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Board adopts new curricula and updates graduation/concurrent‑credit policy for 2026–27
Summary
After committee review, the board adopted updated health, world‑language and middle‑school science curricula and voted to rescind prior concurrent‑credit policy documents and adopt a consolidated SBPHCDA policy aligned to the Access Act for 2026–27.
The Rogers School District board approved several instructional and policy updates intended to align course offerings and graduation requirements with state guidance.
Why it matters: Curriculum adoptions and graduation‑requirement policy changes shape classroom instruction, dual‑credit access and graduation pathways for students.
Curriculum: The district’s curriculum committees recommended retaining an updated McGraw‑Hill health curriculum for secondary students, adopting CLT/Vista materials for Spanish and French (including AP language/literature options), and adopting the OpenSci/OpenSed sequence for sixth‑through‑eighth‑grade science to create a smoother pathway into high‑school life‑science offerings. Committees of teachers and instructional leaders vetted materials, scored rubrics and offered recommendations, which the board approved.
Concurrent credit and Access Act alignment: The board also rescinded two prior policy documents governing concurrent credit and adopted a consolidated SBPHCDA policy for the 2026–27 school year to implement the state’s Access Act changes. Administration said the revised policy clarifies the district’s approach to concurrent credit, including a district commitment to pay for up to 15 hours of concurrent credit under the new framework beginning with the 2026–27 school year; the rescission and adoption were presented together and approved by motion.
Other governance: The board asked administration to fix minor formatting and numbering errors in the revised policy text and to return a version with clearer sectioning that separates Rally (Rogers Academy of Leadership and Innovation)‑specific graduation options from district‑wide requirements.
What’s next: Curriculum materials are available for teacher and parent review, and staff will finalize the concurrent‑credit implementation details and guidance for students and families before the 2026–27 rollout.
