To Greene County Schools constituents:
Per the state of Iowa’s instruction, the Greene County High School needs to change from having two diplomas to just one diploma for all. Currently, students can graduate on a standard diploma with 58 credits or a basic diploma with 42 credits. After a committee of staff and board members gathered, it was recommended to the board to change to one 50 credit diploma.
The committee met multiple times over a couple of months discussing all the concerns of what it would mean to change the number of credits. The number of credits has to be attainable for all. The district’s expectations remain the same: for each student to be given multiple opportunities to succeed in a caring learning environment to ready them for the real world.
We, the school as a whole, have to mentor and guide our students to make the best choices for each individual. We will continue to push them to become the best version of themselves. We will continue to show them all the available avenues, including the opportunities through career and technical education (CTE) classes and our many partnerships with Iowa Central, including the career academy, dual credit offerings, and online course opportunities. If a student wants to graduate with honors the number of credits will remain the same at 66.
As with all decisions made, we will continue to review and evaluate what we put in place to ensure the success of our students. Additions or changes to the requirements will be made as the years go on and we continue to learn what is the best for all our students and improve upon a growing foundation.
Cindi Daubendiek, Greene County Schools board member
