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Committee debates expanding community-service credit, platform access and the meaning of 'service' for APS students
Summary
Board members discussed whether community-service graduation requirements (currently described as one-half Carnegie unit ≈ 75 hours) should allow verified non‑nonprofit activities, and asked staff for utilization data on the district platform used to record hours.
The Atlanta Public Schools Policy Review Committee on April 16 examined how community service counts toward graduation, including the district’s current guidance that one-half of a Carnegie unit equals roughly 75 service hours for students entering fall 2024–25.
Miss Carolyn Barnett reviewed the policy language in IHF and its regulation IHF-R6 and said the superintendent is charged with developing implementation guidelines. Barnett noted the one-half Carnegie-unit definition and…
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