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Trustees press district on 8-week dual-enrollment shift after Laredo College moves to shorter terms
Summary
District staff reported expanded dual-enrollment offerings — including 69 eight-week sections and 24 16-week sections — and presented student survey and course outcome data. Trustees and faculty raised concerns about course rigor, facilitator access to course materials and the need for closer coordination with Laredo College.
Laredo ISD presented expanded dual-enrollment offerings and early outcomes after Laredo College moved many courses to an eight-week term. District staff told trustees the district offered 69 eight-week course sections and 24 16-week sections in the fall and reported measurable enrollment and completion gains.
Monica Geis and district staff described benefits of dual enrollment: simultaneous high-school and college credit, reduced time to degree and lower family tuition costs. "We offer many different pathways," Geis said, and staff reported a 5-year increase in dual-enrollment course enrollments, an additional 1,149 course enrollments in the most recent year and…
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