Parent urges faster approval and retroactivity for policy to weight dual-enrollment courses in GPA

Tony Sandoval, a parent of two Central Union High School District students who attend Southwest High School, urged trustees on Sept. 9 to accelerate adoption of a board policy change under first reading that would add dual-enrollment courses to the district’s weighted GPA.

Sandoval said the policy item was on the meeting agenda as a first review and that seniors applying for scholarships could benefit from immediate implementation because scholarship and college applications are active now. He also asked trustees to consider making the change retroactive to when current seniors were freshmen (the 2022–23 school year), saying many students have taken dual-enrollment classes for years without receiving weighted‑GPA credit.

What the board did: The item was a first reading of proposed revisions to board policy (no final action required or taken at the Sept. 9 meeting). Trustees were made aware of the parent’s request for an accelerated timeline and retroactivity; no policy vote was recorded at the meeting.

Why it matters: Adding dual-enrollment credit to a weighted GPA can affect students’ scholarship eligibility, class rank and college admissions calculations. Parents requested an accelerated consideration so current seniors are not disadvantaged by calendar timing.

Background: The agenda referenced the district’s concurrent postsecondary-education language and categorized the proposed clarifying language as meaning dual enrollment at Imperial Valley College (IVC). The transcript reflects the parent’s request to clarify that the dual-enrollment weighting would apply specifically to courses taken at IVC and to consider retroactive application to prior cohorts.

Ending: Trustees did not take a final vote on the policy at the Sept. 9 meeting; the item remains on the board’s review schedule pending future action.