HS Grad Requirements
CDE Exemptions
Alternative Assessment Diploma
School Counseling Handbook
Potpourri
100

What class does the ethnic studies requirement begin with?

What is: Class of 2027

100

These history classes are required for graduation.

What are: World, U.S., Government, and Economics

100

Are all the courses for the Alternative Assessment Diploma the same? 

What is: No

100

What two models make up LAUSD School Counseling Service?

What is: ASCA and LAUSD Strategic Plan

100

Who is the superintendent of LAUSD?

Who is: Alberto M. Carvalho

200

These are the four VPA disciplines.

What are: 

1. Dance,

2. Theater, 

3. Visual Arts and 

4. Music

200
What exemption is AB2121?

What is: Migrant and Newcomers

200

Is a student who is on the alternative curriculum eligible for a diploma?

What is: Yes

200

What are the three ASCA Domains? 

What is: 

​1. Academic
2. College and Career​

3. Social Emotional 

200

Which teams are playing in the 2025 MLB World Series?

What are: LA Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays

300

What are the three non-course high school requirements?

What is: 

1. Career Pathway

2. Service Learning

3. Total Credit 210

300

Which six student groups are eligible to graduate under the CDE exemption?

What is: 

1. Fostercare

2. Children of Military Families

3. Migrant Youth and Newcomers

4. Juvenile Courts

5. Homeless

6. Alternative Assessment Diploma

300

What are the three pathways students with disabilities can take to complete their high school education?

What are: 

​1. Diploma​
2. Diploma with Exemption​
3. Certificate of Completion​​​
300

Which component is direct service?

What is: Deliver

300

Who will serve as the headliner for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show?

Who is: Bad Bunny

400

ELD 9 and ELD 12 fulfill this A-G Subject Area

What is: G Subject Area

400

Can you provide the CDE exemption for a student who started 9th grade at your school but is now in 11th grade and experiencing homelessness?

What is: No

400

What are the three eligibility criteria?

What is: 

1. An active IEP
2. Eligible for the CA Alternate Assessment (CAA)
3. Complete the coursework requirement.​​
400

What are the four ASCA Components?

What are:

1. Assess

2. Deliver

3. Define

4. Manage

400

What are the two basketball teams in L.A.? 

What are: the Lakers and Clippers

500

Students with disabilities may be eligible for these waivers.

What are: Algebra 2 and the second year of LOTE

500

These rules are acceptable for A-G, but not for CDE.

What are: validation and substitution rules

500

Why does it matter?

What is:

1. Receive a high school diploma
2. Students will count toward the school's graduation rate. ​
500

What are the three models we use in "Define"?

What are: 

1. CA Standards for School Counseling 

2. ASCA National Model 

3. ASCA Student Standards: Mindsets & Behaviors

500

What year was LAUSD established?

What is: 1960

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