Alamo Heights ISD trustees approve new dual-credit courses, junior-school HealthONE offering

Alamo Heights, Texas — The Alamo Heights Independent School District Board of Trustees on Nov. 19 approved new course proposals for Alamo Heights High School and Alamo Heights Junior School, including three dual‑credit high‑school classes and a HealthONE semester offering for eighth graders.

A district curriculum presenter told the board the proposals went through the district’s multi‑step review process to ensure compliance with Texas graduation requirements and alignment with TEKS. "We always wanna make sure that it meets Texas graduation requirements, that it follows any academic pursuits that are post secondary," the presenter said.

The three dual‑credit courses the board reviewed are U.S. History 1301/1302 (two semesters, six college hours), Chemistry 1405/1407 (two semesters with lab, eight college hours), and Psychology 2301/2315 (two semesters, six college hours). The presenter described multipliers associated with those courses (the district noted a 1.1 multiplier for some dual‑credit offerings) and confirmed they carry PEIMS numbers required by the state. The presenter also displayed current enrollment in existing dual‑credit classes as context: fundamentals of visual art (101 students across four sections) and college algebra (74 students across three sections).

For junior school students, the board considered a HealthONE semester course limited to eighth graders; the presenter said families may opt out of specific human‑development units and that the semester format allows pairing with peer tutoring and Unified PE.

After trustees asked clarifying questions about grade levels and multiplier differences between AP and dual‑credit offerings, the board moved to approve the package. The chair called for a motion; a motion and second were made and the chair announced, "The motion carries." The vote approved the courses as presented, and the district will finalize scheduling and enrollment according to its usual implementation timeline.

The approval follows the district’s stated procedure: teacher proposals are submitted in May, reviewed by site‑based committees and principals through the summer, forwarded to the superintendent in September, and presented to the board in November for consideration.

What this means for students: the approved dual‑credit options expand students’ ability to earn college credit while fulfilling high‑school graduation requirements; the HealthONE junior‑school semester offers a structured, opt‑out option for eighth graders to preview high‑school health content.

The board did not provide a roll‑call vote tally in the meeting transcript beyond the chair’s announcement that the motion carried. The presenter’s full explanation of course credits and PEIMS alignment remains part of the board materials the district said it will post online within 24 hours.