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Madison School District outlines program-of-studies updates: personal finance required, art renames and Algebra II restructured
Summary
At a curriculum committee meeting, staff presented updates to the program of studies including two newly required courses (independent project and personal finance), art-course renames, AP designation changes and a multi-year plan to replace a Level 3 Algebra II with three trimester courses (Algebra II A, B and C).
Madison School District staff presented proposed changes to the district’s program of studies at a curriculum committee meeting, including new graduation-course requirements, revisions to art and world-language listings, and a restructuring of upper-level mathematics.
Melanie, a district presenter, said the district will require both an independent project and a personal-finance course for graduation, and that both would be graded on a pass/fail basis. She told the committee these courses “are more developmentally appropriate” for upper-level students and that the program-of-studies document will reflect the grade-level guidance for offering those courses.
The presentation also described departmental revisions. In the art…
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