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Board certifies San Joaquin independent‑study courses as equivalent to in‑person offerings
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Trustees certified that independent-study courses offered through San Joaquin and IUSD Virtual Academy meet the district’s scope, sequence and standards and are equivalent in hours and rigor to in‑person courses; staff reported enrollment shifts and described course design and assessment practices used to determine equivalency.
The Irvine Unified School District board approved certification that independent-study courses offered through San Joaquin and the IUSD Virtual Academy are equivalent in rigor and hours to corresponding in-person district courses for the 2025–26 school year.
Dr. Rebecca Roberts explained that the district develops the online courses using IUSD scope and sequence documents, state standards and course teams that include teachers districtwide; teachers for the virtual program participate in common assessments, PLCs and training alongside in-person teachers. Roberts said equivalency is determined by course design, common assessments, AP and SBAC score comparisons, and end-of-course surveys that include student feedback.
Trustees asked several questions about access to ROP (Regional Occupational Program) courses that run through Coastline ROP, embedded honors for seventh/eighth graders, and how student feedback and outcomes are collected. Roberts said San Joaquin’s middle-school enrollment increased by about 15 students this year; full-time high school enrollment declined slightly while part-time high-school enrollment increased by a couple hundred; she also cited a current figure of 623 "g-coded" students at San Joaquin High School taking part-time courses.
The board voted to certify the courses and approve instructional materials submitted for adoption as presented for 2025–26.
