Board reviews new elective offerings including CHS beat‑making and Unified PE; member raises concern about R‑rated film clips

District administrators presented proposed elective and core course additions to the high‑school course catalog and discussed logistics, prerequisites and any costs associated with the offerings.

New electives described included a College‑in‑the‑High‑School (CHS) electronic beat‑making and songwriting course (with a free 90‑day trial and modest subscription cost thereafter), a Modern Band 2 performing class, second‑level watercolor, honors Spanish sequences intended to increase world‑language retention and AP‑track participation, Gothic fiction and literature electives, and a proposed Unified PE course pairing general‑education students with special‑education peers to expand Unified athletics participation.

Administrators said most courses will run only if enough students enroll; some offerings are precursors rather than formal prerequisites. For CHS beat‑making, staff said there is an approximately $59 system subscription but a free trial will be used initially and existing department equipment will support the course.

During discussion, a board member raised concerns about including R‑rated films or mature content in a Gothic‑fiction elective. The member said some titles listed contain graphic violence or sexual content and asked whether it is appropriate to show them in a school setting. District staff responded that planned usage would rely on short clips and that parent permission would be required for viewing; staff also said teachers and administrators exercised professional judgment in selecting appropriate segments and that the syllabus lists intended clips as options for review.

The board scheduled course approvals for the upcoming meeting’s consent agenda and said members could request separate votes on specific items if desired.