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District reviews graduation framework, student feedback and new personal-finance requirement for class of 2030
Summary
Staff reviewed the district’s Illness, Knowledge and Future (IKF) graduation framework with teacher leaders and student advisory groups, identified confusion over credit buckets and time-to-graduate patterns, and flagged a new state requirement for personal financial-literacy coursework that applies to the class of 2030.
District staff summarized a year-long review of the district’s graduation guidance (IKF) that included teacher-leader working groups and student advisory meetings, and previewed how to implement a new state personal-financial-literacy requirement for the graduating class of 2030.
Review process: staff convened EC‑12 teacher leaders monthly to solicit feedback, compare other districts, gather student and teacher input and draft potential revisions. Student advisory groups at each high school raised consistent concerns about credit-bucket labeling, scheduling confusion when students take maximum course loads early, and barriers posed by world-language requirements for some students.
Key findings: presenters said the IKF provides varied pathways and options for students but flagged that students sometimes misunderstand which courses satisfy which graduation categories, which can lead to scheduling mismatches. Staff also said some students finish required credits early (end-of-junior-year completion) and asked how the district might keep those students engaged in a senior-year pathway. The EC‑12 group produced three draft options and staff offered to share those drafts with the board for input.
State personal-finance law: staff noted HB 25‑1192 requires personal-financial-literacy coursework for the class of 2030 (students entering ninth grade fall 2026 will be the class of 2030). The district will need to ensure the course is available beginning in ninth grade and that students complete the standard by graduation; staff said they will use the ICAP process and existing career‑planning work to integrate the requirement.
ICAP and hybrid learning notes: staff also summarized new state rules requiring an Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) for students in hybrid modalities and work-based learning; students earning credit under hybrid arrangements must have completed ICAPs or risk being funded as part-time.
Board response and next steps: trustees asked to see the EC‑12 group’s three draft IKF options and asked staff to align financial‑literacy planning with regional industry partnerships to create work‑based and internship pathways. Staff said they will return with draft IKF options, a proposed timeline to implement personal‑finance standards and recommendations about credit-bucket labeling to reduce student confusion.
Ending: staff said the district will provide draft IKF options to the board and begin implementation planning so the personal-finance requirement is available to students entering ninth grade in fall 2026.
