BHS Graduation Policies and Practices

Batavia High School Policies/Practices/Risk Factors Checklist: 

  • Course Selection Process:

    • All students participate in individual scheduling meetings every spring.

      • Students engage in individual conversations and course planning with their school counselor.

      • Graduation plans are monitored and reviewed in each of these meetings.

      • Counselors review Academic Pathways options with students as they create/refine their graduation plans on a yearly basis.

  • SchooLinks:

    • Online platform that assists students, parents and educators in tracking student progression to graduation from high school and beyond.

      • Batavia Local Schools implementation includes grades 4-12 for a seamless career/college planning process.

      • All graduation plans will live within SchooLinks for easy access for all stakeholders. Plans will be monitored and revisited on a yearly basis.

      • Platform will also be used to identify and monitor progress for students who have Student Success Plans.

  • Exception to Graduation Requirements:

    • Exemptions to graduation requirements may be granted in the following circumstances:

      • A student’s health condition is so extreme that accessing an alternative pathway to graduation is not possible.

      • A documented mental health circumstance is so extreme that accessing an alternative pathway to graduation is not possible.

Supporting Documents:

● Career Advising Policy 

○ Batavia Local Schools board approved Career Advising Policy. 

○ Includes requirement for Student Success Plans 

● BHS Academic Pathways Draft Folder 

○ Folder containing all of Batavia High School’s Academic Pathways 

○ Housed on the high school counseling website 

○ Shared with students throughout scheduling process–All students grades 8-11 ○ Shared/reviewed with students in grades 9-12, through designated advisory times throughout the school year. 

○ Revisited regularly throughout the school year, facilitated by teachers and counselors.

● BHS Credentialing Plan 

○ Batavia High School is running two periods of a credentialing lab. 

○ Students have the opportunity to earn credentials for both graduation purposes and to support post-secondary employment. 

● Batavia High School Student "At Risk" Checklist