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Assembly Bill 1330. AB 1330 Executive Summary. Existing Law requires all graduating high school students to complete one course in visual and performing arts or foreign language.
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AB 1330Executive Summary • Existing Law requires all graduating high school students to complete one course in visual and performing arts or foreign language. • Beginning with the 2012-13 school year (class of 2013), AB 1330 authorizes local educational agencies to accept a Career and Technical Education (CTE) course as an optional graduation requirement in lieu of a course in visual and performing arts or foreign language.
Before Implementing AB 1330, the Local Governing Board Shall: • Notify parents, teachers, pupils and the public at a regularly scheduled meeting: • The intent to offer CTE courses to fulfill grad req. • The impact that offering CTE courses will have on the availability of courses that meet the UC and CSU admission req. and whether CTE course would satisfy such requirements • The distinction between the H.S. Grad. req. for the school district and the eligibility req. for UC and CSU admission.
Grad Req. under Existing State Law: • English: 3 courses • Math: 2 courses • Science: 2 courses (biology and physical) • Social Sci.:3 courses (Including U.S. History, 1 semester of American Government and one semester of Economics) • P.E.: 2 courses • Visual and Perf. Arts or Foreign Lang.:1 course
Grad Req. Beginning 2012-13*: • English: 3 courses • Math: 2 courses • Science: 2 courses (biology and physical) • Social Sci.:3 courses (Including U.S. History, 1 semester of American Government and one semester of Economics) • P.E.: 2 courses • Visual and Perf. Arts OR Foreign Lang OR CTE.: 1 course *Pending Local Governing Board Approval
AB 1330 Current
Minimum Req. for admission into UC/CSU (a-g requirements) • History/ Soc. Sci: 2 years • English: 4 years of college prep • Math: 3 years (4 recommended) • Science: 2 years of laboratory Science (3 recommended) • Foreign Lang: 2 years (3 recommended) • VAPA: 1 year • Electives 1 year of College Prep.
AB 1330 Requires CDE to Report to Legislature by January 1, 2016: • Number of students who took CTE courses to fulfill graduation requirements • Reasons given by pupils for choosing to enroll in a CTE course to satisfy a graduation requirement • The type and number of CTE courses that were available for pupil enrollment • The number of CTE courses that satisfied the subject matter requirements for admission to UC or CSU • The extent CTE courses addressed local workforce needs • The impact on VAPA and foreign language courses that resulted from pupils choosing to enroll in CTE courses to satisfy graduation requirements • The annual pupil dropout rate for the 2011-12 to 2014-15 school years, inclusive.