prior to the 2010-2011 school year shall be as follows:

(i) For students graduating in the 2007-2008 school year:

(A) Math Algebra I;

(B) Science one (1) of the courses specified in subparagraphs (b)(iii)(A) through (H) of this section.

(ii) For students graduating in the 2008-2009 school year:

(A) Math:

(I) Algebra I and either:

(1) Geometry; or

(2) Algebra II.

(B) Science two (2) of the courses specified in subparagraphs (b)(iii)(A) through (H) of this section;

(C) Social studies a course covering the subject matter of American history.

(iii) For students graduating in the 2009-2010 school year:

(A) Math:

(I) Algebra I;

(II) Geometry; and

(III) Algebra II.

(B) Science three (3) of the courses specified in subparagraphs (b)(iii)(A) through (J) of this section;

(C) Social studies - courses covering the subject matters of:

(I) World history; and

(II) American history.

(D) Foreign language - one (1) year of foreign language which may include one (1) year of instruction in the native language of the Eastern Shoshone or the Northern Arapaho or one (1) year of instruction in American sign language, taken in grades nine (9) through (12).

(d) The success curriculum required to qualify for opportunity scholarship eligibility under this article for students graduating from high school in the 2010-2011 school year and each school year thereafter shall be as follows:

(i) Math four (4) years of math to include those specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph. Courses which are the functional equivalent of the specified courses, including courses taken before grade nine (9), may be used to satisfy the level of the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (C) of this paragraph:

(A) Algebra I;

(B) Algebra II;

(C) Geometry; and

(D) An additional math or computer science course taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12). A computer science course shall not satisfy a requirement of this paragraph if the computer science course is used to satisfy one (1) year of science under paragraph (iii) of this subsection.

(ii) Language arts four (4) years of language arts at the college or industry preparatory level in grades nine (9) through twelve (12), to include reading, writing, listening and speaking;

(iii) Science four (4) years of science in grades nine (9) through twelve (12), three (3) of which shall satisfy high school graduation requirements under W.S. 21-2-304(a)(iii)(C);

(iv) Social studies three (3) years of social studies in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) to include a combination of the following subject matters:

(A) World history;

(B) American history;

(C) Geography;

(D) American government; and

(E) Economic systems and institutions.

(v) Except as provided by subsection (vi) of this subsection, foreign language demonstrate proficiency on the state standards for the foreign cultures and languages common core of knowledge requirement under W.S. 21-9-101(b)(i)(K) which may include American sign language as one (1) component of foreign language proficiency;

(vi) Effective school year 2015-2016 and each school year thereafter, and in lieu of paragraph (v) of this subsection, one (1) of the following:

(A) Foreign language two (2) sequenced years of the same foreign language which need not be taken consecutively, at least one (1) of which shall be taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12), or two (2) sequenced years of instruction in the native language of the Eastern Shoshone or the Northern Arapahoe, or two (2) sequenced years of instruction in American sign language, either of which need not be taken consecutively but at least one (1) year of which is taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12); or

(B) Fine and performing arts two (2) years of instruction in fine and performing arts, all of which shall be taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12); or

(C) Career vocational education two (2) years of instruction in career-vocational education, all of which shall be taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12).

(e) The success curriculum required to qualify for provisional opportunity scholarship eligibility under this article for students graduating from high school in the 2010-2011 school year and each school year thereafter shall be the curriculum required for high school graduation under W.S. 21-2-304(a)(iii) subject to the following:

(i) Two (2) of the three (3) years of mathematics required under W.S. 21-2-304(a)(iii)(B) shall consist of at least two (2) years of those courses specified in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of this paragraph:

(A) Algebra I;

(B) Algebra II;

(C) Geometry.

(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (iii) of this subsection, demonstration of proficiency on the state standards for the foreign cultures and languages common core of knowledge requirement under W.S. 21-9-101(b)(i)(K) which may include American sign language as one (1) component of foreign language proficiency;

(iii) Effective school year 2015-2016 and each school year thereafter, and in lieu of paragraph (ii) of this subsection, instruction in one (1) of the following:

(A) Foreign language two (2) sequenced years of the same foreign language which need not be taken consecutively, at least one (1) of which shall be taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12), or two (2) sequenced years of instruction in the native language of the Eastern Shoshone or the Northern Arapahoe, or two (2) sequenced years of instruction in American sign language, either of which need not be taken consecutively but at least one (1) year of which is taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12); or

(B) Fine and performing arts two (2) years of instruction in fine and performing arts, all of which shall be taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12); or

(C) Career vocational education two (2) years of instruction in career-vocational education, all of which shall be taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12).

(f) The courses set forth as success curricula requirements under this article shall be aligned with the student content and performance standards established pursuant to W.S. 21-2-304(a)(iii). The department shall by rule and regulation:

(i) Provide for each school district to submit, and the department to verify, a list of courses provided in the district which satisfy the success curriculum requirements specified in this section. The rules shall include a process to authorize and verify functional equivalents of courses specified in this section, including but not limited to review of career technical education, arts and music and honor courses, college level courses offered to high school students and courses offered pursuant to W.S. 21-20-201. The verification process shall be completed in sufficient time for students registering for the subsequent school year to be apprised of the courses which meet the success curriculum requirements;

(ii) Establish exceptions as necessary due to good cause to specific coursework within the success curriculum specified under this article for students attending or graduating from an eligible high school or a home-based educational program. In addition, the department shall waive any requirement for success curriculum coursework for fine and performing arts or career-vocational education for honor or performance scholarship eligibility, upon written certification by the superintendent of a district that these courses are not available in the district to the student. The department shall report any waiver granted under this section for the immediately preceding school year in its annual report, as required by W.S. 21-16-1308(d); and

(iii) Provide accommodations for a student with an individual education plan (IEP) or working under a federal 504 designation to meet the requirements of the success curriculum, including taking a modified course that is at grade level and is included within the scope of the student's IEP or 504 designation.

(g) In each odd-numbered year, the department, in consultation with the University of Wyoming, Wyoming community colleges and the community college commission, shall report to the governor and the joint education interim committee of the legislature on recommendations for modifications to the success curriculum requirements, minimum cumulative GPA and minimum national percentile rank scores or minimum cumulative career-technical aptitude assessment scores contained in this article and recommendations for the adoption of statewide student assessment standards and scores to augment qualifying national percentile rankings or career-technical aptitude assessment scores, all to ensure that the Hathaway scholarship program is designed to provide the desired incentives for students to pursue a rigorous curriculum and strive to achieve academic success. The report shall also include any additional resources which school districts, particularly those school districts granted exemptions for students under paragraph (f)(ii) of this section, may require to provide the success curriculum and impacts of the Hathaway success curriculum on school districts of different sizes. The cumulative GPA requirements for performance under the success curriculum shall not be restricted to those courses comprising the success curriculum, but shall be applied comprehensively to all courses included within each scholarship student's high school curriculum.