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HCPS reports 64% of 2024 graduates met at least one 'North Star' outcome; LAUNCH to start in 2025
Summary
Assistant superintendent and researchers told the board 64% of 2024 graduates met a North Star outcome (college credit, dual enrollment or industry credential); the district plans full LAUNCH (formerly ICAP) implementation in September 2025 to guide individual career/academic plans beginning in seventh grade.
Harford County Public Schools told board members on May 5 that the North Star initiative — a dual focus on rigorous academic opportunity and real-world career experiences — is producing measurable results for the Class of 2024.
Assistant Superintendent Mike O’Brien, Jacobu Usmano (manager of research and program evaluation) and LaWanda Brown (supervisor of school counseling) presented district data showing that of 2,604 verified 2024 graduates, about 64% met at least one North Star outcome (AP/IB/dual-enrollment credit, dual-enrollment…
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