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Canton School Committee adopts revised graduation requirements (policy IKF) after DESE guidance

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The Canton School Committee voted 4-0 May 1 to adopt revisions to policy IKF that replace the MCAS-based competency determination with course-based proficiency standards developed with DESE and MASC guidance.

The Canton School Committee voted 4-0 on May 1 to adopt revisions to policy IKF, the district's graduation requirements, replacing the MCAS-based competency determination with course-based standards aligned to Department of Elementary and Secondary Education guidance.

A district staff member leading the policy review said, "No current graduating student is going to be harmed by this; in any event they will be helped," and added the change will also help students…

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