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School committee advances revised graduation rules, adds competency-determination policy for review
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The School Committee voted to send updated graduation requirements (IKF) and a new competency-determination policy (IKFA) to the full school committee for first reading.
The School Committee voted to send updated graduation requirements (policy IKF) and a new competency-determination policy (IKFA) to the full school committee for a first reading. The proposals update credit and competency language after state guidance removed the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) as a mandatory graduation pathway for future classes. The policies matter because they change how students can demonstrate competency to graduate. Committee members said the changes clarify pathways for students in classes of 2026 and 2027 and add an alternative review process for students who do not meet the standard routes. Under the draft IKFA competency…
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