Act 158: Pathways to Graduation Toolkit
Act 158 of 2018 (Act 158) provides alternatives to Pennsylvania’s statewide requirement of attaining proficiency on the three end-of-course Keystone Exams (Algebra I, Literature, and Biology) in order for a student to achieve statewide graduation requirements. Effective with the graduating class of 2023, students have the option to demonstrate postsecondary preparedness through one of four additional pathways that more fully illustrate college, career, and community readiness.
The toolkit and its related resources are designed to provide guidance as a result of the enactments of Act 158 and Act 6 of 2017 (Act 6), which established alternative pathways to meeting statewide graduation requirements for students who are Career and Technical Education (CTE) concentrators.
Questions related to Act 158 may be directed to ra-edgradrequirement@pa.gov.
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- Schools may elect to use the PDE-provided tracking tool. This tool, for local use only, will assist in determining pathway options for students by identifying those students not meeting Keystone Exam or Keystone Composite score requirements and allowing the counselor to record additional data to track each student’s progress toward viable graduation pathways.
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- Multiple reliable data sources exist to confirm Keystone Exam status – including DRC eDirect, eMetric’s Data Interaction, and PIMSReportsV2. Access to Keystone Exam data, exemption status, and results for students not tested at the local LEA are addressed in this brief FAQ.
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