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Northampton High principal previews A/B alternating-day elective model ahead of February vote
Summary
Principal Ben Tagliere presented an informational preview of a proposed alternating-day (A/B) elective for NHS third period to expand elective access and create intermediate special-education support time; the program will return to the committee for a formal vote in February after further feedback and scheduling review.
Northampton High School Principal Ben Tagliere presented an informational preview to the school committee on Jan. 8 of a proposed alternating-day schedule (A/B) that would allow some third-period electives to run on alternating days as half‑credit courses.
Tagliere said the district currently operates a 4-by-4 block schedule with semester-long courses and that the proposed model would let certain electives meet, for example, Monday/Wednesday/Friday in an A week and Tuesday/Thursday in a B week (or vice versa), with the pattern reversing the following week. Over two weeks, each alternating course would meet…
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