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GMSD advances early‑graduation policy language, calendar committee keeps parent‑conference daytime model
Summary
Board heard a proposed revision to policy 4.605 to add a district early‑graduation pathway with clear readiness criteria and reviewed the 2027–28 instructional calendar draft that moves parent‑teacher conferences into two daytime half‑days and reduces flex PD days from four to three.
The Germantown Municipal School District on April 14 reviewed two academic‑policy items: a proposed local early‑graduation pathway and a draft 2027–28 instructional calendar developed by a committee of parents, staff and students.
Miss Abel presented changes to Policy 4.605 to clarify graduation pathways with the transition to a 4x4 block schedule at the high school. The revision defines two routes for early exit: the state Move On When Ready Act (which can allow graduation at the end of the junior year under state procedures) and a GMSD local pathway permitting semester‑early graduation at the end of the first…
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