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School committee reviews first read of high‑school handbook; proposed changes include phone‑free classrooms and open gradebook
Summary
Administrators presented a first read of the student handbook. Key proposed changes include opening PowerSchool gradebooks for families for the full year, an expanded cellphone‑cubby practice to keep instructional time phone‑free, updates to graduation requirements and competency determination, and clerical reorganization of the handbook.
The School Committee received a first read on a comprehensive revision to the district’s student handbook, including language to open PowerSchool gradebooks to families year‑round, strengthen a high‑school cellphone policy for instructional periods, and update graduation requirement language now that the MCAS competency requirement has been removed.
Dean (title provided in materials), a high‑school administrator, said the proposed handbook shows deleted text in red and new text in blue in the draft materials. The administration proposes…
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