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HB 456 Alternative diplomas; guidelines for awarding.

Introduced by: Michele B. McQuigg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Alternative diplomas; absence of verified credits. Directs the Board of Education to establish guidelines for local school boards to award alternative diplomas for which 22 credits and satisfactory completion of coursework are required, but for which no verified units of credit are required. School boards shall report annually to the Board of Education the number of such diplomas awarded. The issuance of such diplomas cannot be considered in determinations of school accreditation.

Currently, the Standards of Accreditation require the accumulation of a specific number of standard and verified units of credit for standard diplomas, beginning with the ninth grade class of 2001 (graduating class of 2004). The verified unit of credit is awarded upon passage of the relevant Standards of Learning (SOL) test (additional tests approved by the Board of Education), as well as the course (8 VAC 20-131-110 A, B). The Standard Diploma requires six verified units of credit, while the Advanced Studies Diploma requires nine (8 VAC 20-131-50).

School accreditation is based on pass rates for the SOL assessments (8 VAC 20-131-300).


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