House Bill 1599 (2019) expanded the ways in which Washington students can develop their course plan and show their preparation for a meaningful first step after high school.
Students must fulfill the pathway requirement to graduate which must align with their High School and Beyond Plan.
The Graduation Pathways Handout details the essentials of what a student needs to accomplish to "meet" that graduation pathway.
For a student who takes the ASVAB while in high school and earns at least the minimum score (31) on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) portion of the test, the ASVAB may be used to meet the graduation pathway.
Students may also attain an AFQT score through the Pending Internet Computerized Adaptive Test (PiCAT). PiCAT scores must be validated at a Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS).
Quilcene High School offers the ASVAB two times a year to juniors and seniors, once in the fall and again in the spring.
For more information on the PiCAT steps, please visit the State Board of Education website.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Jaber (tjaber@qsd48.org or 360-765-3363).
A student may meet this graduation pathway option by completing a sequence of CTE courses.
2.0 high school credits in CTE courses; and
2.0 credits are in the same Program Area; and
The course has access for students to earn dual credit; or
Leads to an Industry Recognized Credential (IRC); or
Is a Core Plus program.
A local CTE Graduation Pathways designed and submitted by districts or State-Tribal Education Compacts (STECs) that includes at least 2 high school CTE credits from differing program areas if the local school board approves the sequence, school board designee, or local advisory committee, and receive final approval by OSPI.
The CTE Course Sequence can also be achieved by attending two years at WST.
Students may choose to meet their graduation pathway requirement with a combination of at least one ELA and one math graduation pathway options below!
Students may use scores on college admissions (ACT, ACT with Writing, SAT, SAT with Essay) to show they possess the knowledge and skills expected of high school graduates.
A student who completes a dual credit course in English language arts or mathematics in which the student can earn college credit may use passage of the class as a graduation pathway.
Students meeting this graduation pathway need to earn at least the following scores on the high school English Language Arts (ELA) and math Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) of:
Score on ELA - 2548
Score on math - 2595
The WA-AIM Assessment is designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Students participating in the WA-AIM may meet the graduation pathway requirement. The graduation scores identified by the State Board of Education for the WA-AIM are:
Score on ELA - 104
Score on math - 103