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Superintendent urges cautious rollout of Michigan "personal curriculum" option; board discusses pilot and safeguards
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Veedy briefed the committee on the states personal curriculum option, urging targeted promotion (ninth/tenth graders, students with IEPs) while board members pushed for pilot sites, counseling supports and clear safeguards to avoid overuse.
The Academic Committee heard the superintendents explanation of Michigans personal curriculum option, which allows students and parents to request an alternate pathway to meet high-school graduation requirements if the district agrees.
"In state statute, it does allow parents and students to request for personal curriculum, to have a different option from the core high school requirements," Superintendent Dr. Veedy said, explaining that students on a personal curriculum must still meet state standards but can access those standards…
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