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District pauses health-science CTE to preserve core academic staffing
Summary
Dufur SD 29 staff recommended pausing the health sciences CTE program to protect staffing for core graduation requirements after enrollment shifts; board members questioned cutting a program that showed relatively strong student interest and requested clearer enrollment breakdowns before final decisions.
District staff reviewed enrollment trends and told the board the schedule and staff assignment had to prioritize core instructional staffing (ELA, math, science, social studies) to meet graduation requirements. As part of that tradeoff, the staff recommended pausing the health sciences CTE program so language-arts coverage would be preserved.
Board members pressed for details: one member noted that health occupations and sports medicine had "very healthy numbers" compared with other CTE courses and said students' survey responses indicated strong interest. The member asked why a program with higher enrollment would be cut while lower-demand electives remained. Staff said some CTE courses were combined this year because of low enrollment in fourth-year/advanced sections and that program pathways require multiple sequential courses; they also offered to provide more detailed enrollment breakouts to help the board evaluate program sustainability.
The discussion did not produce an immediate reversal; members requested additional data and recommended the matter be revisited with clearer enrollment and pathway information. The staffing and scheduling trade-offs will be part of the district's upcoming strategic-planning and budget discussions.
