Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 4/13/2022 - 6:00 PM
Category: Reports/Information
Type: Info
Subject: 12.1 Review of Course of Study for Career Pathways Courses of Study - Pilot Couse of Study for Construction I and Final Course of Study for Animation III
LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
Goal 1:
All students will receive a high quality education in a safe and welcoming environment with equitable and high expectations, access to technology, and instruction in the California State Standards that prepare them for college and career.
Policy:
Enclosure Presentation_Career Pathway COS 4.13.22
CHS ~ Pilot_Construction I COS 4.13.22
CHS ~ Proposal_Pilot Course Proposal Application Construction I 4.13.22
NHS ~ Rev_Animation III COS 4.13.22
NHS ~ Pilot_COS Evaluation & Recommendations for Improvement Animation III 4.13.22
NHS ~ Proposal_Pilot Course Proposal Application Animation III COS 4.13.22
File Attachment:
Presentation_Career Pathways COS 4.13.22.pdf
CHS ~ Pilot_Construction I COS 4.13.22.pdf
NHS ~ Rev_Animation III COS 4.13.22.pdf
NHS ~ Proposal_Pilot Course Proposal Application Animation III COS 4.13.22.pdf
NHS ~ Pilot_COS Evaluation & Recommendations for Improvement Animation III 4.13.22.pdf
CHS ~ Proposal_Pilot Course Proposal Application Construction I 4.13.22.pdf
Summary: In Spring 2020, Northgate High School submitted and received approval to teach a pilot course -- Animation III. Over the course of the last year and a half, Northgate High School offered the course, testing out the curriculum and the assessments. Despite the limited opening of the schools in 2020-2021, the instructor, Michele Carmon, was able to deliver the curriculum and obtain feedback from the students. Based on her assessment of the curriculum and the feedback from the students, Ms. Carmon finalized the course of study and is seeking Board Approval for the final draft of the course. The course is a capstone course for the Animation pathway, currently only being taught at Northgate High School. It is aligned to the CTE Model Standards and provides opportunities for industry certification for its students.

MDUSD has two Residential and Commercial Construction Pathways - one at Mt. Diablo High School and one at Concord High School. Currently, the first course in the pathway is not aligned to the pathway and focuses on woodworking techniques rather than construction. Mt. Diablo High School and Concord High School are seeking to pilot a new course - Construction I - that will serve as the first course of the sequence. The course will provide an overview of the different construction trades as well as introducing students to basic construction skills. The course is aligned to the CTE Model Standards and is modeled after A-G approved classes. Finally, it has already received A-G approval.
Funding: None required at this time.
Fiscal Impact NA
Recommendation: For presentation and information only
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Sunny Quintana - Admin Secretary -Secondary Education
Signed By:
Heather Fontanilla - Program Spec/Career Pathways/Linked Learning
Signed By:
Samantha Allen - Director of Secondary Schools
Signed By:
Jennifer Sachs - Chief, Educational Services
Signed By:
Dr. Adam Clark - Superintendent