Policy - IKFA

POLICY:  IKFA

EFFECTIVE DATE:  12/6/23

CANCELS SHEET DATED:  5/2/84

REVIEWED BY POLICY COMMITTEE:  9/20/23

                                                                ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

EARLY GRADUATION

Alternative graduation possibilities at Carrabec High School are:

1.)   Graduation in three (3) years

2.)   Graduation in absentia

A.)   Foreign exchange studies

B.)   College in lieu of senior year

C.)   Military service

D.)   Full-time employment

To be eligible for early graduation the following steps are expected:

1.)   The student must present a letter of intent to the RSU #74 Guidance Director by April 1st of the student's sophomore year, if possible.

2.)   The parents or the legal guardian of the student must present a letter, which supports student's intent, to the Guidance Director.  The parents or the legal guardian will be requested to meet with school officials to discuss the options which are available to the student that will help complete a plan which will ensure the student can meet RSU #74 graduation requirements.

3.)   The Guidance Director then refers the letter of intent and plan to the Carrabec High School Principal for approval.

After receiving approval by administration, the student will participate in school activities as a member of the junior

class. If at the end of the first semester, the student is meeting the expectations outlined in the approved plan, the

student will be moved to senior status and will follow the same procedures and regulations relating to graduation

activities as other seniors.

Legal Reference: 20-A M.R.S.A. § 4722

Ch. 127 § 7 (Me. Dept. of Ed. Rule)

 MAINE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

NEPN/NSBA Code: IKF

Cross Reference: IHCDA – Post-Secondary Enrollment Options

IK – Student Achievement