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Dennis‑Yarmouth to draft competency‑determination policy after Question 2; roughly 16 seniors may need new pathway
Summary
Following passage of the statewide ballot change to how competency determinations (CDs) are certified, Superintendent Smith told the committee the district must create a coursework‑based CD pathway and aims to present draft policy at the next meeting to help about 16 seniors who have yet to meet the prior MCAS‑based CD requirement.
The Dennis‑Yarmouth Regional School Committee heard an update Jan. 6 on changes to the state competency‑determination (CD) process after voters approved a ballot question that removed the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as the sole arbiter of the CD.
Superintendent Smith said the change requires districts to certify whether a student’s coursework “shows mastery of the skills, competencies, and knowledge contained in the state academic standards and curriculum frameworks” that were measured by the 2023 10th‑grade MCAS tests. "The MCAS will still be given," Smith said, "but we can no longer use MCAS alone to determine competency for awarding a high‑school diploma."
District staff briefed the committee on two practical and immediate…
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