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Board committee approves draft 2025–26 program of studies after curriculum cleanup; staff flagged remaining edits
Summary
Committee members reviewed a multi‑department update to the district’s 2025–26 program of studies, including course renaming, prerequisite updates and low‑enrollment adjustments; the committee recommended the program of studies to the full board and the motion passed by voice vote.
The East Stroudsburg Area School District Education/Policy & Review Committee reviewed proposed updates to the 2025–26 program of studies and recommended approval to the full board.
Presenters told the committee the document is a “cleanup” focused on consistency (for example standardizing Roman numerals), updated course titles and descriptions, alignment to current curriculum‑cycle updates, and removal or every‑other‑year scheduling for low‑enrollment courses. Department chairs proposed removing some obsolete listings—such as computer applications no longer taught in mathematics—and reallocating content where needed. The Business, Family & Consumer Sciences, Science, World Language, English, Mathematics and Social Studies sections all contained targeted edits tied to departmental curriculum cycle work, presenters said.
Among specific changes noted by staff: reducing Everyday Living from a one‑credit to a 0.5‑credit course in Family & Consumer Sciences because many career‑education standards will move to Personal Finance; placing low‑enrollment courses such as Forensic Science on an every‑other‑year offering; and adding the newly approved Introduction to Engineering course for high schools. Presenters cautioned the draft remains a working document; after the cycle edits are finalized, staff will repaginate and correct remaining layout and wording inconsistencies before publication.
A board motion to recommend approval of the 2025–26 program of studies passed by voice vote during the committee meeting. The committee also discussed NCAA eligibility notes (applied math and NCAA guidance) and asked staff to provide supporting documentation where course designations affect college eligibility.
Ending: Staff will continue to refine the program of studies and return corrected pages and resource lists to the curriculum office before the Board’s final vote.
