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Leominster Center for Excellence highlights internships, portfolio work and a 100% EmpowerED graduation rate

Leominster School Committee · March 9, 2026

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Principal John VanSallett told the committee the Center’s Innovation and Career Academy emphasizes project‑based learning and internships (freshmen 250 hours; other grades ~275 hours) and said EmpowerED credit‑recovery reported a 100% graduation rate for 2024–25 and improved average credits this year.

Principal John VanSallett presented an overview of the Leominster Center for Excellence (LCE) and its two programs — the Innovation and Career Academy (ICA) and EmpowerED credit recovery — at the March 2 meeting.

VanSallett described ICA as a project-based, advisory-driven program where students complete interdisciplinary portfolios, participate in sustained internships and…

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