No citizens weighed in on King & Queen Public Schools six-year comprehensive plan at a public hearing Thursday.

The districts comprehensive plan serves as a road map for the districts efforts in curriculum expansion, hiring and capital projects through 2023.

Its a working document as we go along, assistant superintendent Alexis Swanson said. Our ultimate goal is for our students to achieve.

School Board members are expected to vote on the documents approval June 14.

Officials want to beef up the districts curriculum by creating high school credit courses for seventh graders. The district also hopes to expand career and technical training options at the high school, which is a key part of the overall vision for the district, Swanson said.

The district will establish a career and technical training program at King & Queen Central High School in time for the 2017-2018 academic year. The curriculum will initially offer an agricultural program, but additional programs like welding and masonry are expected to be added over time. The $200,000 project is funded as part of the county's fiscal year 2018 budget.

The plan calls for several additions to staff over the next six years. An English language teacher is sought as part of a drive to improve English as a second language education sometime during the period. Additional maintenance personnel are planned to be hired within the next couple years as well, according to the plan.

Officials want to keep pace with the district's long term capital improvement plan, which calls for $2.7 million in projects ranging from new school buses to playground and building repairs.

Officials drafted the plan with feedback from families and students gathered through surveys and district staff comments, Swanson said.

Jacobs can be reached by phone at 757-298-6007.

King & Queen Public Schools comprehensive plan

To view the comprehensive plan, visit kqps.net.

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