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Conklin IB program authorized at primary years; district planning roll‑up to East High starting 2027–28
Summary
Conklin Elementary’s Primary Years Programme is now fully authorized and the district is preparing middle‑years candidacy and a phased roll‑up to East High School beginning in 2027–28 with an initial cohort projected at 90–100 students; no board action was required tonight.
District staff provided an update on the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Conklin, which the presentation says is fully authorized as an IB Primary Years Programme. The district will submit for Middle Years Programme candidacy and is planning a phased roll‑up to the high school level. Staff described program components — required inquiry units, a dual‑language strand (Spanish), social‑emotional emphasis, teacher training and a separate MOU for staff because of extra professional development requirements.
Brenner said preliminary data show reduced student mobility and higher attendance since implementing IB at Conklin and reported positive parent interest and wait lists. The district plans to begin rolling up IB students to East High School in 2027–28 with a cohort of about 90–100 ninth‑graders and said the district will post stipends for an IB coordinator and assistant principal to oversee course and program development. Staff emphasized that the rollout will be incremental and that more detailed proposals and site visits will follow; no board vote was necessary tonight.
