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Policy committee approves Manchester Adult High School handbook changes, forwards to full board
Summary
The Policy Committee approved proposed edits to the Manchester Adult High School handbook and forwarded the item to the full Board of School Committee for final approval. Changes clarify part-time/full-time definitions, discharge rules for lack of progress, grading scale alignment, and references to state rule Ed 306.
Assistant Superintendent Doherty presented proposed updates to the Manchester Adult High School handbook to the Policy Committee on Feb. 19 and invited Principal Kleinman to summarize the changes.
Principal Kleinman said the handbook contains a mix of minor clarifications meant to set clearer expectations for adult students and staff. "We do ask that all students participate for 7 hours a week," Kleinman said, and the draft updates define part-time students as those participating for more than 5 hours but less than 12 hours per week. Kleinman said the program asks that students participate for about 7 hours weekly but that the part-time threshold helps account for varied life situations.
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