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Students at Public Safety Academy urge retention of cross‑grade AP coursework as master schedule is revised
Summary
Students from the Public Safety Academy told the board that proposed schedule changes could remove AP offerings and cross‑grade classes valuable to small, choice‑model sites; board and staff said master schedule decisions depend on course requests and enrollment and alternatives such as cross‑site enrollment or community college can be used.
Students from the Public Safety Academy (PSA) told the Fairfield‑Suisun board on May 15 they worry a revised master schedule could eliminate advanced placement and cross‑grade classes that have supported their academic and college preparation.
The remarks matter because PSA is a smaller, K–12 choice program where grade‑crossing classes and limited course sections are often necessary to provide rigorous options such as AP Calculus or AP Language.
Sabrina Poland, a PSA senior who said she completed all six courses the academy offered during her time there, told the board that “AP courses are definitely not for everyone” but that cross‑grade classes and mentoring from older cadets made AP coursework possible for younger students. Junior Christopher Sean said an AP Calculus class would be “extremely vital” for students planning engineering or medical careers.
In response, board members and district staff said master schedule placement depends on student course requests, teacher availability and enrollment. Trustee Lee (board member Lee in transcript) explained that if a specialty site cannot staff an AP section, counselors and principals work to ensure students can access needed courses at another site or through Solano Community College. District staff framed PSA as a “school of choice” that may not offer every course on site but must provide mechanisms so affected students can obtain necessary coursework.
The board did not make a formal change to PSA offerings at the meeting; staff said the master schedule was still being finalized and that site principals would work with students individually to meet a‑g and college‑preparation needs.
