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Mustang Public Schools to replace 9‑week middle‑school electives with semester/year options
Summary
District officials said middle‑school 9‑week exploratory electives will move to semester or year‑long courses starting in 2026–27 to reduce transitions and let students dig deeper into course content; a consolidated course‑guide website will support enrollment.
The Mustang Public Schools superintendent told the board the district will change middle‑school elective scheduling for grades 7 and 8 beginning in the 2026–27 school year, shifting most 9‑week exploratory electives to semester or year‑long formats.
Officials said the district has examined peer practice and concluded the 9‑week rotation often prevents teachers and students from developing deeper classroom relationships and limits content depth. "As soon as we kind of get into the class and you're getting going, the 9 weeks is over and it's time to move on to another class," the superintendent said, summarizing the rationale for the shift toward semester and year courses and alignment with developing career pathways.
District staff also demonstrated a new online course guide that consolidates high‑school, middle‑school and intermediate course descriptions, prerequisites, NCAA eligibility notes and counselor contacts to help families with pre‑enrollment. The guide is intended to provide a single point of information about course offerings across the district.
The board asked clarifying questions about course length and prerequisites; staff said year‑long courses remain unchanged, semester courses will be explicitly labeled, and guidance will be distributed during pre‑enrollment. No board vote was required—the items were presented as forthcoming policy and implementation decisions for next year.
