Board committee approves budget items to continue Future Educator dual-enrollment program

The East Stroudsburg Area School District Education Committee voted Jan. 9 to recommend including funding in the 2025–26 general fund budget to continue the Future Educator dual-enrollment cohort and to support districtwide dual-enrollment courses.

The committee approved two budget recommendations: roughly $15,000 (to cover course fees and a planned district-owned class set of textbooks) to continue the Future Educator dual-enrollment offerings at North and South High Schools, and a $40,000 allocation for other dual-enrollment/dual-credit courses. Both recommendations were advanced by voice vote and recorded as approved by the committee at the end of the meeting.

The action followed a detailed presentation by district staff about the Future Educator pathway, a program run in partnership with Northampton Community College (NCC) and coordinated with East Stroudsburg University (ESU) through the Aspiring Educator Pathway. District presenters described the program as a junior- and senior-year cohort that provides three field experiences (elementary, intermediate and high school), mentorships, a kickoff event and wrap-up activities. The senior-year…