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Clinton school officials cite high dual-enrollment and AIG participation; board asks for added support for online learners
Summary
Curriculum staff reported strong Advanced Placement, College and Career Promise, and AIG participation and completion rates for 2024–25, while board members questioned supports for students who failed online courses.
Dr. Linda Carr, director of curriculum and instruction, told the Clinton City Schools Board of Education on July 22 that the district’s AIG, Advanced Placement and dual-enrollment programs showed sustained high participation and completion during the 2024–25 school year.
Carr said the district identified 268 AIG students last year (58 at Sunset Avenue, 88 at Sampson Middle School and 122 at Clinton High School). She reported that 47% of identified AIG students were white, 24% Hispanic, 20% Black, 5% American Indian, 3% multiracial and 1% Asian. AP enrollment figures Carr provided included 25 students in AP U.S. government and politics, 22 in U.S. history, 19 in world history and 13 in calculus; several other AP subjects had single-digit enrollments.
Carr also summarized College and Career Promise (CCP) and virtual-provider (NCVPS/virtual public) results the district received. She said CCP dual-enrollment completion and passing rates were “high,” reporting a combined annual summary of 656 grades awarded to district students with an A–C success rate of 87% and an overall completion rate of about 93% as reported to the district.
Several board members pressed for details about students who earned Fs in NCVPS classes. A board member asked, “What do we do for those students who just fail it altogether?” Dr. Carr and an instructional staff member, Miss Green, said certified teachers and guidance counselors are expected to coordinate extra tutorial support and may assign students to lab facilitation or tutoring. Miss Green described teachers contacting counselors when students fall behind; she said the district planned quarterly checks of online students and biweekly conversations in the lab for students identified as needing support.
Board members also discussed course scheduling constraints and how dual enrollment can free time for students to remain in band or other pathway courses. Carr said most AP and CCP enrollment is face-to-face when possible, with a mix of online options used when scheduling or availability requires it.
The board did not take formal action on the programs; the presentation was informational and staff said they would continue to provide detailed program data to the board.
