Every child must graduate ready for further education and the workforce. Each year nearly 7,000 Wisconsin students drop out of school without earning a diploma. As adults they have a much greater chance of becoming unemployed, incarcerated, and on government assistance.
Graduation Requirements
Act 63 passed in December 2013 changed Graduation Standards:
- Guidance background
- Updated High School Graduation s.118.33 Wis. Statues
- Questions and Answers about implementation, Teacher Licensure, and Mathematics Standards
Pathways to Graduation
Provides Information about several pathways to high school graduation including:
- Standard paths to graduation
- Alternative paths to graduation
- High school completion options
Graduation Rates, Data, and Reporting
- Provides information about graduation rate requirements as well as graduation data in graph, table, and raw data formats, including:
- Graduation Rates
- Progress Toward Graduation
- College or Work Readiness and Success
- District and School Performance Reports and Profiles
Parent and student Graduation Resources
Provides parents and students with information and resources about graduation including:
- Attendance
- Dropout prevention
- College readiness
- The Wisconsin Covenant
- Wisconsin's Employable Skills Certificate
- Transition programs for students with disabilities
- Alternate for at-risk students and other youth
School Graduation Resources
Provides resources schools can use to increase the number of students who complete school with high school diploma including:
- Prevention, intervention, and re-engagement programs and strategies
- Resources for improving graduation rates for students of color, students with disabilities, and other special populations
- National organizations
Graduation Accountability
Graduation results are used in Wisconsin Accountability determinations:
- Wisconsin school and district accountability report cards
- Wisconsin State Performance Plan for students with disabilities
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