Members of the Brookline Public Schools Curriculum Subcommittee discussed the need to establish a local competency determination after the state’s changes to MCAS administration and policy. Subcommittee members discussed timelines and recommended forming a working group to draft options and policy guidance.

Hal (staff member) and other participants said the district faces two linked issues: (1) the graduation requirement language and (2) the competency determination that MCAS previously supplied. “We need to determine what our competency determination is going to be moving forward,” a participant summarized during the meeting. The timeline referenced in the meeting framed the work as necessary ahead of this year’s cohort certifications and for ongoing policy clarity.

Committee members requested that staff circulate current Brookline graduation requirements and proposed replacement measures in advance of a subcommittee meeting. The conversation covered who will take the remaining state assessments this year (for example, 10th graders) and how to certify graduates who already earned a CD under prior administration.

No formal vote was taken; members agreed to convene a subcommittee session and to extend any necessary policy considerations to the policy subcommittee for formal adoption when options are ready.