Annual JCCS Report to the County Board of Education - San Diego ...

Juvenile Court &
Community Schools
Making a Difference
Annual Progress Report to the
San Diego County Board of Education
November 14, 2012
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School Psychology Awareness Week:
Know your own strengths
• The National Association of School Psychologists has designated November
12-16, 2012 as School Psychology Awareness Week
• “What we do not hear about are the thousands of cases in which well-trained
professional psychologists, working with caring teachers and loving parents, quietly
identify the sources of children’s frustrations and place them in an environment in
which growth and success, not frustration become the norm.”
-William A. Hillix, Ph.D.
• SDCOE School Psychologists:
• Patrick Crain, M.S. – JCCS
• Robert Metcalf, Ph.D - JCCS
• Jorge Ley, M.S. – JCCS & Friendship School
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Program Overview
JCCS students are referred from the Probation
Department, the Department of Social Services and/or
the student's resident school district. School districts
refer students for zero tolerance, expulsion, credit
deficiency, and truancy.
• K-12 schools, with over 90% of our students enrolled in grades
8 through 12
• 10,541 enrollments during 2011-12
• Daily enrollments range from 2800 to 3200
• 44 day average length of stay
• 20% of students receiving special education services
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JCCS Student Demographics
32% of JCCS students are English Learners
20% of JCCS students receive special education services
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Focus on Achievement
• Many of our students demonstrate Basic or Below Basic
level academic skills upon enrollment
• For our students to pass the CAHSEE, graduate from
high school or complete the GED requires the
acceleration of their achievement levels during the often
brief enrollment in our programs
• We have found an integrated, strategic approach to be
effective
• Revised and updated academic language curriculum
• Expansion of professional learning communities in
JCCS
• Improvement and refinement of technology and
academic data systems
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Board Goal 1:
Provide challenging and relevant educational
programs for students in County Officeoperated
programs.
Strategy III:
We will transform our use of resources and create
partnerships to accelerate learning for all students and
eliminate the achievement gap.
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Specific Result: Increasing Academic
Achievement for JCCS Students
10 th Grade CAHSEE Census Results, English Speaking Students (n=80)
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Specific Result: Increasing Academic
Achievement for JCCS Students
Increase in CAHSEE Passing Rate of 11 th and 12 th Graders
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Specific Result: Improving the Academic
Performance of Students with Disabilities
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Specific Result: Increasing Academic
Achievement for JCCS Students
More JCCS students than ever before completed a high school credential in 2011-12
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On the Horizon
• Consideration of 190-day school calendar with strategic intersessions
• Restructuring and budget challenges
• Close monitoring of enrollment and attendance
• Leading Edge Certification and scholarships
• Focus on learning and instruction in the classroom and in online
environments (AB 644, hybrid/independent study)
• Focus on instructional leadership (walkthroughs, teacher support)
• SDCOE Dropout Recovery Initiative
• Transition to Common Core Standards
• Migration from paper-pencil to online testing
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JCCS…Making a Difference
Targeting Student Achievement
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