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Gadsden ISD reviews new graduation policy that removes test “competency” requirement and adds 24-credit framework
Summary
Superintendent and academic staff outlined a proposed revision to policy IKF that would remove the state-era “demonstration of competency” test requirement, require students entering 2025–26 to earn 24 credits (including Algebra II and local credits), and require students to attempt federally required ESSA assessments with a local waiver process.
Gadsden Independent Schools officials presented a draft revision to policy IKF on March 20 that would change graduation requirements for students who enter ninth grade in 2025–26, remove the prior state-centered demonstration-of-competency requirement, and add a district expectation that students attempt federally required assessments.
The proposal, presented by a district presenter, lays out a 24-credit diploma for students entering in 2025–26 that includes specific course requirements (English courses, mathematics through Algebra II, science, social studies, a half unit of health and physical education, and two local units: a language-of-English course and an academic/personal-effectiveness or college-success sequence). The draft also repeats state guidance that a course may fulfill only one graduation category and instructs districts to accept locally required credits earned at other districts toward a student’s graduation.
Why it matters: The discussion comes after the New Mexico Public Education Department…
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