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Falmouth moves graduation competency from MCAS to course‑based equivalents in first‑read policy change
Summary
The school committee reviewed first‑read revisions removing MCAS from the competency determination for graduation and proposing coursework equivalents and transcript review for transfers; the measure will return for a final vote.
At a first read, the Falmouth Public Schools School Committee reviewed proposed revisions to district graduation policy that eliminate MCAS as the statewide competency determination and replace it with a course‑based approach aligned to DESE guidance.
School officials said the revised language would require most students to pass grade‑level course equivalents that mirror the content previously measured by the 2023 MCAS: a grade‑10 English course (English II), a geometry or grade‑10 mathematics equivalent, and one of the specified science courses. Tom (surname not specified in the transcript), who led the technical review with DESE, said the change…
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