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Parents and students urge Broken Arrow board to halt proposed changes at Vanguard Academy
Summary
Parents and students delivered a sustained set of public comments asking the Broken Arrow Board of Education to pause or revise proposed changes to Vanguard Academy—including removing ninth grade, ending the application process and altering bell schedules—citing inconsistent district messaging, lack of local consultation and risk to the program’s capstone and project-based learning model.
Dozens of parents and current students told the Broken Arrow Board of Education on Jan. 13 that a set of proposed changes to Vanguard Academy could undermine the school’s project-based curriculum and the four-year capstone experience that students say drives the program.
At the start of public comment, Shauna Conway, introduced by the board as a parent and former educator, said district messages about Vanguard have conflicted: "The messages are conflicting and confusing," and she warned that removing the application process risks reducing student buy-in that makes the program work. She asked board members to experience Vanguard classroom life firsthand.
Student speakers amplified that concern. McKenna Layton, a Vanguard junior, said…
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