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Goose Creek CISD hears plan to switch to 5x5 schedule to protect CCMR after provider changes
Summary
Trustees heard analysis showing college-prep English and math providers are constrained and learned staff models indicating the 5x5 schedule combined with TSIA boot camps and stronger CTE/IBC advising could recapture many college-, career- and military-readiness points; principals warned a one-campus pilot could split scarce resources.
Dr. Rodriguez opened the March 30 special meeting by telling trustees the board would continue budget conversations and take a deeper look at a proposed 5x5 master schedule that would affect high schools and junior highs for 2026–27. "Tonight, we are going to continue the budget conversations," he said, introducing staff analysis of alternatives for preserving campus accountability scores.
District staff explained the immediate problem: Goose Creek high schools have relied in part on college-prep English (CPE) and college-prep math (CPM) courses to generate CCMR points, but approved providers are limited. Staff said several organizations are approved for CPE but that, as of the presentation, no provider in the state had approval to offer CPM to Goose Creek students. Presenters warned that, although current students enrolled in those courses will count for next year's accountability…
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