Board to review choice-program processes, CTAE alignment and wait-list rubric

District staff told the Academic Excellence Committee they will provide updates and solicit feedback on choice programs and processes, including alignment with a new CTAE framework and evaluation of last year's choice-program rubric. The discussion covered two related aims: practical improvements to the on-ramps and wait-list processes for school choice, and longer-term alignment of programming (for example CTAE pathways) from middle to high school so students experience coherent, stacked learning opportunities. Staff said last year's rubric will be revisited and the committee's feedback sought on whether the rubric and the implementation process worked as intended. Chief Academic Officer Derek Butler and other staff said the topic "can look a lot of different ways," ranging from procedural clarifications (how the wait list functions) to programmatic alignment across the district. Trustees asked that the CTAE framework be covered under the choice-program bucket so the committee can assess how specialized pathways could better link middle and high school offerings. No policy changes or new program approvals occurred at this meeting; staff flagged the item for further review and planned committee input ahead of any recommendations to the full board.