Work Groups

Life beyond high school is different from what it used to be. Most jobs in Colorado now and in the future require training or education beyond high school. Students who graduate and work in Colorado will need in-demand skills that meet business, industry, and higher education standards.

Colorado Graduation Requirements provide a road map to help students and their families plan for success after high school. Students in middle and high school must think about their passions and interests and plan for their future.

Next Steps

By 2017, when the class of 2021 is in ninth grade, Colorado school districts will begin implementing revised local high school graduation requirements that meet or exceed the state graduation requirements approved in May 2013 by the Colorado State Board of Education. This includes offering a list of options that students may use to demonstrate their readiness for college and careers in order to graduate from high school.

Beginning in fall 2013, CDE convened seven work groups to inform the implementation of graduation requirements. More than 300 educators, business and industry leaders, parents and students from across the state joined these work groups to identify implementation recommendations, best practices, tools and resources.

By July 2015, CDE will provide a Graduation Requirements Implementation Toolkit that incorporates the work of these committees, both in PDF and online.

Click on the name of the work group below to find members, meeting agendas, and a draft summary of their implementation recommendations.

Work Groups

21st Century Skills
Assessment
Capstone Projects
Individual Career & Academic Plans (ICAP)
Industry Certificates
PWR Diploma Endorsement
Special Populations ( English Language Learners, Gifted Students, and Students with Disabilities)

Cross- Collaborative Meeting, January 28, 2015

Representatives from each of the work groups met to discuss an outline for the Graduation Requirements Implementation Toolkit and to finalize draft summaries.