HomeMy WebLinkAboutWA Graduation Policy Update 11-04-19GRADUATION
POLICY UPDATE
Dr. Mechelle Bryson
Stacy Stoyanoff
Carl Tippen Board of Trustees Meeting
November 4, 2019
GRADUATION POLICY
PROPOSED CHANGES
•Create greater clarity in language
•Designate high school academic
credits for select MYP courses
•Meet new special education
legislative requirements
•Eliminate the footnote section of
the policy
•Insert a separate section for
transfer students
•Increase the number of credits
that students could earn prior to
grade 9
PREVIOUS REVISED
GRADUATION CREDITS
PRE-HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS
Pre -High School credits can be earned in
Language B, Mathematics, and Fine Art in Grade
7 and/or Grade 8. Students may be awarded up
to 3.0 credits on their high school transcript.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Transfer Student Guidelines and Exemptions –Transfer students must complete WA graduation
requirements and achieve a minimum of 26.0 credit hours with the applicable exemptions in the areas
listed below:
For transfer students lacking Language Acquisition credits within WA’s course offerings, a student who
enrolls in Grade 9 will have a minimum requirement of 4.0 credits in the same language through the WA
course offerings; a student who enrolls in Grade 10 will have a minimum requirement of 3.0 credits in the
same language through the WA course offerings; and a student who enrolls in Grade 11 will have a
minimum requirement of 2.0 credits in the same language through the WA course offerings.
Personal Project is a requirement for any student entering Westlake Academy before or during the first
semester of Grade 10. Students who enter in G11 are exempt from the Personal Project.
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