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District discusses one-year trial of senior final-exam incentive tied to absences in 2025–26 handbook
Summary
Administrators presented a proposed 2025–26 handbook change: a one-year trial requiring seniors who exceed specified absences to take final exams and raising the passing threshold to 73%, with the stated goal of improving attendance.
Administrators told the Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 Board of Education on May 5 that the district plans a one-year trial in 2025–26 to use senior final exams as an attendance incentive and to raise a passing threshold used in final grading.
The presenter said the district’s dual-credit curriculum is set by Parkland College and that AP teachers generally value finals as preparation for AP exams. The presenter described a proposed change to raise the passing threshold from 69.5% to 73%…
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