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.

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