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Fall River subcommittee refers draft competency-determination policy to full committee after debate over pathways to graduation
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The Fall River City Instructional Subcommittee on Wednesday reviewed a draft competency-determination policy the district must file with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) after the state removed MCAS as a high-stakes graduation requirement.
The Fall River City Instructional Subcommittee on Wednesday reviewed a draft competency-determination policy the district must file with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) after the state removed MCAS as a high-stakes graduation requirement.
Staff said the policy — due to DESE in December — would require students to satisfactorily complete specified coursework in each content area (for example, Algebra I and Geometry and required ELA courses) and demonstrate mastery via one of several routes: district benchmark assessments, a course final, a performance task, a capstone or portfolio, suitable AP or SAT scores, or successful dual-enrollment coursework. “We wanted to provide multiple…
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