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Board adopts program-of-studies changes: required classes for underclassmen, new AP and floriculture offerings
Ottumwa Community School District Board of Education · January 13, 2026
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Summary
The board approved updates to Ottumwa High School and Gateway program-of-studies, including a requirement that sophomores and juniors enroll in seven classes per semester, seniors allowed one free period, addition of floriculture, and a new AP Precalculus course.
The Ottumwa Community School District board approved revisions to the 2026 Program of Studies for Ottumwa High School (OHS) and Gateway.
District presenters highlighted several changes the board approved: beginning next year, "all sophomores and juniors will need to be enrolled in 7 classes each semester" to encourage…
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