Transcript Western Sierra Collegiate Academy

Family Information Night
February 26, 2014
 Welcome!
 Introductions
 School
Programs
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Phil Spears
Superintendent
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Gregg Moses
Principal
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Chip Kling
Vice-Principal / School Counselor
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Scott Crosson
Dean of Students
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Michelle Allen
Registrar
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 Western
Sierra: finishing fifth year of
operation as the Rocklin Academy
secondary school.
• Growth
• Academic Recognition
• Awards
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2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
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220
325
545
725
725
New campus
approximate
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API
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 Awarded “Best of
the Best” Middle
School by Placer Herald readers
2011
 Awarded “Best of the Best” Middle
and High School by Placer Herald
readers 2012
Academic Decathlon
STEM Recognition
University Acceptances
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 All
high school students take this each
year in grades 9-11
 Students perform consistently above
national averages
 An important step in the college
readiness process
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High expectations
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A small school culture
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Active, involved parents
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Scaffolded Curriculum
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Highly qualified teachers
 Engaged
students
 Highly qualified
teachers
 Parent School
Partnership
(PSP)
 3 R’s:
• Rigorous
• Relevant
• Relationship
 High School
• Courses designed to prepare for Advanced
Placement
• University of California a-g Courses
• AP Courses begin in 10th grade
 Mastery
Model
Learning
 Built-in
academic
support classes occur
daily
 Teachers
available for
Enrichment
Opportunities
 Speaker
Series
•Students will
receive high
school credit for
college courses
or other high
school equivalent
courses
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 History
 English
 Math
 Science
 Two
elective classes:
• Creative Writing, Technology, Visual Arts,
Theater Arts, PE, Communications, Intro to
Spanish / Intro to Mandarin, Spanish I, Mandarin
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9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
A - SOCIAL STUDIES
World Geography
AP
World History
AP
US History
AP
Government &
Politics
B - ENGLISH
English 9
English 10
AP English
Language
AP English
Literature
C - MATH
Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus AB and AP Statistics
D - SCIENCE
Biology, Physics, Chemistry, AP Biology; AP Physics
E - WORLD
LANGUAGE
Spanish I, II, III, IV, AP; Mandarin Chinese I, II, III, IV, AP
F - VAPA
Choir, Band, Art I, Art II, Art III, Art IV, Film as Literature, Graphic Arts
Possibilities: Guitar,
G - ELECTIVES
Creative Writing; PE; Yearbook; Leadership; AP Psychology; Engineering
 Grades
7-8: Students will be placed in
grade level math classes with an option
to assess into higher level classes
 Grades
9-12: Students will be placed in
Algebra 1 or higher, based on the last
math class completed at time of
enrollment.
 Starts
in 10th grade
 Potential to earn
college credit based
on exam score
 Save time & money
for college
 Increase college
readiness skills
 2010-11
• One course
 2011-12
• Three courses
 2012-13
• Seven courses
 2013-14
• Eleven courses
 2014-15
• Eleven to twelve
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 AP World History (10th)
 AP US History (11th)
 AP Government & Politics (12th)
 AP Psychology (11th -12th)
 AP English Language (11th)
 AP English Literature (12th)
 AP Calculus AB (11th-12th)
 AP Statistics (11th-12th)
 AP Biology (11th – 12th)
 AP Physics (11th – 12th)
 AP Mandarin
 AP Spanish Language (11th -12th)
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 High
school courses that meet college
admission requirements for University of
California (UC) and California State
University (CSU) have to be approved.
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UC and CSU use the same course list.
 Western
Sierra has an approved ‘a-g’
course list.
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 ‘a’
History / Social Science 30 units
 ‘b’ English 40 units
 ‘c’ Mathematics 30 units
 ‘d’ Laboratory Science 30 units
 ‘e’ Foreign Languages 20 units
 ‘f’ Visual and Performing Arts 20 units
 ‘g’ Elective 50 units
 Total 220 units, CAHSEE, Community
Service
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 We
believe students who give back to
their community will be a more
productive citizen.
 Hours
required (rate of 5 per quarter):
• Class of 2014 = 20
• Class of 2015 = 40
• Class of 2016 = 60
• Class of 2017 & beyond = 80
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Arizona State University
Azusa Pacific University
Cal Poly, Pomona
Cal Poly, San Luis
Obispo
Cal State, Fresno
Cal State, Fullerton
Cal State, Sacramento
Cal State, Los Angeles
University Nevada,
Reno
Northern Arizona
University
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Yale
MIT
Santa Clara University
Point Loma
Colorado State
Kansas University
University of the
Pacific
San Francisco State
University
Western Oregon
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 College
and career planning tool
 Individualized
for each High School
student
 Online
career center
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Quarterly Awards
 WS Mission
 Student of the Quarter
 Academic Excellence
 C-PREP
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Semester Awards
 Honor Roll
 Principal’s Honor Roll
 Boys
State
 Girls
State
 Hugh
O’Brien Youth Leadership
 California
 PSAT
Scholastic Federation (CSF)
generates other opportunities
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 Music
Ensembles
• High School Jazz Band
• High School Choirs
• Quarterly Performances
 Visual
Arts
• Student Art Show
 Performing/Theater
Arts
• Annual Spring Musical
 …and
more to come!
 Fall
• Cross Country
 Spring
• Boys Soccer
• Track & Field
• Girls Volleyball
• Boys Volleyball
• Cheerleading
• Girls Soccer
• Boys Baseball – HS
 Winter
• Boys Basketball
…and growing!
• Girls Basketball
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 Student
initiated, parent
led, faculty sponsored
clubs
 Variety
of clubs for
students to choose from,
or students may propose
their own!
 Associated
(ASB)
Student Body
 Apply
online March 3rd via our website
 Notification towards end of March
 Seventh grade Lottery if needed will be
held March 20
 Tours: Second and Fourth Tuesdays of
each month at 4pm
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How can we help you make the best decision
for your student’s educational future?
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 Class
 As
of 2014
 Class
sophomores:
 As
of 2015
sophomores:
• Western Sierra: 38.5%
• Western Sierra: 56.5%
• Nationwide:
• Nationwide:
 As
24.9%
38.5%
juniors
• Western Sierra: 62.5%
• Nationwide:
46.3%
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 UC requires:
• 2 years:
 One year world history, cultures and historical geography
and one year of US history or half year of US History and
half year of American government
 Western Sierra requires:
• 3 years of the following:
 Geography
 AP World History
 AP US History
 AP Government & Politics
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 UC requires:
• 4 years
 Western Sierra requires:
• 4 years
 English 9
 English 10
 AP English Language
 AP English Literature
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 UC requires:
• 3 years to include ;
 Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II
 Western Sierra requires:
• 3 years of math while taken in high school with at
least Geometry and Algebra II
 Fourth
year is highly recommended
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 UC
requires:
• 2 years
 Western
Sierra requires:
• 3 years out of the following:
 Biology
 Chemistry
 Physics
 AP Biology
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 UC requires:
• 2 years of the same language other than English
or the equivalent to the second level of high
school
 Western Sierra requires:
• 2 years of the same language with the second
level or higher taken while in high school
 Third
year is highly recommended
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 UC
requires:
• 1 year of a year long course
 Western
Sierra requires:
• 2 years of the following choices:
 Band, Choir, Art I, II, or III
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 UC
requires:
• 1 year of a college prep elective
 Western
Sierra requires:
• 5 years
 The official UC “g” requirement will be met when
previous subject area minimum requirements have
been met for our graduation requirements (i.e. “a”,
“d” and “f”)
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 PSAT
• 9th, 10th and 11th grade
• 11th grade enters student into National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Competition
 SAT
• Junior Year – latest by December of 12th grade
 ACT
• Same as SAT
 SAT Subject Tests
• May or June of year in which subject was taken
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 Western
Sierra has just established the
ELC partnership with the UC system.
 ELC
guarantees admission for the top 4
percent of our graduating class provided
they have met 11 of the 15 UC course
requirements prior to their senior year
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