NEW BEDFORD — Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech has initiated a new adjust in its long-standing admissions policy. 

For yrs, the a few principal parts of Voc-Tech’s admissions policy have concentrated on scholastic potential, attendance and actions, and seventh- and eighth-grade students have been graded on a points scale to determine eligibility for consideration as a upcoming university student. 

On Nov. 9, the university committee go through the first draft of the new coverage which manufactured slight tweaks to the place technique.  

“There are going to be folks that are not delighted adequate about this coverage, and there are going to be folks that are upset that we built any improvements at all,” Superintendent-Director Michael Watson mentioned at the school committee meeting. 

The current conditions to be viewed as for admission to Voc-Tech is primarily based on a 30-stage scale in the spots of scholastic accomplishment, attendance and college conduct. Regional advice counselor’s advice is centered on a 10-level scale. Once details are totaled, students are listed in rank purchase from greatest to cheapest, with the maximum scoring student acknowledged first followed by future on the record until eventually all openings are loaded. Students from Dartmouth, Fairhaven, New Bedford are encouraged to utilize.