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State proposal would add a CTE credit for future cohorts; Jericho staff say most students already meet it
Summary
Officials said proposed changes would require one CTE credit of the 22-credit diploma for current 7th graders; Mr. Sloane estimated that of 332 graduating seniors, roughly 80'90% have already earned a CTE credit, suggesting limited local impact.
Mr. Sloane said the state is proposing that one of the 22 required high-school credits be a career and technical education (CTE) credit for the cohort that is currently in 7th grade. "They haven't actually talked about increasing the number of credits required, so it's 22 credits right now... but... that 1 of those 22 credits will need to be taken in a CTE course," he said.
To assess local impact, Mr. Sloane reported a quick audit of the district's graduating class and estimated that out of 332 graduating seniors, "that looks like probably between 80'90% of our students are already doing that" when counting earned credits. He told the board Jericho's course offerings and student choices make it likely the new requirement would have "a very small chance of having really any significant impact" locally.
