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Principal Cornejo outlines SB 640 direct‑admissions and the California College Guidance Initiative for Carpinteria students
Summary
Principal Cornejo explained SB 640’s direct‑admissions process and the district’s adoption of the California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI), noting eligibility rules (A–G, GPA thresholds, no D’s), platform features, and a phased rollout beginning with the class of 2027.
Principal Cornejo gave a detailed presentation on SB 640 and the California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI), describing how the direct‑admissions process will work for qualifying students and what families should expect. Cornejo said direct admissions does not change colleges’ academic entrance requirements (A–G, GPA thresholds and no D’s remain required) but streamlines the application process by allowing participating Cal State campuses to identify eligible students and notify them through the CCGI platform.
Cornejo described CCGI features that will be available to students and parents, including weekly data syncs with college databases that auto‑populate course and GPA information, automatic fee waiver application for eligible students, academic‑planning tools, career exploration modules and a portfolio feature for letters of recommendation and resumes. Cornejo said the platform will be used first by seniors and phased to include earlier grades by 2026; direct admissions begins with the class of 2027. He emphasized that impacted majors and certain high‑demand campuses (e.g., several Cal Poly campuses and some other Cal State campuses) may be excluded from automatic offers for particular majors.
Local student‑outcome data presented by Cornejo: the class of 2023 had 159 graduates, with roughly 11% entering the Cal State system, 6% entering the UC system and 57% attending community college (the local Promise program was cited as a driver); district‑level self‑reported data indicated roughly 78% of the class pursued two‑ or four‑year college pathways when combined with other categories. Cornejo also explained that counselors and staff will use the platform to identify missing A–G requirements (for example, math), to support credit recovery and to provide targeted counseling.
Board members asked clarifying questions about inclusion of City College transcripts (students can upload City College coursework and counselors can manually validate courses) and whether the portal’s direct‑admissions feature is limited to Cal State campuses (direct admissions applies to participating Cal State campuses; the portal contains UC, Cal State and community‑college records and tools). Cornejo said additional implementation details and testing results will be presented in February and March.
