In 1919 it was renamed Southwest Missouri State Teachers College, and in 1945, with an expanded curriculum, it became Southwest Missouri State College.
Last year, administrators pushed for a full-day kindergarten, saying they needed more time to teach the expanded curriculum.
It went coed in 1969, but male enrollment continued to lag, despite an expanded curriculum that emphasized business and pre-professional studies.
Students have to maintain at least a 3.0 average to stay in the program; many, he says, dropped back to an expanded curriculum (it can be completed over 21 and 23 months as well).
A single facilitator was used and may not be realistic in an expanded curriculum needing increased faculty time.
TREDS is currently involved in developing a train-the-trainer model with the CHP to expand curriculum delivery throughout California and in 30-minute "shift-change" trainings for local law enforcement.
The longer-term goal, he adds, is to offer educational products for those aged 18 months to six years old, including an expanded curriculum that covers other areas like numeracy and literacy.
But, in many schools, particularly in big city schools that are low performing, subjects that make for an expanded curriculum rather than narrowed, like the arts and physical education, have been squeezed from the school day.
I'd say we provide a valuable service, enriching and expanding the curriculum, but occasionally, it must be said, you're more or less just helping with homework".
"It's good to talk about expanding the curriculum, but if you can't read, you can't read anything at all".
