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Newberg SD 29J to add intro to accounting and medical‑assisting capstone; personal‑finance course to meet state requirement
Summary
District staff proposed two new CTE high‑school courses — Intro to Accounting and a Medical Assisting capstone that allows students to sit for certification — and outlined how the district will meet Oregon Department of Education diploma changes requiring 0.5 credits in personal finance and career skills beginning with the class of 2027.
Newberg School District 29J trustees heard Dec. 10 from district staff about two proposed Career & Technical Education courses for the 2025–26 school year and how the district will implement Oregon Department of Education graduation changes for the class of 2027.
Tammy, who presented the proposals, said the Intro to Accounting course expands the existing business pathway and would replace some current intro sections without adding full‑time equivalency. The second proposal is a Medical Assisting capstone course designed to let graduates sit for a medical‑assistant exam so they can enter the workforce directly. Tammy estimated an initial enrollment of about 20–30 students in the capstone and said curricular and testing costs — including a $119 testing fee per student and a $180 curricular bundle in one section of the paperwork — would be covered by reallocating funds from the district's High School Success grant, keeping the course cost‑neutral for families.
On statewide changes, Tammy summarized ODE's updated diploma requirements: beginning with the class of 2027, students will need 0.5 credit in personal finance and 0.5 credit in higher education/career and pathway skills. The district plans to offer personal finance as a standalone 0.5‑credit trimester course (targeted at juniors) and to meet the career‑skills credit through counseling‑delivered career guidance activities across students' high‑school years, with alternate activities for transfer students to ensure the credit can be earned.
Board members asked for standards and course content; Tammy agreed to circulate the detailed standards and curriculum documents ahead of the next meeting and said both the new courses and the ODE requirement implementation are planned for 2025–26 with the personal‑finance course embedded on junior forecasting sheets.
Trustees expressed support and asked staff to keep costs neutral where possible and to return with any items that should come back to the board for action. The board scheduled the course proposals to return for action at the next meeting.
