Early Budget Outlook Bright for Bridgehampton School
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on Jan 20, 2017
By Christine Sampson The Bridgehampton School District’s 2017-18 budget forecast is a sunny one so far, with school officials delivering what they called “good news” during the January 18 school... more
The Sag Harbor Board of Education officially adopted a new policy on Monday night for requirements to graduate with distinction, and also eliminated the class rank policy. The district will continue to name a valedictorian and salutatorian for the senior class, but, starting with the class of 2026, will use a Latin honors system in place of class rank. Under that new system, seniors with a weighted cumulative grade point average of 100 or above will graduate summa cum laude, those with a weighted cumulative GPA of 97.5 to 99.9 will graduate magna cum laude, and those with a weighted ...
20 Nov 2024 by Cailin Riley
Sag Harbor Board of Education members looked over and discussed a first draft for a proposed elimination of class rank and the introduction of a Latin honors system as a new requirements policy for graduating with distinction at the latest board meeting on Monday night. It’s a topic the board and administration has discussed at length at previous meetings. The district also surveyed parents and students and presented the results of that survey at a previous meeting, showing that it indicated support for eliminating class rank and implementing a Latin honors system, something many prestigious and highly-rated high schools, in ...
6 Nov 2024 by Cailin Riley
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on Jan 20, 2017