School Accountability Report Card
Foothill High
School
School Year
2000-01
School:Name |
Foothill
High School |
|
District:Name |
Yosemite
Joint Union High School District |
Principal |
Curt
Campbell |
|
Superintendent |
Bill
McCabe |
Street |
43875
Patrick Ave. |
|
Street |
50200
Road 427 |
City, State, Zip |
Coarsegold
CA 93614 |
|
City, State, Zip |
Oakhurst,
CA 93644 |
Phone Number |
559-658-8616 |
|
Phone Number |
559-683-8801 |
Fax Number |
559-683-2923 |
|
Fax Number |
559-683-4160 |
Web Site |
http://www.yosemiteuhsd.com |
|
Web Site |
|
Email Address |
Ktooms@yosemiteuhsd.com |
|
Email Address |
|
Enrollment |
35 |
|
SARC contact |
Earlene
Ward, 683-8801 ext. 338 |
Grades Served |
9-12 |
|
|
|
Foothill
High School is a Necessary Small School serving grades 9-12 in Eastern Madera
County. It is a part of the Yosemite
Joint Union High School District and is located in the Yosemite Lakes Park
subdivision in Coarsegold. 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.
Some students are on an independent study program and others attend classes in
a two-room portable facility. There are
two full-time certificated teachers and one part-time independent study teacher.
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.
Parents
are welcome to be involved in any activities at . They are encouraged assist their student in any way possible to
help them be successful. They are
invited to attend the oral presentation of the Senior Project each student is
required to complete as a graduation requirement.
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
|
6 |
17 |
|
Asian
|
0 |
0 |
Pacific Islander
|
0 |
0 |
|
Filipino
|
0 |
0 |
Hispanic/Latino
|
6 |
17 |
|
African American not
Hispanic
|
0 |
0 |
White, not of
Hispanic origin
|
23 |
66 |
|
Multiple or no response
|
0 |
0 |
Foothill High School maintains a safe and positive learning environment. Students do a lot of one-on-one work with their teacher and they receive a lot of encouragement and positive reinforcement. The students are very focused and self motivated. The high teacher/student ratio and the size of the school make it possible for the students to develop a close relationship with their teacher and with each other which helps create a positive learning environment.
Key
elements of the School Safety Plan include:
A.
Personal
Characteristics of Students and Staff
1.
Goal:
To help students deal with home issues to minimize the impact these have on
their school work.
2.
Activities:
Have counseling available to help students deal with home issues that are
troubling them.
B.
School’s
Physical Environment
1.
Goal:
To work with neighboring businesses to create a safe environment and reduce
vandalism.
2.
Activities:
Reduce the likelihood of vandalism by working with neighboring businesses.
C.
School’s
Social Environment
1.
Goal:
To increase participation and involvement in school-related activities.
2.
Activities:
Plan activities for students and their families.
D.
School’s
Culture
1.
Goal:
To recognize achievements of students and staff on a consistent basis.
2.
Activities:
Develop a consistent recognition program.
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.
FHS
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 independent education student has their own education plan and the
staff works with him or her to assure their success. These 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.
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% |
Foothill
High School is a large modular facility that is located in the Yosemite Lakes
Park subdivision in Coarsegold. There
are two classrooms for the students who attend classes daily and there is an
area for the independent study students to meet weekly with their teacher. The school is located near a commercial area
in the subdivision.
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.
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 FHS 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 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
45 |
51 |
51 |
34 |
35 |
35 |
|
10 |
NA |
36 |
NA |
49 |
53 |
45 |
33 |
34 |
34 |
|
11 |
15 |
9 |
NA |
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 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
60 |
70 |
72 |
48 |
51 |
51 |
|
10 |
NA |
27 |
NA |
53 |
63 |
48 |
44 |
46 |
45 |
|
11 |
NA |
33 |
NA |
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)
Mathematics (Percentage of students
scoring at or above the 50th percentile)
Racial/Ethnic Groups (More than 10 students per
grade level with test results)
Mathematics (Percentage of students
scoring at or above the 50th percentile)