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Board discusses KBOR's "first 15" idea and local implications for concurrent credit
Summary
Board members reviewed participation on a KBOR work group exploring guaranteed first-year college credit for high-school students and debated course selection, teacher credentialing and rural delivery challenges.
Administrators updated the board on the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) "first 15" work group, which seeks to provide 15 hours of college credit to high‑school students before graduation.
The superintendent said the working group has identified about 11 candidate courses including composition (Comp 1 and 2), public speaking, general psychology and sociology and discussed math options such as college algebra versus elementary statistics. "If you're going to actually make this possible who you allow to teach this has to be different than the way it works right now," the superintendent said, noting that credential requirements for college-level instruction can be a barrier for high-school teachers.
Board members raised concerns about science labs, rural delivery feasibility and alignment with existing AP and concurrent-enrollment pathways. Participants discussed possible solutions including summer academies and stipend arrangements for teachers delivering concurrent credit.
KBOR's timeline was noted (a May 1 recommendation date for the work group), but board members said meeting that timetable for a broad fall rollout would be difficult; they asked staff to continue exploring timeline, credentialing and delivery options and report back.
