The Carlton school board heard bold ideas for getting the district to stand apart from neighboring school systems in an effort to reverse declines in student enrollment Monday.

The committee of the whole took no action, but seemed excited by the creative thoughts.

South Terrace principal Donita Stepan outlined the work of the District Advisory Committee which conceived the concept of a future dual path system for the upper grades.

"[We'll have] a traditional track where students [attend class] day to day, just like they do now, or they can choose a project based track where they're having...