The State Board of Education has announced that it will hold a series of community meetings around the state to gather input on how to improve the state's high school graduation requirements.  The board wants to hear from the public several key questions:

• What academic skills should students have when they graduate from high school?
• What life skills should students possess when they graduate?
• What kinds of post-high school opportunities should a K-12 education prepare students for?
• Should there be one type of diploma for all students, or multiple diploma options?
• Should high school graduation requirements necessarily align with vocational/technical, 2-year community colleges or 4-year college entry requirements?
• What should the content be for a required third year of math?

School directors are encouraged to attend the meetings, which will start Oct. 30 in Bremerton  Other meeting sites include Spanaway, Yakima, Vancouver, Spokane, Seattle and Everett.  For complete meeting details, visit the SBE Web site.