Oswego High Schools Changing Class Load to Include Instructional Support
Parents and students spoke at length at the Monday night board meeting against the change, which will go into effect for the 2013-2014 school year.
Starting in the 2013-2014 school year, students at the Oswego high schools will be required to take six classes instead of the seven classes offered this year. The six classes will be supplemented by the option of instructional support that will function as a type of guided study hall, explained board president Bill Walsh at the Monday night board meeting. “The focus is on academic achievement and giving support where support is needed.” However, students that want to opt out of study hall can do so and take seven classes with an approved waiver from a parent or guardian, said Walsh. “Our intent was not to force them to take seven classes, but to give the option of taking six if that is what is best for their child,” said board member Mike…
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JimmyJ
3:11 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
@ayar, my son is average. He left thompson at the end.of 6th grade in special ed with a 0.75 gpa. Three months later started at OLGC with no special ed and at the end of the first quarter had a 2.73gpa. Quite a change. How do you fail a course all year. Get F's then suddenly pass it in summer school? D308 is good. Good at pushing you through the system until you either drop out or get the minimum… more ›