CHAPTER 3. Alternative Schools

Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

§§ 58500–58512 · 11 sections

• § 58500 The governing board of any school district may establish and maintain one or more alternative schools within the district. For the purposes of this article, an…
• § 58501 The following notice shall be sent along with the notification of parents and guardians required by Section 48980: “Notice of Alternative Schools California…
• § 58502 The parent or guardian of any pupil may request the governing board of a school district to establish an alternative school program or programs in the district…
• § 58503 Teachers employed and students enrolled in the alternative school shall be selected entirely from volunteers.
• § 58504 Previous classroom performance shall not be a criterion limiting any student from the opportunity of attending an alternative school.
• § 58505 A district may establish alternative schools in each attendance area or on a districtwide basis, with enrollment open to all students districtwide, or any…
• § 58507 Alternative schools shall be operated in a manner to maximize the opportunity for improvement of the general school curriculum by innovative methods and ideas…
• § 58509 For the operation of alternative schools as herein defined, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may, upon application of a school district, waive any…
• § 58510 Each district operating an alternative school shall annually evaluate such school. The evaluation shall include testing of basic skills for student…
• § 58511 The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish minimum standards to further implement the definition of alternative schools as used in Section 58500…
• § 58512 The governing board of a school district maintaining an alternative school may provide in whole or in part for the transportation of a pupil attending the…