Diploma Plus, a competency based adult high school diploma program, is designed to teach academic and life skills necessary for success in today's world. Students have the opportunity to improve reading, writing, and mathematics skills, earn an adult high school diploma, prepare for the GED certificate, enhance academic skills needed for job training and develop life skills. Diploma Plus is a personalized program of instruction and assessment based on each student's abilities, interests, and goals.
Open enrollment enables entry into the program at any time during the school year.
Self-paced learning occurs in individualized instruction learning centers. Additionally, some centers offer whole group instruction opportunities. Students Served Over 61,000 students are served annually with course offerings that meet the needs of at-risk youth, concurrently enrolled high school students, and other students in special programs. A District bulletin of course equivalencies enhances the cooperative efforts of the DACE and the Division of Instruction by providing a consistent structure which recognizes equivalent course work between the two Divisions. Curriculum for required and elective courses as well as GED Prep, fine arts, and conversational languages is evaluated and developed by classroom teachers.