(Note: this regulation does not replace IKF-R Beginning with the Class of 2005)
In order to graduate from a Douglas County School District high school, a student must complete the following:
- Earn a minimum of 24.0 units of credit. This means a student:
- Shall successfully complete the sophomore reading/literature and writing course (or its equivalent) before taking additional language arts courses;
- Shall meet the mathematics requirement by successfully completing a minimum of Algebra 1 as one of the 3.0 credits;
- Shall meet the social studies requirement by successfully completing a minimum of 3.0 credits which must include 1.0 of US or World History and 0.5 of American Government;
- May meet the practical arts requirement by completing courses in computer, career and technical education and/or a third-, fourth-, fifth-level foreign language course;
- May meet the fine arts requirement by completing courses in art, drama, music, dance, and/or a third-, fourth-, or fifth-level foreign language course;
- May meet up to 0.5 credit in health to meet half of the physical education requirement;
Participation in Graduation Exercises
In order to participate in graduation exercises, a student must demonstrate behavior deemed by the building principal, to be compatible with the district’s behavioral expectations.
A student may be denied the privilege of participating in the high school’s formal graduation ceremony. If, during the semester prior to his/her graduation from a Douglas County School District high school, she/he has been suspended from school for conduct which:
- Disrupts or threatens to disrupt the operation of a school;
- Interferes in any way with the rights and privileges of other students or citizens; or,
- Endangers the health, safety, or welfare of any person.
Adopted: July 16, 2002
Revised: January 26, 2008
February 17, 2009
September 28, 2009
October 27, 2016
LEGAL REFS:
C.R.S. 22-1-103 through 22-1-111
CROSS REFS:
IKF - Graduation Requirements
IKF-R-2 - MS HS Credit Policy
IKF-R-3 - Graduation Competencies (beginning with the Class of 2021)
IKE Promotion and Retention of Students
IKFA Early Graduation
JECBA Admission of Foreign Students