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Subcommittee discusses codifying cursive instruction; no action taken
Summary
Committee members asked whether cursive instruction is a formal district policy or a long-standing practice; staff said cursive is taught in spring after MCAS testing and will research codifying it into policy for future review.
A subcommittee member raised a new-business request on Nov. 3 asking whether cursive instruction is codified in district policy or simply a longstanding practice. The superintendent said cursive instruction is delivered each spring, typically after MCAS testing, for grades 3 through 5, and that the practice is not currently written into district policy.
Staff told the subcommittee they can research model language from other districts or develop a proposal locally and bring a draft to the subcommittee for discussion and potential referral to the full committee. Committee members who recalled learning cursive themselves described it as an important creative milestone for students.
No motion was made to convert the practice into policy during the meeting; members asked staff to return with draft language and options for bundling policy reviews in future subcommittee agendas.
What's next: Staff will research model policy language and report back to the subcommittee; any formal policy change would require subcommittee discussion and a subsequent full-committee vote.
