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Brockton School Committee approves temporary competency-determination policy for 2025 graduates
Summary
The Brockton School Committee’s Policy Subcommittee unanimously approved a draft competency-determination policy on March 11 that lays out local standards for the class of 2025 after the state removed the MCAS test as a graduation requirement.
The Brockton School Committee’s Policy Subcommittee unanimously approved a draft competency-determination policy on March 11 that lays out local requirements for the class of 2025 after the state removed the MCAS test as a graduation requirement.
Superintendent Dr. Tilghani told the subcommittee that “we can no longer utilize the MCAS, to provide proof of competency for students to graduate,” and that districts must now set local measures for competency and notify the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) of their decisions. Deputy Superintendent Sharon Walder presented the draft the district developed with high school leaders.
The policy specifies course-based measures aligned with what MCAS historically tested: two years of high-school-level English language arts, two years of high-school-level mathematics (listed for…
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