The Bolinas-Stinson Union School District is in the process of drafting a new strategic plan for academics. On Tuesday night, the district’s board of trustees met in a special workshop to discuss the future of elective courses offered in the district. Students enroll in a large number of electives, from study hall to drums, and some trustees questioned whether they hampered students’ ability to advance in core subjects like math, science, language arts and social studies. “Getting our kids ready for high school should be our priority,” board president Nate Siedman said. “I would like all of our students to enter high school at the mainstream level, at minimum.” According to the district’s superintendent, John Carroll, many parents are dissatisfied with the school’s emphasis on elective and enrichment classes, which were included more liberally in student schedules in the past. “When kids get to sixth grade, the number of minutes for enrichment classes go up and the number of core subject minutes go down, fairly drastically,” Mr. Carroll said. For the most part, trustees were unsure of how to handle changing the electives schedule. “I am in favor of electives programs,” trustee Arianne Dar said. “But we should rearrange the schedule to free up more time for core subjects.” The trustees did reach a consensus on Tuesday that, before the board can determine how to further address the core-electives imbalance, Mr. Carroll and the school’s principal, Jason Richardson, would seek input from teachers on what resources they will need to successfully prepare students for high school. Tuesday’s meeting followed a board retreat last month that focused on the new strategic plan; the old plan ended this school year after a three-year run. Mr. Carroll and the board also worked on revising the school’s mission statement and discussed how school curriculum might be more integrated across disciplines.