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Board debates state-mandated 22-credit graduation rule and student retention strategies
Summary
Board members and staff discussed a new state rule reducing the minimum required credits for graduation to 22 and debated strategies—career plans, counseling and CTE pathways—to encourage students to remain through the full program. No formal vote on local policy changes was recorded at the meeting.
District staff and board members discussed changes to graduation policy after state legislation established a 22-credit minimum for high school diplomas. The item was presented as a voting item April 14, but the transcript records discussion and questions without a recorded final vote.
CTE and counseling staff described the law's effect: students who meet the 22-credit minimum become eligible to graduate, which could allow some students to leave high school early. Tim Woody, who presented the policy discussion, said the…
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