A recent state decision means that 10-15 students at Goffstown High School who were set to graduate in June will no longer meet requirements, and staff are helping them make some last-minute changes to their schedules to earn the right credits.

In late July, Goffstown School District staff were notified by the state that the Goffstown Adult Education Program (GAP) diploma will no longer be considered a “regular diploma” by the New Hampshire Department of Education, going into effect this school year.

“I believe that was an outcome of a federal audit on adult high school programs that New Hampshire was cited for,” SAU 19 Superintendent Brian Balke said.

This was followed by a steep decline in grants to the GAP. The program used to get about $60,000 in state and federal funds each year. B

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