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Board accepts monitoring report as staff outlines expansion of dual credit and work‑based learning
Summary
Superintendent staff reported about 50 dual‑credit offerings (about 30 academic, 20 career/technical) and efforts to systematize onboarding with postsecondary partners; the board voted unanimously to accept that reasonable progress was made on the monitoring result and requested comparative data for work‑based learning.
The Fargo Board of Education accepted a monitoring report on community outreach and communications after a staff presentation on dual credit and work‑based learning.
Dr. Corey J. Steiner introduced the monitoring memo and asked Dr. Jonas to brief the board on dual credit practices. Dr. Jonas said the district now offers roughly 50 dual‑credit classes, about 30 academic and 20 career and technical, and that recent years have prompted institutions and the district to rethink how partnerships are managed.
"We have around 50 classes in Fargo public schools that students have access to and that is around 30 academics and 20 career and technical," Dr. Jonas said, emphasizing the need to create a more systemic onboarding process for teachers and clear agreements with postsecondary partners so credits will transfer and teachers can be effectively supported.
Dr. Jonas said a strong historic partnership with North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) remains in place, and staff are exploring new institutional agreements while considering the administrative burden for teachers when multiple institutions are attached to a single course.
Board member Robin moved to accept that reasonable progress has been made for the 2025–26 school year (Result/RSI4); Ally seconded. The motion passed unanimously on roll call. During debate board members asked staff to supply comparative data showing prior‑year work‑based learning figures (cooperative placements and summer placements) so the board could better judge year‑to‑year progress.
Superintendent staff also highlighted communications work (ADA website compliance and targeted media outreach) and said nearly half of targeted messages to date had received media coverage. Staff committed to delivering supplemental data the board requested.
