Implementation Timeline

Path to progress

Announcement and development

Fall 2024

Vetted curriculum development, professional development program announcement.

Graduate expansion and collaboration

Spring 2025

Pilot program with five Kansas high schools, graduate certificate development.

Statewide start

Fall 2026

Implementation begins for all junior-level high-school students in Kansas.

Kansas graduation requirement begins

2028

Full mandate for high-school students goes into effect with the class of 2028.