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Superintendent proposes Latin honors, tie‑breakers and new CTE offerings at Knox Technical Center
Summary
Superintendent Chapman presented a draft policy to award Latin honors (top 5/10/15%) and objective tie‑breakers using ACT/SAT or total high‑school credits, discussed an academic letter recognition, and described a contract to bring CTE courses (firefighting, EMT, robotics, medical assistant, nurse aide) to Fredericktown seniors through the Knox Technical Center.
Superintendent Chapman presented a draft policy for academic honors that would adopt a Latin‑style honors system — recognizing the top 5, 10 and 15 percent of a graduating class — and recommended objective tie‑breakers to limit duplicate honors. Chapman explained the district would use highest GPA, completion of advanced courses, and added criteria such as ACT/SAT scores or total high‑school credits as tiebreakers.
"We did add on because we do have additional C TAG courses," Chapman said, outlining adjustments to how courses and test scores could be counted. He said the proposed system would begin applying to an incoming freshman class so all students compete under the same rules; it would not retroactively alter previous graduating cohorts.
Chapman also proposed an academic letter to recognize consistent academic achievement (discussed as a year‑by‑year recognition tied to GPA and course load) and invited board feedback on timing and implementation.
On career and technical education, Chapman described a contract services agreement between Fredericktown High School and the Knox Technical Center to provide senior‑level CTE offerings including firefighting (levels 1 and 2), EMT basic, robotics, medical assistant training and a nurse aide training and competency program. "This will be able we will be able to provide these course offerings to senior students beginning next year," Chapman told the board.
Board members discussed communication with families about any changes to honors criteria and recommended clear notification to students and parents before changes take effect. The board moved to approve the superintendent's consent agenda items that included CTE contracting and other personnel/contract approvals; several subitems recorded abstentions in the roll call on specific entries.
Next steps: the administration will finalize policy language, return a detailed implementation timeline for the Latin‑honors system and notify families ahead of the incoming freshman year when the policy would first apply.
