New course proposals for Fountain Hills High School will be a part of the discussion at tonight’s School Board meeting, set to begin at 6:30 p.m. in the District Learning Center.

The regular meeting will follow an executive session scheduled for 5:30 p.m., which is closed to the public. The executive session will all for discussion with designated representatives from the community in order to consider the Board’s position and instruct its representatives regarding negotiations with employee organizations regarding salaries, compensation, etc. paid in the form of fringe benefits.

At the regular meeting, the Board will hear about several proposed courses for FHHS, beginning with Live Theatre Performance and Production. Suggested to begin next semester, this would be an elective, semester-long, half-credit class taught in tangent with the Fountain Hills Theater. The course would cover all areas of theater productions, including careers within the performing arts.

Looking further ahead, the Board will also consider high school course proposals for fall 2017, including AP Environmental Science, AP Capstone Research, AP Statistics, AP Capstone Seminar, AVID and Statistics.

All of the above courses will be hosted during the discussion portion of the meeting, with no action to be taken.

The discussion agenda will also be filled with an update on athletic and extracurricular fees by Athletic Director Mike Briguglio, as well as the Board’s self-evaluation.

The action agenda will play host to a vote on the school calendar for 2017-18 and proposed bylaw changes from the Arizona School Board Association.