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Board approves revisions to high-school courses, expands peer-mentor eligibility and dual-enrollment credits
Summary
The Governing Board approved revisions to high school courses and programs for 2026–27, including weighted GPA confirmation for academic recognitions, lowering the peer-mentor GPA threshold to 2.0 with teacher permission and skills demonstration, and clarifying dual-enrollment credits (up to 15 PCC credits in ECE pathway). Vote was 5–0.
At its Jan. 27 meeting the Catalina Foothills Unified School District Governing Board approved revisions to high school courses and programs for the 2026–27 school year.
Cheryl Castro, the district’s Executive Director of Curriculum and Assessment, presented the proposed changes and said clarifications discussed at a prior meeting were highlighted in the board memo. Key changes include confirmation that academic recognition GPAs are weighted; a clarified…
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