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Martinez Unified reports expanded summer special-education services and strong credit-recovery completion
Summary
Vice Principal Renee Lopez reported on Martinez Unified's Extended School Year program for students with IEPs and a credit-recovery program using Edgenuity; staff said ESY ran June 10–July 10 and credit recovery achieved a reported 90% completion rate for enrolled students.
Renee Lopez, vice principal at John Swett Elementary and an administrator for Martinez Unified’s summer programs, told the board on Aug. 12 that the district ran two major summer offerings: an Extended School Year (ESY) program for eligible students with individualized education plans (IEPs) and a high-school credit-recovery program delivered via the Edgenuity online platform with in-person check-ins.
Lopez said ESY is available only to students determined eligible by their IEP teams and is intended to maintain critical skills over breaks rather than provide a full replica of the school-year program. ESY operated June 10 to July 10 at sites including the Martinez Early Intervention Preschool Program, K–5 PALS, SDC classes at Los [High], and a counseling-enriched program at Alhambra/ Vicente Martinez sites. Lopez noted staffing included eight teachers, paraprofessionals, occupational and physical therapists, a vision specialist and a school psychologist, and some contracted support from Real Health.
On credit recovery, Lopez reported 255 students initially enrolled, 208 ultimately took courses and 187 completed one or more classes — a completion rate she described as 90 percent. Seven "super seniors" completed requirements and graduated through the program.
During board questions, staff clarified ESY participation is determined through an annual IEP review and eligibility worksheet and that ESY is required for eligible students even though the district does not receive separate reimbursement for summer special-education services. District staff said categorical (A–G) block-grant funds were used to support the credit-recovery program and that unaudited actuals will show remaining balances in September.
"So that was a 90% completion rate," Lopez said of the credit-recovery outcomes, calling the staffing and collaboration that supported both programs "very caring and dedicated."
