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Certificate of Completion

A Certificate of Completion shall be issued when the course performance expectations have been fundamentally and substantially modified as determined by the IEP team, and the student has:

1. Completed a minimum of four years of high school; and,

2. Met the requirements of his/her Individualized Education Plan (IEP) as determined by the IEP team.

All students with disabilities shall be entitled to continue their high school educational program until such time as each student has earned a regular high school diploma or has attained the age of 22, whichever comes first.

Core Diploma

A Core Diploma shall be issued to students who have:

1. Completed a minimum of four years of high school; and,

2. Acquired 20 credits as aligned with New Hampshire Minimum standards under Ed. 306-02.

3. Completed an application for the Core Diploma option which was reviewed and approved by a school level team comprised of an administrator, a school counselor, and another staff member that knows the student well.

 All students who have met the State of New Hampshire minimum graduation requirements for graduation shall be eligible for, but not limited to, all ceremonies, regalia, and class programming.

Regulatory Cites:

ED 1113.13

NH RSA 186 C:9

34 CFR 300 (requires students with educational disabilities have the opportunity to be involved in and progress in the general curriculum)

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

ED 306.23(p) (High School Curriculum)

NH School Board Policy IKF

BOSC Policies:

           Instruction 131.2 Alternative Credit Options

           Instruction 131.3 Extended Learning Opportunities

           Instruction 131.4 Online/Virtual Education

Revised 7/02, 11/09, 11/12

First Reading Teaching and Learning:   4/8/2025

Second Reading and Adoption BOSC:   4/14/2025