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Royse City High to add online dual-credit options; master schedule shifts to preserve instructional minutes
Summary
District will offer online dual-credit courses to juniors and seniors next year to increase schedule flexibility and a weighted GPA; master-schedule changes include a midday privilege period, 5-minute lunch transitions and clustering freshmen to reduce congestion.
Royse City ISD announced an expansion of dual-credit offerings and schedule changes at the high school intended to increase student flexibility and preserve instructional time.
"We are now going online, an online model specifically for juniors and seniors," Mrs. Harvey said, describing an online dual-credit option that will allow students to earn high-school and college credit without being on campus for that full period. "Interest forms are due by March 1," she told the board, and district materials list the available courses and the counts of students who have expressed interest.
Ms. Morrison summarized master-schedule adjustments to recover instructional minutes and ease student transitions. Planned changes include a midday "privilege" period for students who need flexible attendance, a five-minute staggered lunch transition to reduce bottlenecks, and clustering core classes so freshmen have fewer cross-building movements. Morrison also said some course sections may be repurposed to expand in-person dual-credit options.
District leaders framed the changes as operational steps to increase opportunity and keep programs competitive with neighboring districts. Board members praised the team approach and noted the adjustments are designed to improve both instructional time and student experience.
