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Commission on School Accreditation asks State Board to start rulemaking for early high‑school graduation
Summary
The commission voted to request that the State Board of Education begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to adopt State Board Policy Chapter 36, Rule 36.7, an Early Graduation Policy that would let local districts set procedures for students to graduate before completing eight semesters of high school.
The Commission on School Accreditation voted Tuesday to ask the State Board of Education to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to adopt State Board Policy Chapter 36, Rule 36.7, an Early Graduation Policy that would allow local school districts to establish procedures for students who complete graduation requirements before finishing eight semesters of high school.
Commission staff said the policy would be optional for districts and designed to ensure early graduates have a documented plan for college or the workforce. "Early graduation is defined for this policy [as] a successful completion of all existing standards required by both state and…
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