Proviso district outlines in‑house dual‑degree pilot at Proviso Math & Science Academy

Proviso Township High School District 209 staff presented a proposal to offer an in‑house dual‑degree pilot at Proviso Math & Science Academy that would let participating juniors earn an associate's degree alongside a high‑school diploma. The district said it plans to introduce the program to the Board of Education at the April 14 meeting and anticipates a formal vote in May.

Toni Johnson, the district coordinator for dual credit, dual degree, dual enrollment and AP, said the model under consideration pairs college instructors with district teachers in a co‑teaching approach and provides wraparound supports — counselors, social workers and college advising — so students remain on the PMSA campus while taking college‑level classes. "They'll be going in as a junior, which means they cut the cost and cut the time of completing college," Johnson said, describing the goal of reducing expense and time to a bachelor's degree for…