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Board members ask district to clarify whether advisory counts toward graduation
Summary
Several board members and a parent raised emails and concerns that advisory may be counted as a graduation requirement for some students; district staff said status is 'gray' for a subset of students and committed to clarifying counselor guidance and policy language.
A board member (S7) and other participants said parents have received emails suggesting advisory is a graduation requirement and asked the district to clarify whether advisory is required to graduate. The board member said she was concerned about labeling anything a graduation requirement that is not explicitly in board policy and asked staff to confirm who is affected and how advisory credits are applied.
Reyna (S8) and the Director of Ed Services (S3) said the situation is unclear for some students: advisory is recorded as elective credits in some cases and students who have not met other requirements may rely on advisory to satisfy certain conditions. Staff committed to checking with counselors and, if necessary, bringing a policy amendment to the board that clarifies the role of advisory in graduation requirements.
