Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Graduation Policy topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board hears first reading of revised IKF graduation policy proposing single 26-credit diploma
Summary
Board members received a first reading of proposed IKF changes that would make the 26-credit diploma the only diploma type, add a 2-credit post-secondary readiness requirement, reassign one world-language credit to career-pathway electives, and raise the waiver minimum to 23 credits; staff said the changes would take effect for the class of 2030.
District leaders presented a first reading of proposed revisions to policy IKF, the district's graduation-requirements policy. Staff said the revised policy would simplify diploma types by making a single 26-credit diploma the default for future graduating classes, adjust specific credit buckets and add a new 2.0-credit post-secondary readiness requirement.
Andy Stevens, director of college and career readiness, summarized the principal changes: "We sunset all other diploma types other than a 26-credit diploma," and the district proposed reducing world-language requirements from 2.0 to 1.0 credit while adding a career-pathway elective credit to preserve pathways for students pursuing different post-secondary goals. District presenters also said they increased the minimum number of earned credits before a waiver can be granted from 17 to 23.
Staff told the board they proposed the policy to take effect with the class of 2030 (the current eighth-grade cohort) and noted that language was adjusted to align with state IAP and audit requirements. Board members asked for clarity on the chart for classes graduating before 2030, the supply of career-pathway and world-language courses across high schools, and how the district will communicate these changes to families and counselors.
Administrators said they would restore the older chart or clearly annotate cohort rules so students currently in high school can see which requirements apply to them. The board did not vote on the policy; it remains a first read with requested clarifications.
