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Trustees approve regulation limiting out‑of‑district credits for ninth and tenth graders after heated debate
Summary
The board voted 4–1 to approve an administrative regulation restricting ninth‑ and tenth‑grade students from receiving MVLA transcript credit for courses taken outside the district unless they are enrolled in six MVLA classes; trustees rejected an amendment to add broader superintendent exceptions.
After extended debate on March 9, the Mountain View–Los Altos Union High School District board approved an administrative regulation that narrows when out‑of‑district courses may be recorded on a student’s MVLA transcript.
The regulation, as approved, requires ninth‑ and tenth‑grade students to be enrolled in six MVLA classes to have outside course grades and credits added to their MVLA transcript; it also limits total out‑of‑district credits on a transcript and excludes courses that are required for graduation. Trustees spent the better part of an hour discussing whether the six‑class floor should be lowered to…
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