OAR 581-016-0710: High School Requirements for Graduation

In order for a student to graduate from the Oregon School for the Deaf (OSD), he/she must attain a certain number of units, master essential learning skills, meet competencies, and maintain/attain attendance minimums. Four different diplomas/certificates are available, depending on the goals and abilities of each student. (1) To receive a diploma the student must: (a) Meet the requirements specified for a diploma in 581-022-2000; (b) Meet all OSD-required competencies in language, reading, and mathematics; and (c) Maintain required attendance. (2) To receive a modified diploma the student must: (a) Meet the requirements specified for a modified diploma in 581-022-2010; (b) Complete modified course work as agreed upon in the IEP; (c) Have satisfactory progress in school; and (d) Maintain required attendance. (3) To receive an extended diploma the student must m eet the requirements specified for an extended diploma in 581-022-2015 (4) A certificate of attendance may be awarded to a student who does not satisfy the requirements for a regular diploma, a modified diploma, or an extended diploma if the student has maintained regular full-time attendance for at least four years beginning in grade nine and meets requirements specified in OAR 581-022-2020. (5) Notwithstanding anything else in this rule, the Oregon School for the Deaf must award a diploma, modified diploma, extended diploma, or alternative certificate to students who were first enrolled in ninth grade in the 2016-17 school year or earlier or were first enrolled in ninth grade in the 2017-18 school year and had an early graduation plan approved before March 17, 2020, and fulfill the state requirements as described in 581-022-0103.