| Title: |
Cultivating Collective Responsibility for Postsecondary Success: Alternative Education Lessons from La Sierra Charter School. Profiles in California Alternative Education |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Kellner, Steven; Stanford University, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities (JGC) |
| Source: |
John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities. 2021. |
| Availability: |
John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities. Stanford University, 505 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305. Tel: 650-723-3099; Fax: 650-736-7160; e-mail: gardnercenter@lists.stanford.edu; Web site: http://gardnercenter.stanford.edu |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
13 |
| Publication Date: |
2021 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; Stuart Foundation |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
High Schools; Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; Higher Education; Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: |
Charter Schools; Nontraditional Education; Individualized Education Programs; Counties; High School Students; Program Descriptions; Student Centered Learning; Teaching Methods; Outcomes of Education; Expectation; Profiles; Military Schools; Instructional Leadership; Faculty Development; Leadership Responsibility; Principals; Administrator Attitudes; Access to Information; Postsecondary Education; Parent Participation; College School Cooperation; Community Colleges; Career Education; Partnerships in Education |
| Geographic Terms: |
California |
| Abstract: |
La Sierra Charter School was established in 2000 in an effort to provide a tuition-free school of choice for students who were not experiencing success within the local public schools, yet remained committed to "honor, leadership, postsecondary ambition, and service" (Tulare County Office of Education, 2020). La Sierra's programs are co-located on a single campus in Visalia, California and together they serve 250 students who are admitted through an application process. The majority (75%) of La Sierra's students enter in need of credit acceleration and/or recovery and 87% qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Additionally, one in five students at La Sierra has an Individualized Education Program (IEP), a rate that is nearly twice as high as the County's overall percentage of students with IEPs in grades 9 through 12. The "Report and Recommendations of the California Advisory Task Force on Alternative Schools" encourages alternative schools to develop a learner-centered approach to teaching and learning that is linked to--and intentionally designed to support--high expectations for student outcomes (John W. Gardner Center, 2020). This report examines how La Sierra Charter School sets high expectations for a learner-centered approach to ensure that students meet them. [For the task force report, see ED608277. The Profiles in California Alternative Education series is a project of the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University in support of the California Learning Collaborative on Alternative Education.] |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| Entry Date: |
2021 |
| Accession Number: |
ED611717 |
| Database: |
ERIC |