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Graduation Requirements

Requirements for graduation and specified alternative means for completing the prescribed course of study shall be made available to students, parents/guardians and the public. (Education Code 51225.3)

Students shall not be required to have resided within the district for any minimum length of time as a condition of high school graduation. (Education Code 51411)

California High School Exit Examination for the Classes of 2006 and Later

At the beginning of each school year or at the time a student transfers into the district, the Board shall provide written notification to all students in grades 9 through 12 and to their parents/guardians that, starting in the 2005-06 school year and each year thereafter, each student completing the 12th grade shall be required to successfully pass the state's high school exit examination as a condition of graduation. The notification shall include, at a minimum, the dates of the examination, the requirements for passing the examination, and the consequences of not passing the examination. (Education Code 48980, 60850)

When students do not demonstrate sufficient progress toward passing the exit examination, supplemental instruction offered by the district shall be designed to assist students to succeed on the exit examination and shall reflect statewide academic standards to the extent that the district has aligned its curriculum with those standards. (Education Code 60851)

Supplemental instruction shall include summer school instructional programs for students in grades 7 through 12 who do not demonstrate sufficient progress toward passing the exit examination. (Education Code 37252)

All students must pass the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) to receive a high school diploma including students with disabilities. Students are permitted to take the test with accommodations or modifications specified for the CAHSEE if indicated in the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Section 504 Plan. Students who take the CAHSEE with modifications will not receive a valid score. However, at the request of a parent or guardian, a school principal may submit a request for a waiver to the District Board of Trustees for a student with a disability who took the CAHSEE with modifications and received the equivalent of a passing score on one or both parts of the CAHSEE. The Board may waive the requirement to pass one or both parts of the exam if the student has met the requirements listed in California Education Code Section 60851c.

At the discretion of the Superintendent or designee, a student who has not passed the California High School Exit Exam and has met all other graduation requirements may participate in graduation exercises without receiving his/her diploma. When the California High School Exit Exam requirement has been satisfied, the student will be granted his/her diploma.

Middle School Students Taking High School Level Courses

  1. Students may enroll in both world language and Geometry and Algebra II as part of their middle school courses. The course of study taken at the middle schools is comparable to those same levels which are taken at the high school level; therefore, middle school world language and/or Geometry and Algebra II classes fulfill the entrance requirement for the University of California and State University systems.
  2. Students who take world language, as eighth graders are eligible for entry into the next level at the high school if they possess suggested prerequisites.
  3. No high school credit will be granted for courses taken at the middle school; however, the course(s) may be used for college entrance requirements.
  4. Students in Grade 8 may take and receive credit for advanced courses at the high school. Enrollment in these courses is on a space-available basis with approval of both the high school and middle school principals.