Code Number: 605.4
In order to receive a District diploma, students must successfully complete each grade level, grade one through grade twelve, and complete all required courses of study prior to graduation as determined by the State Department of Education and the Board. Students may graduate prior to the completion of grade twelve if the course work required for graduation has been fulfilled.
Graduation requirements for special education students will be in accordance with the prescribed course of study as described in their Individual Education Program (IEP). In accordance with state standards, beginning with the graduating class of 2022, graduation requirements for special education students will include successful completion of four years of English, three years of math, three years of social studies, and three years of science.
Any high school student transferring into the District shall present an official transcript from his/her previous school unless exempted by state law. This transcript must come directly from the accredited school issuing the credits. This policy shall apply to homeschooled students who have enrolled or re-enrolled in the District, and who wish to earn a high school diploma from any of the District’s high schools.
It shall be the responsibility of the Superintendent or his/her designee to establish regulations to carry out this policy. See AR605.4.
The required courses of study will be reviewed by the Board annually. The top-ranking five percent of the graduating class at the end of the eighth semester, as well as a valedictorian and a salutatorian, will be recognized at Commencement Exercises. Students will be ranked in their class based on their cumulative weighted grade point average.
- First Adoption:
- 1989-04-11
- Revision Adoption:
- October 8, 1996/ July 10, 2001/ October 12, 2004/ August 28, 2006/ June 16, 2008/ April 27, 2009/ August 23, 2010/ September 27, 2010/ January 26, 2015/ September 11, 2017/ January 28, 2019/ October 12, 2020
- Reviewed Dates:
- August 23, 2017/ December 17, 2018/ September 22, 2020
- Legal Reference:
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Iowa Code §§ 256.7, .11; 279.8; 280.3, .14
281 I.A.C. 12.1, .3(5), .5