CONEWAGO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD POLICY
No.
214
Section: Pupils
Title:
Graduation Requirements
Date Adopted:
January 16, 2012
Reference
Section l. Purpose: It shall be the policy of the Board to acknowledge each student's
successful completion of the instructional program appropriate to the student's interests
and needs by the award of a diploma or certificate at fitting graduation ceremonies.
Section 2. Authority: The Board shall award a regular high school diploma to every
student enrolled in this district who meets the requirements of graduation established by
this Board in accordance with state regulations.
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There shall be only one (1) diploma awarded by this District and no distinctions shall be
made between various programs or venues of instruction with the exception of a “dual
diploma” for students of the District who satisfactorily complete all of the graduation
requirements of the York-Adams Academy. This diploma shall state “Conewago Valley
School District and the York-Adams Academy”. The York-Adams Academy will conduct
a graduation ceremony for students that complete the prescribed program of studies.
The requirement for graduation shall be the completion of work and studies representing
the instructional program assigned to grades nine through twelve, which shall be aligned
with established state academic standards.
The Board requires that each candidate for graduation shall have earned twenty-seven
credits (27) of approved course work. Effective with the graduating class of 2013 each
candidate for graduation shall have earned twenty-eight (28) credits of approved
coursework. Specific course requirements for graduation are defined in the New Oxford
High School Course Selection Guide. Each year the Superintendent or designee will
review and approve the New Oxford High School Course Selection Guide prior to its
release for student and parent use.
Section 3. Delegation of Responsibility: The Superintendent or his/her designee
shall develop procedures for implementing this policy which include:
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the careful recording of each student's progress and accumulation of
graduation requirements.
counseling of students to know what is expected of them for completion of
their schooling.
issuance of periodic warnings to students in danger of not fulfilling
graduation requirements.
preparation of a list of all graduating students for the information of the
Board and release to the public.
preparation of suitable diplomas for graduating students
planning and execution of graduation ceremonies which fittingly mark this
important achievement.
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School Code