Valenzuela/CAHSEE Intensive Instruction and Services Program Lawsuit Settlement

Helix Charter High School Eligibility Notice

Note: Education Code section 37254 requires that the following notice be posted in the school office of each school serving students in grades 10-12, the district office, and on the Internet website of the school district. The notice must comply with the translation requirements of Education Code section 48985.

NOTICE TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS AND PUPILS:

STUDENT ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING FOR THE CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL EXIT EXAM AFTER GRADE 12

Parents/Guardians and Pupils:

Pursuant to California Education Code section 37254, you are hereby notified that:

1. Pupils, including English learners, who have not passed one or both parts of the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) by the end of grade 12 are entitled to receive intensive instruction and services for up to two consecutive academic years after completion of grade 12 or until they pass both parts of the CAHSEE, whichever comes first;

2. English learners, who have not passed one or both parts of the CAHSEE by the end of grade 12, are entitled to receive services to improve English proficiency as needed to pass those parts of the CAHSEE not yet passed for up to two consecutive academic years after completion of grade 12 or until they pass both parts of the CAHSEE, whichever comes first; and

3. Pupils, who have not passed one or both parts of the CAHSEE by the end of grade 12, have the right to file a complaint regarding intensive instruction and services under the Uniform Complaint Procedures if he or she was not provided the opportunity to receive intensive instruction and services for up to two consecutive academic years after completion of grade 12 or until they pass both parts of the CAHSEE, whichever comes first.

If you have any questions about eligibility for services, wish to obtain services, or wish to file a complaint regarding services, please contact Elena Christian, Grade Level Principal, CAHSEE Coordinator at Helix Charter High School, 7323 University Avenue, La Mesa, California, 91941, at (619) 644-1940.