Advanced Placement (AP)
AP programs provide incentives for public comprehensive high schools
in California to provide access to rigorous, college-level courses,
while still in secondary school and receive college credit, for
advanced academic standing, or both.
Advancement Via Individual Determination
(AVID)
AVID is a middle through senior high school program to prepare
students in the middle achievement level with the potential to
succeed in rigorous secondary curriculum and achieve four-year
college eligibility.
Aiming High: High Schools for the 21st Century
Aiming High and the Aiming High Toolkit were developed
to help the school community address the myriad issues in implementing
a standards-based educational system.
Algebra I Graduation Requirements
Frequently asked questions for Algebra I graduation requirements.
Blue Ribbon Schools
Blue Ribbon Schools is a federal No Child Left Behind program
that celebrates many of America's most successful schools. Its
goal is to promote and support the improvement of education in
America.
California High School
Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, every senior must pass
the CAHSEE in order to receive a high school diploma.
California Partnership Academies
The academy model is a three-year program, grades 10-12, structured
as a school-within-a-school. Academies incorporate integrated
academic and career technical education, viable business partnerships,
mentoring and internships.
California School Recognition
Program
The California School Recognition Program recognizes some of the
states most exemplary and inspiring public schools. Schools selected
for these awards are strong, well-rounded community schools.
Career-Technical Education
A program of study that involves a multi-year sequence of courses
that integrates core academic knowledge with technical and occupational
knowledge that provides students with a pathway to postsecondary
education and careers. Information is provided on career-technical
academic content areas and Regional Occupational Centers and Programs
(ROCP) among other popular career-technical topics.
Comprehensive School Reform (CSR)
Comprehensive School Reform is a federal initiative for schoolwide
reform based on effective research models and strategies. Integrated
into California's Public Schools Accountability Act, CSR schools
implement research-based, comprehensive reform to improve student
achievement.
Content Standards
The California Content Standards are at the core of K-12 education.
The standards, in tandem with the corresponding curriculum frameworks,
are designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student
by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students
should acquire at each grade level.
County –Regional Events, Conferences, and Training Opportunities
If you are looking for local professional development activities related to secondary education (middle and high school), contact one of the eleven Middle and High School Subcommittee Regional Leads of the Curriculum Instruction Steering Committee (CISC), California Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA).
Curriculum Frameworks
The State Board of Education adopts curriculum frameworks for
kindergarten through grade twelve in the content areas of mathematics,
reading/language arts, science, history-social science, visual
and performing arts, foreign language, health, and physical education.
Early College High School
The California Department of Education partners with the Chancellor's
Office for the California Community Colleges to support the Early
College High School (ECHS) Initiative of the Foundation for California
Community Colleges.
Educational Options
Educational options are school and program alternatives that provide
students with choices in the environment, type of instruction
curriculum, and support systems needed to ensure that they achieve
their full academic potential. Details can be found on Alternative
Schools and Programs, Continuation High Schools, Community Day
Schools, Opportunity Education, and Independent Study among many
other educational options.
Gifted and Talented Education
(GATE)
The GATE program provides challenging curriculum and instruction
to gifted and talented students capable of achieving significantly
beyond the level of their peers.
High Priority Schools
The High Priority Schools Grant Program (HPSGP) assists the lowest performing schools in the state (schools in decile ranks 1-5 based on Base Academic Performance Index (API) scores), in raising student achievement by offering additional resources targeted at student performance.
High School!
A best practice periodical addressing issues of interest about high school education in California.
High School Class Size Reduction
California's Morgan-Hart Class Size Reduction Act allocates funds
to reduce class size in ninth grade English and one other ninth
grade course required for graduation (either Mathematics, Science,
or Social Studies).
High School E-mail List
Join the High School E-mail List to get timely information about
high school education.
High School Graduation Requirements
Information on high school graduation requirements, state minimum
course requirements, and courses required for university admission.
High School Pupil Success Act
The High School Pupil Success Act (HSPSA) supports district-community
partnerships as they develop district high school reform and redesign
plans in participating districts.
International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program is a comprehensive
and rigorous two-year curriculum leading to an International Baccalaureate
Diploma.
Learning Support
Providing resources and instructional strategies that give students
the physical, social, emotional and intellectual support needed
to learn. Details can be found on attendance improvement, before
& after school programs, counseling/student support, health,
parent/family/community, safe schools and other programs.
Mathematics Graduation Requirements
Information on minimum graduation requirements for mathematics.
Service Learning
Service-learning is an instructional strategy whereby students
learn academic content standards by participating in organized
service that addresses community needs and fosters civic responsibility.
Specialized Secondary Programs
Specialized Secondary Program provides schools with startup funds
to develop and implement advanced learning opportunities for students
in at least grades ten through twelve.
Virtual Library
The Virtual Library is a compilation of support and resources
for school districts with high priority (low performing) schools.
Categories include school reform, curriculum, and instruction
strategies from low performing schools, grade span resources,
and prevention/intervention tools.
