Student Handbook - Gateway Technical College

agree, in writing, that the child will participate in a program leading to the child’s
high school graduation. The district board of the technical college district in
which the child resides shall admit the child.
2. Upon the child’s request and with written approval of the child’s parent or guardian,
any child who is 17 years of age or over may be excused by the school
board from regular school attendance if the child and his or her parent or guardian
agree, in writing, that the child will participate in a program or curriculum
modification under par. (d) leading to the child’s high school graduation or leading
to a high school equivalency diploma (HSED).
3. Upon the child’s request, and with the written approval of parent or legal guardian,
a child 17 years of age or older shall be excused by the school board from
regular attendance if the child began a program leading to a High School Equivalency
Diploma (HSED) in a secured correctional facility, a secured child caring
institution, secured detention facility, or a juvenile portion of a county jail, and the
parent or guardian agree that the child will continue to participate in the HSED
program. The child must have passed at least one of the five content areas of
the General Educational Development tests.
Children at risk of not graduating from high school are defined as pupils in grades 5
to 12 who are at risk of not graduating from high school because they are dropouts,
or are two or more of the following:
1. One or more years behind their age group in the number of credits attained.
2. Two or more years behind their age group in basic skills levels.
3. Habitual truants, as defined in § 118.16 (1) (a).
4. Parents.
5. Adjudicated delinquents
6. Eighth grade pupils whose score in each subject area on the examination administered
under § 118.30 (1m) (am) 1 was below the basic level, 8th grade pupils
who failed the examination under § 118.30 and 8th grade pupils who failed to be
promoted to 9th grade.
Dropout means a child who ceased to attend school, does not attend public or private
School, technical college or home-based private educational program on a full-time
basis, has not graduated from high school and does not have an acceptable excuse
under § 118.15 (1) (b) to (d) or (3).
Voluntary Attendance of Youth Sixteen (16) Years or Older
Any child who is the age of sixteen (16) years or older is eligible to apply to a Gateway
postsecondary program if all of the following apply:
• Gateway agrees to admit the individual.
Admissions
• The individual satisfies the other requirements for admission under s.38.22(1),
Technical College Admission Requirements.
• The individual has the written permission of his or her parents or legal guardian.
• The individual will not be attending Gateway during the hours of normal school
day established under s.119.18(7) or 120.12(15).
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