High School Reform
  • New Michigan High School Requirements start with the graduating class of 2011.
  • At present, the IEP (Individual Education Plan) document may not “trump” the requirements for earning a diploma.
  • Credit will be based on “performance on a set of expectations” and not the Carnegie Unit, which was developed in 1906 as a measure of the amount of time a student has studied a subject.
  • Public Acts 123 and 124 added Sections 1278a and 1278b, respectively , to the Revised School Code to require pupils, beginning with those entering eighth grade in 2006, to earn specific credits under the “Michigan Merit Standard” before receiving a high school diploma.
  • The new law became effective April 25, 2006.
  • Michigan Department of Education is taking the stance that everyone is entitled to a free and appropriate education. Not everyone is entitled to a diploma.
  • For up-to-date information on: High School Graduation Requirements, K-8 Grade Level Content Expectations, English Language Proficiency K-12 Standards, Standards for Teaching and Learning, High School Course/Credit Content Expectations and Guidelines, Michigan Curriculum Frameworks, etc., go to:
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