School Accountability Report Card

Evergreen High School

School Year 2000-01

 

School:

 Name

 

Evergreen High School

 

District:

Name

Yosemite Joint Union High School District

Principal

Curt Campbell

 

Superintendent

Bill McCabe

Street

49948 Road 427

 

Street

50200 Road 427

City, State, Zip

Oakhurst, CA 93644

 

City, State, Zip

Oakhurst, CA 93644

Phone Number

559-683-8801

 

Phone Number

559-683-8801

Fax Number

559-683-4160

 

Fax Number

559-683-4160

Web Site

http://www.yosemiteuhsd.com

 

Web Site

http://www.yosemiteuhsd.com

Email Address

Ktooms@yosemiteuhsd.com

 

Email Address

Bmccabe@yosemiteuhsd.com

Enrollment

71

 

SARC contact

Earlene Ward, 683-8801 ext. 338

Grades Served

9-12

 

 

 

 

School Description and Vision Statement

Evergreen High School is an independent study 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.  The facility is shared with the Adult Education program.  Evergreen has one classroom and the Adult Education program has one classroom.  There is a kitchen, restroom and a nursery for the students’ babies.   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 Evergreen High School from Yosemite High School for a variety of personal reasons; some remain at EHS and graduate from there; others return to YHS to complete their schooling.  Students spend a portion of one day a week at the school; the rest of their work is done at home.  They are able to call the teachers on an as-needed basis and they can also communicate with them via e-mail.

 

There is a play area at the school for the children of the students.  The equipment was donated by a local resident.  Community volunteers baby-sit for the young children while their mother or father is at school.

 

 


District Vision Statement

Connecting all students with their past, present, and future, the Yosemite Joint Union High School District will be a community or 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: Roberta Tackett                                      Phone Number: 559-683-8801 ext. 241

 

Parents are welcome to be involved in any activities at EHS.  They are encouraged assist their student in any way possible to help them be a successful independent study student.  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

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 (October 2000).

 

Racial/Ethnic Category

Number of students

Percentage of students

 

Racial/Ethnic Category

Number of students

Percentage of students

American Indian or Alaska Native

7

10

 

Asian

0

0

Pacific Islander

0

0

 

Filipino

0

0

Hispanic/Latino

5

7

 

African American not Hispanic

0

0

White,  not of Hispanic origin

59

83

 

Multiple or no response

0

0

 

II.                School Safety and Climate for Learning

Evergreen High School maintains a safe and positive learning environment.  Students are on the campus one day a week with varied schedules.  Because of the limited amount of time each student spends at the site, there is not a lot of opportunity for interaction.  The climate for learning is very positive.  Students work one-on-one with their teacher and they receive a lot of encouragement and positive reinforcement.  The students are very focused and self motivated.

 

School Safety Plan

Date of last review/update: 2000                                 Date last reviewed with staff: 2000

 

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 increase the safety of the campus at night.

2.                  Activities: Outside lights have been installed

C.                 School’s Social Environment

1.                  Goal: To increase participation and involvement.

2.                  Activities: Get parents more involved in the school through field trips and various activities.

D.                 School’s Culture

1.                  Goal: To enhance student affiliation and bonding.

2.                  Activities: Plan group activities of a social nature.

 

The school has made excellent progress in meeting these key goals.  Staff and students will be surveyed early in the 2001-02 school year and the School Safety Plan will be revised and updated.

 

School Programs and Practices that Promote a Positive Learning Environment

EHS is a small school with a high staff/student ratio.  Because so much of the work is one-on-one with a teacher, the students develop a close relationship with that teacher.  There is very much an atmosphere of mentoring that the students find rewarding.  Each student has their own education plan and the staff works with him or her to assure their success.  Students know what work they must accomplish in a semester and they work at their own pace to complete the assignments.  Students must assume a great deal of responsibility for their own education, however they do receive considerable support from the staff.

 

Suspensions and Expulsions

The number of suspensions and expulsions is the total number of incidents.  The rate of suspensions and expulsions is the total number of incidents divided by the school’s California Basic Educational Data Systems (CBEDS) total enrollment for the given year.

 

 

1999 (10-98 CBEDS)

2000 – (10-99 CBEDS)

2001 – Jan.-June (10-00 CBEDS)

 

School

District

School

District

School

District

Suspensions (number)

0

1

0

0

0

0

Suspensions (rate)

0

<1%

0

0

0

0

Expulsions (number)

0

0

0

0

0

1

Expulsions (rate)

0

0

0

0

0

<1%

Suspended expulsions (number)

0

12

0

20

0

10

Suspended expulsions (rate)

0

1%

0

1.5%

0

<1%

 

School Facilities

Evergreen High School is a large modular facility that is located on the same property as Yosemite High School.  There are several work areas in the building, including an area for the Adult Education program.  Separate areas include a kitchen, restroom and nursery for the students’ babies.  There is also an outside play area for the children that was donated by an area resident.

 

III.              Academic Data

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 Standard Tests (CST) in English Language Arts and Mathematics in grades 2-11and 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).  The Yosemite Joint Union High School District administers the Stanford 9 test to students in all of its schools.

 

Stanford 9

Reading and mathematics results from the Stanford 9 test are reported for each grade level as the percentage of tested students scoring at or above the 50th percentile (the national average).  School results are compared to results at the district and state levels.  To protect privacy, the state does not release scores based on 10 or fewer students; therefore, some scores for EHS students are not made available.

 

Reading (Percentage of students scoring at or above the 50th percentile)

Grade level

School

District

State

1999

2000

2001

1999

2000

2001

1999

2000

2001

9

38

NA

NA

45

51

51

34

35

35

10

28

13

33

49

53

45

33

34

34

11

20

26

34

46

55

51

35

36

37

 

Mathematics (Percentage of students scoring at or above the 50th percentile)

Grade level

School

District

State

1999

2000

2001

1999

2000

2001

1999

2000

2001

9

38

NA

NA

60

70

72

48

51

51

10

25

4

22

53

63

48

44

46

45

11

32

9

38

52

64

62

45

47

46

 

Subgroups (More than 10 students per grade level with test results)

 

Reading (Percentage of students scoring at or above the 50th percentile)

Grade level

Male

Female

English Learners

Non-English Learners