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CMCSS outlines programs of choice, CTE pathways and pre-K expansion; open enrollment runs through March 15
Summary
Chief Academic Officer Dr. Shanda Dowdy briefed the Montgomery County School Board on the district's programs of choice, reporting more than 20% of families have chosen nontraditional programs and detailing virtual, immersion, career-technical and pre-K offerings.
Dr. Shanda Dowdy, chief academic officer for the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS), presented an overview of the district—s programs of choice and career-technical education options and told the board that more than 20% of district families — about 7,005 students — participate in choice programs.
Why it matters: the presentation outlined pathways intended to expand student options within the district, including early college, technical training and language immersion programs that officials said help prepare students for careers or college without leaving the district.
Dowdy said CMCSS runs a K-12 virtual program with about 800 enrolled students taught by Tennessee-certified teachers and that the district offers magnet and immersion schools, pre-kindergarten,…
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