They also have indicated that students ready for greater challenges should be allowed to make continuous progress and not be held back in their pursuit of excellence. Restructuring involves designing fundamental changes in expectations, content, and learning experiences for a curriculum appropriate to tomorrow's world. To achieve this goal, restructuring utilizes creative incentives, different organizational structures, new and improved instructional technologies, and broader collaboration with community agencies and parents. There are opportunities that exist which will encourage change to occur in our school system. The development and adoption of policy is singularly the most powerful instrument for change.
Policy provides the framework and creates the expectation for change.
Changing our graduation requirements through policy will change our school system in a manner which will benefit all of our children. They will be required to avail themselves of more opportunities in the core academic areas of math and science. Students performing below average will be supported with a tutorial system. Students performing above average will have access to enrichment opportunities available within our school district boundaries. The policy will require that the high schools restructure in order to meet the graduation requirements.