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Do CAHSEE Intensive Instruction Services Need to Be Provided in High Schools, or Can They Be Provided in Adult Schools?
Q. AB 347 (Chapter 526/2007) now requires districts to serve students who have not passed California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) for up to two years past grade 12. Do these services need to be provided in high schools, or can they be provided in adult schools? If in adult schools, can funds from the CAHSEE Intensive Intervention funding (Resource Code 7055) be used in an adult program?
A. The requirement for notifying and providing up to two years of intensive support to students who finish 12th grade without passing both sections of the CAHSEE included in AB 347 does not specify that the support needs to be provided at a comprehensive high school. Specifically the language reads:
Education Code Section 37254(c)(3)(G)-Instruction in English language arts or mathematics, or both, that eligible pupils need to pass those parts of the high school exit examination not yet passed. A school district may employ different intensive instruction and services strategies more aligned to the needs and circumstances of pupils who have not passed one or both parts of the high school exit examination by the end of grade 12 as compared to grade 12 pupils with similar needs in a comprehensive high school of the district.
Based on your question, if adult education would be a more appropriate setting to provide the support to the student, it would be allowable to direct funds for this purpose. Remember, the funds should be used to provide support to "eligible students" and may include, but is not limited to, any of the following uses:
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Individual or small group instruction
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The hiring of additional teachers
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Purchasing, scoring, and reviewing diagnostic assessments
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Counseling
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Designing instruction to meet specific needs of eligible pupils
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Appropriate teacher training to meet the needs of eligible pupils
Can high school diplomas may be issuedto students who have not passed the CASHEE but have completed all the requirements before December 31, 2005?
Answer from CDE's CAHSEE Office:
Passing the CAHSEE is a requirement for all students beginning with the
class of 2006. Students who will be receiving a class of 2005 diploma
are not required to meet the CAHSEE requirement. Districts determine
locally how far out they will award a diploma to a particular class of
students. If a district has determined that it will award a class of
2005 diploma to students through December 2005, then students who
graduate prior to this are not required to pass the CAHSEE. All
students receiving a class of 2006 diploma or later are required to pass
the CAHSEE.
Subject: CAHSEE Requirement of Adult Students
The following is a message from the Adult Education Office to all adult school administrators:
There have been a number of questions raised about when an adult student will need to pass the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) as part of the high school diploma requirements. The response we received from the Department's High School Exit Exam Office is that adult students will be required to pass the CAHSEE to receive a 2006 or later diploma. Beginning with the 2006 diploma, there is no exception to the requirement to pass the CAHSEE to receive a public high school diploma.
This and other questions will be answered in a Q&A that is scheduled to be released by the Department's High School Exit Exam Office in the near future.
If you have any questions, please contact your regional consultant.
Adult Education Office
1430 N Street, Ste. 4503
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
(916) 322-2175
ALSO SEE. . .
CDE Update by Dr. Mary Jones
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