AR 6200
Instruction
Adult Education
All adult education
programs, courses and classes and their enrollment period shall be listed in
the district's catalog of adult education classes provided to the public. (Education Code 52523)
Enrollment
Adults shall have first
priority for enrollment in any adult education class, provided they enroll
during the regular enrollment period.
(Education Code 52523)
For purposes of these
programs, "adults" include persons age 18 or older or other persons
not concurrently enrolled in a regular high school program. (Education Code 52610)
Concurrent Enrollment
of High School Students
High school students shall
be permitted to enroll in an adult education program, course or class for sound
educational purposes. Such classes shall
supplement and not supplant the regular high school curriculum. Sound educational
purposes include, but are not limited to, the following: (Education Code 52523)
1. The adult education program, course or class is not offered
in the regular high school curriculum.
2. The student needs the adult education program, course or
class in order to make up deficient credits for graduation from high school.
3. The adult education program, course or class allows the
student to gain career technical skills beyond that
provided by the regular high school's
vocational and technical education program.
4. The adult education program, course or class supplements and
enriches the high school student's educational experience.
High school students are
expected to enroll in regular high school classes before seeking admission to any
similar classes offered in the adult education program. A failed course, however, may be repeated
through adult education.
Before enrolling in an
adult education class, the high school student shall complete a counseling
session that includes his/her parent/guardian and a certificated representative
of the high school. The certificated
high school representative shall ensure that the student's school record
includes written documentation of the meeting and both of the following
statements: (Education Code 52500.1, 52523)
1. That the student is enrolling voluntarily in the adult
education class, and
2. That this enrollment will enhance the student's progress
toward meeting educational requirements for high school graduation
The above statement shall
be signed by the student, the parent/guardian and the certificated high school
representative.
Course
A proposed adult education
class shall have an educational purpose and meet the following criteria required
for approval by the California Department of Education:
1. The class shall be located in a facility which clearly
identifies the class as being open to the general public, with the exception of
apprenticeship training
classes, classes designed to serve the needs of disabled adults, classes in
state hospitals and classes in jails and
prisons. (Education
2. Class time shall be devoted to instruction.
3. Course content shall be educational and intended to teach a
skill or knowledge unrelated to repetitive practices.
4. The course title shall clearly indicate its educational
nature.
Adult education classes or
courses shall offer instruction in one or more of the following categories: (Education
Code 41976)
1. Parenting, including parent cooperative preschools, classes
in child growth and development, parent-child relationships
2. Elementary and secondary basic skills and other courses and
classes required for the high school diploma or general Education Development Certificate
3. English as a second language (ESL)
4. Programs for immigrants eligible for educational services in
citizenship, English as a second language, and workforce preparation classes in the basic skills of speaking,
listening, reading, writing, mathematics, decision making and problem solving,
and other classes required for
preparation to participate in
job-specific technical training
5. Programs for substantially disabled persons
6. Short-term career technical programs with high
employment potential
7. Programs for older adults
8. Programs for apprentices
9. Programs for consumer awareness, health and safety
Classes for adults may be
offered any day or evening, including weekends, for such length of time during
the school year as determined by the Governing Board. (Education
Community Service
Classes
As part of the adult
education program, the Board may establish and maintain community service
classes to provide instruction that contributes to the physical, mental, moral,
economic or civil development of any persons who may wish to enroll. (Education Code 51810)
Certificates of skill or
accomplishment may be provided upon the satisfactory completion of community
service classes. (Education Code 51813)
Independent Study
The District may make
independent study as an instructional strategy for students enrolled in adult
education as appropriate to meet their individual needs.
Participation in
independent study shall be voluntary. (Education Code 51747)
For students 21 years of
age or older, or students 19 years of age or older who have not been
continuously enrolled in school since their 18th birthday, any course taken through
independent study must be a course listed in Education Code 51225.3 or
otherwise required by the Board as a prerequisite to receiving a diploma for
high school graduation. (Education Code 46300.4)
Fees
The district may charge
adult education students a registration fee for each adult education class,
with the following exceptions:
1. No fee shall be charged for a class for which high school
credit is granted if the class is taken by an individual who does not hold a
high school diploma. (Education Code 52612)
2. No charge shall be made for a class in an elementary subject
or a class in English or citizenship for foreigners unless the student is a nonimmigrant alien with an F-1 visa
status. Any nonimmigrants
enrolled in these classes shall be charged a fee to cover the full cost of the instruction, not to exceed actual costs. The fee shall be adopted by the Board at a
regular meeting at least 90 days before the beginning
of the class for which the fee is charged. (Education
Except for those fees
required by law, at the recommendation of the Superintendent or designee, the
payment of fees may be waived in cases of unusual hardship.
The Board may fix a
charge, not to exceed costs, for books furnished to adult education
students. In some cases books may be
obtained from the district at cost or may be obtained on loan with the payment
of a refundable deposit. In addition,
materials purchased from the incidental expense account may be sold to adult
school students for use in their classes. (Education
Graduation Requirements
A certificate of
completion of the eighth grade shall be awarded through the adult school upon
successful completion of the following:
1. At least one semester in the adult basic skills program and
successful completion of the advanced level ABS competencies which
includes reading, writing,
arithmetic, government, and natural science
2. Adult education class students who fulfill the District’s
ABS graduation requirements may receive an adult basic skills certificate.
Adult education students
who fulfill the district and state of
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