Board Agenda
Our Charter School focuses on high school dropouts. We have the ability to provide a high school program to students regardless of age; the requirements are that students remain continuously enrolled and make adequate academic progress during their enrollment. Two added incentives for enrolling are that the students at our school are not limited in the number of times they can take the exit exams, nor is there a 22 year old age cap. For students who leave school just short of graduation, enrolling at the charter school may be just what they need to finish up work toward a California High School Diploma. Credentialed academic teachers work closely with vocational instructors to ensure a seamless, comprehensive, and integrated educational experience. Classes run 6 periods, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, Monday through Friday.
Our school is a year-round institution with fall, spring, and summer sessions being mandatory. Students receive stipends for good attendance. The minimum credits required for graduation are 180, only 45 of which are electives. Graduates receive assistance with both college enrollment and job placement. Post secondary education is an expectation. Seeking always to meet the diverse needs of its student population and the South Bay communities from which they come, our Charter School focuses on the basics, reading, writing, and math, preparing students for the state exit exam. We hold two formal graduation ceremonies each year.
Federal funding through the California Public Charter School Grant Program and funding from the Skoll Foundation, Lumina McCabe Educational Fund, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation NSI YouthBuild grant, enabled the charter school to expand its technology resources, broaden its curriculum to better serve the diverse learning needs of its students, train additional student interns, and personalize the professional development of our staff.
Our Charter School, acknowledging that learning must be more than a purely academic pursuit, strives to craft a program that encourages students to seek higher education and that will prepare them for careers that will make them self-sufficient, motivated, contributing members of society.
