Timeline

Overview

Since the State Board of Education first approved the Graduation Guidelines Menu of Options in 2015, districts have established local graduation requirements and implementation strategies that are aligned with Graduation Guidelines and that empower students to demonstrate Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness (PWR).

Full implementation of the Graduation Guidelines Menu of Options went into effect for students graduating in the 21-22 school year and beyond.  

Please note that districts and LEPs must report the measures by which students have met Graduation Guidelines competencies. See information below and in this link: Graduation Guidelines Reporting. 

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• Continue to align local graduation requirements with the state’s graduation guidelines. Graduation Guidelines begin with the ICAP process and Colorado Academic Standards, including embedded Essential Skills, for all students.
• Reflect on your current practice. Consider adjustments to your implementation strategy based on local graduation statistics.
• Continue to report the graduation pathway of all students in the required Graduation Guidelines Student Interchange, part of the Year End Collection.
  • Find information under Graduation Guidelines Reporting.
  • Please direct questions to, and/or learn about digital training sessions from Reagan Ward, Data Specialist with CDE's Data Services team.
• Empower each student to develop a meaningful Individual Career and Academic Planning (ICAP) process.
  • Review the PWR Practices, Tools, and Resources available as part of the PWR Playbook, a How-To-Guide for ICAP implementation.
  • Consider incorporating the ICAP process in all classes, and within all grade levels.