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Marple Newtown discusses Paxton Hollow schedule change; foreign-language courses shift for some students
Summary
Board members discussed and approved a middle-school schedule change that moves some students'foreign-language instruction from sixth to seventh grade as part of a curriculum reorganization at Paxton Hollow Middle School.
The Marple Newtown School Board approved a schedule change for Paxton Hollow Middle School at its Jan. 28 meeting that shifts the start of formal foreign-language instruction for some students from sixth grade to seventh grade.
Why it matters: The shift affects students who would otherwise have begun language study in sixth grade; the board and administration described the change as a one-year shift for those cohorts, with most students retaining access to Spanish or French in middle school because many begin language study in eighth grade under the district's existing pattern.
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