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Board debates diploma changes after state updates, asks for public input

North Santiam SD 29J Board of Directors · September 18, 2025
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Summary

North Santiam SD 29J directors discussed aligning district diploma options with Senate Bill 3, including a proposal to add a fourth math credit to the academic honors diploma; the board set a goal to decide diploma options by its December meeting and will host public engagement sessions.

The North Santiam SD 29J board spent a large portion of its meeting debating how to align local diplomas with recent state changes and whether the district should require four years of math for its academic honors diploma.

Superintendent (addressed by the board) summarized the district’s five diploma options and said the state’s changes under Senate Bill 3 now mirror many of the district’s long-standing requirements. "If a student in our system wants to go to a 4 year university, they really need to take 4 years of…

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