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Academic Services Division | Board Report | June 22, 2024

Our mission is to inspire and develop innovative, creative, self-directed learners, one scholar at a time.

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Our vision is to create a collaborative virtual learning community, inspiring scholars to appreciate the ways in which arts and sciences nurture a curiosity for life-long learning, and prepare scholars to take responsibility for their future success.

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Achievement Engage in and take charge of your learning.�

Respect Be respectful in all interactions with fellow scholars, learning � coaches, faculty, and staff.

Teamwork Work cooperatively with all persons involved in your education. � “Teamwork makes the Dreamwork.”

Integrity Behave following strong ethical principles, values and academic � honesty.

Communication Frequently and proactively communicate with all persons � involved in your education.

OUR ARTIC VALUES

• Scholar Options & Online Handbook consolidated & updated
• Prop 28 Plan: Expenditures to start 24-25
• Preparing for Annual Retreat

CAO Highlights

• Adopting Lexia English for all Newcomers and LTELs for 24/25
• Adopting Nearpod EL to support integrated ELD
• Christy Saez was invited by Lexia to be a panelist for their “Science of Reading” webinar this month

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Academic Support

End of Year Success:

• Supported intervention/RS for 806 scholars during September Bootcamp, 1042 scholars in the fall and 981 scholars in the spring
• 35.5% of Early Lit scholars, 24.3% of Reading scholars and 24.2% of math scholars who attended 5+ spring sessions tested out!
• 100 scholars were supported by the SST process
• 86% of seniors with a 504 graduated!
• 141 scholars were supported with a Section 504 plan
• 74% of TK-5 EMS met 100% of their Lexia targets and 9% improved by at least one grade level
• 90% of 6-12th EMS met 100% of their Lexia targets and 31% improved by at least one zone
• 90% of our Newcomers met 100% of their Lexia usage and completed an average of 6 skills just during the spring semester!

Academic Support

• Percentage of college credit courses completed by scholars during the 2023/2024 school year:
• CCS of Los Angeles: 11%
• CCS of San Diego: 12%
• CCS of Yolo: 16%
• In support of the Creating Opportunities in Preventing and Eliminating Suicide (COPES)initiative, counselors conducted twelve scholar screenings during the 2023/2024 school year to support early mental health intervention.
• Adopting Care Solace to support mental health care coordination for the 2024/2025 school year for scholars, families and staff.

Counseling

• Registrations received for 2023-24 SY:
• Field Trips - 1273 Scholar Registrations
• Learning Coach Academy - 101 Registrants
• Scholar Clubs - 1052 Scholar Registrations
• Virtual Scholar Workshops - 771 Scholar Registrations
• Successfully held the following celebrations:
• In-Person: 12th Grade Graduation & 8th Grade Promotion
• Virtual: Kindergarten Celebration, 5th Grade Culmination, Virtual Award Ceremonies (Elementary Online, Elementary Options, Middle School/High School Online, and Middle School/High School Options)

Engagement

• Preliminary semester 2 data news:
• 88% of scholars in grades K-8 earned 70% or higher in courses, an increase of 4% from semester 1 & an 8% increase from the previous school year.
• 86% of Online high school scholars passed their courses and earned credits towards graduation, an increase of 15% from semester 1 and a 2% increase from the previous school year.
• 41% Online scholars earned honor roll semester 2, an increase of 4% from semester 1.

Online learning

• OCLC held a successful 8th grade promotion celebration.
• 4 Graduating Seniors will be attending UC Santa Barbara from the LA Cohort– A small representation of several college going scholars from the class of 2024
• 2nd Semester Grades show that 83% of marks earned were at marked at a B or 3 (mastery based grading)

Options learning

• Extended School will begin July 8, 2024 and run until August 2, 2024 for our eligible special education scholars.
• Compass ended the school year serving 396 active scholars with special education needs, an increase from the 22/23 school year.

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Special Education

EOY STAR Participation

• Early Literacy
• Los Angeles - 96.67%
• San Diego - 99.24%
• Yolo - 78.07%
• Reading
• Los Angeles - 93.33%
• San Diego - 92.83%
• Yolo - 75%
• Math
• Los Angeles - 93.49%
• San Diego - 93.27%
• Yolo - 74.84%

Staff Support

CAASPP Participation

• Los Angeles - 88.5%
• Exempted (PGE) - 8.98%
• San Diego - 90.44%
• Exempted (PGE) - 7.6%
• Yolo - 84.51%
• Exempted (PGE) - 10.07%

Staff Support

Thank you.

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Questions & Comments.

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