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Nantucket High updates program of study with ASL, PLTW capstones and new honors options
Summary
School committee heard a presentation March 4 on Nantucket High School’s program of study changes, including American Sign Language, Project Lead the Way capstones, and proposed honors calculus and statistics; some electives were reduced or temporarily grayed out based on enrollment.
Mandy, a high school presenter, told the Nantucket School Committee on March 4 that the high school has revised its program of study and is adding a mix of college-preparatory and career‑focused courses for next year.
The change list includes honors calculus and honors statistics as senior-level options, Project Lead the Way capstone courses and an environmental science research-and-writing capstone, American Sign Language, a returning printmaking course in art, and a keyboarding course in music. Mandy said some classes will run only if enrollment meets the required number of requests.
Mandy described the scheduling timeline and course-review process that begins in November, with department reviews in December and final revisions in January before student…
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