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District to integrate math into CTE courses, hold first CTE advisory meeting Sept. 25 and solicit building name suggestions
Summary
Curriculum leaders said graduates can earn third-year math credit through CTE-integrated courses (welding, auto body, etc.), announced a Sept. 25 advisory meeting for CTE, and said a naming survey for a new building will be released soon.
Newberg and Large City School District officials told the curriculum committee on Sept. 10 that they will expand career and technical education (CTE) offerings that integrate mathematics for third-year math credit, will hold the first CTE advisory meeting on Sept. 25, and will open a public naming survey for a new building.
Why it matters: Integrating math into CTE lets students earn required math credits through applications tied to career pathways and can increase relevance for students not pursuing traditional math sequences.
Assistant Superintendent Alicia Soto described the approach: the district is working to allow students to use applied math courses in CTE fields (for example, welding or auto body) to satisfy third-year math requirements. "We are integrating math in, let's just say, welding or auto body...that third year math...is useful in their world," she said.
Staff reported operational work under way for CTE programs: supply orders and furniture are being processed for campus programs, and a first advisory meeting is scheduled for Sept. 25. Staff said they had already sent a Canvas letter to teachers and will invite parents and community members to participate in advisory planning.
On building naming, Dr. Manning Campbell said a district survey will be circulated to solicit names from inside and outside the community and that a name is needed to apply for the building's BEDS code. "We are naming the building, and so we're hoping that we get that name from outside of our inside of our community," she said; the survey was described as being open about one week.
Discussion vs. decision: No formal policy or program approval occurred at the meeting. Staff reported planning and procurement actions (orders placed for supplies and equipment) and scheduled outreach (advisory meeting and naming survey).
Unspecified details: No dollar amounts, contract awards, or specific pilot campuses were identified during the meeting. Supply and furniture timelines were described as "ordered and coming in" but without delivery dates.
Next steps: CTE advisory meeting Sept. 25; invitations to parents and community members; naming survey to be released and open roughly one week.
