The Clear Lake Community School District is considering an option that would give students experiencing certain life circumstances the opportunity to graduate high school on time with their class.
The Clear Lake Board of Education had its first reading of an updated graduation requirements policy that includes a core diploma earlier this month.
In this Globe Gazette file photo from 2016, Clear Lake High School graduates toss their caps in the air after the commencement ceremony. File photo
The diploma allows students who are behind in credits, who are enrolled in the alternative school and who meet other requirements outlined in the student handbook to earn fewer elective credits and still graduate from high school.
Clear Lake High School students file out of the building at the end of the school day. Lisa Grouette
Snow days, like the one on Friday, may become a thing of the past for students and teachers in the Clear Lake Community School District.
Thatâs with much credit to the online learning options the district put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, Superintendent Doug Gee told the Clear Lake Board of Education Tuesday evening.
âWeâre now in that realm where we can do the e-learning and so now would be a good time to be prepared to be able to do that,â he said. âI think the days of, and some kids are probably disappointed in this, but the days of snow days are going to be less and less.â