SB 6494 - DIGEST

Provides that beginning with the class of 2009, every student shall have the opportunity to graduate with a high school diploma by obtaining a set weighted graduation score in relation to his or her performance in the entire multiple measures high school assessment system. To qualify for graduation, a student must complete each of the five components in the high school assessment system. A student who graduates using this multiple measures approach does not receive a certificate of academic achievement or certificate of individual achievement.