Alternate Senior Options 

Alternative Senior Schedule Options

Work-Based Learning (WBL) - (Seniors Only - 2 periods per semester)

Grade: 12

2 Sem. Credit: 2

Prereq:  Completed application and teacher approval

This course will provide students with the opportunity to get work based experience related to industries that students are interested in. Students will be expected to meet once a week for WBL class and then will be allowed to leave for the remainder of the day to go to their job. Whenever the WBL class is not meeting, they will be allowed to leave school to go to their job to begin work. Students must secure their own jobs, however students can reach out to the WBL teacher for job placement assistance. Classroom instruction will include the further study of the field, discussion of relevant topics that are responsive to the workplace experience and employability skill development. Contacts will be signed by the student, workplace, and WBL instructor to approve employment. The WBL teacher will visit each student on the job site each month/quarter depending on enrollment in the course. Managers at job sites will be asked to fill out a performance evaluation each quarter of that visit and that will factor into the student grade. 

Late Arrival  / Early Release: (Seniors Only)

Seniors may arrive one period late (late arrival) or leave one period early (early release) during the school year. Students must be enrolled in six classes for credit, one class being physical education unless otherwise exempt. They must be in good academic standing and have a minimum GPA of a 2.5. Students must complete a Late Arrival/Early Release application from the Student Services Department. Parent and school administrator approval is required.

Early Graduation (After 7th Semester-Seniors Only):

The Board of Education shall award a high school diploma to each student who meets the following requirements:

1. The student has earned the required number of high school credits; and

2. The student has been in attendance at an approved high school for a minimum of seven semesters.

The Board of Education may waive the attendance requirement under appropriate circumstances and provided required procedures are followed. To apply for early graduation, the student seeking to graduate shall:

1. Complete an application available in the Student Services Department which includes parent signature and reason for the request; and

2. Submit the application to the Student Services Department prior to the end of the student’s sixth semester of attendance.

Requests that meet with the approval of the school counselor, administration, and superintendent will be presented to the Board of Education for consideration. Students whose requests are denied by the school counselor, principal, and superintendent shall have a right of appeal to the Board of Education.

Parents and students requesting early graduation should be aware of the following:

1. Seniors who attend Kankakee Area Career Center will not be permitted to graduate early.

2. Online courses may not be used to fulfill early graduation requirements.

3. After the end of the first semester of the senior year, a student electing early graduation will be eligible to participate in the May/June graduation so long as the student is not on social probation.