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To be eligible for A+ assistance you must meet the following requirements:
To be eligible for A+ assistance you must meet the following requirements:
Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Enter into a written agreement with your high school prior to graduation.
Attend a designated A+ high school for 2 years prior to graduation.1
Graduate from an A+ designated high school with an overall unweighted grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
Have at least a 95% attendance record overall for grades 9-12.
Perform at least 50 hours of unpaid tutoring or mentoring, of which up to 25% may include job shadowing prior to graduation. 2
Maintain a record of good citizenship and avoid the unlawful use of drugs and/or alcohol while in grades 9-12.
Achieve a score of proficient or advanced on the Algebra I end of course exam or a higher level DESE approved end-of-course exam in the field of mathematics.3
12020, 2021, and 2022 seniors who attended an A+ designated high school for any 2 years of the 4 years prior to high school graduation have met this requirement. 2018 and 2019 seniors who attended an A+ designated high school for any three of the four years prior to high school graduation have met this requirement. Students graduating in or before 2017 must have attended an A+ designated high school for the three years immediately prior to graduation. In addition, regardless of your graduation year, if one of your parents is a member of the military on active duty or has retired from the military and relocated to Missouri within one year of their retirement, you are exempt from this requirement. However, you must attend an A+ designated high school in the school year immediately preceding graduation and meet all of the other high school eligibility requirements.
2High school policy may allow this criterion to be met up to 6 months beyond high school graduation in exceptional circumstances. Check with your high school’s A+ coordinator to see if this is an option.
32018 High School Seniors and Forward - If you meet all of the eligibility requirements except the end of course exam requirement, you may establish eligibility by achieving a combined ACT math sub score and high school GPA in accordance with the following scale.
Fort Osage College & Career Coordinator
Victoria Moore
Email: vmoore@fortosage.net
Phone: (816) 650-7091
Fax: 816.650.7094
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