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Board reviews specialized high-school programs as teachers and parents warn against program erosion
Summary
District staff described ArtQuest, International Baccalaureate, Early College Magnet and CTE offerings and discussed outreach, coordination and staffing; public commenters, including ArtQuest and French teachers, urged restoration of course labels and coordinator roles.
District staff gave the Board a high-level overview of specialized programs at Santa Rosa City Schools’ high schools at the April 9 meeting, while several public commenters urged preserving program integrity and course labels that attract interdistrict transfer students.
Staff presentation highlights - Program inventory: Staff described ArtQuest (Santa Rosa High) as an arts-focused application program (about 356 students this year); Pioneer High’s Early College Magnet (ECM) that gives students college credit while in high school (about 412 students reported); Montgomery High’s International Baccalaureate (IB) offerings (about 633 students in IB courses this year); AVID implementation…
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