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School Committee approves 2025–26 Northampton High School program of study, flags graduation-policy change for review
Summary
The Northampton School Committee approved the Northampton High School (NHS) Program of Study for 2025–26 with an asterisk noting that proposed graduation/attendance language will be reviewed by the rules and policy subcommittee for alignment with district graduation policy IFK.
The Northampton School Committee on Jan. 9 approved the Northampton High School Program of Study for the 2025–26 school year, while asking staff to send proposed changes to graduation and attendance language to the rules and policy subcommittee for formal review.
Principal Tagliere presented the proposed program and described the multi-step process used to compile changes, saying department chairs reviewed course sections and guidance and administration winnowed the final list. "I think everybody on the committee should have received a copy of the draft of the new Program of Studies," Tagliere said during the presentation.
The committee voted to approve the document with an amendment that adds an explanatory note to the Program of Study indicating that the district's graduation requirements and the NHS attendance requirement (the two-semester enrollment expectation for diplomas…
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