FULTON, NY – The Fulton City School District Board of Education approved four new course offerings at G. Ray Bodley High School that will serve as dual enrollment providing high school students with college course credits.
The board heard from G. Ray Bodley High School principal Donna Parkhurst at a meeting earlier this month as she presented the courses and what they offer to students.
While the school already partners with Cayuga Community College, Onondaga Community College, SUNY ESF, SUNY Oswego and Rochester Institute of Technology to total more than 20 college courses already offered, the four new courses composed of Essentials of Art 103, Music 115, History 102 Western Civilization and History 104 19th Century American History will be offered through CCC.
These courses will come at no cost to students and each offer three credit hours with no additional staffing needed as each subject matter already has a credentialed teacher at the high school.
Music 115 is a full year jazz ensemble course in which students in grades 9-12 may earn three college credits. G. Ray Bodley currently offers jazz ensemble without college credit with 28 students enrolled this school year and 23 students enrolled for next year so far. This course will not require any additional staffing or materials.
Art 103 is a half year essentials of art course in which students in grades 10-12 may earn three college credits while also satisfying their high school art credit. With the implementation of this course, freshman will be allowed to be scheduled in Studio in Art as a full credit as well. While current teachers would switch classes, the implementation of this course would not require any additional staffing or materials.
History 102 is a half year western civilization course offered in the fall in which students in grades 11 and 12 can earn three college credits. Similarly, History 104 is a half year nineteenth century American history course offered in the spring in which students in grades 11 and 12 can earn three credit hours.
Students are not required to take both half-year courses, although taking both together as electives will also meet one high school graduation requirement as well as one general education requirement for college.
These courses will not require additional staffing but will require the purchase of new textbooks.
Board of education member, Barbara Hubbard said, “I am very happy that we continue looking at multiple pathways for our students.”
She continued to emphasize that she is pleased to see the addition of more arts and music to add to an already strong sports and drama program within the district.
“I think our district should be proud. Some of these programs are what encourages our kids to stay in school,” she added.
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