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Portsmouth High outlines 2026–27 program of studies; highlights AP gains and new credit proposals
Summary
School leaders presented proposed course changes for 2026–27 — including eighth-grade credit for several subjects, a shift to digital portfolios, and proposed AP micro- and macroeconomics — and reported three consecutive College Board gold recognitions and growth in AP participation and scores.
Portsmouth School Committee heard detailed proposals on Dec. 9 for changes to Portsmouth High School's 2026–27 program of studies and a report on Advanced Placement results that officials said have grown substantially in recent years.
"We're going to predominantly cover the different changes that we're proposing to the program of studies," said Dr. Heath, who led the presentation on course changes and scheduling. He said the high school plans to award high-school credit for some eighth-grade coursework in Algebra I, Spanish I, civics and computer science to create more schedule flexibility and higher-level options later in high school.
The leadership team proposed several other shifts: replacing the culminating student exhibition with a year-long digital portfolio aligned to the district's "vision of a graduate," moving the digital video course back to a semester format, and adding semester-based AP options including AP microeconomics and AP macroeconomics to expand upper-level offerings. "If we're looking…
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