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Board debates North Bend diploma and honors requirements; directs more review and staff input
Summary
Board discussion centered on proposed changes to Policy IK (graduation requirements), including whether to keep the locally defined North Bend diploma and how honors and essential skills requirements interact with state assessments. The board asked staff to return with revised language and additional information for a possible second reading.
The North Bend School District board reviewed proposed revisions to Policy IK, which governs graduation and diploma criteria, focusing on an optional locally branded "North Bend diploma" that adds an essential-skills requirement to the standard Oregon diploma.
Staff reported that large percentages of current juniors did not meet or exceed the Smarter Balanced assessments in math and other subjects last year; one staff speaker said 77 percent of juniors did not…
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