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The Graduation Update FAQs were last updated on 9-24-2024.

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Postsecondary asset list STEM ELA and Communications Is the FAFSA® required? Will health/PE need to be tracked as separate classes? Financial Literacy Information What advanced CTE classes count as one unit of STEM? Can Culinary Arts count as a fine arts credit? Can a student earn high school credit for a course taken in eighth grade? Community Service Hours Senior Exit Project; Will there be parameters set by the state for this asset? When do the new graduation requirements come into effect? Under science, do the three areas (physical, biological, and earth/space) need to all be transcribed classes? How will postsecondary assets be tracked, and will they be transcribed? What are some examples of computer science courses that would be accepted? What counts as advanced technology, math or science classes? Can students double-count classes towards graduation? Could Forensics/Debate potentially count towards one full ELA credit for graduation? Do students have to have a 3+ in all areas or just one? General Career and Technical Education (CTE) Guidance Special Education: Will these students follow the same guidelines? Does a business communication class meet the requirement for speech? What qualifies as an industry-level certification? For the ACT: Will the super score be counted? Can the local board of education adopt different graduation requirements for certain students? Is a district allowed to waive the physical education (PE)/health requirement? Does each area count as one asset or all three count as one asset? What/how will competency and mastery be measured? Where can I find more information about Regents’ Qualified Admissions requirements? If we award mastery credit, do we need to have a licensed staff member and a course code mapped for this course?

New Graduation requirements - 2028 and beyond one pager

Dropout Graduation Summary Report (DGSR) Web Page Link

Graduation and Dropouts

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Graduation and Dropout Regulations and Statutes

Kansas State Regulation #KAR 91-31-31 (unit of credit) (PDF) * Find letter "P" to find the definition of "Unit of Credit"
Kansas State Regulation #KAR 91-31-35 (graduation requirements) (PDF)
Kansas State Statute #38-2285 (awarding diploma to children in custody of DCF or federally recognized Indian tribe)
Kansas State Statute #38-2388 (awarding diploma to children in custody of KDC)
Kansas State Statute #72-1111 (compulsory school attendance)
Kansas State Statute #72-1113 (truancy)
Kansas State Statute #72-53,111 (educational services for individuals 19 years and older)
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) High School Graduation Rate Non-Regulatory Guidance (PDF)

Assistant Director - Standards
Alternative / Charter / Virtual Schools

Julie Ewing
(785) 296-2325
julie.ewing@ksde.gov

Deputy Commissioner:
Division of Learning Services

Dr. Ben Proctor
(785) 296-2303
ben.proctor@ksde.gov

Director:
Career, Standards and Assessment

Beth Fultz
(785) 296-4639
beth.fultz@ksde.gov

Assistant Director:
Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Natalie D. Clark
(785) 296-4351
natalie.clark@ksde.gov

Assistant Director:
Curricular Standards

Jennifer Hamlet
(785) 296-8447
jennifer.hamlet@ksde.gov

Assistant Director:
Assessment

Julie Ewing
(785) 296-2325
julie.ewing@ksde.gov

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Kansas Volunteer Commission

Dr. Jessica Dorsey
(785) 296-3163
jessica.dorsey@ksde.gov

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