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Committee ends pilot for community-service graduation requirement; launches commendation and program changes
Summary
After extensive discussion, the committee voted to end the pilot plan for a graduation requirement and to adopt the proposed nonmandatory community-service recognitions and program changes outlined in staff memo, with staff to return program-of-studies language and implementation details.
The Hingham School Committee voted to end the pilot tied to a possible community-service graduation requirement and to move forward with the proposed nonmandatory program outlined in staff materials that seeks to recognize student service on transcripts and promote earlier student engagement.
District staff and the high school’s new staff member leading the work (John) summarized a pilot this year focused on freshmen, reporting a high response rate to a pilot survey (93% response among freshmen) and that roughly two-thirds of respondents indicated they would do community service regardless of a requirement. Staff described implementation questions raised in the…
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