There are going to be big changes in the year 2014-2015.

The New Tech High director is proposing to add career majors focusing on digital media and computer technology to her academy.

We as a staff believe that this change will bring on a lot of positivity and improvement in the school.

New Tech has no career majors as of right now. This has excluded the academy from others in the school.

This change will have the biggest effect on incoming freshmen next year. Upper classmen majoring in another academy will just simply move to that academy.

After every year New Tech will add another grade.

We think that this is good for students wanting to major in something that is in a different academy.

New Tech is asking for $75,000 for classroom renovations and equipment for a proposed audio/video production program

Majors that New Tech wants to bring in require up-to-date computers and audio equipment for a new video and audio production class.

Hosack’s proposal will also improve the academic offerings in New Tech. Like the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics academy, New Tech is also planning on making all core classes Pre-AP and AP.

We believe that this could be a flaw in this plan to revamp New Tech.

Not all students want to be in AP and Pre-AP classes, which becomes a problem when someone wants to major in a specific class.

Classes like Yearbook or Newspaper depend on the student body to carry the class, and some students might not want to take it if it means they have to take AP or Pre-AP classes.

The electives that are transitioning into New Tech are being replaced with classes like costume design, an academic decathlon class and a UIL class for AHA.

We think these new electives will help further develop the career skills needed to help students find a job in the area they want.

New Tech will strengthen and develop with the student’s futures in mind.

With these new changes we believe students will fully benefit.