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Stoughton High proposes course changes and a coursework-based competency plan after MCAS removal
Summary
Miss Miller presented a rewritten program of studies that adds career pathways, newcomer ESL courses and STEM electives and recommends a competency determination based on course completion rather than an MCAS passing requirement.
Stoughton — Stoughton High School curriculum coordinator Miss Miller presented a major update to the high school’s program of studies to the School Committee on Jan. 14, outlining new courses, pathway diagrams and a proposed local approach to the state’s new competency determination following voters’ removal of MCAS as a graduation requirement.
Miller said the draft changes expand career and technical opportunities, introduce cybersecurity and computer-aided-design courses, and provide more structured newcomer English-language support. She summarized the competency-determination recommendation this way: "we are suggesting that all students must…
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