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

• JCS is able to be flexible and adapt the curriculum
quickly at any point in the year.
• Especially at the K-8 level, but also to some extent
at the high school level, students are not limited to
one curriculum choice and there is the ability to
change curriculum to better meet student needs.
• In addition to or instead of curriculum changes,
assignments can also be changed or altered to
better suit student needs in meeting standards.
• Pace of the curriculum can be adjusted.
• Additional strategies and interventions are suggested
and put in place by assessment findings.
• Students who continue to struggle after teacherand
parent-led strategies have been tried are
referred to a Safety Net team. The team is a
precursor to an SST and often is able to make
suggestions that bring about positive changes.
• Tutoring options have been expanded each year,
and now includes online tutoring in some subjects
in addition to in-person, phone and email tutoring.
• Intervention programs and English-language
support are provided through programs such as
CompassLearning (e.g., Response to Invention, ELL
for Elementary, ELL for Secondary).
• All students have access to curricular choices that
enable them to meet the graduation requirements.
• In examining data, our students struggle in the
areas of writing and math (especially algebra) and
therefore a ninth grade writing course is a mandatory
course, an algebra support class is offered as
an elective, and a variety of CAHSEE remediation
or interventions are provided (grades 9-12).
• All academic and career-technical programs are meaningful
and open to all students.
• Elective courses may be custom designed to fit the
needs and interests of the student.
• High school core courses may be taken as a portfolio
option for students/families that want to use
alternative curriculum or develop a course of study
independent of the specialist-designed course of
study. Portfolio approval requires a pre-course
meeting to review the course of study proposed.
Assessments include the course final exam and a
mid/final portfolio meeting to assess learning.
• Curriculum/textbook
choices available in the
resource center
• Curriculum purchased with
EUs
• Curriculum/courses of
study in ReportWriter
• ReportWriter custom
courses
• Concern reports
• Safety Net forms
• Tutoring hours
• Elluminate schedule
• Writing course curriculum
• Algebra support class
• CLO intervention scope
and sequence (RtI/ELL)
• WIGS 2009-2010
• Writing requirement
• Health/life skills
requirement
• Graduation requirements
• JCS course list
• “a-g” list
• Curriculum order form
• Community college and
ROP course lists
• Custom course sample
• Portfolio option and
sample portfolio work
Note:
• JCS does not offer Honors
or AP classes
• Students may earn high
school and college credits
by taking courses at a
community college
Chapter 4: Self-Study Findings: Curriculum
62 Julian Charter School Focus on Learning 2009-2010