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Three key features of the PASS/Mini PASS programs are
appropriateness,
flexibility and credibility.
The appropriateness of the programs is exhibited in
their design which:
• meets the needs for independent/semi-independent
study courses for use by middle and high school students
• allows students to progress at their own pace
• encourages parent involvement
• offers courses that can be taken for
- full or partial credit
- making up deficiencies
- remediation
- meeting graduation or promotion requirements
- self improvement or enrichment
The flexibility of the PASS/Mini PASS programs is
demonstrated by:
• service to one student or many
• student contacts in school, at home or in alternative
programs
• scheduling frequency of student contacts as needed or
practicable
• operating during the summer, school year or both
• being centrally or locally administered
The credibility of the programs is maintained
through:
• a fairly uniform, sound, generic curriculum that also
meets most the needs of individual districts and states
• assurance that student work and tests are
professionally assigned and monitored
• complete and accurate student record keeping systems
• the professional integrity of state and local
coordinators who ensure that course materials are used as intended
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