How do the Options impact the possibility for providing more concurrent enrollment classes?
Under Options 1 and 3, the beginning of the high school and higher ed spring semesters are misaligned by three weeks since the fall semester concludes before winter break and the high school semester ends a few weeks into January. Option 2 aligns the end of the high school fall semester with the semester end at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) by concluding before the winter break and also commences the spring semester at the beginning of January similar to SLCC. This alignment would more easily allow district high school students the ability to access additional concurrent SLCC courses taught by college faculty on the SLCC campus during school hours, particularly in the spring semester. Currently, district students primarily take concurrent enrollment classes in the high school from high school teachers who have masters degrees in the subject and are approved by SLCC. Fall semester courses on SLCC campus are available under all three options, but, under Options 1 and 3, students wou