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High school to add German, ROTC and new CTE sequences; board approves student surveys and moves changes forward
Summary
High school counselors proposed adding German and ROTC, weighting fourth‑year language courses (including Sign Language 4), an honors physics course, and several CTE courses; the board authorized staff to survey students and later adopted the 2026–27 calendar.
High school representatives told the school board they will add German and ROTC classes and revise the program of studies to provide weighted fourth‑year language courses and new CTE options.
"Tomorrow, we're gonna start for the first time, German too, and ROTC," Todd Ryan, identified in the packet as the district's director of counseling, said while introducing proposed changes. Ryan said the district wants to weight fourth‑year language courses so students who take a level‑4 language beyond graduation requirements receive additional rigor recognition and grade weighting. He noted the district intends to add Sign Language 4 to bring parity across language offerings.
Ryan also proposed adding an honors physics course to create a middle level between standard physics and AP Physics for students interested in engineering pathways.
The packet included a proposal to add language describing the Uniform Community College Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) — a one‑year certificate a partnering community college will offer free to students — and listed the two community college courses students would need (Bio 106 and a humanities course). The high school would advertise the pathway and allow eligible students to take the two required courses at the community college in addition to existing dual‑enrollment opportunities.
District staff also outlined CTE course additions and sequencing changes, including proposed agriculture courses to be surveyed for a potential 2027 offering, a marketing completer sequence alignment, a freshman digital applications course for the cybersecurity track, and fundamentals of power generation to meet state course requirements.
Board members asked about cost; staff answered there were no immediate staffing or instructional-material costs for the proposed classes. Staff asked for and received board authorization to survey students about demand for the agricultural CTE offerings; a motion to proceed passed with an aye vote.
The board later approved the proposed 2026–27 school calendar (teachers report last week of July; students begin Wednesday, Aug. 12) after a presentation from district staff.
