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Rendering of front entrance of New High School

Pathways with Purpose

Pathways connect learning to the world beyond school, helping students build skills, explore interests, and take meaningful steps toward their future.

Enrollment Overview

The new high school offers flexible enrollment options designed to meet students where they are. Details, regulations and process are all still in development.

Who Can Enroll

Opening year 2027-28: grades 9–11 may enroll full-time or part-time in the Entrepreneurship and Engineering & Robotics pathways. Health Sciences launches as a part-time pilot for grades 11–12.

Beginning after the launch year: new students in grades 9–11 may enroll full-time and continue their enrollment through grade 12, while students in grades 9–12 may participate part-time.

First Graduating Class: The Class of 2029 will be made up of students who enrolled as full-time juniors in the opening year.

Engineering &
Robotics

Rendering of robotics classroom — Engineering & Robotics Lab

Entrepreneurship

Health Sciences

Rendering of Health Science room interior — Health Sciences Lab

Reimagining Learning

The new high school is being designed to be relevant and engaging for students. Through career-connected pathways, students will explore their interests while building skills for the future.

Program design is continuing to evolve through engagement with students, families, educators, and community partners.

Designing for the Future

The new high school will reimagine what high school can be, designed as a future‑ready, open enrollment model that expands opportunity while relieving overcrowding across the district.

The school centers on interdisciplinary, real‑world learning that helps students build the skills, knowledge, and agency needed to thrive in the world.

Students can dream big about their potential while getting a head start on achieving their goals for their future.

Designing Career-Connected Pathways

Career‑connected pathways are a core design feature of the school, anchoring learning in real‑world contexts that matter to students and their future.

Through pathways such as Engineering & Robotics, Entrepreneurship, and Health Sciences, students engage in integrated, hands‑on learning that blends academics with authentic application of learning.

These pathways are designed to prepare students for multiple, meaningful postsecondary futures—college, career, apprenticeships, or service—while developing durable skills that transfer across industries and life paths.

Where we are & where we are going

As the new high school moves from vision to implementation, some foundational decisions have already been established, while many important elements will continue to be shaped through collaboration with students, families, educators, community members, and the Core Team.

Decisions Already Established	Decisions to Be Developed Through Co-Design
Launch Model Opening as an open enrollment school with full and part-time options in Fall 2027	School Identity School name, branding, traditions, and culture
Portrait of a Graduate Alignment Learning anchored in durable skills and future-ready competencies	Student Experience & Schedule Flexible scheduling, interdisciplinary structures, and student agency
Career-Connected Pathways Initial pathways include Health Sciences, Robotics & Engineering, and Entrepreneurship	Student Support Systems Mentorship, advisory, cohort structures, and wellness supports
Facility Direction Flexible learning environments and pathway-specific labs are included in building design	Learning Model Design Interdisciplinary coursework, project-based learning, capstones, assessment models, dual credit, and credentials
Core Team Development A collaborative Core Team of educators, students, families, and community members will help shape the school. The staff core team will be announced in June 2026.	Community Partnerships Industry partnerships, internships, apprenticeships, and real-world learning opportunities
Transportation and Access Transportation will be provided across the district including mid-day shuttles from each comprehensive high school	Operational Design Staffing structures and technology integration

Decisions Already Established

Decisions to Be Developed Through Co-Design

Launch Model

Opening as an open enrollment school with full and part-time options in Fall 2027

School Identity

School name, branding, traditions, and culture

Portrait of a Graduate Alignment

Learning anchored in durable skills and future-ready competencies

Student Experience & Schedule

Flexible scheduling, interdisciplinary structures, and student agency

Career-Connected Pathways

Initial pathways include Health Sciences, Robotics & Engineering, and Entrepreneurship

Student Support Systems

Mentorship, advisory, cohort structures, and wellness supports

Facility Direction

Flexible learning environments and pathway-specific labs are included in building design

Learning Model Design

Interdisciplinary coursework, project-based learning, capstones, assessment models, dual credit, and credentials

Core Team Development

A collaborative Core Team of educators, students, families, and community members will help shape the school. The staff core team will be announced in June 2026.

Community Partnerships

Industry partnerships, internships, apprenticeships, and real-world learning opportunities

Transportation and Access

Transportation will be provided across the district including mid-day shuttles from each comprehensive high school

Operational Design

Staffing structures and technology integration

Reference: Past Inputs Shaping School Vision and Direction

Listening, Learning, and Iterating

Students have helped shape the vision for the new high school from the start. This school is the result of years of engagement, research, and collaboration.

Engagement efforts have included:

Empathy interviews with students
Focus groups with educators and staff
ThoughtExchange surveys with students, families, and community members
Design sprints and prototyping sessions
Student-led conversations across all comprehensive high schools
Pilot programs and microschool experiences
School visits and innovation tours

Students consistently asked for:

Learning connected to real life
Strong relationships with trusted mentors
Flexibility in time, space, and learning formats
Spaces that support creativity and collaboration
Hands-on learning experiences

These insights directly inform the design of the school’s programs and learning environment.

Research and Future of Work

Engagement is paired with research on workforce trends, durable skills, and post-secondary success, including insights from:

World Economic Forum Future of Jobs research
Washington State employment and workforce data
National and regional labor market projections
Research on durable skills and interdisciplinary learning

This research ensures pathway offerings and learning experiences align with both student interests and future opportunities.

Student and Community Engagement

Strategic Plan
Empathy interviews
Focus Groups and interviews
ThoughtExchange Surveys
Design Sprint Sessions (8 total)
Innovative School Visits
District Survey Results
XQ Student Journeys Workshop

Partnerships and Collaboration

XQ Institute
Cambiar Education
Getting Smart
Digital Promise and the League of Innovative Schools
Chiefs for Change
ASU-GSV

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