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High‑school program planning: nine new electives, schedule changes and a contested ninth‑grade science plan
Summary
Staff described a schedule and course‑planning timeline, nine new high‑school electives, a proposed project‑based elective for middle grades and a debate about offering embedded honors versus separate honors for ninth‑grade science amid concerns about curriculum rigor and capacity.
The Academic Committee reviewed high‑school program planning updates, including course selection timelines, schedule building and program changes that will affect student course assignments for 2026–27.
Staff reported a well‑attended eighth‑grade parent night and said counselors were finishing student course requests ahead of sectioning next week. Nancy Bushier, the district’s master scheduler, will begin schedule building in March, with data entry and schedule loading planned for April and additional parent communications and wait‑list management later in the spring.
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