San Ramon Valley

SRVEA Initial Proposal to the District - PLIs & Non District Courses

• Mandatory Instructional Day
• • Middle school students must take a mandatory 7-period day.
    • Exceptions shall be limited to verified medical necessity preventing full attendance and/or IEP specifications
  • Comprehensive high school students must take a mandatory 6-period day
    • Exceptions shall be limited to verified medical necessity preventing full attendance and/or IEP specifications
    • Seniors who are on track for meeting their graduation requirement of 220 units are exempt

• Prohibition on Off-Campus Credit for District-Offered Courses
  • No secondary student may receive graduation credit for a course taken outside the District if that course is offered at any SRVUSD comprehensive high school.

• Restrictions for Non-District Courses (NDC)
  • Students must first attempt to enroll in the district course.
  • Students may not use Non-District Courses to:
    • Skip sequential levels in World Language;
    • Advance beyond district math pathways;
    • Bypass laboratory science sequences;
    • Accelerate through PE, VAPA, or CTE courses offered on campus. Acceleration, where appropriate, must occur through District-run programs.
  • NDCs may be used for remediation with prior approval of the site.
  • No NDC World Language course shall qualify toward the State Seal of Biliteracy.
  • No more than 10 total credits per academic year may be earned through NDCs.
  • No more than 40 total credits across grades 9-12 may be earned outside SRVUSD.
  • NDC credits may not exceed:
    • 10 credits in any core academic subject;
    • 10 credits in World Language;
    • 10 credits in PE;
    • 10 credits in VAPA/CTE.
  • Beginning in the academic year 2028-2029, only 10th/11th/12th grade students may submit NDCs for SRUVSD credit (with the exception of remediation).

• Independent Study PE (ISPE) and Athletic PE (APE)
  • The San Ramon Valley Unified School District requires each student to complete two years (20 credits) of Physical Education (PE) to obtain a high school diploma.
  • Up to 10 of the 20 required credits may be earned through ISPE and/or (APE).
  • To earn the maximum 10 credits, students must enroll in a newly designated ISPE/APE class and complete the required alternative PE agreements. A designated PE teacher will monitor progress and upon successful completion of the full season of sport, issue credits.

• Middle School World Language Restoration
  • World Language shall be a required offering in the 6th grade elective wheel at each district middle school.
  • Each middle school shall offer at least one sequential pathway enabling students to begin World Language in middle school and continue through AP level in high school.
  • NDCs shall not be used to replace middle school World Language offerings.

• Equitable Access to Secondary Course Offerings
  Secondary students shall have access to all courses listed in the Common Secondary Course Catalog.
  • Students shall not be restricted to “what is offered at their home site” when selecting courses. 
  • The District shall provide cross-site enrollment opportunities for students if a site is unable to secure FTE for a specific course. Courses with cross site enrollment will be offered 1st or last period in order to accommodate transportation. The District will establish a transportation plan for students unable to secure private transportation to school sites.
  • The District will pilot the concept of virtual/hybrid courses where enrollment thresholds would otherwise eliminate programs.

• Enrollment Protection and Safeguards
  • In the spirit of Education Code §76004, no bargaining unit member shall be laid off due to enrollment declines attributable to NDC credit displacement.
  • Prior to issuing layoff notices, the District must:
    • Provide a 3-year comparative enrollment analysis by course;
    • Disaggregate NDC credits by subject area;
    • Demonstrate that enrollment loss is unrelated to NDC practices.
  • SRVEA leadership or their designee will work with the District to annually review:
    • Number of NDC credits per course;
    • Enrollment loss by program;
    • FTE impact per subject area.
    • Number of ISPE/APE requests approved

• Equity Provisions
  • The District shall not promote private NDC vendors including publication on the district website.
  • The District shall publish an annual equity report including:
    • Demographic breakdown of NDC usage;
    • Percentage of students using private paid programs;
    • Correlation between NDC use and GPA outcomes.

• Advisory and Oversight Committee
  • Reinstatement of a PLI oversight committee modeled on the 2018 agreement, consisting of:

1. 1. Majority SRVEA membership
   2. Secondary administrators
   3. Counselors
   4. Parents and students

• • The committee shall evaluate:

1. 1. Program integrity
   2. Academic rigor
   3. College readiness outcomes
   4. Program displacement impact