The Northwest ISD board of trustees unanimously approved several additions and deletions to the 2024-25 high school academic planning guide Oct. 9. The district high schools include Northwest, V.R. Eaton and Byron Nelson.

What you need to know

Executive Director of Teaching & Learning Stephanie Espinoza presented the changes to the board that included the following:

• Science: Earth & Space removed and Astronomy added
• Science: on-level Physics removed and replaced with Honors Physics
• Fine Arts: Musical Theatre I added
• World Languages: Honors American Sign Language III added
• Special Education: Applied Strategic Math added, Applied MAPS and Path College Career II removed

Career and technical education program additions include:

• Practicum in Advanced Manufacturing
• Greenhouse Operations
• Aviation Ground School
• Securities and Investments
• Engineering Design & Presentation I and II
• Engineering Design & Problem Solving

Career and technical education program removals include:

• Animation I & Practicum
• Engineering Science
• STEM Problem Based Research

The framework

According to district documents, the high school academic planning guide is reviewed annually with the intention of providing NISD students access to premier programs.

The district offers a variety of coursework at different levels of academic intensity and rigor, including:

• On level
• Honors
• Advanced Placement
• Gifted & Talented
• Dual credit