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Board approves interim independent‑study changes as state law expands short‑term option
Summary
Pacific Grove USD’s board approved interim revisions to its independent‑study practices to conform with SB 153 (2024), expanding short‑term independent study to as few as one day and up to 14 days and loosening evidence‑of‑work rules; staff will finalize policy language at the policy committee meeting.
The Pacific Grove Unified School District Board of Education voted 5–0 to adopt interim revisions to district independent‑study procedures to comply with SB 153 (2024), which changes what qualifies as short‑term independent study and how districts document student work.
The motion authorizes staff to implement the revised process immediately and to bring finalized board-policy language to the district policy committee for formal adoption.
Why it matters
SB 153 (passed June 29, 2024) eliminates the former three‑day minimum for short‑term independent study and defines short‑term independent study as 15 days or fewer, allowing districts to offer independent‑study arrangements that begin as short as one day and up to 14 days…
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