Marlington curriculum presenter outlines edits to high‑school program of studies, including new CTE pathway changes
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Curriculum presenter Kaylee briefed the board on proposed edits to the high‑school program of studies: an athletic director name update, addition of House Bill 8 language, phasing out aviation in favor of digital electronics in Engineering II to strengthen the CTE pathway, potential state-driven changes to the natural resources pathway toward an energy pathway, and a reordering of horticulture junior/senior courses.
Kaylee, the curriculum presenter, told the Marlington Local School District Board on Jan. 7 that the district proposes several targeted edits to next year’s high‑school program of studies and plans to seek formal approval in February, pending state guidance.
Key proposed edits include changing the athletic director listing from Chad Hillier to Scott Thayer; adding language required by House Bill 8; phasing out the existing aviation course and adding digital electronics to Engineering II so the engineering sequence functions as a complete career-technical education (CTE) pathway rather than a set of standalone courses; and responding to Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) changes that may reclassify some natural‑resources courses into a new energy pathway.
Kaylee said the engineering pathway was redesigned so that students take two courses in 11th grade and two in 12th grade to ensure students complete the sequence and become program completers rather than 'concentrators' who do not finish the full pathway. She also described flipping junior and senior horticulture course listings to better align with web exams and course progression.
"We redesigned that, and now we have students when they're moving into the eleventh grade, they're taking the two eleventh grade courses and then the two twelfth grade courses so that they become completers and not just concentrators," Kaylee said.
Kaylee noted ODEW decisions on the agricultural/natural resources pathways are not finalized; the board cannot make final local changes until state guidance is clear. The presenter said the full program-of-studies document and an edit page will be emailed to board members for review ahead of a planned vote in February.