According to an Oct. 17 presentation from Christopher Summers, MISD's assistant superintendent of secondary schools, the changes for MISD’s high school courses include:
- An online dual-credit course for American Sign Language has been added as a credit for students' language other than English.
- Accelerated Instruction labs and Interpersonal Studies courses were added.
“We have to offer students two years of ... [a] language other than English,” Summers said. “We have Spanish right now, [and] you can do computer science, but that's really the only two options we have. We wanted to explore American Sign Language because we also know that may be a compelling offer for students who might have a [Section] 504 disability.”
According to the Oct. 17 presentation, the junior high school course changes include:
- A seventh and eighth grade math course was added for students who took the sixth grade math course and need a pathway to taking Algebra 1 in eighth grade.
- A sixth grade music appreciation course is among the new class additions for those interested in music or eventually joining choir or band.
- Spanish 2 and 3 courses were created.
Also of noteTrustees approved the 2024-25 course selection guides Oct. 17.
MISD leaders brought the course guides to trustees two months earlier than in previous years so families could have the “opportunity to start planning for the following year sooner,” according to the news release.
