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Kirkwood considers Webster Groves partnership to offer high‑school teaching pathway and dual‑credit opportunities
Summary
Kirkwood School District staff presented a proposal to form a teaching-and-learning cohort partnership with Webster Groves High School that would allow Kirkwood juniors and seniors to take a daily two‑hour pre‑service teaching course at Webster’s Chelsea Center, participate in an AI‑driven virtual practice classroom and complete supervised field placements, with the option to earn up to four hours of dual credit.
Kirkwood School District staff presented a proposal to form a teaching-and-learning cohort partnership with Webster Groves High School that would allow Kirkwood juniors and seniors to take a daily two‑hour pre‑service teaching course at Webster’s Chelsea Center, participate in an AI‑driven virtual practice classroom and complete supervised field placements, with the option to earn up to four hours of dual credit through Webster University.
Staff described the partnership as a market-value-asset and career-pathway initiative tied to district strategic objectives to expand career exploration and dual-credit access. The board was told the program’s classroom instruction is led at Webster by Carrie Aarons, a program lead and former Kirkwood employee; students would participate in seminar-style coursework, virtual AI simulation labs and on‑site…
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