§ 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(a) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 187, § 2.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(v) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 28, § 2.
(vi) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 28, § 2.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 and technical education – instruction
in career and technical education, which shall be taken in
grades nine (9) through twelve (12); or
(C) World language – instruction in world
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 tribes, or instruction in American sign
language may be taken in fulfillment of this subparagraph.
(viii) Notwithstanding the requirements in paragraphs
(ii) through (iv) and (vii) of this subsection and as provided
in paragraph (i) 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 those paragraphs may be used to satisfy the requirements of
those paragraphs of this subsection.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 160, § 2.
(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) World language – two (2) sequenced years of
the same world 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 Shoshone or Arapaho languages, 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 and technical education – two (2)
years of instruction in career and technical education, all of
which shall be taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12).
(vii) Notwithstanding the requirements in paragraphs
(ii) through (vi) of this subsection and as provided in
paragraph (i) 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 those paragraphs may be used to satisfy the requirements of
those paragraphs of this subsection.
(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) World language – two (2) sequenced years of
the same world 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 Shoshone or Arapaho languages, 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).
(iv) For purposes of paragraph (i) of this subsection
and as provided in paragraph (iii) of this subsection, courses
taken before grade nine (9) that are the functional equivalent
of courses specified in those paragraphs may be used to satisfy
the requirements of those paragraphs of this subsection.
(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 and technical 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.