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District expands unified sports program; high-school course changes and an elective contingent on staffing approved
Summary
Bridgewater–Raynham leaders reported an inaugural unified-strength program run with Special Olympics of Massachusetts and approved a high-school course/encore schedule that includes a potential new PE elective for juniors and seniors contingent on hiring; several scheduling changes in PE and math were explained to the committee.
District staff updated the committee on an inaugural unified-strength-and-conditioning program and described planned course changes for next year.
Unified sports Superintendent Powers and staff described the district's partnership with Special Olympics of Massachusetts to develop a unified sports program that pairs students with disabilities and student partners. The district ran a pilot strength-and-conditioning program this winter; administrators reported 16 students participated in the pilot overseen by teachers Mister Baldek and Miss Bridal. Registration was opened for unified track and field in the spring; staff said registration was still open and final participation numbers were not yet available.
Course selection and PE changes Miss Weitzley presented the BRRH course-selection packet and announced one potential new elective in physical education for juniors and seniors contingent on staffing. She said juniors and seniors currently lack a PE elective and that adding a PE elective would be possible only if an additional PE teacher is hired. She also described a math-course change that moves an inclusion statistics section into a selected-topics course when staffing and enrollment permit.
Committee action and context The committee moved and unanimously approved the BRRH encore/course schedule; members noted several changes remain contingent on staffing and student enrollment. Committee members asked clarifying questions about whether ninth-grade PE requirements would change; presenters confirmed ninth-grade PE remains a semester-based requirement and that tenth-grade health and PE would be merged into a wellness-year model.
What to watch for - Unified track-and-field registration remains open; staff will report participation numbers when registration closes. - The proposed new PE elective for upperclassmen depends on hiring an additional PE teacher.
Reporting note: Participation counts for spring unified track-and-field were not provided in the meeting; the article records numbers the presenters supplied for completed pilots and clarifications on which course changes are conditional on staffing and enrollment.
