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Board debates CTE language and a district 'portrait of a graduate' as strategic plan is revised
Summary
Board members raised concerns Sept. 16 that revised Strategic Plan language on career and technical education (CTE) could exclude International Baccalaureate (IB) students; staff said the portrait of a graduate is at an ideation stage and that the district will bring iterative updates.
Board members questioned proposed language in the Salt Lake City School District's updated Strategic Plan for Student Achievement on Sept. 16, saying the way a career-and-technical-education metric is written could inadvertently exclude International Baccalaureate students and create unintended pressure on some student groups. District staff said the plan is a "living document" and that changes will be brought back after further review.
Board member Amanda Longwell flagged a passage saying "students will complete at least 2 credits of advanced or career CTE coursework" and asked whether the language would exclude IB students who cannot schedule both CTE credits while pursuing an IB diploma. "I don't support an aspect of the strategic plan that would exclude some students when it's meant for all students," she said.
District staff responded that the…
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