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EASTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 217
SECTION:
PUPILS
TITLE:
GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS
ADOPTED:
March 5, 2007
REVISED:
217. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
1.
Purpose
The Board will acknowledge each student's successful completion of the
instructional program appropriate to the student's interests and needs by awarding a
diploma at graduation ceremonies.
2.
Authority
Title 22
Sec. 4.24, 4.52
The Board shall adopt the graduation requirements students must achieve, which
shall include course completion and grades, completion of a culminating project, and
results of district and/or state assessments.
SC 1611, 1613
Title 22
Sec. 4.13, 4.24
Pol. 100
Pol. 102
The Board shall award a regular high school diploma to every student enrolled in
this district who meets the requirements of graduation established by this Board as
part of the district's Strategic Plan.
A requirement for graduation shall be the completion of work and studies
representing the instructional program assigned to grades 9 through 12, which are
aligned to established academic standards.
Title 22
Sec. 11.4
The Board requires that each candidate for graduation shall have earned the number
of credits specified by the district. The fourth year of high school shall not be
required if the student has been accepted by an accredited institution of higher
learning and has completed all requirements for graduation.
3.
Delegation of
Responsibility
The Superintendent or designee shall be responsible for planning and executing
graduation ceremonies that appropriately recognize this important achievement.
4.
Guidelines
Pol. 213, 216
Accurate recording of each student's achievement of academic standards shall be
maintained, as required by law and state regulations.
Students shall be informed of graduation requirements they are required to complete.
Periodic warnings shall be issued to students in danger of not fulfilling graduation
requirements.
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A student who has completed the requirements for graduation shall not be denied a
diploma as a disciplinary measure, but the student may be denied participation in the
graduation ceremony when personal conduct so warrants. Such exclusion shall be
regarded as a school suspension.
SC 1613
A list of all candidates for the award of a diploma shall be submitted to the Board for
its approval.
Diplomas for Eligible Veterans
SC 1611
In order to honor and recognize eligible veterans who left high school prior to
graduation to serve in World War II or the Korean War, the Board shall grant a
diploma to a veteran who meets the applicable requirements of law and completes
the required application.
Upon proper application, the Board may award a diploma posthumously to a veteran
who meets the stated requirements.
The Superintendent shall submit to the Board for its approval the names of veterans
of World War II and the Korean War who are eligible for a high school diploma.