Teachers in Westfield have been among the most outspoken when it comes to the state’s planned overhaul of the diplomas high school students attain to graduate high school.

As the state has unveiled a revision of their plan, teachers in Westfield say that the revision is better, but still not up to the standards that need to be set for kids to graduate having maximized their full potential.

“I hope we are still in the drafting stages because there is much left to do to make our students competitive against other students. This is not just for outside universities but Indiana universities as well,” said Dawn Knight, an English-language teacher at Westfield High School.

The revised plan tossed out the original plan for middle school students to choose between two GPS diplomas they want to pursue. Instead, the state will revert back to a singular diploma like there is now, but they will offer Honor Seals that students choose to pursue in the same vein as the GPS diploma plan.

The goal is for students to learn in a work-focused way so that they can get a jump on being prepared for a particular career path they show interest in. But, the GPS plan came at the sacrifice of some core requirements within math, science, and foreign language that teachers in Westfield say were unacceptable.

Jen Haslar Troutman, a Spanish-language teacher at Westfield High School, tells WISH-TV there is nothing wrong with the state’s current model.

“If you look at what we currently have in the academic honors diploma, there’s a lot more clarity, and students know what they are striving to achieve,” she said. “It is good to have options, but, if they’re only options and not requirements, … they must know what to do and how to go above that to meet Honors.”

The state is still taking input from the public on how to tweak their latest proposal.