USD 112 Central Plains recently celebrated its 1,000th adult diploma completion program graduate after just three years of offering a free, online high school program for Kansan adults. “As a small, rural school district, it has been exciting to see the impact the Central Plains Diploma Completion Program has had on the adult population in Kansas,” Central Plains Superintendent Bill Lowry said. “Education has no boundaries, and we’ve been able to serve students from all four corners of Kansas and everywhere in between.” Students who complete the program graduate with a standard high school diploma from USD 112 Central Plains. To date, 250 learners have also earned an employability skills certificate, further boosting their employability. “Sixty-five percent of our graduates have gotten a better job or raise within 9 months of graduation,” Lowry said. “Over a quarter of them have continued to post-secondary education, and we’re starting to see some college graduates now as well.” The program also allows students to finish high school faster than they would in a traditional school setting — courses, which can be started any business day, take less than a month to complete.
Source: Morning Sun
