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Parents, students raise CTE concerns over new high-school schedule; board asks for discussion and website update
Summary
At open forum parents and a senior said the district's move toward 45-minute class periods could cut hands-on Career and Technical Education time; the board scheduled a discussion for March 10 and requested a website update explaining transit-time mitigation and scheduling effects.
Two members of the same Davenport family told the school board on Feb. 24 they believe a proposed move to multiple 45-minute class periods will reduce hands-on lab time in Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes and could force programs to be curtailed.
Robert E. Walt, who identified himself as the parent of two West High School students, said changes tied to a shift from block scheduling to shorter periods will reduce lab time and hamper CTE programs that depend on extended…
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