District administrators and two middle-school principals presented a proposal to require short-term summer remediation for middle-school students who fail two or more core courses.
Secondary School Improvement Officer Renee Salcedo and principals Jennifer Battio (Lincoln Middle) and Anne Arnold (Mountain View Middle) described a plan in which counselors would identify students who fail two or more core courses after the spring semester; those students would have to attend a three- or four-week summer program in June to be advanced, unless a parent executes a one-time waiver.
Under the proposal, students would take all four core classes during the summer (rather than only the classes they previously failed) and one elective (for example, PE or art). The summer program would emphasize power standards and targeted skill recovery; staffing and the program length would be set according to enrollment. Salcedo said that, had the policy been in place this school year, 338 students districtwide would have been required to attend.
Presenters said the policy is intended to increase student accountability and avoid long-term credit deficits that can accumulate in high school. Several board members and the principals discussed outreach to families and earlier mid-semester interventions: counselors will notify families when a student earns a D or F and develop Academic Improvement Plans early in the year.
Board members asked for follow-up reporting and discussion. No formal vote was taken; the item remains a proposed policy/operational change to be refined with data and follow-up reports.