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Committee reviews middle-school program-of-studies; members raise equity and study-hall concerns
Summary
The School Committee received a reading of the middle-school program of studies. Members expressed concern that budget-driven schedule choices leave students with daily study halls and uneven instructional time; the matter will be revisited at the July meeting.
The committee held an extended discussion of the proposed Middle School Program of Studies, led by a presentation from Mr. Rainey, who described year-to-year adjustments and relatively minor housekeeping changes to the East and South middle-school schedules.
Committee members questioned the distribution of instructional blocks and the heavy reliance on study halls for certain grades. "I don't think it's fair that there's unequal instructional opportunity for all the students in the school, such that the [sixth] graders have to sit in…
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