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District outlines goals to expand advanced-learning participation in elementary, middle and high schools
Summary
District staff presented an academic spotlight on advanced-learning programs, setting targets to increase enrollment in gifted, honors, AP, IB and dual-enrollment courses over the next two academic years and proposing local teacher endorsements and training to expand capacity.
District teaching-and-learning staff presented an academic spotlight March 25 describing current participation in advanced-learning programs and setting targets to expand enrollment and teacher capacity across elementary, junior high and high schools.
Jared Ryan, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, introduced Brent Gardner, the district's coordinator of advanced learning. Gardner described program categories that include gifted services, accelerated/traditional honors classes, International Baccalaureate (IB), Advanced Placement (AP) and dual-enrollment/dual-credit offerings. He told the board that the district's goals (based on a 2023 baseline) include raising elementary advanced-program participation to 30 percent by 2026, junior high to 40 percent and high school to 70 percent.
Gardner said the district currently has roughly 20 percent of elementary students in one or more advanced programs,…
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