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North Penn approves 2026–27 secondary program changes, personal finance set as a high‑school requirement
Summary
The North Penn School District approved revisions to the secondary program of studies for 2026–27 that make a personal finance course a high‑school graduation requirement for the class of 2030, expand dual‑enrollment options and add course offerings including AP Cybersecurity and new art classes.
The Educational Curriculum & Instruction Committee of the North Penn School District on Nov. 1 approved recommended changes to the district's secondary program of studies for the 2026–27 school year, including a new personal finance graduation requirement beginning with the class of 2030.
District curriculum staff said the personal finance course is already offered as a semester elective but will become mandatory for students in the class of 2030 (current eighth graders), to be completed in grade 11 or 12. Staff noted that Pennsylvania's Public School Code has updated academic expectations that prompted the change and that multiple types of certified teachers —…
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