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Curriculum

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Most respondents, 66.3%, feel the number of credits currently required to graduate is “about right”. The balance of the remainder think the current amount is too few.

Do respondents feel the current curriculum adequately prepares students to pass the exit exam? 44.8% say yes, but 33.1% say no. Respondents in households with ASD children are more likely to say the curriculum does prepare students, with 53.0% saying yes and only 30.2% saying no.

The concept of an Alaska Studies course receives a fairly favorable response, with 66.2% of respondents supporting the idea of high school students being required to take the course. 32.6% oppose the idea. Among ASD respondents, this 2:1 ratio is smaller, with 60.3% supporting and 38.7% opposing.

Should graduation requirements be changed to accommodate Alaska Studies? Fewer say yes, 51.5%, and among ASD respondents only 45.1% say yes.

The idea of replacing a math credit was soundly rejected, with 70.7% of respondents opposing.

 

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