Blake School District
Board Policy

  BP 6176 
Instruction

 Weekend/Saturday Classes

The Governing Board may provide classes on Saturday and/or Sunday in order to meet the academic needs of students.  

(cf. 6111 - School Calendar)

Weekend classes may include but are not limited to:  (Education Code 37223)

1.	Continuation classes

(cf. 6184 - Continuation Education)

2.	Special day classes for mentally gifted minors

(cf. 6172 - Gifted and Talented Student Program)

3.	Makeup classes for unexcused absences occurring during the week

(cf. 5113 - Absences and Excuses)
(cf. 5113.1 - Truancy)
(cf. 6154 - Homework/Makeup Work)

4.	The programs of a regional occupational center or regional occupational program

Saturday classes also may be used to provide supplemental instruction for students who are failing to meet academic requirements and/or students who desire enrichment in core academic subjects in accordance with law, Board policy and administrative regulation. (Education Code 37252, 37252.2, 37252.8, 37253, 41505-41506)

(cf. 5123 - Promotion/Acceleration/Retention)
(cf. 6146.1 - High School Graduation Requirements)
(cf. 6179 - Supplemental Instruction)

Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
37223  Weekend classes
37252-37254.5  Supplemental instruction
41505-41508 Pupil Retention Block Grant
41601  Reports of average daily attendance
42239  Summer school attendance computation
44824  Weekend classes, assignment of certificated employees
48070-48070.5  Promotion and retention, supplemental instruction
48205  Excused absence for personal reasons
48260  Truants, definition
51000-52706  General instructional programs, especially
51002  Development of local programs within guidelines
REPEALED EDUCATION CODE FOR CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS
53025-53032 Intensive reading instruction
53091-53095 Intensive algebra instruction

(3/90  6/92)  11/00

Adopted:  January 2008