This item recommends approval of a new Board Policy to establish high school graduation requirements specific to Island High School. If approved, this would be a parallel policy to our current high school graduation requirements policy (BP 6146.1). The key differences in this policy from existing high school graduation requirements include:

• Reduction of the total credit requirement from 230 to 200.
• Maintenance of previous science requirements in place prior to those that took effect for the class of 2020. Students at Island High School would continue fulfilling their science requirement with one year of biological laboratory science and one year of physical laboratory science. UC 'a-g' approval would not be required for these courses.
• Reduction of the total English credit requirement from 40 to 30. This would still meet state requirements (California requires 30 total credits).
• Addition of required community college experiences.
• Addition of career planning activities as part of a career planning course.

Island High School and staff are proposing these changes to align with the school's current model - advancing students toward high school graduation from a state of credit deficiency and facilitating the transition to community college and career. The proposed requirements are within the scope of comparable requirements at regional continuation programs. If approved, this policy would be implemented beginning in the Fall of 2019.