June, 2014

California Continuation Education Association

Sharing the Unique Voices of Alternative Ed.

CCEA is a statewide professional  Model Continua- State Representatives organization that advocates for the tion High School Program Milisav (Mike) Ilic, Ed.D. issues and needs of continuation President high schools. It is broken into  California’s Continuation [email protected] High School Teacher of the Districts on a statewide basis, each Angel Rivers, Vice President with a board of nominated officers. Year [email protected] Delegates from each District’s  Annual CCEA conference board meet at the state level on Hardiman Cureton II, behalf of the entire District.  Legislative information and Secretary advocacy [email protected] Check out our new CCEA website

Vic Whitaker, Treasurer at www.cceanet.org. Annual  Dynamic partnership with the [email protected] membership is $50. See the web- CA. Dept. of Education site for more membership options. www.cceanet.org Lucia Washburn  WASC updates and training Past President We are a membership funded or-

[email protected] ganization. Active, current, and paid membership provides a varie- Joe Stits, Consultant ty of activities that support contin-

[email protected] uation education including

Inside this issue:

Model Continuation 2 Mission Statement for CCEA High Schools State Conference 3 The mission of the California Continuation Education Association is to advocate for the bet- terment of continuation education and to promote the development of quality schools for our students, to support and provide professional development for the improvement of the in-

struction that leads to student achievement of high standards, completion of a high school

diploma, effective preparation for work, positive community involvement, and a foundation for life-long learning.

California Continuation Education Association

Model Continuation Schools

The Model Continuation High  Coronado High School, Dis-  Valley Continuation High, trict 7 School Recognition Program School, District 3 Creekside High School, Dis- identifies and recognizes out-  trict 10  Vicente Martinez High standing programs. These  Del Valle High School, Dis- School, District 3 schools provide comprehensive trict 3 services to at-risk youth through  Desert Valley High School, the use of exemplary instruction- District 8 al strategies, flexible scheduling,  El Camino High School, Dis- trict 7 guidance and counseling ser- vices, and career-technical edu-  Fairvalley High School, Dis- trict 7 cation. The California Depart-  Independence High School, ment of Education encourages District 12 continuation high schools that  Jereann Bowman High meet the eligibility criteria to School, District 7  Lopez Continuation High submit an application. School, District 6 Following is a list of Model  Major General Raymond Murray High School, District Continuation High Schools for 9

2014.  Martin Luther King High School, District 3  Alta Vista High School, District 9  Oak View High School, Dis-  Apollo High School, Dis- trict 6 trict 4  Olympic High School, Dis-  Aurora High School, Dis- trict 7 trict 9  Rancho , District 7  , Dis- trict 4  Sierra High School, District 12  , District 4  Valley High School, District 9  Buena Vista High School, District 7

90 Years of Student Success

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CCEA Annual State Conference CCEA Each year CCEA holds an annu- ence. If you have a unique pro- contest. The students whose CONFERENCE al state conference. Next year’s gram on your campus, you can essays are chosen for recognition conference is going to be held in apply to be recognized as an will read their essays at the con- Northern California. The con- Exemplary Program. In addi- ference and will receive a schol- MAY 1-3, 2015 ference will cover such topics as tion, each District nominates a arship. The Model Continuation the Common Core, WASC self- classified, certificated, support Schools chosen for the year are study, on-line learning, best person, and administrator of the also recognized at the confer- practices, the Model Continua- year. The District winners are ence. Hyatt Regency San Francisco tion School program, as well as recognized at the conference and Airport Your membership in CCEA innovative ideas and programs from the teachers nominated 1333 Bayshore Highway provides you a discount to the Burlingame, CA 94010 from around the State. from each District, a State conference. Many schools use Teacher of the Year is selected. There are a variety of opportuni- Common Core money, Title I or There is also a student essay ties for recognition at the confer- staff development funds to pay the conference fees.

Principal’s Institute

The 2015 Principal’s Institute only comprehensive profes- will be at the Hyatt Regency sional development workshop San Francisco Airport and dealing with the laws, educa- Call for Presenters precedes the State Confer- tion codes and regulations For the 2015 CCEA ence. It will be held on that pertain to the operation Statewide Conference Wednesday, April 29 and of the continuation high Thursday, April 30, prior to school. The 2015 conference www.cceanet.org the start of the State confer- will make the 20th year of the ence on May 1-3. If you reg- Institute. For more infor- ister for the Institute, you can mation, please go to our web- add the State Conference as site. well for an additional $125.00. The Institute is the

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