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Curriculum committee reviews DHS STEM credit tweak; officials say change will be retroactive and not affect GPA
Summary
The Darien Board of Education curriculum committee on March 20 reviewed a proposal to add 0.125 credit to certain Darien High School science courses to reflect extra seat time. District leaders said the change would be applied retroactively and would not increase GPA weight for science.
On March 20 the Darien Board of Education’s curriculum committee discussed a proposal to modify Darien High School (DHS) STEM crediting so that some full‑year science courses earn an additional 0.125 credit to reflect extra seat time. Presenters said the adjustment is intended to preserve student schedule flexibility while aligning with Connecticut’s nine‑credit STEM graduation requirement.
The presenter told the committee the change responds to how DHS schedules courses under an…
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