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Gloucester board reviews Program of Studies changes, defers drone course and moves to gather grant details
Summary
The Gloucester County School Board reviewed proposals to add a middle‑school Career Investigations course (contingent on a $60,000 Go Virginia grant), compress middle‑school science into two years for earlier high‑school credit, and add several high‑school courses; the board agreed to research a proposed FAA/drone offering and deferred final action until January.
The Gloucester County School Board on Dec. 10 reviewed a package of Program of Studies proposals that would add career‑exploration and technical course options for middle and high school students and authorized staff to return in January with additional details, including enrollment and fiscal impacts.
Director of Secondary Instruction Dr. Ladoux presented the package, saying the division is proposing a standalone middle‑school Career Investigations course and is applying for a Go Virginia grant to help fund a technology‑enhanced version. “If we do get the $60,000 grant, then it will be taught as a Go Virginia course,” Dr. Ladoux said, and staff noted that without the grant the course could still be offered using existing personnel with a cost‑neutral staffing…
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