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Board approves 2026–27 program of studies, adds AP and honors social-studies options

District 52 Board of Trustees School Board · February 11, 2026
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Summary

Instruction staff presented updates to the 2026–27 program of studies, including additions of AP Human Geography and several honors courses; the board approved the program by voice vote.

Instruction staff presented the district's proposed 2026–27 program of studies and listed several academic changes designed to keep advanced coursework in-district. The update includes a revised dual-enrollment compact with weekly grade check-ins, strengthened summer reading requirements and three new social-studies offerings: AP Human Geography plus Economics and Personal Finance Honors and Government Honors. The board moved and approved the program for the 2026–2027 school year by voice vote.

"We have added 3 new courses for social studies, 1 is AP human geography, and we have also added economics and personal finance honors and government honors," the instruction presenter said while outlining the revisions and the district's aim to keep upper-level students in-district for tenth-grade coursework. Board members asked no follow-up questions and voted in favor.