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Board approves AP cybersecurity offering to expand college‑credit opportunities
Summary
The board approved adding an AP Cybersecurity course (replacing a year‑2 cybersecurity course) to expand AP and college‑credit opportunities; presenters cited teacher preparation via an $800 professional‑development grant and noted the district is among a small share of Michigan schools offering cybersecurity.
The Taylor School District Board of Education approved adopting an AP Cybersecurity course for the 2026–27 school year, replacing the prior cybersecurity year‑2 offering and aiming to expand college credit opportunities for students.
An administrator who presented the proposal said the existing cybersecurity curriculum has run for four years and the AP section aligns closely to year‑2 material; the district secured an $800 grant to support the teacher’s AP professional development this summer. The presenter said research and outreach found that only 3.6% of Michigan schools offer cybersecurity, and noted nationally there are large numbers of open cybersecurity positions; those figures were cited as part of the rationale for expanding course offerings.
Board members asked logistical questions about prerequisites and whether students could bypass year‑1 with counselor and teacher recommendation; administration said year‑1 would remain available as a foundation and counselor/teacher recommendation would be used for students seeking to enter AP directly. The motion passed on a recorded vote of 6–0.
