603 CMR 30.00:

Standards for Competency Determination and Local Graduation Requirements

Section:

30.01: Scope and Purpose
30.02: Definitions
30.03: Standards for Competency Determination
30.04: District Certification
30.05: Audit
30.06: Waiver
30.07: Students with Disabilities and English Learners
30.08: Score Appeals
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Most Recently Amended by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education: May 20, 2025

30.04 District Certification

(1) Each district shall adopt a Competency Determination policy. The Competency Determination policy shall include an appeals process for students.

(2) The Competency Determination policy shall be approved by the governing body of the district and shall be posted on the district's website.

(3) Each district shall post translated versions of the Competency Determination policy to allow meaningful participation by all parents and guardians of students in the district.

(4) In a manner prescribed by the Commissioner, each district shall submit to the Department its Competency Determination policy and its local graduation requirements.

(5) By December 31, 2025, each district shall certify to the Department that it has complied with 603 CMR 30.04 (1)–(3).

Regulatory Authority:
603 CMR 30.00: M.G.L. c. 69, §§ 1B and 1D; St. 2003, c.140, §119.

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Last Updated: June 13, 2025