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Board approves curriculum overhaul expanding dual credit, career pathways and internship options
Summary
The board approved a broad 2025–26 curriculum guide that removes barriers to rigorous courses, doubles dual-credit offerings from 7 to 14 with College of Lake County partnerships, reorganizes career pathways (five industrial-technology tracks), introduces new courses (physical science, improv, music production) and reimagines internship credit models.
The board unanimously approved extensive revisions to the district’s 2025–26 curriculum guide, a package staff said focuses on expanding access to rigorous curricula, strengthening career pathways, and increasing dual-credit opportunities through partnerships with the College of Lake County (CLC).
Christopher Geocaris, presenting the changes, said the guide removes select prerequisites, expands "earned honors" options across additional classes, and adds new electives including physical science, improv, and a music-production course. Dual-credit offerings will increase from seven to 14 classes next…
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