School Accountability Report Card

Mountain View High School

School Year 2000-01

 

School:

 Name

Mountain View High School

 

District:

Name

Yosemite Joint Union High School District

Principal

Randal Haggard

 

Superintendent

Bill McCabe

Street

50407 Hang Tree Rd.

 

Street

50200 Road 427

City, State, Zip

Oakhurst, CA 93644

 

City, State, Zip

Oakhurst, CA 93644

Phone Number

559-683-4667

 

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

rhaggard@yosemiteuhsd.com

 

Email Address

Bmccabe@yosemiteuhsd.com

Enrollment

14

 

SARC contact

Earlene Ward, 683-8801 ext. 338

Grades Served

9-10

 

 

 

 

School Description and Vision Statement

Mountain View High School is a continuation school serving grades 9-10 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 both grades in these rooms.  There is one certificated teacher 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 Mountain View High School from Yosemite High School.  They take some classes at YHS and some at MVHS.  This is for grades nine and 10 only, therefore students transition to YHS as juniors or before.

 

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: Randal Haggard                                 Phone Number: 559-683-4467 ext. 307

 

Parents are welcome to be involved in any activities at MVHS.  They are encouraged to be chaperones on field trips, to assist in the classroom, or to speak to the students.

 

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

1

7

 

Asian

0

0

Pacific Islander

0

0

 

Filipino

0

0

Hispanic/Latino

2

14

 

African American not Hispanic

0

0

White,  not of Hispanic origin

11

79

 

Multiple or no response

0

0

 

II.                School Safety and Climate for Learning

Mountain View 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.

 


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 develop programs to assist students who have substance abuse problems.

2.                  Activities: To assist students who have substance abuse problems.

B.                 School’s Physical Environment

1.                  Goal: To enhance the internal security of the school.

2.                  Activities: Put measures in place to increase the security and allow staff and students to feel safe.

C.                 School’s Social Environment

1.                  Goal: To increase involvement and participation at the school.

2.                  Activities: Develop programs for students to be involved in outside of class hours.

D.                 School’s Culture

1.                  Goal: To increase the frequency and consistency of recognition of students and staff.

2.                  Activities: To recognize students and staff for achievements.

 

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

MVHS is a small school with a high staff/student ratio.  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. 


 

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

Mountain View High School is a two-room school composed of portable facilities that are located on the same property as 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

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, scores for MVHS students are not made available.

 

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

There are no subgroups at MVHS.

 

Racial/Ethnic Groups (More than 10 students per grade level with test results)

There are no racial/ethnic groups at MVHS.

 

Local Assessment (Percentage of students meeting or exceeding the district standard)

No data available

 

California Fitness Test (Percentage of students meeting fitness standards)

The percentage of students in grades 5, 7, and 9, as appropriate, who scored in the healthy fitness zone on all six fitness standards on the California Fitness Test.

No data available

 

SAT I

The SAT I Reasoning Test, formally known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test, is one of the tests available from The College Board that students voluntarily take for college entrance.  The SAT I is designed to assess many of the skills that are important to a student’s success in college.  The test may or may not be available to students at a given school.  Students may take the test more than once, but only the highest score is reported at the year of graduation.

 

No students from MVHS have taken this examination in the past three years.

 

Academic Performance Index (API)

The Academic Performance Index (API) is a score on a scale of 200 to 1000 that annually measures the academic performance and progress of individual schools in California.  On an interim basis, the state has set 800 as the API score that schools should strive to meet.

 

Growth Targets: The annual growth target for a school is 5% of the distance between its base API and 800.  Actual growth is the number of API points a school gained between its base and growth years.  Schools that reach their annual targets are eligible for monetary awards.  Schools that do not meet their targets and have a statewide API rank of one to five are eligible to participate in the Immediate Intervention / Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP), which provides resources to schools to improve their academic achievement.

 

Subgroup APIs and Targets: In addition to a whole-school API, schools also receive API scores for each numerically significant racial / ethnic and socioeconomically disadvantaged subgroup in the school.  Growth targets are also set for each of the subgroups.  Each subgroup must also meet its target for the school to be identified as having met its target.

 

Percentage Tested: In order to be eligible for awards, high schools must have at least 90 percent of their students in grades 9-11 tested.

 

Statewide Rank: Schools receiving an APU\I score are ranked in ten categories of equal size (deciles) from one (lowest) to ten (highest), according to type of school (elementary, middle, or high school).

 

Similar Schools Rank: This is a comparison of each school with 100 other schools with similar demographic characteristics.  Each set of 100 schools is ranked by API score from one (lowest) to ten (highest) to indicate how well the school performed compared to schools most like it.

API criteria are subject to change as new legislation is enacted into law.  More detailed and current information about the API and public school accountability in California can be found at the California Department of Education website at http://api.cde.ca.gov/, or by speaking with the school principal.

 

School Wide API

Alternative education schools do not participate in this system at this time.  They will participate in the alternative assessment that is currently being developed.

 

Subgroups

There are no statistical subgroups at MVHS.

 

IV.              School Completion

 

California High School Exit Exam (CMVHSEE)

Beginning with the graduating class of 2004, students in California Public Schools will have to pass the California High School Exit Exam to receive a high school diploma.  The School Accountability Report Card for that year will report the percentage of students completing grade 12 who successfully complete the California High School Exit Exam.

(To be implemented upon approval of the High School Exit Exam process by the California State Board of Education.)

 

Dropout Rate and Graduation

Data reported regarding progress over the most recent three-year period toward reducing dropout rates includes: grade 9-12 enrollment, the number of dropouts, and the one-year dropout rate listed in the California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS).  The formula for the one-year dropout rage is: (Grades 9-12 Dropouts/Grades 9-12 Enrollment) multiplied by 100.  Graduation rate data will be reported after the California State Board of Education approves a graduation rate formula.

 

School

District

State

 

1998

1999

2000

1998

1999

2000

1998

1999

2000

Enrollment (9-12)

18

14

7

1309

1296

1291

1.6 million

1.7 million

1.7 million

Number of Dropouts

0

0

0

7

5

7

47,306

46,470

47,282

Dropout Rate

0

0

0

0.5

0.4

0.5

2.9

2.8

2.8

 

V.                 Class Size

 

Average Class Size and Class Size Distribution

The enrollment varies at MVHS throughout the year because of the nature of the school. There is one teachers; enrollment ranges from 7-25.

 

Average Teaching Load and Teaching Load Distribution

Data reported are the average class size and the number of classrooms for each range of students by subject area as reported by CBEDS.

 


VI.              Teacher and Staff Information

 

Teacher Credential Information

Data reported are in units of full-time equivalents (FTE). One FTE is defined as a staff person working 100% of full time. Two staff persons working 50% of full time also equals one FTA.

 

 

1999

2000

2001

Total number of teachers

2

2

1

Full credential (fully credentialed and teaching in subject area)

2

2

1

Teaching outside subject area (fully credentialed but teaching outside subject area

 

 

 

Emergency credential (includes District Internship, University Internship, Pre-interns and Emergency Permits)