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Board approves special‑education policy updates and a new policy for nonpublic services

Irvine Unified School District Board of Education · August 26, 2025
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Summary

Trustees approved revisions to graduation‑requirements policy affecting students with disabilities, an updated BP 6159 on special education, and adopted a new BP 6159.2 governing nonpublic nonsectarian schools and agencies; trustees clarified wording to preserve required state-law language and added cross-references.

The board reviewed and approved a set of special‑education policy revisions and a new policy required by state law.

Staff introduced revisions to Board Policy 6146.7 (high-school graduation requirements) to clarify that alternate assessment pathways meet state requirements and to clarify the treatment of students with disabilities. Trustee Lauren Brooks proposed removing a paragraph about credit for private…

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