Policy%202410%20Updates.pdf

Parent document: Board Meeting-09-23-2024.pdf

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NON-CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
Class of: 2019 2020 2021

Entering 9th grade

after July 1 of: 2015 2016

High School and Beyond Plan

Certificate of Individual Achievement awarded to
students who pass the required assessments.
(Concluding with the graduating class of 2021)

Washington State History and Government

Alternative Assessments to SBA
Based on Personalized Pathways

Within the first year of high school enrollment, each student will develop a High School and Beyond Plan. The
plan will be developed in collaboration with the student, parents/guardians and district staff and include, at a
minimum: 1) a career goal; 2) an educational goal; 3) a four-year course plan for high school; and 4)
identification of required assessments. Each student plan should be reviewed annually at the beginning of the
school year to assess student progress, to adjust the plan if necessary and to advise the student on steps for
successful completion of the plan. Whether the student has met requirements for the High School and Beyond
Plan is determined by the district.

A student receiving special education services who has developed a transition plan as part of their Individualized
Education Plan (IEP) may be considered by the district to have developed a High School and Beyond Plan.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

A student who fulfills the requirements for an international baccalaureate diploma is considered to have satisfied
the minimum state requirements for graduation from high school, but the district may require the student to
complete additional local graduation requirements. To receive an international baccalaureate diploma, a student
must complete and pass all required diploma program courses as scored at the local level, pass all internal
assessments as scored at the local level, successfully complete all required projects and products as scored at
the local level and complete the final exams administered by the international baccalaureate organization in each
of the required subjects.

High school credit will be awarded for successful completion of a specified unit of study. In this district, successful
completion of a specified unit of study means:
1. Earning a passing grade according to the district’s grading policy; and/or
2. Demonstrating proficiency/mastery of content standards as determined by the district; and/or
3. Successfully completing an established number of hours of planned instructional activities to be
determined by the district.
4. The district will establish a process for determining proficiency/mastery for credit-bearing courses of study.

The superintendent will develop procedures for implementing this policy which include:
1. Determination of the education plan process for identifying competencies;
2. Establishing the process for completion of the High School and Beyond Plan;
3. Recommending course and credit requirements which satisfy the State Board of Education requirements
and recognize the expectations of the citizens of the district.
4. Determining which courses satisfy particular subject area requirements and whether a particular course
may satisfy more than one subject area requirement, including a process for determining the credits the
district will recognize for courses taken through another program recognized by the state (e.g. another


public school district or an approved private school) or those courses taken by students moving into the
state from another state or country. Decisions regarding the recognition of credits earned before enrolling
in the district will be based on the professional judgment of the high school principal or designee based on
an evaluation of the student’s former program and demonstrated knowledge and skills in the discipline for
which credit is sought. The decision of the principal may be appealed to the superintendent within fifteen
school days;

5. Making graduation requirements available in writing to students, parents and members of the public;
6. Providing for a waiver of graduation requirements for an individual student when permitted. All state
graduation requirements must be satisfied unless a waiver is permitted by law;

7. Granting credit for learning experiences conducted away from school, including National Guard high
school career training;

8. Granting credit for correspondence, vocational-technical institutes and/or college courses for college or
university course work the district has agreed to accept for high school credit.

State law requires that the district award one high school credit for every five quarter-hour credit or three
semester hour credit successfully earned through a college or university, except for community college
high school completion programs where the district awards the diploma. Tenth and eleventh grade
students and their parents will be notified annually of the Running Start Program;

9. Granting credit for work experience;

10. Granting credit based upon competence testing, in lieu of enrollment;

11. Granting credit for high school courses completed before a student attended high school, to the extent
that the course work exceeded the requirements for seventh or eighth grade;

12. Counseling of students to know what is expected of them in order to graduate;

13. Preparing a list of all graduating students for the information of the board and release to the public;
14. Preparing suitable diplomas and final transcripts for graduating seniors;

15. Planning and executing graduation ceremonies; and

16. Developing student learning plans for students who are not successful on one or more components of
the statewide assessment.

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In the event minimum test requirements are adopted by the board, a student who possesses a disability will
satisfy those competency requirements which are incorporated into the Individualized Education Program (IEP).
Satisfactory completion of the objectives incorporated into the IEP will serve as the basis for determining
completion of a course.

A student will be issued a diploma after completing the district's requirements for graduation. Intieuw-ofthe

A student will also be advised that he/she may receive a final transcript.

However, a student's diploma or transcript may be withheld until the student pays for any school property that
has been lost or willfully damaged. Upon payment for damages, or the equivalency through voluntary work, the
diploma or transcript will be released. When the damages or fines do not exceed $100, the student or his/her
parents will have the right to an appeal using the same process as used for short-term suspension as defined in
Policy 3241, Classroom Management, Discipline and Corrective Action. When damages are in excess of $100, the
appeal process for long term suspension as defined in Policy 3241, Classroom Management, Discipline and
Corrective Action will apply. The district may, in its discretion, choose to offer in-school suspension in these
circumstances.

In the event that other forms of corrective actions are imposed for violations of school rules, the student may be
denied participation in graduation ceremonies. Such exclusion will be regarded as a school suspension. In such
instances, the diploma will be granted.

Cross References:

Board Policy 2418 Waiver of High School Graduation Credits

Board Policy 3110 Qualifications of Attendance and Placement

Board Policy 3241 Classroom Management, Discipline and Corrective Actions
Board Policy 3520 Student Fees, Fines and Charges

Board Policy 3412 Automated External Defibrillators (AED)

Legal References

RCW 28A.155.045 Certificate of Individual Achievement

RCW 28A.230.090 High school graduation requirements or equivalencies — Reevaluation of graduation
requirements — Review and authorization of proposed changes — Credit for courses taken before attending high
school — Postsecondary credit equivalencies

RCW 28A.230.097 Career and technical high school course equivalencies


RCW 28A.230.120 High school diplomas— Issuance — Option to receive final transcripts — Notice

RCW 28A.230.122 International baccalaureate diplomas

RCW 28A.600.300-400 Running start program-Definition

RCW 28A.635.060 Defacing or injuring school property — Liability of pupil, parent or guardian —Withholding
grades, diploma, or transcripts — Suspension and restitution — Voluntary work program as alternative — Rights
protected

RCW 28A.655.250 Graduation Pathway Options

RCW 28A.655.260 Graduation Pathway Options - Review and monitoring - Participation data

WAC 180-51 High school graduation requirements

WAC 392-121-182 Alternative learning experience requirements

WAC 392-169 Special service programs running start program

WAC 392-348 Secondary education

WAC 392-410 Courses of studies and equivalency

Management Resources:
2014 - December Issue
2013 - September Issue
2012 - April Issue

2011 - October Issue
2010 - June Issue

2009 - April Issue

2009 - February Issue

Policy News, August 2007 Graduation Requirements Modified by Legislature

Policy News, October 2004 Graduation Requirements: High School and Beyond Plans
Policy News, February 2004 High School Graduation Requirements

Policy News, December 2000 2004 High School Graduation Requirements Adopted
Policy News, April 1999 Variations Complicate College Credit Equivalencies

Policy derived from previous policies: #4850, #4851, #4860
Policy Reviewed: 03/26/07

Policy Revised: 04/23/07

Policy Reviewed: 06/22/09

Policy Revised: 07/27/09

Policy Reviewed: 06/21/10

Policy Revised: 07/26/10

Policy Reviewed: 12/19/11

Policy Revised: 01/23/12

Policy Reviewed: 5/21/12

Policy Revised: 6/25/12

Policy Reviewed: 9/23/13 & 10/28/13

Policy Revised: 11/18/13

Policy Reviewed: 5/26/15, 6/22/15, 7/27/15
Policy Revised: 8/24/15

Policy Revised: 03/22/21

Classification: ESSENTIAL