SECONDARY SCHOOL AND PROGRAMS
CACC
CACC Information & Registration
www.caccspringfield.org
CACC: Capital Area Career Center
Looking for a hands-on, non-traditional high school learning experience? Consider Capital Area Career Center (CACC). CACC is an education program for high school juniors and seniors interested in a workforce simulated environment, providing real-world experiences in a variety of fields. Through the CACC experience, high school students can earn professional certifications as well as college credits. For more information, click on the CACC banner above or contact your high school’s academic office.
College & Career Readiness
Scholarship Information
Course Handbooks
To ensure that students and families are informed about courses and expectations at the secondary school level, the district provides course handbooks. These handbooks include courses available at each of the secondary programs along with program descriptions, processes and procedures for scheduling, and extra-curricular opportunities. Click below for full access to the Middle School and High School Course Handbooks.
GRADUATION & CREDITS
Course credits are determined by the number of weeks the class is in session. For instance, a 9-week or a quarter class would be a .25 credit. Consumer’s Education and Driver’s Education are examples of this type of credit. An example of a .5 credit class would be Public Speaking, Health, and American Government, which meet only one semester. A class that is one credit meets for two consecutive semesters such as English Literature classes.
Students must earn 24 credits to graduate. Specific courses and types of courses are required within the 24 credits. See the document above for more detailed information on Graduation Requirements or refer to the High School Course Handbook.
Driver's Education
Gifted Education
Springfield Public Schools offers two formal Gifted Programs for middle school students in Grade 6 through Grade 8 and Honors and Advanced Placement programs for students in Grade 9 through Grade 12. District-wide gifted identification occurs at the Grade 5 level for Middle School using a combination of standardized tests, student achievement data, and parent and teacher recommendations. For additional information, click on the Gifted banner above.
High School Information
NCAA Eligibility Center
To be successful in college, students need to be prepared for college coursework. Student-athletes are not an exception to this fact and have additional responsibilities if participating in Division I or Division II athletics is their goal. To compete in collegiate athletics at a NCAA Division I or II school, you need to be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center.
In Division I and Division II athletic programs, the NCAA sets academic initial-eligibility standards that take into account GPA, standardized test scores, core courses taken in high school and the grades earned in those core courses. Division III schools hold student-athletes to the same overall standards for the institution in which they’re enrolling. All student-athletes also must meet the unique acceptance requirements of the college or university they plan to attend (which may exceed NCAA standards).
Assessments
Advanced Placement
