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Raytown C-2 board approves 2025–26 career and education guide, pilots workforce credentials
Summary
The board approved the district’s 2025–26 course guide, including new electives, expanded English offerings, an ACT prep course and a pilot workforce program with UCM that provides OSHA‑10 and forklift certifications.
The Raytown C-2 Board of Education approved the district’s 2025–26 career and education planning guide on Jan. 13 after a presentation outlining new course offerings, expanded electives and workforce pathways.
A district staff member who presented the guide said the catalog adds Project Lead The Way courses at the middle-school level, an ACT prep elective at the high school and expanded English-language-arts options. "We re working to continue to give students skills in the tier 1 classroom, but also on the assessment itself," the presenter said, describing the ACT prep offering.
The guide also pilots a workforce-development pathway in partnership with UCM (University of Central Missouri) at Raytown South. The presenter said the so-called "warehouse jumpstart" course is a second-semester pilot in which UCM supplies the instructor and students complete coursework that results in industry-recognized credentials: OSHA 10 and a Missouri forklift certification (forklift 4–5). "That student actually leaves with OSHA 10 certification and they leave with a forklift operator's, license or certification," the presenter said.
Board member Bridal asked whether the district had secured outside industry partners for the program. The presenter said the first step is to place the course in the catalog, gauge student interest and then pursue partnerships and delivery logistics. "First, we wanna get it in the catalog, make sure that it's available to students, and then gauge student interest," the presenter said.
Trustees also discussed how the district determines which electives to add, including enrollment trends, counselor input and department chair recommendations. The presenter said the district aims to avoid "dead-end" courses and prefers offerings that connect to further study or career pathways.
A motion to approve the 2025–26 career and education planning guide passed; the board then voted to accept related course updates and to pilot the workforce-development offerings as outlined in the presentation.
The presenter said many of the new electives — such as a middle-school Project Lead The Way medical-detectives class and an introductory music-technology course added last year — have attracted strong student interest.
