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Board hears options for adding a school period as state foreign‑language graduation requirement approaches
Summary
Central CUSD 301 staff presented scheduling options to add one period across middle and high schools to meet the state’s foreign‑language graduation requirement and to expand exploratory electives; staff estimated additional teacher costs between about $904,000 and $1.41 million under current enrollment scenarios.
Central CUSD 301 staff briefed the board on proposals to add one period to middle‑ and high‑school bell schedules aimed at meeting a forthcoming Illinois foreign‑language graduation requirement (effective with students who will graduate in 2032) and to expand exploratory and elective opportunities.
Presenters said the state requirement will take effect for the cohort that graduates in 2032 (the discussion identified 2028–29 as the school year when scheduling choices will affect that cohort). Staff described multiple scheduling models that would redistribute minutes among 7‑period and 6‑period day options and explained how altering period…
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