"With more than 4,000 students currently facing the possibility of not graduating, the state board passed a waiver program that would allow those students to take high school exit exams multiple times before the end of the year.
The move would also allow students to take the tests—usually reserved for after all classes had been completed—more than once, and complete a “bridge project” should they still not be able to pass the exam.
According to WJZ News in Baltimore, “The principal of a school must recommend the senior for a waiver. The superintendent must approve it.”
Currently, the state requires all students to take the Maryland High School Assessment for algebra/data analysis, biology, English and government “after the student completes the required course,” according to the Baltimore Sun.
Under the new regulation, scheduled to last only one year, students who had taken the test on numerous occasions and completed the “bridge project” would receive a waiver allowing them to graduate as long as they had made every effort to seek out help."
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2008/december/Maryland-Acts-to-Counter-Dropping-Graduation-Rates.html
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