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Board briefed on multi‑year plan to bring sixth graders into district middle schools and new CTE pathways
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Romo described 'year zero' preparations for a four‑year roll‑out moving sixth graders into middle schools with aligned master schedules, sixth‑through‑eightth grade CTE curriculum maps and facility readiness plans; trustees requested a parent‑facing information sheet and commended small‑scale planning before operational steps.
Deputy Superintendent Romo updated the board on the district’s multi‑year middle‑school transition plan designed to move sixth graders into middle schools and introduce structured career‑technical education (CTE) pathways across grades six through eight.
Romo described year zero as a planning year focused on building programmatic and operational foundations: curriculum mapping for CTE awareness, draft master schedules, credential audits to ensure teacher placements match course needs, and facility readiness assessments (room, furniture, technology). He emphasized the district split the work into programmatic and operational work streams and framed a double‑sided parent‑facing information sheet as the primary communications deliverable for families.
Trustees thanked staff for shifting from macro planning to a parent‑centered document so families see what matters on day one. Trustee Delgado specifically praised the pivot to a digestible resource for parents and said the board’s feedback on titles and committee acknowledgments had been incorporated. Romo said the district is wrapping up year zero and preparing to move into year one—when planning converts to operational execution—and that heavier coordination will be required across scheduling, facilities and staffing.
Trustees asked for continued engagement with school staff and for more detailed, parent‑facing timelines ahead of implementation. Romo said additional detailed implementation milestones and communications materials would be prepared prior to the 2026‑27 school year.
