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Instructional Committee advances course catalog changes; Architecture course applied for concurrent enrollment
Summary
The Wallingford Instructional Committee agreed by voice consensus to forward a proposed deletion (Consumer Street Law) and a modification (Architecture & Design I to concurrent enrollment) to the full board. CTE coordinator Dave Ollman said the architecture course has adjunct applications and syllabus submitted; the deletion reflects low student demand.
The Wallingford School District Instructional Committee on Jan. 21 moved two curriculum items to the full board agenda: a proposed deletion of Consumer Street Law and a proposed modification to convert Architecture & Design I to concurrent enrollment.
CTE coordinator Dave Ollman told the committee the Consumer Street Law course, offered through the business department, "hasn't run in six years" and attracts minimal student interest — "I think last year, I saw one request" — so removing it would help streamline course offerings. Ollman said students interested in legal topics typically enroll in criminology classes in social studies instead.
On Architecture & Design I, Ollman said teachers have applied to be adjunct faculty and the district has submitted the syllabus to the partnering institution for concurrent-enrollment approval. "We're just...waiting to see if they will grant us the concurrent-enrollment status," he said, and asked the committee to approve the modification now so students signing up for classes can enroll.
By voice consensus the committee advanced both items to the full board; the instructional committee recorded ayes and noted the items will appear on the next full-board agenda for final action.
Ollman also briefed members on CTE recruitment and growth in related sections, saying increased concurrent-enrollment opportunities and outreach (open houses, ParentSquare, social media) have sparked student interest in business, CAD and other career-pathway classes.
The committee's action was procedural: forwarding the proposals for full-board consideration rather than final adoption.
