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Fairport students ask board to add a second anatomy and physiology course focused on sports
Summary
Two Fairport High School students presented a petition and slideshow asking the district to add an additional anatomy and physiology of sports course to provide expanded instruction for health-science-bound students; district staff agreed to review their materials and meet with the students.
Two Fairport High School students asked the board to add an additional anatomy and physiology course focused on sports, arguing that the district's current half-year anatomy course constrains instruction and omits important units.
Lindsay Lecce (spoke with classmate Eloise Barney) told the board she and classmates developed the idea in an anatomy class and delivered a formal letter and slide presentation with data, unit lists and testimony from former students. The students asked the district to consider a longer or second course to cover six additional units that the current half-year format leaves out, and to better serve students preparing for health-science college programs and careers.
The students presented quantitative points in their slides: they reported that 7.6 percent of electives at Fairport belong to the science department (excluding AP, SUPA and required classes), that an informal petition collected more than 50 student signatures, and that analysis of past decision posts on a Fairport "decisions" Instagram account showed an average of 22 percent of posters pursuing health-science majors. The students said classmates and alumni provided testimonies in the slideshow arguing a longer course would improve college readiness.
Superintendent Brett Provenzano acknowledged receipt of the students' materials and said district directors for math, science and technology would review the proposal. Provenzano said he had already asked staff to connect with the students, and that school leaders including the directors and Mr. Clark would meet with them to develop the idea and see how it fits within district curriculum planning.
No board action was taken; the item was presented during public comment and the board directed staff to meet with the students and curriculum leaders to study the proposal and report back.
