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Durango district staff push to expand advising, CTE access for Big Picture students
Summary
Durango School District No. 9-R staff told a board meeting they are working to make career and technical education and advising more accessible to Big Picture students, prototyping a new curriculum and planning process changes to reduce barriers such as badging, scheduling and transportation.
Durango School District No. 9-R staff told a board meeting that the district is working to expand student-directed advising and ensure students enrolled in the Big Picture program can access Career and Technical Education (CTE) and other high school offerings.
The move centers on the district’s effort to have students “co-design” their pathways and on a recently piloted curriculum and assessment, which staff said will help advisers guide students toward postsecondary and career options. “We adopted the curriculum as well as the assessment, and we prototyped that curriculum this year,” a staff member said during the meeting.
Why this matters: district officials said the changes are intended to increase equity and keep more options open for students who do not follow a traditional high-school schedule. Staff described advisory conversations, individualized learning plans and…
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