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Nashoba unveils revised middle‑school related‑arts model adding year‑long Spanish and rotating electives
Summary
The Nashoba Regional School Committee received a proposed middle‑school related‑arts and Spanish model that preserves music, PE and Spanish year‑long while rotating art, engineering and health on trimesters to address eighth‑grade section reductions and staffing constraints.
NASHOBA REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — The Nashoba Regional School Committee on March 26 heard a multi‑school plan that moves Spanish into the related‑arts program and preserves all existing related‑arts offerings while reducing eighth‑grade sections to align with enrollment.
The model bundles year‑long, school‑based courses (music, physical education and Spanish) with district‑based rotating specialists for art, engineering and health delivered on trimester rotations. Assistant Superintendent Laura Friend said the plan reduces eighth‑grade sections from five to four to “better meet student enrollment needs” and spreads impacts across schools.
Administrators emphasized equity and continuity. Principal Kyle Grady (Hale Middle…
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