Conversational spanish - starting in middle school.

Sign language as a foreign language credit.

Expand focused STEM offerings in elementary grades to provide a more enticing option for out of district parents.

Home Econ at a middle school level. Too many people dont have these basic skills as adults and because of that its not getting passed down

A home economic course that offers a bit of everything - cooking, sewing, child care, home care, cleaning, etc.

Ask CMS counselors what elective classes have the most student requests. Intro to industrial tech was popular when offered.

Would love to see Spanish offered at the elementary level and drama starting in middle school

There are a lot of elective classes offered at the high school. Maybe change the elective classes that are offered.

Life skills at K-6- meaning teaching students table manners, basic self-care, and basic ways to appropriately interact.

Middle School speech, debate, forensics, culinary arts. Extracurriculars like cheerleading.

More options for exploratory CTE programs at the middle level.

Intro. classes where students can experience a little bit of everything by rotating through (culinary, photography/art, programming, etc)

If there are any remaining "pedals" of the sunflower that do not have representation - begin those pathways (within reason)

9-12 for the most part, fine. 7/8-more introductory CTE courses aligned with pathways. 7/8 more in the way of fine arts

A leadership course that touches soft skills that would go hand in hand with any career path students choose- making better choices, resile

Middle School Drama, Jazz Band and Chamber Orchestra as a class at Middle School, CTE hands on classes at the middle school level

Spanish K-12

As we continue to grow in the computer world I think we should offer more on coding and AI.

I don’t know if this classifies as an elective or not, but Derby and Wichita districts have a huge JROTC program.

Soft skills, cooking, budgetting, job preparation, fine arts, continued CTE, stress management, languages

More computer programming, design, foreign languages, entrepreneurship *Meeting 3 Table Results

Middle school drama and other fine arts *Meeting 3 Table Results

Resilience (soft skills), introductory language, robotics, reality 101, MS introductory classes to CTE pathways *Meeting 3 Table Results

Construction, plumbing, HVAC, diesel mechanics, JRDR *Meeting 3 Table Results

Being able to handle themselves and interact with others in an appropriate way. Show up and be willing to learn.

Skepticism of things seen on the internet and AI. AI is still subject to garbage in, garbage out and a lack of skepticism produces mistakes.

More handwriting less computers. Ui's have made learning almost anything on a computer easy. Handwriting takes years of practice.

It means all the things that were traditionally taught in the home. Cooking, Cleaning, Basic Auto, Home Maintenance, Finance, etc.

There are things beyond your job/career that are more important in life, prepare for them as well.

Critical and independent thinking. Too many people act like cogs in a machine in workplaces. Its ok to try and fail if you get up again.

Basic financial literacy, basic auto (ex. change a tire, jump start a dead battery), basic home care, and introductory cooking skills.

Conversation skills - looking others in the eye while talking, having a conversation face to face, being respectful.

Showing up to work on time, being prepared, being accountable for behavior.

Basic financial literacy, basic home maintenance, emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills

Soft skills - greeting others properly, listening, responding, respecting others.

Getting to work on time, being held accountable for behavior, time management and academic responsibilities

It doesn't have to be an all or none. Really helping students understand that they can feel some success in both.

Stop splitting CTE and Academics apart. Integrate them more fully so it's a more comprehensive learning for all students.

Product development projects/course. Many students 1 project different jobs, marketing, design, advertising, production.

Start career exploration in MS. Provide hands on labs for basic use of hand tools, i.e. hammer, screwdriver, pliers, etc.

Difficult question. How can we individually advise students in a way that doesn't force competition between CTE and traditional electives.

I think they go hand in hand. You can't have all academia and no CTE. Each are equally important and should be treated as such

Collaborative projects between CTE and academics.

In every profession their is clashing, like the previous question, a life skill is getting along/working together. We all have a place here

Increased focus on academics (earlier) so more students can be a part of CTE offerings.

Start with a strong academic foundation that gives students the knowledge to be successful in CTE courses. Academic Success = CTE Success

Illustrate academic career pathways similarly to CTE pathways. A high-level math class does correspond to a variety of careers.

Perhaps it is about academia not recognizing THEY teach these skills. It is another form of internal competition that is not adaptive.