The need for basic computer skills and software knowledge by the time students reach their junior year prompted the Sedalia 200 district’s Business and Marketing Education instruction team to propose making Computer Applications I a required course.
That pitch was made during Monday night’s school board meeting, as members of the board of education heard an evaluation of the business and marking program.
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