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First reading updates graduation requirements: digital literacy, schedule changes and flexible pathways
Summary
Staff presented a first reading of Procedure 2700, updating graduation requirements to reflect a schedule change at one high school, the addition of a digital‑literacy requirement, a renamed senior project (Future Readiness project), and expanded options to award academic credit for CTE and work‑based learning through state 'crosswalks.'
At a first reading the district reviewed proposed updates to Procedure 2700 (graduation requirements) reflecting state guidance and a local schedule change at one high school.
Staff member Casey McLaughlin explained the updates are driven in part by a change from an A/B block schedule to a six‑period day at one high school, which altered available seat‑time and required adjustments to credit requirements. The procedure standardizes required credits across high schools and tiers requirements for students who experienced the prior block schedule.
Key substantive changes McLaughlin outlined include: • Digital literacy as a required course for incoming cohorts; McLaughlin said the state’s standards emphasize “responsible digital citizenship,” including topics such as etiquette and cyberbullying. He said implementation will be phased so that current juniors are not retroactively required.
• The senior project has been renamed the Future Readiness project; the requirement is described as a pass/fail graduation standard rather than a credit‑bearing course.
• Mathematics and science credit rules are clarified so that CTE or applied courses can be counted for academic credit when they demonstrably meet state content standards, but a single course cannot be double‑counted for two separate core areas.
• The procedure calls for local ‘‘crosswalks’’ — documentation that shows how a CTE or work‑based learning experience maps to state standards — and requires districts to offer multiple localized pathways (college, career, military, and trade pathways) consistent with state expectations.
Board members asked for examples of digital‑literacy content and for clarification on who develops crosswalks; staff said the state will provide standards and the district/schools must document how an alternate learning opportunity meets the academic standard. No final action was taken; the procedure will return for subsequent consideration and adoption at a later meeting.
