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Woburn committee approves new competency-determination policy to meet DESE guidance
Summary
The Woburn School Committee approved an updated competency-determination policy that replaces MCAS as the CD measure, specifies coursework and multiple mastery pathways, adds a U.S. history requirement starting with the class of 2027, and establishes an appeals process; the document will be submitted to DESE.
The Woburn School Committee on Wednesday approved a revised competency-determination policy for Woburn Memorial High School to reflect updated guidance from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
District staff said the policy is intended to replace MCAS as the primary measure of competency determination and to provide clearer, locally administered pathways for students to demonstrate mastery. "Students must earn full credit in a set of required courses and demonstrate mastery through a final course assessment, a capstone or portfolio, or an equivalent measure as determined by the principal or designee," said Miss Boes, the assistant director…
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