Early Graduation Requests Increase at Elmbrook High Schools
The spike coincided with the start of block scheduling. District officials want to compile more information about why it's happening and could make recommendations for any changes this fall.
Increased requests for early graduation from the Elmbrook School District concern school officials, who want to ensure students are prepared for their next steps in life. The Elmbrook School Board Curriculum Committee discussed the trend during a Tuesday meeting and will compile more data in the next few months. During the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years, Brookfield East had a total of eight early graduation requests while Brookfield Central had four. But with the beginning of block scheduling in 2011-12, those numbers have soared: 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Brookfield East juniors 1 1 0 4 Brookfield East seniors 3 3 8 13 Brookfield Central juniors 0 0 1 1 Brookfield Central seniors 0 4 13 14 Total 4 8 22 32 *Data provided by the …
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Andrea
8:48 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
Why would the district want to discourage early graduation if the kids meet the requirements? Is it the dollars they bring to the district ? We have to remember we saved money with this block schedule and sold the ability to take more classes as a benefit to the parents and kids. Now we want to add more graduation requirements to keep the kids longer. I don't know about that one...unless you are … more ›