“As Far As the Eye Can See”
As Far As the Mind Can Reach”
Philosophy
• Student’s Come First
• Can’t Pick Your Parents or Where Born
• Opportunity to Succeed
• Service Organization
“Customer’s Always Right”
• Motivation
Programs
High School – 1,513 Adult Education- 2,491
Young Parent - 175 Adult ESL – 3,587
Male Female
49 % 51%
• Hispanic 65%
• Caucasian 19%
• Black 10%
• Asian 3%
• Pacific Islander 2%
• Native American 1%
Demographics
Multiple Sites
• 7 Youth Sites• 25 Adult Sites• 5 Adult and Youth Sites• Continuum of Service• Open Entry/Open Exit
Every Week• Classes from 7:30 AM
to 9:00 PM• Weekends 9:00 AM to
12:00 PM
Referral Process• Schools, Agencies,
and CBO’s• Expectations• SEOP’s• Assessment Test• Career Interest
Inventory• Resume• Persuasive Essay• Schedule Classes
School Goals
• Advisory Period • Reading – 20 minutes
everyday• Math in every class,
everyday• Writing – 10 minutes
every class, everyday• Student/Parent Contact
and Documentation
• Staff Expectations and Orientation• Administrator - Every Class Every Day• Staff Development• Classroom Design – Student Tables,
No Teacher Desks• Staff Presence• Appeal Process• Child Care• Social Worker/Counselor• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner• Mental Health
Culture and Climate
Results
• Graduates-605
• GED’s-166
• On-Going Assessment
• 95% participation
Utah UBSCTReading – October 2005
Basic Skills Objectives # SA DA
Strategies meaning of text 18 8.32 8.24
Strategies understanding 45 20.3 19.8
Functional text 19 9.5 9.4
Informational text 25 10.4 10.0
Literacy text 19 8.7 8.6
School District
Impact
• Incentives: Monetary $ and Physical• Stronger Placement and Follow-Up• Increase Applied Course Work• Parent Involvement• Integrated Curricula• WPU vs. FTE• Continuum of Service• (Traditional High Schools)