MSD Policies

Instruction

128.3 Eligibility for Diploma with Distinction

Students in the Manchester School District, in the 2024, 2025, and 2026 Cohort, shall be eligible for a Diploma with Distinction when they meet the following criteria:

  1. Student must have more than 25 credits

  2. Student  must be eligible for class rank (ie, student should have completed a minimum of four consecutive semesters)

  3. Student must have an unweighted GPA of a 3.0 (B average) or better

Students in the Manchester School District, beginning with the class of 2027 Cohort, shall be eligible for a Diploma with Distinction when they meet the following criteria:

  1. Student must have more than 27.5 credits

  2. Student  must be eligible for class rank (ie, student should have completed a minimum of four consecutive semesters)

  3. Student must have an unweighted GPA of a 3.0 (B average) or better

Revised from: Coodination  1/8/13 and BOSC: 1/14/13

First Reading Policy Committee:  3/22/23

Second Reading and Adoption by BOSC: 3/27/23