State Schools Jack O'Connell Recognizes 12
Outstanding Continuation High Schools
SACRAMENTO — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today named 12 California schools as 2010 Model Continuation High Schools for their programs designed to help struggling students stay in school. The list is attached.
"Model Continuation High Schools provide troubled students with exemplary programs designed to give them a second chance to stay in school, graduate, and go on to better lives and careers, O'Connell said. "The teachers, staff, students, and parents of these schools should be proud of this significant recognition."
Continuation high schools serve students aged 16 years or older who lack sufficient school credits and are at risk of not graduating. These schools focus on school-to-career education, individualized instructional strategies, intensive guidance and counseling, and flexible school schedules to meet student needs. More than 70,000 students in the state attended 525 continuation high schools in 2008-09, the latest data available.
The Model Continuation High School Recognition Program is a partnership of the California Department of Education and the California Continuation Education Association. The goal of the partnership is to identify and recognize outstanding programs and create a resource list of quality programs for school visitations and for other continuation high schools to emulate.
To be eligible for the recognition, applicants must be accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and demonstrate exemplary program effectiveness, in school management, curriculum, instructional strategies, assessment and evaluation, guidance and counseling, and education climate. As part of the application for recognition, parents, students, and community members were required to submit written statements supporting their respective schools. Fourteen schools applied for the recognition. A review team visited the schools and recommended 12 for model school status.
The selected schools retain their title for three years and must submit an annual assurance of compliance with model school guidelines in order to maintain the designation. With the addition of the new Model Continuation High Schools this year, there are a total of 55 Model Continuation High Schools in the state.
For more information on continuation education, please visit Continuation Education - Educational Options. For more information about the California Continuation Education Association, please visit California Continuation Education Association (Outside Source).
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2010 Model Continuation High Schools
- Alvord High School, 3606 Pierce Street, Riverside, CA 92503, Getty George IV, Principal, 951-358-1715.
- Amistad High School, 44-801 Golf Center Parkway, Indio, CA 92201, Robert Blinkinsop, Principal, 760-775-3570.
- Aurora High School, 641 Rockwood Avenue, Calexico, CA 92231, John Moreno, Principal, 760-768-3940.
- Back Bay High School, 390 Monte Vista Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, Deborah Davis, Principal, 949-515-6900.
- Boynton High School, 901 Boynton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95117, Michael Madalinski, Principal, 408-626-3404.
- Culver Park High School, 5303 Berryman Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230, Marianne Turner, Principal, 310-390-8886.
- El Camino High School, 14625 Keese Drive, Whittier, CA 90604, John Tovar, Principal, 562-944-0033.
- Jamison High School, 351 East Bush Street, Lemoore, CA 93245, Sandi Lowe, Principal, 559-924-6620.
- Lopez High School, 1055 Mesa View Drive, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, Christine Granados, Principal, 805-474-3750.
- Sierra High School, 570 East 9th Street, San Bernardino, CA 92410, Kenneth Martinez, Principal, 909-388-6478.
- Somerset High School, 9242 East Laurel Street, Bellflower, CA 90706, Patrick Dixon, Principal, 562-804-6548.
- Val Verde High School, 972 West Morgan Street, Perris, CA 92571, John Parker, Principal, 951-940-6155.