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ISSUE:
Should the Board of Education approve the amendments to Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 6158 - Independent Study, as submitted?
INFORMATION:
Proposed Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 6158 are complete replacements of the prior CVUSD policies and regulations which were last updated in March 2011. Changes reflect new law, Assembly Bill 130, which was passed on July 12, 2021. A complete replacement is warranted due to the high volume of entirely new language in the policy and regulation. Adoption of the new policy and regulation must be approved by the Board of Education prior to the beginning of the school year in order to receive apportionments for pupils participating in independent study.
Board Policy 6158 reflects new law which requires all districts, for the 2021-22 school year, to offer independent study to meet the educational needs of students unless a waiver is obtained and to adopt policy with specified components in order to generate apportionment for independent study. This Policy updates the minimum period of time permitted for independent study to be three consecutive school days, requires an evaluation to determine if the student should continue in independent study if the student fails to make satisfactory educational progress, and requires that content be aligned to grade level standards, including the requirement for high schools to offer access to all courses offered by the district for graduation and approved as creditable for A-G admission criteria. The Policy was also updated to include the requirement for live interaction and/or synchronous instruction based on grade level, tiered reengagement strategies for students not generating attendance for a specified period of time, expeditious transition for students whose families wish to return to in-person instruction, notice to parents/guardians of specified information, the provision of a student-parent-educator conference, upon request, prior to enrollment and/or disenrollment, and the keeping of additional records including documentation of each student’s participation in live interaction and synchronous instruction on each school day, as applicable. Additionally, this Policy was updated to include material formerly in Administrative Regulation 6158 regarding requirements for independent study and written agreements as well as new requirements regarding the same, including that written agreements must include a detailed statement of academic and other supports that will be provided to address the needs of particular students, that the agreement may be signed electronically as specified, and that, for the 2021-22 school year, the written agreement must be signed no later than 30 days after the first day of instruction. This Policy also includes material formerly in Administrative Regulation 6158 regarding course-based independent study and to generally align the requirements of course-based independent study with the requirements for general independent study.
Administrative Regulation 6158 reflects new law adding definitions for "live interaction," "student-parent-educator conference" and "synchronous instruction," the requirement for all districts for the 2021-22 school year to offer independent study to meet the educational needs of students unless the district has obtained a waiver, that independent study may be offered to students whose health would be put at risk by in-person instruction as determined by the parent/guardian, the assurance of access to Internet connectivity and devices adequate to participate in the educational program and complete assigned work, and the documentation of each student’s participation in live interaction and synchronous instruction pursuant to Education Code 51747 on each school day, as applicable. Material regarding requirements for independent study, written agreements and course-based independent study has been moved to Board Policy 6158.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
LEGEND:
Black/Bold – new language from GAMUT
Black/Bold/Italics – new language created by CVUSD staff
Red – notes provided for information only
Strikeouts – language recommended for removal
Respectfully submitted,
Mark W. McLaughlin, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Prepared by,
Kenny Loo
Instructional Services
MWM:KL:sf
FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS
August 10, 2021
5:00 p.m. Closed Session
6:00 p.m. Open Session
Location: Conejo Valley High School (CVUSD Board Room), 1402 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks
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