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Belton ISD outlines plan with Temple College to expand dual credit, industry credentials and career pathways
Summary
Belton ISD trustees heard a progress report on advanced academics and a new partnership with Temple College aimed at removing barriers to dual credit and accelerating students toward associate degrees, industry-based certifications and AP completion. District leaders set a 2028 target and described concrete advising and staffing strategies.
Belton Independent School District trustees received an academic progress report on Monday that outlined steps the district is taking to broaden access to advanced-academic opportunities and to expand a partnership with Temple College.
Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Gabby Nino framed the presentation around college, career and military readiness (CCMR), saying the district is pushing to grow students’ access to dual credit, industry-based certifications (IBCs), AP courses and associate degrees while they remain in high school. “We have a big aspirational goal that by 2028, 90% of our students will be able to say, I am actively in pursuit of this degree, and I’ve earned an associate’s degree, or I am credentialed in an industry aligned area, or I have earned 30 hours,” Nino told the board.
The district reported…
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