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District lays out multi‑year plan to return sixth graders to middle schools and expand CTE access
Summary
The district presented a multi‑session, four‑year implementation plan that includes master schedule prototypes, capacity audits and CTE pathway alignment with Merced Union High School District. Trustees and committee members emphasized careful sequencing, facility needs and teacher supports before full rollout.
District staff and a 30‑member committee presented the November phase of a multi‑year transition plan to return sixth graders to Merced middle schools and expand access to Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways.
Deputy Superintendent Francisco Romo framed the project as a multi‑session improvement process tied to a 2030 vision poster and a four‑year implementation timetable. Work to date included visioning exercises, student scenario planning (to test access for students needing interventions or special education supports), prototype master schedules…
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