2017-20 LCAP & 2016-17 Annual Update
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Page 1 of 93 LCAP Year 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 Local Control Addendum: General instructions & regulatory requirements. Accountability Plan Appendix A: Priorities 5 and 6 Rate Calculations Appendix B: Guiding Questions: Use as prompts (not limits) and Annual Update LCFF Evaluation Rubrics: Essential data to support completion of this LCAP. Please analyze the LEA’s full data set; specific links to the (LCAP) Template rubrics are also provided within the template. LEA Name Oroville Union High School District Contact---------- Name and Dr. Corey Willenberg Email and [email protected] Title Superintendent Phone (530)-538-2300, ext. 1107 2017-20 Plan Summary THE STORY Briefly describe the students and community and how the LEA serves them. The Oroville Union High School District is located in the rural north valley at the base of the Sierra Nevada foothills, about seventy miles north of Sacramento. The district encompasses 723 square miles of eastern Butte County. The district has two comprehensive high schools, one continuation school, one community day school and one adult education school. Butte-Glenn Community College is nine miles from town and California State University, Chico is located approximately 25 miles from Oroville. Oroville is the seat of Butte County, which comprises the primary source of income for the city's population of 16,061 residents (55,000 in the greater Oroville area). Other significant sources of income are agriculture, light manufacturing, tourism, retail trade services, transportation, public utilities, construction, finance, government and public administration. The 2015 median household income in the city was $38,308. OUHSD has experienced declining enrollment since 2009-2010. During the 2015-2016 school year, the total enrollment for grades 9-12 was 2,227 students. During the 2016-2017 school year, the total enrollment for grades 9-12 was 2,136 students. OUHSD is projecting a 9-12 enrollment of 2,057 in 2017-2018. OUHSD has made great strides to provide students with quality educational opportunities, such as Career and Technical Education pathways in Agriculture, Automotive, Engineering, Home Economics and Manufacturing. OUHSD also has the Las Plumas Oroville Aliiance (LPO) Band that is highly decorated in Northern California as a quality program. Page 2 of 93 LCAP HIGHLIGHTS Identify and briefly summarize the key features of this year’s LCAP. The District designed the LCAP to focus on three goals for all students: 1) quality educational experiences for all students; 2) safe and nurturing environment for all students; and 3) prepare students to be critical thinkers in the 21st century. During the 2016-2017 school year, the District focused on improving academic performance for all students, especially in the areas of special education and mathematics. The District is exploring alternatives to suspensions and expulsions while still maintaining a safe school environment that is conducive to learning. The Board of Trustees is exploring ways to improve instruction in every classroom in order to reduce the number of students leaving our district to attend school in other districts. The Board and District Administration are exploring ways to offer quality educational programs for students, retain high quality teachers and meet the challenges of increasing District contributions to employee pension programs and health and welfare benefits. Page 3 of 93 REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE Based on a review of performance on the state indicators and local performance indicators included in the LCFF Evaluation Rubrics, progress toward LCAP goals, local self-assessment tools, stakeholder input, or other information, what progress is the LEA most proud of and how does the LEA plan to maintain or build upon that success? This may include identifying any specific examples of how past increases or improvements in services for low-income students, English learners, and foster youth have led to improved performance for these students. The District's graduation rate has increased since 2013-2014. According to the CDE LCFF Dashboard, the District has a graduation rate of 94.7% for all students. The District has also shown an increase in the academic performance of our English Language Learners (ELL), with 76.8% performing at or above state performance targets. The District does have a very high suspension and expulsion rate of 12.8%. The Dashboard indicators for Chronic Absenteeism and College and Career Readiness are not yet available. Addressing attendance has been a focus of the District since 2011. In 2011-2012, the average attendance rate for both comprehensive high schools was 93.78%. In 2015-2016, the average attendance rate for both comprehensive high schools was 94.37%. During the 2015-2016 school year, 13% of our 11th grade students met or exceeded standards on the State Math assessment (CAASPP) . During the 2015-2016 school year, 41% of our 11th grade students met or exceeded standards on the State ELA assessment (CAASPP) . The District has focused spending one-time funding on improving technology infrastructure (WiFi access points, cabling, network performance and storage solutions), purchasing Chromebooks for students to use in classes, expanding library hours at both Oroville High School (OHS)and Las Plumas High School (LPHS), providing professional development opportunities for staff, implementing the California Common Core Content Standards in the areas of English, math, social science and science, as well as providing multiple options for students to make up credits. GREATEST PROGRESS Page 4 of 93 Referring to the LCFF Evaluation Rubrics, identify any state indicator or local performance indicator for which overall performance was in the “Red” or “Orange” performance category or where the LEA received a “Not Met” or “Not Met for Two or More Years” rating. Additionally, identify any areas that the LEA has determined need significant improvement based on review of local performance indicators or other local indicators. What steps is the LEA planning to take to address these areas with the greatest need for improvement? The District has received a "Red" on overall performance in the area of suspensions and expulsions. The District implemented an In-School Suspension classroom at Prospect High School two years ago. The total number of out-of-school suspensions has been reduced. Stakeholders are reviewing the reasons for each suspension and expulsion in order to determine if a modification of the District's Discipline Plan is warranted. The District received "Green" on both graduation rate and English Language Learner progress. During the 2015-2016 school year, OUHSD suspended 466 students for 1168 offenses. There were 758 days of Out of School Suspension and 487 days of In School Suspension. During 2015-2016, 63 students were expelled. GREATEST NEEDS Page 5 of 93 Referring to the LCFF Evaluation Rubrics, identify any state indicator for which performance for any student group was two or more performance levels below the “all student” performance. What steps is the LEA planning to take to address these performance gaps? The graduation rate performance indicator for students with disabilities received an "Orange" due to having a 70% graduation rate. The District is reviewing our entire special education program to remove potential barriers for students to graduate. We are also reviewing our Certificate of Completion program for special education students and making sure that the program is not PERFORMANCE negatively affecting our graduation data. On the advice of the California Department of Education, the District is exploring the implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) throughout the GAPS district. A group of teachers and administrators attended UDL training in March, 2017. The District also scored "Red" in the area of suspension and expulsion for all students. Stakeholders have reviewed the District's Discipline Plan for 2017-2018 and will be looking to add alternatives to suspension as consequences. INCREASED OR IMPROVED SERVICES If not previously addressed, identify the two to three most significant ways that the LEA will increase or improve services for low-income students, English learners, and foster youth. The three most significant ways in which the District increased or improved services for all students are: 1) extending the library hours at both LPHS and OHS one day per week from 3:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; 2) using the MAP assessment to appropriately place incoming ninth grade students into ELA and math courses; and 3) exposing students to college and career opportunities by hosting a College and Career Fair, sponsoring trips to colleges and industry partners, and increasing the number of classes that meet the College Board's criteria to be approved as A-G courses. The District was able to extend the library hours at LPHS and OHS as planned. The District was able to use the MAP assessment to place incoming ninth grade students into ELA and Math classes. LPHS and OHS counseling staff collaborated to host a College and Career Fair in which students were provided opportunities to visit colleges and industry partners. Staff collaborated on the District's A-G list and updated courses as appropriate. In addition to these initiatives, the District engaged in steps to improve services for low-income students, English Learners and foster youth. The District funded after- school tutoring in ELA and Math at LPHS and in Math at OHS, Monday through Thursday. The District funded a Behavioral Specialist who primarily serves our Community Day School, whose population is 10% foster youth. The process for identifying foster and homeless youth has been improved by creating a list twice per month that is sent to appropriate staff at all school sites. Although we have not met our goal of hiring a School Social Worker this year, the District recently settled with the Oroville Secondary Teacher's Association (OSTA) and is recruiting to fill this position. The District continues to pursue strong relationships with outside organizations to benefit the specific populations mentioned above.