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District to expand junior-high choice programming and offer staff-paid pre-K seats at Leverett
Summary
Fayetteville Public Schools plans to continue middle-school choice programs and expand choice into junior high with a STEM-focused LIGHT program; the district will also offer a tuition-based pre-K option reserved first for district staff at Leverett Elementary next year.
The Fayetteville Public Schools board heard Jan. 23 that the district will continue the successful middle-school choice programs at Holt and Colbert and will add a junior-high choice option beginning with seventh grade.
Michelle Hayward and junior-high principals described the new program, LIGHT (Leadership in Innovation, Technology and Environment), as a STEM-focused pathway that will include a Project Lead The Way Energy and Environment course, leadership/service-learning, themed clubs with field experiences and a specially designed advisory program. Administrators said the…
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