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BHS will not run several proposed 2024–25 courses after low student requests, committee hears
Summary
The CAPE Committee reviewed Brookfield High School (BHS) scheduling procedures and was told course-request thresholds (typically six to eight students) led to several classes not running in 2024–25, including African American, Black, Puerto Rican & Latino Studies; American Sign Language–Virtual H.S.; Digital Music Technology; Digital Photography; E‑Commerce Entrepreneurship; and Journalism.
At the June 12 CAPE Committee meeting, committee members reviewed BHS 2024–25 course scheduling and learned that several courses will not run next year because student request numbers were too low.
The meeting record states that BHS scheduling begins with student course selection in late winter; once selections are loaded into PowerSchool, lists of student requests are generated for administrators and counselors to review. The committee record says an agreed threshold to run most classes usually ranges from six to eight students, depending on context. The committee discussed the practical effect of that threshold on elective offerings.
Courses listed in the meeting materials as not running for 2024–25 due to low requests are: African American, Black, Puerto Rican & Latino Studies (Social Studies); American Sign Language—Virtual H.S. (World Language); Digital Music Technology (CTE); Digital Photography (Visual & Performing Arts); E‑Commerce Entrepreneurship (CTE); and Journalism (English). The meeting record does not provide enrollment counts for each affected course or identify specific students or staff affected.
No formal vote or motion concerning course cancellations is recorded in the meeting minutes. The CAPE Committee adjourned at 7:28 p.m.
