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Highline High seeks deeper learning with 4‑period day; board asked to raise graduation requirements
Summary
Highline High School presented a plan to move to a four‑period day to create space for deeper, career and technical and elective learning. The district recommended increasing graduation credit requirements to balance the change; students and teachers described benefits at the March 19 meeting.
Highline High School leaders and students told the board on March 19 that a move to a four‑period day would give students more time to pursue project‑based and career and technical courses, and the district asked the board to revise its high‑school graduation policy to add credits that would preserve academic breadth.
Principal Salee described a multi‑year redesign process that began after the pandemic and led the school to pilot larger blocks of instructional time and expanded electives in drama, video production, leadership…
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