Early Graduation
BCHS acknowledges that there are a variety of reasons for some students to wish to graduate in less than 4 years. For this reason, qualifying students who want to take this route have two options:
BCHS Early Graduation Program:
Students simply wishing to complete the required 25 minimum credits and the additional state and district graduation requirements on an accelerated timeline may do so by meeting with Mrs. Tutt (jami.tutt@breck.kyschools.us) and filling out the appropriate paperwork. Students who qualify will have a program set up to allow them to graduate by their desired date after Mrs. Tutt has approved them and met with/discussed early graduation with the student and parents/guardians.
BCHS Application for Graduating Early
Kentucky Early Graduation Program:
KRS 158.142 establishes the Early Graduation Program (EGP), an optional program in which a student may receive a high school diploma, Early Graduation Certificate and scholarship award from the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) upon successful completion of all program requirements provided in 704 KAR 3:305, Section 5 in three (3) academic years or less.
The scholarship award may be used at a Kentucky public two (2) year community and technical college or a Kentucky four (4) year public or non-profit independent institution accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Students wishing to participate in the Kentucky Early Graduation Program may do so by meeting with Mrs. Tutt (jami.tutt@breck.kyschools.us) and filling out the appropriate paperwork. Students who qualify will have a program set up to allow them to graduate by their desired date after Mrs. Tutt has approved them and met with/discussed early graduation with the student and parent/guardians.
General EGP Requirements and Expectations of Schools and Districts
Eligibility and access to participation
- Students must graduate in three years or less in order to qualify for the EGP Certificate and scholarship from KHEAA.
- Students in grade 12 are not eligible to participate in the EGP.
- Students participating in the EGP must complete all requirements in place for the academic year in which the student intends to graduate.
- Schools and districts cannot deny students an opportunity to participate in the EGP if all requirements have been met for the academic year in which the student intends to graduate.
- EGP students must meet the college readiness exam benchmarks established by the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) as required pursuant to 13 KAR 2:020 without the need for remediation.
- EGP students may take part in the state administration of the college entrance exam prior to the junior year, if needed.
Enrollment and declaration of intent
- Schools and districts cannot deny students an opportunity to declare intent to participate in the EGP.
- A student interested in participating must notify the school principal by submitting the intent form (found below) at the beginning of grade 9, or as soon as the intent is known.
- There is no specific grade-level required in KRS 158.142 in which a student must decide to participate in the EGP so long as it is within the student’s first three academic years of high school.
Student intent form submission deadline
The intent form must be received by the principal within thirty (30) days of the academic year in which the student intends to graduate.
School or district deadline for flagging the student in Infinite Campus (IC)
The school or district shall enter the enrolled EGP student into the student information system by October 15 of the year in which the student intends to graduate.