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Johnson City board approves 2025 program of studies; math and computer-science changes highlighted
Summary
The Johnson City Board of Education approved its 2025 program of studies, including a state-driven change allowing three years of high-school math with options for the fourth year and a new requirement for one credit of computer science. Science Hill High School principal reviewed the school's profile and student-achievement data before the vote.
The Johnson City Board of Education approved the district's 2025 program of studies on final reading during its January meeting, adopting changes that alter how high-school math credits and computer-science requirements can be counted toward graduation.
The program change follows new guidance from the Tennessee State Board of Education that reduces the rigid year-by-year expectation for math at the high-school level and establishes a one-credit computer-science requirement for current ninth-graders. The board voted to approve the program after presentation and discussion; the motion to adopt passed after a voice vote (mover/second: not specified in the record).
Doctor Alicia Carter, principal of Science Hill High School, opened the meeting's school presentation with a review of the high school's academic profile, noting national metrics and course participation. "We want to make sure every student that graduates from Science Hill is equipped to do what they want to…
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