Board approves new dual‑credit courses, textbooks and a new credit‑recovery platform

The District 207 Board of Education approved instructional items including two new senior‑year dual‑credit courses, a set of textbook adoptions, and a vendor change for the district’s credit‑recovery platform.

Instructional staff presented first‑reading proposals for college algebra and business calculus, both senior capstone courses that would carry three dual‑credit hours through Oakton Community College if approved in subsequent steps. For textbooks, the board approved a second reading to adopt several titles for use in new or revised courses, including The Nickel Boys for AP Seminar and other titles used in AP and language programs; administrators said Nickel Boys will be used as a supplemental text in the AP seminar sequence.

The board also approved replacing the existing online credit‑recovery tool with subject.com. District staff said subject.com is a more robust platform that replaces Edmentum, with a similar cost profile and a pilot that produced roughly a 75% success rate among participating students when used in a school‑based student success academy model rather than relying on after‑hours access.

All items were approved by roll call.