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Board weighs graduation requirements, proposes ninth‑grade seminar and studies ‘looping’ student‑services model
Summary
Warren Township High School District 121 staff on May 13 briefed the Board of Education on work to review graduation requirements and a potential student‑services "looping" model that would assign teams of counselors, deans and social workers to follow cohorts across grades.
Warren Township High School District 121 staff on May 13 briefed the Board of Education on ongoing work to review graduation requirements and a possible student‑services "looping" model that would assign teams of counselors, deans and social workers to a cohort of students and move with them across grades.
In a presentation the staff member identified as Dr. Danny said his team could not find direct data connecting the district’s current graduation-credit requirements to higher failure rates, students in hallways during class or students not carrying full schedules. He recommended the Board consider a ninth‑grade seminar or advisory, to be presented formally this fall as part of course proposals.
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