2009-2010 Self-Study WASC Action Plan - Julian Charter School

NOTES QUESTIONS
AREAS OF SUBSTANTIVE IMPROVEMENT
• The school’s API has been steadily rising with substantial
growth (34 points) in the 2007-2008 cycle and seven points
in 2008-2009; all significant subgroups, outside of the
Students with Disabilities 2009 subgroup, consistently meet
annual API growth targets.
• STAR test participation has inched up every year. Including
students with waivers, almost exclusively from either the
home study or special education populations, we have
reached a 96% testing participation rate.
• Improved processes have been established for placing students
in middle and high school math courses; improved
processes are in place for matching students to the
appropriate math and science end-of-course CST test.
• An increased number of students are taking a standardsaligned
math or science course and subsequently
participating in the corresponding end-of-course CST.
• More students are enrolled in and prepared for Algebra I in
grades 8 and 9.
• The CAHSEE grade 10 passing rate has been trending
upward over the last four years: English-language arts
increased from the high seventies to the low nineties, math
increased from the high sixties to the mid-eighties.
• The ninth grade writing course appears to be making a difference
in students’ ability to tackle coursework in other
high school classes. More data is needed to fully affirm.
AREAS OF NEED
• Monitor, analyze, and implement strategies to lessen movement
of students into and out of the school during the
course of the year (need greatest at grades 9-11) and at
transitional points at the end of the year (e.g., grade eight).
Enrollment patterns for students enrolling second semester
in the high school home study program show students are
struck out or withdraw at a high rate prior to the end of the
school year.
• Focus on improving basic math skills across the grade levels
and with teachers/parent-teachers in K-8; seek ways to raise
performance in Algebra I and Geometry (grades 11 and 12).
• Increase data examination, data sharing, and using data to
drive instructional and programmatic decision making.
Chapter 2: Student/Community Profile Summary
22 Julian Charter School Focus on Learning 2009-2010