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Meeting Date:
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Policy Approval Consent Agenda |
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Subject:
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Approval of Revised Policy 6:300 Graduation Requirements |
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Vision 2026:
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Academic Excellence Strategies 4 Expand programming to prepare students for a full range of post-secondary opportunities.
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Background:
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The Vision 2026 Strategic Plan includes six strategies for Academic Excellence. One strategy is to expand programming to prepare students for a full range of post-secondary opportunities. With this strategy, a review of graduation requirements to support Career Pathways opportunities has been identified as a tactic. |
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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The CUSD 200 high school leadership team spent time reviewing the current graduation requirements outlined in Board Policy 6:300. A revision is recommended because the current requirements weren't created with Career Pathways in mind. The administrative team feels a the proposed policy revision will provide students more flexibility and choice in course selection. The total required credits (24) does not change with the proposed policy update. The changes include:
1) Reducing the English credits from 4.5 to 4.0 by removing speech as a requirement
2) Eliminating the 1.0 Technology requirement
3) Eliminating the 1.0 Arts requirement4) Increasing the Other Courses from 4.0 credit(s) to 6.5 credit(s) but requiring 1.5 credit(s) from art, music, world languages, applied tech, or speech.
The administrative team also recognizes that in 2028 ISBE will require students to earn 2.0 credit(s) for world languages. This will result in an adjustment to the policy in the future if the requirements holds.
It is recommended that these graduation requirements begin with the Class of 2025.
The revised graduation requirements were on public display since the November Board of Education meeting and there has been no community feedback shared with the administration. |
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Funding:
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Board Policy: |
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6:300 Graduation Requirements |
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Recommendation
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Approve revised Policy 6:300 Graduation Requirements as presented. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Signed By: |
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Melissa Murphy - Asst Superintendent |
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Signed By: |
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Jeff Schuler - Superintendent |
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Julie Kulovits Moved, Member Brad Paulsen seconded to approve the Original motion 'Approve revised Policy 6:300 Graduation Requirements as presented.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 6 - 0 | | | | | Brad Paulsen | Yes | | Rob Hanlon | Yes | | Dave Long | Yes | | Angela Blatner | Yes | | Julie Kulovits | Yes | | John Rutledge | Yes | |
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