5844655 Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of FinalRulemaking - Amending regulations to add a Chapter 22 (Graduation) Section 2201 (State Diploma) to establish a state diploma that will be provided to nontraditional students ...  

  • OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION

     

    NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

     

    The State Superintendent of Education, pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 3(b)(7) and (11) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2602(b)(7) and (11) (2012 Repl. & 2015 Supp.)); Section 403 of the Public Education Reform Amendment Act of 2007 (PERAA), effective June 12, 2007 (D.C. Law 17-9; D.C. Official Code § 38-2652(a)(3) (2012 Repl. & 2015 Supp.)); with the advice and approval to be requested of the State Board of Education (SBOE) pursuant to Section 403(a)(3) of PERAA (D.C. Law 17-9; D.C. Official Code § 38-2652(a)(3) (2012 Repl. & 2015 Supp.)), hereby gives notice of the adoption of a new Chapter 22 (Graduation) to Title 5 (Education), Subtitle A (Office of the State Superintendent of Education), of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).

     

    The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 38-2602(b)(7) (2012 Repl. & 2015 Supp.), is responsible for establishing the minimum credits that must be achieved in order to graduate from any public and public charter school, with the advice and approval of the SBOE, pursuant to D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2652(a)(3) and (4) (2012 Repl. & 2015 Supp.).  In developing the regulations, OSSE and SBOE engaged in an extensive period of public engagement and solicitation of public comments. These rules will establish a state diploma that will be provided to the District’s nontraditional student residents such as adult students and students attending alternative schools who have passed the General Educational Development (GED®) test or completed the requirements of the National External Diploma Program (NEDP).

     

    The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was first published in the D.C. Register on December 11, 2015 at 62 DCR 15863. No comments were received. This Notice of Final Rulemaking is unchanged from the Proposed Rulemaking.  These rules were adopted as final on January 20, 2016 and will become effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

     

    Add a new Chapter 22, GRADUATION, to Title 5-A DCMR, OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, as follows:

     

    Add a new Section 2201, STATE DIPLOMA, to read as follows:

     

    2201                STATE DIPLOMA

     

    2201.1             A resident who has successfully passed 2014 Series General Educational Development (GED®) test in compliance with Title 5-E DCMR §§ 2320 et seq., (General Educational Development (GED®) Testing), or successfully completed the requirements of the National External Diploma Program (NEDP), shall be eligible for a state diploma from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. 

     

    2201.2             The diploma of a resident eligible under § 2201.1 shall bear the signature of the State Superintendent of Education and the seal of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

     

    2201.3             A diploma granted pursuant to § 2201.1 shall be recognized as equivalent to a high school diploma granted pursuant to Title 5-E DCMR § 2203 (Graduation: Academic Requirements).

     

    2201.4             Pursuant to the regulatory requirements of the United States Department of Education  (34 C.F.R. § 200.19), a state diploma provided for passing the GED® test or successfully completing the NEDP shall not be included in the District’s calculation of the adjusted cohort graduation rate.

     

     

     

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5-A2201