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Richland 02 committee reviews "Graduate Ready" plan, moves to sunset career-prep pathway and adopt state employability credential
Summary
Dr. Jerome Davis presented "Graduate Ready," a district initiative to raise graduation and college/career-readiness rates; the committee discussed replacing the district's career-prep certificate with the South Carolina employability credential and asked staff to clarify impacts on students with disabilities and transition services.
Dr. Jerome Davis, who leads the district's Graduate Ready initiative, told the Richland 02 Academics Committee on March 26 that the plan is designed to close gaps between current outcomes and the district's Vision 2028 targets. "Right now, our existing graduation rate is 86.6%, and our college and career readiness rate is 74.2%," Davis said, adding that Graduate Ready is intended "to close those gaps."
Davis told trustees the initiative defines a student as college- or career-ready when he or she leaves Richland 02 with a diploma and at least one of five credentials: a CTE industry certification; documented work-based learning such as a paid internship or youth apprenticeship; six or more college credits earned through dual enrollment; a qualifying ASVAB score for military readiness; or meeting an…
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