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Board hears curriculum plans: junior kindergarten enrollment coming and a proposed AI summer program with MIT/Stanford partners
Summary
Curriculum committee recommended launching junior kindergarten enrollment (forms expected early February), an AI summer school program (two-week, tuition program with MIT and Stanford involvement; staff free to attend), and adding Anne Keller's Big Fish to the 12th-grade list.
Kristen Covell, reporting for the curriculum committee, said the committee had two primary items: planning for the district's junior kindergarten program and a proposed AI summer program. Enrollment forms for junior kindergarten are expected in early February after staff studied logistics and visited neighboring districts to inform local rollout plans. "We can look forward to enrollment forms for junior kindergarten next year coming out very likely early February," Covell said.
Covell also described a planned two‑week, tuition‑based AI summer program described in the packet as partnering with MIT and Stanford; students would receive a certificate on completion and district staff would be invited to attend for free. The committee also recommended that the board approve Anne Keller's Big Fish for the 12th‑grade curriculum; Covell described the book as "inspiring, hilarious, touching" and recommended it for adoption.
