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Parent urges Southeast Polk to review course placement matrix, citing limited access to advanced classes
Summary
At the Oct. 2 meeting Julie Dewar urged the Southeast Polk board to review a placement matrix she says restricts freshman access to advanced and STEM courses and to publish criteria and appeals processes.
Julie Dewar, a parent and resident of Reynolds, told the Southeast Polk Community School District Board of Education on Oct. 2 that a placement matrix now used to assign incoming ninth graders is limiting access to advanced coursework and creating barriers for students seeking challenge.
Dewar said she spoke on behalf of several parents and described prior district discussions. She told the board that two years ago district staff indicated course offerings would not change, but that students entering ninth grade found “no STEM related options, no Advanced English 1, no advanced physics, and fewer electives” than before ninth grade was moved to the junior high. She said some school staff previously raised similar concerns.
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