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Committee reviews updates to graduation requirements to align with state guidance
Summary
Policy 6.13 was reviewed to align structure and credit equivalencies with MSBA and recent legislation; additions include targeted-instruction language, personal finance timing, and science standards updates.
The Policy Review Committee examined proposed updates to Policy 6.13 (graduation requirements) intended to align local language and credit accounting with MSBA model policy and changes in state law.
Amina Aftedal, director of curriculum, instruction and assessment, said the review preserves the content of local definitions but restructures the policy to match MSBA formatting. Aftedal described content updates in section 5, including a new paragraph on targeted instruction to ensure students in remediation or intervention have recommended paths to college-credit-bearing courses when available. She also described adjustments to credit counts designed to match state legislative requirements while reflecting how credits appear on local transcripts.
The draft clarifies the district's handling of personal finance coursework (state law allows offering it beginning in 10th grade; the district requires it in grades 11-12 in its pathway) and incorporates changes tied to implementation of updated science standards. The revisions also replace references to "World's Best Workforce" with the state's "college and career achievement" language. The committee treated the policy as part of its regular annual review; there was no recorded board action at the meeting.
