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High school counselors outline on-track-to-graduate process; district plans statewide "School Links" rollout
Summary
Counselors described graduation requirements (25 credits, a high-school-and-beyond plan and a graduation pathway) and steps used to notify families; the district plans to implement the state-selected School Links platform in 2026–27 to centralize progress monitoring.
Quincy school counselors updated the board on how the district tracks student progress toward graduation and described a multi-year plan to adopt a statewide high-school-and-beyond digital platform.
Why it matters: Counselors said clearer, centralized tracking will reduce manual work, improve communication with families and help identify students at risk of falling short of graduation requirements.
OnTrack overview: Lisonbee Gailey (presenting the OnTrack education report) described the three required elements for graduation in the state: "earning 25 high school credits, completing a high school and beyond plan, and completing a graduation pathway." She said counselors provide an annual graduation progress report that students and families sign at conferences and that counselors meet regularly with students who are missing credits or at risk of not graduating.
Graduation pathways and timing: Gailey explained there are three graduation pathways: a postsecondary-education pathway (course- or assessment-based ELA and math readiness), a military pathway, and a career-technical-education (CTE) pathway. Counselors told the board that students receive progress reports at conferences, that advisors and counselors coordinate to support students who need credit retrieval, and that the district alerts families 45 days prior to graduation if a student is at risk.
Data systems and School Links: Gailey told trustees that the district is signed up to implement the state’s universal high-school-and-beyond platform, School Links, in the 2026–27 school year. The platform is intended to import coursework, credit, and grade data automatically so students and families can see real-time progress toward graduation. Gailey outlined a multi-year data-cleanup and implementation timeline and said the district has convened a data team (counselors, technology and teaching-and-learning staff) to prepare.
Board requests: Trustees asked for more disaggregated reporting (for example, how many students meet graduation via CTE vs. assessment-based math/ELA) and requested a follow-up status report in June after semester and end-of-year data are final.
