DoDEA Director solicits feedback

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
EDUCATION ACTIVITY
4040 NORTH FAIRFAX DRIVE
ARLINGTON, VA 22203-1635
JUN 22 2012
MEMORANDUM FOR DODEA AREA DIRECTORS
DODEA AREA DEPUTY DIRECTORS, CIA
DODEA AREA ASSISTANT DEPUTY DIRECTORS, CIA
DODEA DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS
DODEA DISTRICT ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS
DODEA AREA STAFF
DODEA DISTRICT STAFF
DODEA PRINCIPALS
DODEA ASSIST ANT PRINCIPALS
DODEA TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS
SUBJECT: High School Graduation Requirements Regulation 2000.1 Revision
The purpose of this memorandum is to inform you that the Department of Defense
Education Activity (DoDEA) has established a timeline to revise the current High School
Graduation Regulation 2000.1, July 29, 2004. Requirements for graduation must align with the
increased demands for a work force capable of responding innovatively to critical issues and the
constant flux of global changes in the 21 st century. The current high school graduation regulation
is outdated, and neither adequately addresses national trends in rigorous secondary education,
nor prepares our students for success in post-secondary life in the 21 st century.
It is my expectation that the revised regulation will be based upon internal and external
feedback from all stakeholders. In order to ensure that this is a thorough process, we will use
Intersect to launch an Internet based Graduation Regulation Discussion Group, beginning on
August 1 and going through September 30, 2012. Topics of discussion will include, but are not
limited to, minimum graduation requirements, alternatives to graduation requirements, grade
point average, course requirements, and diploma types. Please visit the following link to
participate in the discussion or share literature related to graduation requirements:
http://intersect.hq.ds.dodea.edulgroups/graduation-regulation.
Additionally, an external communication site will be launched from the DoDEA webpage
during the months of August and September 2012 as a method of eliciting input from our
community stakeholders. My intent is to sign a revised graduation regulation that is developed
with input from our global DoDEA community by February 2013. The revised regulation will
be implemented in school year 2013-14 for the graduating class of2017. Ongoing
communication will take place throughout this process. For additional information, please
contact David Cantrell, Chief, Student Services Branch via email at
david.cantrell@hq.dodea.edu or by telephone at (703) 588-3147.