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U‑46 seeks to expand freshman seminar to all high schools to boost freshmen‑on‑track rates
Summary
District staff proposed a revised, one‑semester Freshman Seminar course designed to improve first‑year credit attainment and freshmen‑on‑track rates; the course will be credit‑bearing, draw on AVID strategies, and district staff aim to run it at all five high schools in 2025–26.
School District U‑46 presented a revised Freshman Seminar curriculum May 5 designed to support ninth‑grade transitions, build organization and critical‑reading skills, and increase freshmen‑on‑track rates.
Michelle Chapman, director of postsecondary success, and Beth McKinney, coordinator of programs and supports, said the one‑semester elective is credit bearing, available to…
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