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Superintendent: parent advisory backs year-long freshman seminar; some parents urge slowing rollout
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Grover reported that the district’s parent advisory committee and student advisory cabinet broadly supported a year-long freshman seminar within a proposed Freshman Academy; committee members raised questions on course length, content and opt-out criteria, and a public commenter urged delaying implementation to lessen staff and
Superintendent Dr. Grover told the board that the district’s first parent advisory meeting focused on the proposed Freshman Academy and reached consensus recommending a year-long freshman seminar course, while noting follow-up work on course content and opt-out criteria.
Dr. Grover said about 91 parents, staff and community members attended the district’s first parent advisory meeting on Jan. 8 and that representatives from each of the three high schools participated. "The recommendation is to offer the class as a year long course," she said, summarizing the committee’s consensus after discussion of content areas and opt-out criteria. Parents identified…
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