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Board hears plan to raise graduation credits to 28, expand electives and restore AP weighting
Summary
Administrators told the Feb. 3 board the Program of Studies will increase graduation requirements to 28 credits phased to the class of 2030, add new electives (including engineering and career-focused Spanish), move some HPE content to ninth grade and restore AP GPA weighting for any AP course with a C or better beginning with the class of 2028.
Amanda Blanton opened the Lower Moreland Township School District board meeting on Feb. 3, and administrators presented recommended updates to the high-school Program of Studies.
Dr. Henrich, a district administrator, and Mr. Thomas, a high-school administrator, said the most significant change is raising total required credits for graduation to 28, phased in so the class of 2030 will meet the new requirement. “Our total credits has increased to 28 total credits,” Mr. Thomas said.
Administrators said the change is possible because the new AB block bell schedule will allow ninth–tenth graders to take eight credits per year and will enable…
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