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Early Graduation
The normal and expected program leading to a diploma anticipates four years of full-time attendance. It is possible, however, that some student may fulfill all requirements for graduation in less than four years. If early graduation is anticipated, it should be a planned program involving parent, student, and school personnel. In those instances the following guidelines will be followed:
v The student must have definite and acceptable purposes and goals and state them in written form on the application for early graduation.
v The application can be obtained from the student’s guidance counselor.
v The student must have a conference with his/her counselor before the end of the school year prior to the year the student anticipates graduating The application must be turned in at that time. The student must have accumulated 19 credits by the end of the semester prior to the semester of intended graduation.
v No mid-year commencement exercises are held. Students who elect mid-year graduation must notify the principal in writing if they wish to participate in June commencement exercises. Notification is to occur prior to mid-year graduation.
v Diplomas will be available in June. Transcripts confirming a student’s completion of all graduation requirements are issued upon request.
v Cadet (Peer Tutor and Elementary Tutor) credit may not be used for early graduation.
Board Policy
EARLY GRADUATION
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EARLY GRADUATION
The normal and expected program leading to a diploma anticipates four years of full time attendance. We recognize that it is possible that some students may fulfill all requirements for graduation in less than four years. We also recognize some students may need to take more than four years.
Early graduation should be a planned program involving parents, student and school personnel. Application for early graduation must be made to the principal at least one semester before the intended graduation date.
A student wishing to graduate early must indicate to the principal no later than the end of the seventh semester if he/she wishes to be involved in the spring graduation ceremony.
CLASS RANK COMPUTATION GUIDELINES FOR EARLY GRADUATION
If the approval for early graduation places a student in a graduating class other than the class in which the student was projected to graduate as a ninth grader, class rank in the graduating class shall be based on the student's grade point average at the end of the semester prior to the semester of graduation. The early graduate shall be eligible for all honor, awards, and scholarships to which the student's grade point average and class rank qualifies him/her in the year he/she graduates.
LATER GRADUATION
Any student who plans to graduate in four years or less must be a full time student while enrolled at Oregon High School. For those who need more than four years, attendance may be on a part-time basis.
Adopted: January 14, 1997
Revised: March 10, 1997
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