The Highline School Board recognizes the importance of educational benefits that can be gained by giving students the opportunity to demonstrate competency of skills, proficiency of standards, and mastery of concepts in a variety of contexts directly supported or managed by the school system.  As such, and in accordance with state law, the board will allow credit to be granted based on demonstration of proficiency through robust learning activities outside traditional course taking, in accordance with procedures developed by the Superintendent.

Legal Reference:

High school graduation requirements or equivalencies —
Reevaluation of graduation requirements — Review and authorization of proposed changes —

Credit for courses taken before attending high school — Postsecondary credit equivalencies ……………. RCW 28A.230.090

High school credit — Definition ………………………………………………………………………………          WAC 180-51-050

Legislative Rules, February 11, 2012…………………………………………………………………...…………  WSR 12-03-052 

Management Resources

Competency Based Credits ……………………………………………………………………………………Policy News, August 2010

Highline School District 401

Adopted by the Board: May 2012

Revised by the Board:  12.15, 02.22

Classification: Priority