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Freeland committee reviews roughly 16 proposed new high‑school and middle‑school courses
Summary
The Curriculum & Policy Committee reviewed about 16 proposed new courses — from AP Cybersecurity and Foundations of AI to Teacher Cadet and Gothic Literature — approving only an exploratory step that lets the district gauge 2026–27 student interest; courses requiring new staff would return to the full Board.
On Feb. 13, 2026, the Freeland Community School District Curriculum & Policy Committee reviewed proposals for multiple new high‑school courses and a middle‑school exploratory class intended for possible offering in 2026–27. "Proposals for several new high school courses and a middle school exploratory courses were shared and discussed," the meeting record states.
The committee discussed roughly 16 course proposals, including All Girls Physical Conditioning for Athletes; AP Cybersecurity; Book Club (FMS); Business Classes; Design (FMS); Digital Design and Production; Ecosystem Biology; Foundations of AI; Gothic Literature and Film; Leadership in Action; Human Biology; Intro to Weight Lifting; Personal Relations; Talon Tutors; Teacher Cadet / Tutor Support; and Voices in Democracy. The minutes note that committee-level approval would allow the district to explore student interest and that any course requiring additional staffing would be brought back to the full Board for approval.
The committee did not record a final vote on instructional staffing or formal adoption of the classes in the minutes. Next procedural steps recorded in the meeting note that the courses will be brought to the Board for approval at the February Board meeting, where staffing, scheduling and budget implications would be resolved.
Administrators listed as attending included Marcus Hillborg, William Hartzell and Renee Wulff; the minutes do not attribute specific remarks to individual members in the record. The meeting adjourned at 10:58 a.m.
