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Superintendent: district will draft competency‑determination policy following DESE guidance
Summary
The superintendent told the committee the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued guidance on local competency determination; the district will work with its policy subcommittee and aims to have a policy approved by October.
Superintendent Powers told the Bridgewater‑Raynham School Committee on July 23 that the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released guidance for local competency determination and that the district will develop a policy to comply with the guidance.
Why it matters: DESE guidance affects how the district documents students' competency for graduation following changes to MCAS‑based competency determinations. Powers said the district must adopt a local policy that meets the department's guidance and that the full school committee must approve the policy by October.
Details: Powers said all students in the class of 2025 fulfilled the district's competency requirements and that the district is currently reviewing the class of 2026. He said the administration will work with the policy subcommittee to draft recommended language and present it to the full committee for adoption before the October deadline.
