P-12 Education in Imperial County 2006

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P-12 Education in Imperial County2006

• Imperial County Office of Education
• Presented by
• John D. Anderson, Superintendent of Schools

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Enrollment
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Imperial County High School Graduation Rates
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API Growth Target
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I.C. Schools Meeting AYP
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California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE)
Estimated Imperial County Cumulative Passing
Rates for the Class of 2006
English-Language Arts
Mathematics
California Cumulative Passing Rates for E/LA and
Math are 88
Includes Community (Alt. Ed) and Continuation
Schools
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Imperial County Average SAT Scores
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Facilities

• Completed two cycles of visits to Decile 1-3
  schools for compliance with the Williams Lawsuit
  Settlement Requirements.
• County schools are in good condition.

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Schools Under Construction and Planning Stages

• Central Union High School District 1 Planning
• McCabe 2 Planning, 1 Building
• El Centro Elementary 2 Planning
• Brawley Union High School 1 Planning
• Brawley Elementary 1 Planning
• Seeley Elementary 1 Planning
• Heber 1 Building
• Calexico 1 High School Planning, 2 Elementary
  Planning, 1 Middle Planning
• Holtville 1 Elementary Planning
• Imperial 1 Middle School Building, 1 Elementary
  Planning

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Fiscal Challenges Related to Facilities

• Funding Gap
• Typical Elementary School (600 students) the
  funding gap is approximately 6000/student
• Example Cost to build elementary school
  13,800,000 (23,000/student)
• State
  contribution 10,200,000
• Funding gap
  lt3,600,000gt
• State Allocation Board Rate Increase
• Last years increase was 11
• This years increase was 4.6
• The actual average inflation cost of construction
  for each of the last three years is 15-20
• 5-6 years
• 7-8 million to 13-15 million for an elementary
  school
• 30 million to 70 million for a high school
• Prevailing Wage
• Prevailing wage causes the cost of school
  construction to be increased by 25.

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Fiscal

• Equalization
• 15 of our 16 districts eligible for equalization
• Magnolia only district not eligible
• Virtually all of Imperial County ADA in eligible
  districts

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Professional Development

• AB 466 Math and Reading/Language Arts for
  Teachers
• AB 75 Curriculum, Technology and Leadership for
  Administrators
• BTSA/Induction for Teachers with Preliminary
  Certification
• Partnership for Student Success for School
  Leadership Teams

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Support for English Language Learners (ELL) 2006

• ELL emphasis for our Partnerships
• 6 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools in
  Partnerships for Student Success, a school
  coaching initiative
• Focused Approach and Secondary Academic
  Language Training through our California Reading
  and Literature Project
• Certification preparation through Bilingual
  Teacher Training Program

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Migrant Education, Region VI

• 13 Imperial Valley Districts
• Brawley Elementary School District Brawley
  Union School District
• Calexico Unified School District Calipatria
  Unified School District
• Central Union High School District El Centro
  Elementary School District
• Heber Elementary School District Holtville
  Unified School District
• Imperial Unified School District Meadows Union
  School District
• Seeley Union School District Westmorland Union
  School District
• San Pasqual Valley Elementary School District
• Migrant Children 9,999
• Migrant Families 3,500
• Services Provided Medical, dental, optical,
  educational support, drop-out prevention, and
  outdoor educational experience

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Regional Occupational Program

• 45 business and industry driven courses
• WASC accredited
• 200 business partners
• 5000 youth and 1500 adults served during past 3
  years
• Yearly business input for curriculum

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Regional Occupational Program

• Provides career preparation in workforce
  development
• Responds to community needs and labor market
  demands
• Employees - industry trained instructors

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ROP Challenges

• ADA Cap
• NCLB Compliance for teachers
• Limitations serving youth under 16
• Difficulty in securing UC a-g course approval
• Encroachment of student time for CAHSEE

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Current Preschool Information

• Child Development Centers 80 serving 3,214
  children
• Family Child Care Homes 304 serving 3,078
  children
• Total number of Licensed Child Care slots 6,292
• ICOE Programs 16 Centers / 5 Even Start Sites
  serving 500 children
• Alternative Payment Program for child care for
  1,772 children each month
• 375,000 per month to child care providers

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Resource Development

• 27 competitive state, federal, and
• foundation grants supporting all aspects of
• education
• Academic
• Social/Emotional
• School Readiness
• School Safety
• College Preparedness

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Interagency Steering Committee (ISC) MEMBERSHIP
I.C. Office of Employment Training
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8 Student Well-Being and Family Resource Centers

• Meeting health, mental health, social service and
  academic support needs of students
• Providing case management, prevention and
  intervention activities, probation referrals,
  home visits, family assessments and outside
  referrals

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P-16 Council

• Purpose
• To formalize leadership for a
• collaborative and comprehensive
• regional approach to promote a college-
• going culture to increase eligibility,
• admittance, and attendance at post-
• secondary institutions for Imperial
• County students.

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P-16 Council Representatives

• Brawley Union High School District
• Brawley Elementary School District
• CA Commission for Children First
• CalSOAP
• Central Union High School District
• Heber School District
• Holtville Unified School District
• Imperial Irrigation District
• Imperial County Office of Education

• I.C. Partnership of High Education
• Imperial Valley College
• Imperial Valley Press
• IVROP
• Rabobank
• SDSU/Imperial Valley Campus
• Tyler Insurance
• The Gas Company/Sempra Utilities
• University of California

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Imperial County UC Eligibility Rate by Year
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Number of Imperial CountyStudents Enrolled in
CSU/UC by Year
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Mexican and California Education Partnership

• Purpose Grant 9-12th grade immigrant students
  credit for
• equivalent course content enabling them to focus
  on English
• language acquisition.

• Imperial County Curriculum Team aligned Mexican
  
• curriculum to California content standards.
• Imperial County schools will give students high
  school credit
• for courses completed in Mexican high
  schools.
• Imperial County Office of Education will pilot
  this initiative in
• the fall of 2006 with participating school
  districts in their
• region and evaluate its impact in schools.
• Partners include UCCP, local school districts,
  Colegio de
• Bachilleres, and Mexicos Department of
  Education.

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Online Charter School

• Partnership with the University of California
• Builds upon our joint work to provide greater
  opportunity for students

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Imperial Valley Technology Authority (IVTA)
Connected Sites (cumulative) IVTA Membership 26
agencies 98 sites
ICOE Pilot Project 2 sites
Borderlink 7 sites
Borderlink 4 sites
Borderlink 2 sites
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• State program to
• provide
• Network Connectivity
• Internet Services
• Teaching and Learning Application Coordination
• Statewide Videoconferencing Coordination and
  Support

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K-12 HSN Services

• K-12 HSN provides direct service to
• 74 (7,039) of California schools
• 89 (887) of districts
• 100 (58) of county offices of education
• 4,792,263 students
• Legislative and finance support is needed to
  ensure service continues

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Current and Future Challenges and Opportunities

• Funding for K-12 High Speed Network
• Preschool for All
• After School Education and Safety Program (Prop
  49)
• Facilities for ICOE Programs

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