Core 40 Diploma

Students with unique circumstances, examined by the Academic Review Committee, that prohibit the completion of a Core 40 curriculum may be able to graduate with less than a Core 40 diploma. In these instances, students are not able to opt-out of a Core 40 diploma until December of their senior year.

To graduate with less than the Core 40 diploma, the following formal opt-out process must be followed:

A) The student, the student’s parent/guardian, and the student’s school counselor meet to discuss the student’s progress;

B) The student’s post-secondary plans and 4-year course plan must be reviewed;

C) The student’s parent/guardian determines whether the student will achieve greater educational benefits by completing the general diploma curriculum or the Core 40 curriculum;

D) If the decision is made to opt-out of completion of the Core 40 curriculum, the student is required to complete the graduation requirements for the general diploma and determine a career/academic sequence that the student will pursue.