School Accountability Report Card School Year 2001-2002
School Information
District Information
School Name
Ahwahnee High (Cont.)
District Name
Yosemite Joint Union High
Principal
Curt Campbell
Superintendent
Bill McCabe
Street
49980 Road 427
50200 Road 427
City, State, Zip
Oakhurst, CA 93644-
Oakhurst, CA 93644-9506
Phone Number
559-683-8801
FAX Number
559-658-2034
Web Site
www.yosemiteuhsd.com
Email Address
eward@yosemiteuhsd.com
bmccabe@yosemiteuhsd.com
CDS Code
20-73734-2030039
SARC Contact
Earlene Ward
School Description and Mission Statement
Ahwahnee High School is a continuation school serving grades 9-12 in Eastern Madera County. It is a part of the Yosemite Joint Union High School District and is located adjacent to Yosemite High School in Oakhurst. This is a two-room school with all grades these rooms. There is one certificated teacher and two paraeducators at the school. The students have access to computers in the classroom and use them on a regular basis to complete their assignments. The computers are connected to the Internet. Students transfer to Ahwahnee High School from Yosemite High School; some remain at AHS and graduate from there; others return to YHS to complete their schooling.
Connecting all students with their past, present, and future, the Yosemite Joint Union High School District will be a community of responsible young adults cooperatively learning creative problem solving skills to help them achieve their full potential as life-long learners, citizens, and workers.
THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACADEMIC CURRICULUM AND SOCIAL PREPARATION IN THE YOSEMITE JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO:
1. Understand and value one’s self, others, and our common heritage.
2. Communicate appropriately and effectively.
3. Be able to solve problems independently and as a group.
4. Be responsible decision-makers.
5. Define and value aesthetics.
6. Appreciate and value culture and environmental diversity and relationships.
7. Acquire, process, and utilize information using appropriate technology and other resources.
8. Be productive, active, ethical contributors to themselves, their families, communities, nations, and the world.
9. Develop a professional work ethic and sense of purpose.
10. Be life-long learners.
Opportunities for Parental Involvement
Contact Person Name
Brenna Neely
Contact Person Phone Number
559-683-8801 ext. 336
Parents are welcome to be involved in any activities at AHS. They are encouraged to be chaperones on field trips, to assist in the classroom, to help with graduation or to speak to the students. They are invited to attend the oral presentation of the Senior Project each student is required to complete as a graduation requirement.
I. Demographic Information Student Enrollment, by Grade Level
Grade Level
Enrollment
Kindergarten
Grade 9
Grade 1
Grade 10
6
Grade 2
Grade 11
Grade 3
Grade 12
11
Grade 4
Ungraded Secondary
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Ungraded Elementary
Total
23
Student Enrollment, by Ethnic Group The percentage of students is the number of students in a racial/ethnic category divided by the school's most recent California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) total enrollment.
Racial/Ethnic Category
Number of Students
Percentage of Students
African-American
0
0.0
Hispanic or Latino
3
13.0
American Indian or Alaska Native
4
17.4
Pacific Islander
Asian-American
White (Not Hispanic)
16
69.6
Filipino-American
Other
II. School Safety and Climate for Learning School Safety Plan
Date of Last Review/Update
2002
Date Last Discussed with Staff
Ahwahnee High School maintains a safe and positive learning environment. The school has a set of behavior standards to which the students must adhere; violations are dealt with in a prompt manner. The staff and students respect each other.
Key elements of the School Safety Plan include:
A. Personal Characteristics of Students and Staff
1. Goal: To help students overcome alcohol and other drug abuse.
2. Activities: Create a program to help students with their substance abuse. Students may attend smoking cessation programs and may meet with a counselor to deal with substance abuse issues.
B. School’s Physical Environment
1. Goal: To monitor the area near the campus where students congregate to smoke and possibly use other substances.
2. Activities: This area is closely monitored by staff and the sheriff’s deputy assigned to the district. Students no longer congregate in that area.
C. School’s Social Environment
1. Goal: To increase participation and involvement.
2. Activities: Adopt a portion of the sheriff’s department camp facility and work to maintain it; field trips; trips to fine arts events.
D. School’s Culture
1. Goal: To develop programs that allow students to bond with each other.
2. Activities: Same as School’s Social Environment.
The school has made excellent progress in meeting these key goals. Staff and students will be surveyed early in the 2002-03 school year and the School Safety Plan will be revised and updated.
School Programs and Practices that Promote a Positive Learning Environment
AHS is a small school with a student/teacher ratio of no more than 10/1. The staff demands that students show respect for themselves, their peers and the staff. In turn, the staff respects the students. There are a well-known set or rules to which the students adhere. Students know the consequences of violating those rules. Because of the size of the school and the nature of the program, staff and students develop a close, supportive relationship that helps promote a positive learning environment. This year the school adopted the playground area at a camp the Madera County Sheriff’s Department operates in the area. The students take pride in their work at that facility
Suspensions and Expulsions The number of suspensions and expulsions is the total number of incidents that result in a suspension or expulsion. The rate of suspensions and expulsions is the total number of incidents divided by the school's California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) total enrollment for the given year. In unified school districts, a comparison between a particular type of school (elementary, middle, high) and the district average may be misleading. Schools have the option of comparing their data with the district-wide average for the same type of school.
School
District
2000
2001
Suspensions (number)
7
82
48
50
Suspensions (rate)
3.28
6.3
3.8
3.6
Expulsions (number)
1
Expulsions (rate)
<1%
School Facilities
Ahwahnee High School is a two-room school composed of portable facilities that are located adjacent to Yosemite High School. There is an area where students can play basketball; there are computers in the classrooms to which the students have access to complete their assignments. All computers are connected to the Internet.
III. Academic Data Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Through the California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, students in grades 2-11 are tested annually in various subject areas. Currently, the STAR program includes California Standards Tests (CST) in English Language Arts and Mathematics in grades 2-11, and Science and History-Social Science in grades 9-11; and the Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition (Stanford 9), which tests Reading, Language, Mathematics (grades 2-11), Spelling (grades 2-8), and Science and History-Social Science (grades 9-11 only). Note: To protect student privacy, scores are not shown when the number of students tested is 10 or less.
Scores are not reported for Ahwahnee High School California Standards Tests (CST) The California Standards Tests show how well students are doing in relation to the state content standards. Student scores are reported as performance levels. The five performance levels are Advanced (exceeds state standards), Proficient (meets standards), Basic (approaching standards), Below Basic (below standards), and Far Below Basic (well below standards). Students scoring at the Proficient or Advanced level have met state standards in that content area. Note: To protect student privacy, scores are not shown when the number of students tested is 10 or less. CST - English Language Arts Percentage of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standard)
State
9
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37
42
28
33
10
39
46
31
32
38
29
CST - Mathematics Percentage of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standard)
21
22
18
CST - Science Percentage of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standard)
24
26
27
25
CST - History/Social Science Percentage of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standard)
CST - Subgroups - English Language Arts Percentage of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standard)
Male
Female
English Learners
Not-English Learners
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
Not Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
Migrant Education Services
CST - Subgroups - Mathematics Percentage of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standard)
CST - Subgroups - Science Percentage of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standard)
CST - Subgroups - History/Social Science Percentage of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standard)
CST - Racial/Ethnic Groups - English Language Arts Percentage of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standard)
African- American
Asian- American
Filipino- American
White (not Hispanic)