The Examiner U-46 News FeedAcademy curriculum item pending U-46 board vote By Seth Hancock
The Board of Education in School District U-46 is set to vote on a pair of curriculum items for Streamwood High School’s Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Action, Design (LEAD) academy at its upcoming meeting on Monday, April 25. The items were presented on April 11.
The district is transitioning Streamwood’s academy from world languages and international studies to LEAD. Full implementation is expected by 2025-2026.
Starting in the 2022-2023 school year is the business for innovators course which has an estimated total cost of $601,090 over six years: Laptops ($562,695), professional development ($13,280), printing equipment ($11,929), shop equipment ($10,920) and textbooks ($2,106).
“Business for Innovators is an introductory business course that will serve as an overview of the major areas of business,” the proposal states. “This introduction is intentionally planned around authentic learning activities that engage students in open ended challenges and problem solving. Business for Innovators also reinforces math, communication, and social/emotional skills that are essential for student success.”
The proposal adds: “This introductory business course provides foundational business knowledge as students apply learned mathematical concepts as they relate to business, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Students will have the opportunity to engage in creating projects that are meaningful to them, the school, and the community.”
The other course is LEAD Launch, which has a projected cost of $9,075 for instructional materials, resources and professional development.
“LEAD Launch is a seminar course that will play a key role in freshmen students being introduced to the tenets of the LEAD Academy,” the proposal states. “Students will master standards demonstrating their growing understanding of leadership, design, action, and entrepreneurship. This course will prepare students for future courses and begin to develop the culture of the Academy.”
The proposal adds: “This yearlong course will introduce students to the tenants of the LEAD Academy. Students will gain an understanding of what it means to be a leader, explore entrepreneurial mindsets, be introduced to design thinking, and understand how our actions impact the world around us.”
The district expects 60 students in the courses in 2022-2023 and 90 students a year thereafter.
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