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Administration Options for Youth - Joan Hall Victor Valley Charter School President [email protected] CDS Code: 36-67934-3630670 Jesus Franco PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS Assistant Superintendent [email protected] 2013-2014 SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARD Brian Albright: [email protected] Kathy Lento: [email protected] SARC Information Principals Every school in California is required by state law to publish a School Accountability Report Card (SARC), by February 1st of each year. The SARC contains information about the Administration Office condition and performance of each California public school. Under the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) all Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) are required to prepare 320 N. Halstead Street a Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), which describes how they intend to meet annual school-specific goals for all pupils, with specific activities to address state and local Pasadena, CA 91107 priorities. Additionally, data reported in a LCAP is to be consistent with data reported in the SARC. (888) 639-6696 • For more information about SARC requirements, see the California Department of Education (CDE) SARC webpage at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/. • View this SARC online at the school and/or LEA websites. Education • For more information about the LCFF or LCAP, see the CDE LCFF Webpage at http:// Advisory Board www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/lc/. • For additional information about the school, parents and community members should Dr. Al Andrews contact the school principal or the district office. Karen Burstein OFY Core Values & Beliefs Leslie Crunelle • We believe in our students and employees as uniquely gifted individuals to be Dr. General Davie, Jr. empowered and treated with respect and dignity. • We believe in honesty, consistency, and honoring our commitments with integrity. David J. DePinto • We believe that our innovation and success come from vision, collaboration, and teamwork. Paul Devore • We have a commitment to high quality and excellence in our professional relationships Sergeant Herrold Egger and the services we provide to our community. • We ensure our continued success by maximizing our intellectual, emotional, and Dr. Jesse Gonzalez physical resources. Larry Gonzalez Dan Isaacs OFY Mission Statement Options For Youth can be the best independent study public school empowering Phillip B. Jordan underserved students by unlocking their passions and dreams and moving them daily Pete Lakey toward graduation. Dr. Robert Lee Charter School Profile (School Year 2014-15) Dr. Joseph P. Linscomb Options For Youth is the dream and passion of educators John and Joan Hall, who Dr. Thomas MacCalla launched the first Options For Youth program in 1986. The former Los Angeles Unified School District teachers share a special commitment to providing educational alternatives Bob Morales for at-risk students. Rev. Cecil Murray From its inception, Options For Youth’s mission has been to recover students who have dropped out of traditional schools or have fallen behind in credits and are at risk of failing. Dr. Bruce Newlin Options For Youth combines personalized learning plans with self-esteem and leadership development. The educational programs at the school are designed to meet the needs of Karin Newlin our changing society. Options For Youth is dedicated to ensuring the academic success Kent Phillips of every student and providing a safe and comprehensive educational experience. This Charter School is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges William Rivera (WASC). Elisa Sanchez Julian Weaver Options for Youth - Victor Valley 1 Published: February 2015 School Enrollment A. Conditions of Learning (School Year 2013-14) During the 2013-14 school year, Options For Youth - Victor Valley served State Priority: Basic 2,764 students in grades six through twelve on a year-round calendar. The SARC provides the following information relevant to the Basic State The charts display school enrollment broken down by grade or student Priority (Priority 1): group. • Degree to which teachers are appropriately assigned and fully Enrollment Trend by Grade Level credentialed in the subject area and for the pupils they are teaching • Pupils have access to standards-aligned instructional materials 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 • School facilities are maintained in good repair 6th 3 7th 96 107 85 Highly Qualified Teachers 8th 126 133 122 9th 657 589 489 (School Year 2013-14) 10th 914 896 792 The Federal No Child Left Behind Act requires that all teachers in core subject areas meet certain requirements in order to be considered as 11th 811 753 672 “Highly Qualified”. Minimum qualifications include: possession of a 12th 787 613 604 Bachelor’s Degree, possession of an appropriate California teaching credential, and demonstrated competence in core academic subjects. For more information, see the CDE Improving Teacher and Principal Enrollment by Student Group Quality Web page at: http://www.cde.ca.gov/nclb/sr/tq/. 2013-14 Note: As an independent charter school, the Options For Youth Public Percentage Charter Schools program, resources, and administration are run independently from the Victor Valley Union High School District, so there African American 11.1% is no district data to report for comparison in this section. American Indian 0.4% Asian 0.8% NCLB Compliant Teachers Hispanic or Latino 63.7% % of Core % of Core Academic Academic Pacific Islander 0.7% Courses Courses White 18.2% Taught Taught By By NCLB Non-NCLB Two or More 2.7% Compliant Compliant None Reported 2.4% Teachers Teachers English Learners 8.3% School 64.7% 35.3% Socioeconomically Disadvantaged 83.0% District N/A N/A Students with Disabilities 3.8% High-Poverty Schools in District N/A N/A Low-Poverty Schools in District N/A N/A School Attendance Teacher Assignment (School Year 2013-14) The school recruits and employs the most qualified credentialed Regular attendance at Options For Youth - Victor Valley is a necessary teachers who meet all credential requirements in accordance with State part of the learning process and is critical to academic success. It is the of California guidelines. This chart displays information about teacher policy of the school to automatically dismiss any student who has been credentials at the school. truant for two consecutive school months in a 12-month period. Note: As an independent charter school, the Options For Youth Public Truancy is determined by failure to report to regularly scheduled Charter Schools program, resources, and administration are run meetings and/or failure to make satisfactory progress in accordance with independently from the Victor Valley Union High School District, so there the signed agreement. is no district data to report for comparison in this section. Teacher Credential Status School District 12-13 13-14 14-15 14-15 Fully Credentialed 104 100 96 N/A Without Full Credentials 0 1 1 N/A Working Outside Subject 0 2 2 N/A Options For Youth - Victor Valley 2 Published: February 2015 Teacher Misassignments & Vacancies Misassignments refers to the number of positions filled by teachers who lack legal authorization to teach that grade level, subject area, student group, etc. Teacher vacancies reflect the number of positions to which a single designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of the year for an entire semester or year. Misassignments/Vacancies 12-13 13-14 14-15 Misassignments of Teachers of English Learners 0 0 0 Misassignments of Teachers (other) 0 0 0 Total Misassignments of Teachers 0 0 0 Vacant Teacher Positions 0 0 0 Instructional Materials (School Year 2014-15) Options For Youth Public Charter Schools determined that each school has sufficient and good quality textbooks, instructional materials, or science lab equipment pursuant to the settlement of Williams vs. the State of California. All students, including English Learners, are given their own individual standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials, or both, in core subjects, health, foreign languages, and visual and performing arts for use in the classroom and to take home. The table displays information collected in January 2015 about the quality, currency, and availability of the standards-aligned textbooks and other instructional materials used at the school. District-Adopted Textbooks Grade Adoption Subject Publisher Sufficient % Lacking Levels Year English/ Glencoe/McGraw 9th-12th 2006 Yes 0.0% Language Arts Hill English/ Holt, Rinehart & 9th-12th 2007 Yes 0.0% Language Arts Winston English/ 7th-8th McDougal Littell 2002 Yes 0.0% Language Arts English/ Pearson/Prentice 7th-12th 2010 Yes 0.0% Language Arts Hall History/Social Glencoe/McGraw 7th-8th 2014 Yes 0.0% Science Hill History/Social 9th-12th Holt McDougal 2014 Yes 0.0% Science History/Social Pearson/Prentice 7th-12th 2014 Yes 0.0% Science Hall College 7th-12th Mathematics 2011 Yes 0.0% Preparatory Math 7th-12th Mathematics McDougal Littell 1997 Yes 0.0% Pearson/Addison 7th-12th Mathematics 2007 Yes 0.0% Wesley 7th-12th Mathematics Prentice Hall 2004 Yes 0.0% 7th-12th Mathematics Prentice Hall 2010 Yes 0.0% Holt, Rinehart & 9th-12th Science 2001 Yes 0.0% Winston 9th-12th Science McDougal Littell 2009 Yes 0.0% 7th-12th Science Prentice Hall 2000 Yes 0.0% Social Science/ Glencoe/McGraw 7th-12th 2004 Yes 0.0% History Hill Social Science/ Holt, Rinehart & 7th-8th 2000 Yes 0.0% History Winston Social Science/ 7th-12th Houghton Mifflin 2002 Yes 0.0% History Social Science/ Pearson/Prentice 7th-8th 2009 Yes 0.0% History Hall Social Science/ 7th-12th Prentice Hall 2003 Yes 0.0% History Options For Youth - Victor Valley 3 Published: February 2015 School Facilities (School Year 2014-15) Options For Youth - Victor Valley has 12 learning centers located in the following areas: Chino, Fontana, Hesperia, Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, and Victorville. The facilities strongly support teaching and learning through its ample classroom space and school grounds. The chart displays the results of the most recent school facilities inspection.