Calhoun County schools flex out of Accountability Act

The Calhoun County School system has become the first system in Alabama to be approved for flexibility options offered under the new Alabama accountability act passed this year by the Alabama legislature.  The  Alabama Board of Education last week approved Calhoun County Schools' new guidelines based on the flexibility options offered under the Act.  Calhoun County is the first school system in the state to get approval to opt out of state guidelines under the new law.  Supt. Joe Dyar said the Plan gives the system the ability to make options available with less parameters.  The plan includes opt-out options that will allow students to waiver parts of the Alabama High School Graduation Exam if they pass equivalent course exams at the end of the semester. The guidelines also allow students to take more than 10 credit hours a year in order to graduate earlier.  Dyar said the approved plan, will hopefully increase the graduation rate by making available options for all students to graduate, regardless of background.