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School committee adopts new competency determination policy to replace MCAS graduation requirement
Summary
The committee suspended normal rules and adopted a revised graduation policy (IKF) establishing a competency determination based on course equivalencies to replace MCAS for future cohorts; retroactive diploma processes to be developed.
The Woburn School Committee voted Jan. 30 to adopt a revised graduation requirements policy (IKF) establishing a new competency determination to replace MCAS as the statewide graduation metric.
Background: Committee member Andrew Lipsett said state legislation ending MCAS as a graduation requirement requires districts to create alternate competency determinations. Curriculum and high school staff drafted policy…
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