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Lodi Unified School District

Policy 6182 - Opportunity School/Class/Program

Series: 6000 - Instruction

Policy: 6182 - Opportunity School/Class/Program

Adopted: 12/09/1998

Last Revised: N/A

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Opportunity school/class/program

The Board of Education recognizes that attendance and behavior problems which develop can have serious detrimental effects and sometimes cause students to drop out of school. In order to provide special attention at this critical time, the Board shall maintain an opportunity class/program for students who are insubordinate or disorderly, irregular in attendance, or habitual truants.

The opportunity class/program shall strive to resolve student problems so that the students may return to the regular program as soon as practically possible.

Assignment

The Superintendent or designee may assign students to an opportunity class/program only upon the recommendation of a school committee as required by law.

The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that due process procedures are observed, that the student and parent/guardian are notified prior to the student's assignment, and that a review of the student's progress is conducted at least twice a year while he/she is attending the opportunity class/program.

Legal References

Education Code
48630-48641 Opportunity Schools
48643-48644.5 Reimbursement for increasing availability of opportunity classes and programs
 
Management Resources
CDE PROGRAM ADVISORIES
1007.87 Opportunity Classes and Programs
 
Board Policy
5113 - Absences and Excuses
5147 - Dropout Prevention
6184 - Continuation Education

Rule 6182

Opportunity School/Class/Program

Students shall be assigned to an opportunity class/program only upon the recommendation of a school committee which includes at least the following members:

  1. A district representative who is familiar with the student's progress.
  2. A representative of the opportunity class/program.
  3. The student's parent/guardian, at the parent/guardian's option.

The parent/guardian may designate a representative such as a counselor, social worker, or other community member to attend the committee meeting.

Notification

Prior to assigning a student to an opportunity class/program for adjustment purposes, the student and his/her parent/guardian shall be notified in writing of the intended assignment. Insofar as practicable, the notice shall be in the parent/guardian's primary language and shall request the parent/guardian to respond within ten days. If the parent/guardian does not respond, the Superintendent or designee shall make a reasonable effort to contact him/her by telephone with this information.

Progress Review

A review shall be conducted at least twice each school year to examine the progress of each student assigned to an opportunity class/program for adjustment purposes and to determine whether the student would benefit by returning to the regular program. A representative of the opportunity class/program who is familiar with the student's progress shall participate in this review. The student's parent/guardian also may participate if he/she so desires.