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Kilgore Pathways Academy on track for August opening; wait list forms for younger students
Summary
District staff reported Kilgore Pathways Academy (KPA) remains on schedule to open in August, enrollment interest is high and a wait list exists for 15-year-old and younger applicants because the campus is designated for students 16 and older.
Kilgore ISD administrators told trustees the district's new Kilgore Pathways Academy (KPA) is on schedule for an August opening, and that interest has already produced a wait list for some age groups.
At the board meeting, staff said the campus is intended as a dropout-recovery site and is designated primarily for students 16 and older. Because of that designation, the district must limit enrollment of 15-year-olds and younger to stay within state requirements, and a wait list has formed for that younger group. "We have a waiting list right now for our 15 year olds," a district official said.
Staff described active work to ready the facility: abatement is complete, flooring has been ordered (with a roughly six-week lead time), trees and damaged playground equipment have been removed, and security and access-control planning is underway. The district said flooring, security film, and access-control installation are the next major tasks once other abatement and roofing work is finished.
District staff also described staffing and scheduling plans designed to make the KPA staffing model flexible. Some teachers are expected to teach sections both at Kilgore High School and at KPA; the academy will offer morning and afternoon sessions so the same instructor can serve multiple student cohorts. Administrators estimated the program could accommodate roughly 50 students in a full schedule by using morning/afternoon splits (for example, 15 students in the morning and 15 in the afternoon for some programs), but staff said final capacity depends on the mix of cadet and pilot students and space limitations.
Board members asked whether community members could use the site for GED programs; staff said GED programs are handled differently from district credit coursework and suggested external GED providers may be more flexible.
What happens next: Staff will continue enrollment interviews and finalize schedules and security installations ahead of the August opening.
