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Board hears proposed middle‑school encore pilot: 10‑week sixth‑grade courses, new electives
Summary
District staff proposed a reimagined middle school encore program tied to a move from four to three middle schools: sixth grade would have 10‑week encore rotations and new course pilots (digital literacy, success strategies, newspaper/journalism, world language sampler).
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools staff presented a plan to pilot a redesigned middle‑school program of study tied to the district's facility reconfiguration from four middle schools to three.
Administrators said the current middle‑school encore model has not substantially changed in about 20 years and that the transition to three middle schools offers an opportunity to update elective offerings. The proposal would make sixth‑grade encore courses 10 weeks long (allowing students more variety across the…
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