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Hampton County to add a fifth period 'CAT 5' and double-block key high-school courses to boost interventions
Summary
Curriculum staff proposed shifting Hampton County High School from a straight 4x4 block to a "4x4 plus a skinny" schedule ("CAT 5") to create a fifth period for targeted intervention, expanded test-prep, double-blocking of EOC courses and new local board-approved courses; the board approved the course list for 2026–27.
Christy Woods, the district director of curriculum, told the board the district is using I-Ready diagnostic reports and a "within 10" analysis to identify students closest to the next proficiency band and place them in targeted instruction ahead of state tests. Woods said those diagnostics informed new small-group interventions and test-prep boot camps.
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