Citrus County School Board approves purchase of personal-trainer CTE curriculum, data-privacy agreement

The Citrus County School Board on a unanimous voice vote approved an agreement with Master Technologies and the National Council on Strength and Fitness to purchase a personal-trainer curriculum intended to serve a Lecanto High School International Baccalaureate (IB) career-related cohort.

Mr. Dodd moved to approve the Master Technologies agreement and a related data-privacy agreement; Mr. Kenny seconded and the motion carried 5-0. Board members discussed the scope of the curriculum, who may teach it and whether non-IB students could access the course.

District staff described the program as an "amped up curriculum" designed specifically to prepare IB career-related pathway students for an IB sports, exercise and health sciences course while also enabling students to earn an industry certification. In the transcript a staff speaker said the curriculum "allows them an opportunity to earn industry certification if they're on this pathway." The board was told the vendor package covers materials for 25 students and includes 25 exams; one board member cited an estimated per-student materials cost of about $331.

Board members pressed staff on whether the curriculum had been previously approved in the CTE process and whether it required IB-certified teachers. Staff said the curricular approval process had been completed earlier and this action was to purchase the materials; they also said the certification does not require an IB-certified teacher and that, while the course for the IB cohort will be taught by an IB teacher, the industry certification can be offered more broadly if schools pursue it.

The transcript contains an inconsistent rendering of the total contract figure (appearing as "$82.74 $848,274" in the record). The board approved the contract and payment as presented in the meeting packet; district staff indicated further implementation conversations will be required to offer the pathway at other schools and to finalize teacher assignments and student eligibility.

Next steps: staff will proceed with the purchase and will work with principals and APs on whether and how the pathway could be adopted at other high schools in the district; the board did not attach conditions to the approval during the meeting.