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Academic affairs discusses 9–12 pathways, CTE changes, literacy pilots and AI policy draft
Summary
Academic affairs committee members outlined a move toward pathway-based 9–12 programming, potential length changes for some career and technical education (CTE) programs, ongoing elementary literacy pilots with early positive results, and work on a district position on AI to be routed through committees for policy development.
Academic affairs committee presenters said the district is moving toward a pathways approach for grades 9–12 to give students more options, including the idea of a dedicated ninth-grade year for all students. Committee members also said they are reviewing current career and technical education (CTE) programs — seven currently approved — and are considering shifting some programs from two-year to three-year sequences so that more coursework would occur in grades 10 and 11, leaving senior year open for work experiences.
A presenter said the district received 345 responses to its vision survey, 102 of which were from students; that feedback is being incorporated into an updated high-school and districtwide vision statement that will be paired with metrics to measure progress.
The committee reported continued elementary literacy pilots, which staff said have shown “some really positive results” in interim testing; the pilots will continue and results will return to the academic affairs committee for review.
The committee also reported that Dr. McCluskey (one of the middle school assistant principals) is leading a team of students, teachers and administrators to draft a district position statement on the use of artificial intelligence. The draft will go first to Academic Affairs for review and then to the policy committee; staff thanked persons identified as “Ryan” and the Polk AI team for their work coordinating the effort.
No formal policy was adopted at the meeting. Committee members said they will bring a draft AI position to the full policy committee when ready and continue to develop the pathways and CTE planning with comprehensive-planning materials.
