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School proposes expanded dual-enrollment and new CTE courses with community college partnership
Summary
District staff proposed expanding dual-enrollment for 14 CTE courses and adding seven new high-demand CTE classes through a partnership with Patrick & Henry Community College; proposals also include nurse-aide course consolidation, home health aide, honors English 12 and a middle-school accelerated Algebra I/IT course.
Franklin County Public Schools on Nov. 10 presented a proposal to expand career and technical education (CTE) and dual-enrollment opportunities through a partnership with Patrick & Henry Community College (PHCC).
District curriculum lead Mr. Over Street told the board the plan would make 14 existing CTE courses eligible for dual-enrollment for the 2026–27 school year with no cost to the district or families. He also outlined seven new high-demand courses — including motorsports technology, mechatronics and welding — to be taught on the PHCC campus. The program design would initially plan for roughly 30 Franklin County students (about 10 in each of three pathways) with transportation on a single bus.
"We are proposing dual enrollment expansion... There would be no associated cost to the district or to the families for dual enrolling those courses," Mr. Over Street said. He added the district expects some associated costs for the newly proposed afternoon courses but indicated those could be covered through district funding sources.
Mr. Over Street also asked the board to approve several academic-course updates: the state’s consolidation of Nurse Aide I and II into a combined nurse-aide course and the introduction of a home-health-aide course; a new Honors English 12 for seniors who do not wish to take AP or dual-enrollment options; an agriculture course in livestock-production management; and an accelerated Algebra I paired with IT fundamentals for advanced middle-school students.
The board discussed implementation logistics, course-registration timing and outreach; Mr. Over Street said approval on the consent agenda at the district’s Dec. 1 recognition meeting would allow counselors to publish registration materials in January. The district also plans a Nov. 18 meeting with college partners to create a visual display and supporting hyperlinks for families.
If approved and implemented, the changes would broaden students’ access to postsecondary credits, industry-aligned pathways and work-based learning while preserving family cost protections for dual-enrolled CTE classes.
