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Mesquite High to pilot ASU Polytechnic dual‑credit program for select juniors and seniors
Summary
Mesquite High School will pilot an ASU Polytechnic dual‑credit program that sends a select cohort of juniors and seniors to ASU for half‑day university courses while maintaining Mesquite coursework and supports.
Mesquite High School will launch a small pilot allowing selected juniors and seniors to attend Arizona State University Polytechnic campus courses part of the school day under a modified Instructional Time Model.
District staff described the plan during the June 10 Gilbert Public Schools governing board public hearing on an ITM amendment. Krista Cox, identified as "our director of secondary CIA," and Marguerite Brown, assistant principal at Mesquite High School, presented program details and answered board questions.
The program will cohort a limited number of students to attend ASU Polytechnic courses about half days and return to Mesquite High for additional classes and support. "Our juniors and our seniors will be provided this opportunity, select few," Cox said, describing the multi‑campus instruction model. Brown said students will go to ASU Polytechnic for a morning meeting at 08:00 and begin university classes around 09:00, follow ASU's Monday/Wednesday/Friday and Tuesday/Thursday schedules, then return to Mesquite for lunch and at least two high school courses.
Why it matters: district staff said the…
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