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Methuen School Committee adopts 2025–26 Methuen High program of studies, adds CTE pathway and AP African American studies
Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting the Methuen School Committee approved changes to the Methuen High School 2025–26 Program of Studies, including a proposal to add a fifth CTE pathway, move media production into CTE, add a sports nutrition elective and introduce AP African American studies.
The Methuen School Committee approved the Methuen High School (MHS) 2025–26 program of studies during its Feb. 10, 2025 meeting, voting to adopt the course catalog after a presentation from district staff and a brief period of committee questions.
Superintendent and school staff described several substantive changes included in the adopted program of studies: a district initiative to seek Chapter 74 CTE designation to add a fifth CTE pathway, moving the Media Production course from fine arts into Career and Technical Education (CTE), adding a sports nutrition elective to level enrollments in the health course sequence, and introducing Advanced Placement (AP) African American studies at MHS.
Committee members and staff said the CTE shift would allow the district to develop an expanded multimedia/broadcasting pathway. The superintendent said media production’s move into CTE is intended to create an unweighted introductory course that allows students to “step…
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