BP 6181
Instruction
Alternative Schools
The Governing Board
desires to provide a variety of education programs designed to address
students' diverse learning needs and enhance student achievement through
innovative methods and ideas.
The Board may establish
and maintain alternative schools or separate class groups within a school in
order to fulfill the objectives specified in Education Code 58500.
The Superintendent or
designee may establish an advisory committee of staff and community members to
evaluate proposals for alternative schools. The Board shall approve or
disapprove proposals after considering the recommendation of the committee and
the Superintendent or designee.
Alternative schools or
class groups shall offer the Board-adopted core curriculum. With Board approval, they may differ from
ongoing programs in other ways that include, but are not limited to, the
following:
1. They may emphasize a specific element of the approved
curriculum.
2. They may present the approved curriculum in a sequence
different from that used in other district programs.
3. Their staff may emphasize specific instructional strategies.
4. The decision-making process for their governance may differ
from the processes used in other programs.
Alternative schools shall
comply with state and federal law and Board policy regarding nondiscrimination
in district programs.
The Superintendent or
designee shall annually evaluate alternative schools in accordance with
law. (Education Code 58510)
He/she shall report the
evaluation results to the Board.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
35160.5 Intradistrict open
enrollment
41505-41508
Pupil Retention Block Grant
58500-58512 Alternative schools
60850-60856 High school exit examination
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
11705
Charter schools as alternative schools
Adopted:
Revised: