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Parents urge North Shore School District to pause HiCap middle‑school integration and release supporting data
Summary
Multiple parents and the HiCap Parents Council told the board they oppose moving highly capable middle‑school courses to an integrated model without peer‑reviewed evidence or clear implementation plans, citing inconsistent services at elementary level and poor district communication.
Dozens of parents and the HiCap Parents Council urged the North Shore School District board on March 23 to pause plans to move middle‑school highly capable (HiCap) science and social‑studies services into an integrated model and to release the analysis that supports the change.
Ashley Watts, president of the HiCap Parents Council, told the board that removing districtwide supports has produced “inconsistencies from building to building” and that parents have not seen evidence that integration will provide an accelerated curriculum rather than only “more challenging assignments.” Several parents said they learned about the middle‑school change informally, through…
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