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Parent asks board to add dual‑enrollment courses to weighted GPA and make change retroactive for scholarship applicants

5834197 · September 12, 2025
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Summary

A parent urged the board to accelerate a proposed policy change to grant weighted GPA credit for dual‑enrollment courses taken at Imperial Valley College and to make the change retroactive for current seniors applying for scholarships.

Tony Sandoval, a parent of two students at Southwest High School, addressed the board during public comment to request that the board adopt a proposed policy revision that would add dual‑enrollment courses (concurrent post‑secondary enrollment at Imperial Valley College) to the district’s weighted GPA calculation. Why it matters: Sandoval said seniors applying for college and scholarships could benefit from having dual‑enrollment courses weighted the same as AP…

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