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Checklist: If Your School Needs to Improve, What Actions are Needed?

Yes No	Enroll 8th grade students in algebra. Will you participate in the voluntary National Math Test for the 8th grade in 1999?
Yes No	Make sure your students, families, and teachers know what courses are necessary for students to be accepted to and successful in college (see below).
Yes No	4 years of English in high school.
Yes No	3-4 years of mathematics in high school.
Yes No	2-3 years of history and geography in high school.
Yes No	2-3 years of laboratory science in high school.
Yes No	1 year of visual and performing arts in high school.
Yes No	1-3 years of challenging electives in high school, such as economics, psychology, computer science, statistics, or communications.
Yes No	2-3 years of a foreign language in high school.
Yes No	Encourage and offer students in high school a wide range of Advanced Placement courses and "tech-prep" courses of study. These classes prepare students for college.
Yes No	Eliminate general track courses in high school and replace them with rigorous courses.
Yes No	Counsel students in middle and high schools and their families on the availability of financial aid for postsecondary education so that their efforts in taking rigorous coursework can be matched with the opportunity to attend college.
Yes No	Provide mentors, special seminars, homework centers, and college visitations for students who are interested in going to college but may need extra help or who are first-time family members going to college.
Yes No	Other actions needed:

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