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State-funded dual-enrollment changes prompt Rappahannock review of course pathways and transcript rules
Summary
Karen Ellis and Jody Place told the board state funding requires specified 'passport' (16 credits) or universal certificate (31 credits) pathways be available at no cost; the district clarified when courses appear on high school transcripts and how they affect GPA and class rank.
School administrators told the board that new state funding for dual enrollment has reshaped which courses must be provided at no cost and how those courses will appear on student records.
Karen Ellis, who opened the district's dual-enrollment update, said the state appropriation required certain pathways—described locally as a 16-credit "passport" or a 31-credit universal certificate—be available without cost to students. "So basically we have a universal certificate or students can... it's either a 16 or a 31 credit option," Ellis said, describing the two pathways and how Laurel Ridge…
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