Dear CAT Families,

We are sharing information about new legislation passed to assist students who had challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On July 1, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law State Assembly Bill (AB) 104, which provides students and parents/guardians options to address learning recovery needs. The new law’s focus is on student retention (repeating a grade level) and student grades. Below is a brief summary about the bill. For more information, you can view and download this PDF, which also has links to the forms parents can fill out to (1) request information and a consultation for retention decisions for their student and/or (2) request letter grade changes. There are deadlines to submit these requests so please download the document and review carefully.

About Assembly Bill 104 (AB 104)

Assembly Bill 104 was intended to address concerns about students who struggled to make academic progress during distance learning and COVID-19 school closures in the 2020-2021 school year by providing a process to eligible students for expanded learning opportunities and credit recovery. There are three components of the law: Retention, Grade Change, Graduation Options. Read more here.