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Issaquah board approves OE14 revision after teachers warn AP mandate could disrupt Skyline IB pathway
Summary
After public comments from Skyline teachers and students, the Issaquah board revised Operational Expectation 14 to clarify access to college-credit options and preserved school‑level program choices; the board added language extending AP/college-credit offerings to "all comprehensive high schools" and approved the change by voice vote.
The Issaquah School District Board approved language revisions to Operational Expectation 14 (instructional program) after a lengthy second-reading discussion and public comment from Skyline High School teachers.
Molly Peterson, co‑chair of Skyline’s humanities department, told the board the proposed change would obligate Skyline to add AP Human Geography in ninth grade and could undermine the school’s International Baccalaureate pathway. "This change to OE14 will require that Skyline add an AP social studies course at ninth grade... I do not assent to this change," Peterson said during…
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