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Atascadero Unified recognizes early college program to resolve dual-enrollment compliance
Summary
The board recognized Atascadero High School’s early college program for 2025–26 after staff identified dual-enrollment schedules that risked violating CCAP/Ed. Code minute and unit limits; the program reduces at-risk schedules and formalizes a partnership with Cuesta College.
Atascadero Unified School District trustees on Tuesday formally recognized an Early College Program at Atascadero High School that the district says will address scheduling and compliance problems created by new interpretations of dual-enrollment rules.
District staff told the board the program, to begin in the 2025–26 school year, will allow cohorts of students to take up to 11 community-college credits per semester while meeting a reduced minimum of high-school instructional minutes under the early college program rules, avoiding the need to rework large numbers of students’ schedules.
The change follows a statewide reexamination of CCAP (College and Career Access Pathways) agreements and audit guidance. "Most of our teachers have actually started registration for Cuesta, the second week of school," said Mr. Weatherly, who spoke during public comment. "This has sent our families, our students, and our teachers into turmoil over the last week, week and a…
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