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District approves slate of new and revised high school courses for 2026-27, including new AP Precalc and AP Business & Personal Finance
What happened
The Board's summer 2026 curriculum writing approval list includes new courses (AP Precalculus, AP Business and Personal Finance, Personal Finance and Career Management, Intro to Business and Marketing, Work-Based Learning) alongside revisions/rewrites to numerous existing math, science, ELA, business, world language, and visual/performing arts courses.
Why it matters to families
New AP and career-pathway courses expand academic and career options for high school students, while widespread revisions to core math, science, and ELA curricula affect instructional content across grade levels.
The evidence
Curriculum Writing Approval document lists 'NEW' items including AP Precalc, AP Business & Personal Finance, Personal Finance & Career Management, Intro Business & Marketing, and Work-Based Learning, plus numerous 'Revision' and 'Rewrite' entries for existing courses such as AP Statistics, Algebra 1/2, Biology, ELA 7/8, and others.
The source
August 25, 2026 BOE Special Meeting Agenda — linked attachment 56See the full record for Madison Public Schools.
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