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District reports lower cyber enrollment, new CTE approvals and AP exam policy change
Summary
Administrators told the board cyber‑school enrollment is down, agriculture and diversified occupations CTE programs were approved, a criminal‑justice course launched with six students, and the district required all AP students to take exams this year to standardize results.
District curriculum staff reviewed summer professional development, curriculum updates and assessment data with the board and outlined steps to align instruction across grade bands.
Curriculum lead Dr. Kankaus told the board that full‑time cyber enrollment has dropped from 33 to 9 students but that numbers are expected to rise as the cyber program begins after Labor Day. She reported official approval for agriculture and diversified occupations CTE programs and said the district added a criminal‑justice course this year with six enrolled students.
On assessments, the district for the first time required all students enrolled in AP courses to take the AP exam to ensure consistent data for program evaluation. Administrators reviewed early AP results and urged aiming for scores of 3 or higher, and they discussed reconciling classroom grades with exam performance to identify where instruction or course selection might need adjustment. “If we’re getting ones and twos, we need to look at the content we’re teaching,” one administrator said.
The board also heard how PSSA and Keystone results feed graduation pathways and alternative options (CTE concentrator pathways, evidence‑based artifacts, ASVAB, ACT/SAT) for students who do not meet proficiency. Guidance has a tracking form to identify how each student is graduating so the district can target supports; staff said only a small number of students required evidence‑based placement last year.
Administrators emphasized a multipronged approach—CTE, writing, math and reading initiatives—combined with teacher training to move scores upward and to offer varied pathways to graduation. They said more detailed cyber and ACE (early college) enrollment numbers will be provided in September.
