Summer High School

Dates: Six weeks – June 8 to July 17, 2025

Venue: Emerald High School, 3600 Central Pkwy, Dublin, CA 94568

Class times: 8:30am to 1:30pm

• First Semester
  Week 1:   June 8 – 12
  Week 2:   June 15 – 18  (no class on June 19, National Holiday)
  Week 3:   June 22 – 26 – MID-TERM EXAM ON JUNE 26
  NO CLASS ON THURSDAY, JUNE 19, NATIONAL HOLIDAY
• Second Semester
  Week 4:   June 29 – July 2 (no class on Friday July 3)
  Week 5:   July 6 – July 10
  Week 6:   July 13 – July 17 – FINAL EXAM JULY 17
  

All Dublin students who will complete 8th – 11th grade at the end of the current school year and will attend school in the Dublin Unified School District the following school year, are academically in “good standing,” meet the pre-requisites required to take a course, may enroll in the DPIE Summer High School program for course credit and receive A-G UC admission credit towards college admission.

Student must also complete the “Non-District Course Intent Form” and submit it to their High School Counselor to inform them which summer course they are taking.  Please note: You DO NOT need to wait for a reply to enroll in DPIE Summer High School courses.

DHS High School –  Non-District Course Intent Form 

EHS High School – Non District Course Intent Form

DPIE Summer High School courses and grades can be added to a student’s high school transcript.  Although DPIE partners with the Dublin Unified School District and teaches the DUSD syllabus, it is upto the parents to decide if they wish the course grade to be added to their student’s high school transcript. Any passing grade “C” or better will be added to the transcript unless a parent emails us that they do not wish to add the grade to their student’s transcript.

Failing to add the grade to their student’s transcript will mean their student will need to repeat the class in the following school year.

Non-Credit Enrichment Enrollment – Students who wish to take DPIE courses over the summer for enrichment or preparation purposes only, may enroll without completing any forms and their grades will not be entered on their Dublin transcripts.

Dublin Students in grade 6 – 7 – By DUSD policy, students currently in grades 6 & 7 MAY NOT enroll in summer courses for acceleration purposes.

Non Dublin Students – Since DPIE is not a comprehensive high school, we cannot issue an official transcript that can be used for college admission. Non-Dublin students may enroll in DPIE courses for enrichment purposes only, unless they get consent from their home school district so that they can have the course and grade added to their high school transcript in their district.  This process is known as the Principal’s Certification Process, which is part of the UC Admission Department’s policy. Your school district would have to agree to accept the DPIE Summer course and grade as equivalent to their own and add the course to the students high school transcript.

Summer Course Pre-Requisites

All high school courses offered in the DPIE Summer High School Program have been approved by the Dublin Unified School Board.  All students who have successfully completed the course pre-requisites are eligible to take DPIE Summer High School courses for credit. Please see board resolution no 2016-17-32 below for more details.

RESOLUTION NO. 2016-17-32 

DUBLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ALAMEDA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

ACCEPTANCE OF DUBLIN PARTNERS IN EDUCATION (“DPIE”) CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION AND ISSUANCE OF CREDITS WHEREAS, DPIE has been offering a STEM Enrichment Program, academic summer programs, for high school students;

WHEREAS, DPIE’S STEM Enrichment Program offers A-G and other courses for high school students that meets California State Standards, is consistent with Dublin High School curriculum and utilizes qualified certificated personnel;

WHEREAS, DPIE is an accredited Supplemental Education Program/Center through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (“WASC”) and may only issue “Certificates of Completion” for students who are enrolled and successfully complete STEM Enrichment Program summer course; and

WHEREAS, Dublin High School is a WASC accredited school and may issue credits to students that obtain a “Certificate of Completion” from DPIE for successful completion of a STEM Enrichment Program course.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Dublin Unified School District Board of Trustees shall:

1. Accept a “Certificate of Completion” from a DUSD student that successfully completes a STEM Enrichment Program summer course that meets California State Standards, is consistent with Dublin High School curriculum and utilizes qualified certificated personnel; and
2. Issue course credit and ensure students have the course(s) listed on their transcripts.

PASSED and ADOPTED this 16th of March, 2017, by the Dublin Unified School District Board of Trustees, of the County of Alameda, to wit:

• As posted in board resolution 2016-17-32 above, all DPIE high school summer courses are recognized and accepted by the Dublin School District.

All students who wish to take a summer class are required to complete the Non-District Course Intent Form and submit this to their High School Counselor. There is no approval needed. This form lets DUSD know of your student’s intent and potentially which classes they will be taking in the 2025-26 school year.

For more information about this form and the process, please click the links below to your respective High Schools.  Please note: this form can only be completed by the DUSD student only!

DHS High School: Non-District Course Intent Form

EHS High School: Non-District Course Intent Form

This means if your student has a Grade C or above, they are of “good standing” to enroll in one of our accelerated courses.

Please be aware that DPIE’s only source of funding, to pay the cost of the DPIE Summer High School Program, are the fees that we charge families, as we are not a state funded entity.

The tuition charged is used to pay teacher salaries, rent to the school district, administration and secretarial costs, custodial costs, supplies, etc. The DPIE Summer High School Program is not a money-making program for DPIE and our only goal is to provide a service to Dublin families.

 All 6-week, year-long Summer high school courses

• $985 Early Bird, $1065 after May 25, 2026

3-week semester courses (Physical Education only)

• $499, $525 after May 25th, 2026 –  June 9 to June 26 – First Semester (13 days)
  – NO CLASS ON JUNE 19, NATIONAL HOLIDAY
• $499 or $525 after June 15th, 2026 – June 30 to July 17 – Second Semester (13 days)
  – NO CLASS ON JULY 3

Fourteen years ago, DPIE was asked by the leadership team of the Dublin Unified School District (DUSD), to begin offering High School academic courses during the summer to help Dublin students advance their educational programs.  They explained that given the limitations of time and all the requirements required for a student to graduate, it was difficult for academically aggressive students to take all the math and science classes they needed to achieve their academic goals prior to going to college.

The district’s goal was to find a resolution to those limitations that would “supplement” the Dublin High School graduation requirements and provide an avenue for Dublin students to accelerate their academic programs. The first DPIE Summer High School Program opened in the summer of 2012 with 150 students.  Over time, more families learned about the program and as enrollment in the school district grew.

The DPIE Summer High School Program was modeled after successful “supplemental programs” that have been running in southern California. To ensure that DPIE’s program was in alignment with DUSD standards as well as national standards, DPIE worked with DUSD Educational Services staff and WASC (Western Association of Schools & Colleges).

What is WASC?

WASC serves as the accrediting commission for high schools across the nation. They ensure that school programs meet requirements for educational excellence. Their stated purpose is to “foster educational excellence in elementary, secondary, adult, post-secondary and supplementary education programs.”

Like Dublin High School, the DPIE Summer High School Program has gone through the WASC accreditation process, which occurs every six years. In each certification process a team of educational experts visit the campus while classes are in session. These experts attend classes to observe instruction, reviews the school’s programs, course syllabi, policies and procedures and interview groups of students, teachers, parents and administration in an effort to learn about and evaluate the program.

In each visitation, the DPIE Summer High School Program, like Dublin High School, has received the highest accreditation possible, received kudos for its operation and has been recognized for excellence.

Why Accreditation?

• Assures a school community that the school’s purposes are appropriate and being accomplished through a viable education program — a trustworthy institution for student learning.
• Validates the integrity of the school’s program.
• Facilitates transfer of credits to other English-speaking schools — critical for college/university acceptance worldwide.
• Provides a process for regularly examining programs, processes, and data around school goals and student learning through data analysis, reflection, inquiry, and dialogue.
• Build a professional culture to support the schoolwide action plan.
• Fosters the continuous improvement of the school’s programs and operations to support student learning.
• Provides valuable insight from fellow educators visiting the school.
• Benefits schools that choose joint accreditation or other collaborative processes, e.g., WASC/HIDOE and ACS WASC and IBO.

Supplemental Education Programs vs Comprehensive High Schools

Transcripts – The DPIE Summer High School Program was created and designed to be a “supplemental program.”  This means we offer a limited range of courses, but not all the courses needed to graduate from high school.

Since we are not considered to be a “Comprehensive High School,” our program cannot issue transcripts, only comprehensive high schools can issue official transcripts.

A – G Requirements – DPIE teaches the Dublin High School curriculum, this has always been part of the agreement between DPIE and the DUSD. Dublin High School’s courses are listed on the UC system’s A-G approved list, however, even though we teach Dublin’s courses using mostly teachers from Dublin High, DPIE courses cannot be added to the approved A-G list because DPIE is not a comprehensive diploma issuing high school.  They will be listed on a transcript as Dublin High School.

Through Principal Certification, UC accepts DPIE courses as meeting the A-G requirements needed for college admission and the transcript will be accepted by any university in the country.

The transcript and A-G list issues are solved by the UC Admissions office established Principal Certification Policy.

Principal Certification – The UC System’s Admissions office, recognizing the value of WASC accredited supplementary programs such as the DPIE Summer High School Program, established the Principal Certification policy many years ago which allows high school principals or school districts to determine if courses offered through a supplementary program meet their standards.  If a district determines that courses taken in a supplementary program match their course of study, that district is empowered to accept the supplementary courses as their own and add them to the student’s official high school transcript, issue 10 units of credit toward graduation and to count the grade in the student’s high school grade point average.

The DUSD School Board passed resolution NO. 2016-17-32 on March 16, 2017 accepting DPIE Courses as their own and agreeing to add courses taught in the DPIE Summer High School Program to the transcripts of Dublin students listed under Dublin High School.

• All students MUST attend the last day of their assigned class so they can take their final exam. Students must successfully complete the final exam in order to successfully complete the class.
• Any student not in attendance on the first day needs to receive prior approval from DPIE Summer High School Program Administration for the absence or they will be dropped in favor of a student on the waiting list.
• Excused absences must be agreed to in advance with Program Administration. Students are generally not allowed more than 1 ½ days of absence in any 3-week semester. Students are not allowed more than 3 days of absence when enrolled in a 6-week program without prior consent of Program Administration. Two tardies equal one ½ day absence. It is very important that your students be on time and available for the full session to be successful at such an accelerated pace.

Important Note: Each day in the DPIE Summer High School Summer Program is the equivalent of one week of instruction in the regular school year. Students who miss one day of class is missing the equivalent of one week of school and are not likely to be successful in the program.

No you do not!  Since DPIE is a separate organization from the school district, it will be up to parents to decide if they want the grades earned in the DPIE Summer High School Program to be added to their student’s transcript. It does not matter what grade, you have a choice.

Any parent who does not want their student’s grade uploaded will need to let us know via email prior to August 1st to ensure that Dublin High School does not upload your student’s grade to their transcript. Any student whose DPIE Summer High School Program grade is not uploaded to their Dublin High transcript will be required to take the course over at Dublin High School/Emerald High School in the next school year.