School Accountability Report Card    
  Reported for School Year 2002-2003  

Published During 2003-2004

Notes regarding the source and currency of data:
Data included in this School Accountability Report Card (SARC) are consistent with State Board of Education guidelines, which are available at the California Department of Education Web site at
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ope/sarc/data.htm. Most data presented in this report were collected from the 2002-03 school year or from the two preceding years (2000-01 and 2001-02). Due to the certification timelines for graduation, dropout, and fiscal information, the data for these sections of the report were collected in 2001-02. A glossary of terms is available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/demographics/glossary.

School Information

District Information

 School Name

 Olita Elementary (Lh,Rsp)

 District Name

 Lowell Joint

 Principal

  Linda Boznanski

 Superintendent

 Dr. Joe Gillentine

 Street

 950 S. Briercliff Dr.

 Street

 11019 Valley Home Ave.

 City, State, Zip

 La Habra, CA    90631-6223

 City, State, Zip

 Whittier, CA    90603-3042

 Phone Number

  562-902-4251

 Phone Number

  562-943-0211

 FAX Number

  562-690-0273

 FAX Number

  562-947-3620

 Web Site

  www.ljsd.k12.ca.us/olita

 Web Site

  www.ljsd.k12.ca.us

 E-mail Address

  lboznans@lws.lacoe.edu

 E-mail Address

  Jlaurich@lws.lacoe.edu

 CDS Code

 19-64766-6020200

 SARC Contact

  John Laurich

 

 

 

 

 

School Description and Mission Statement

OLITA’S PROFILE

Olita School is located on 950 S. Briefcliff Drive in La Habra, California, and is one of five elementary schools in the Lowell Joint School District. Our school serves students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade with an enrollment of 463 students. There are two Special Day classes on campus; one class for grades 1-3, the other for grades 4-6. Grades one through three have classroom sizes of 20:1, while upper grade classrooms have fewer than 30 students. There are 28 teachers and 19 support staff.

Twelve percent of the parent community have graduate degrees, while 65%, the majority of the parent population, have some college background or college degree.

The ethnic distribution of the enrollment finds 49 % of students white, 40% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and the remainder, made up of black and other, less than 3%. Twenty one percent of the student body in grades 3-6 have been identified GATE and 9% are ELL.

The flavor of Olita Elementary School can best be captured in the yearly schoolwide themes that we have had over the years- Camp Olita-The Adventure Begins, Camp Olita-The Adventure Continues, Olita Has Star Power-Watch Us Shine, We Celebrate Learning, We Are Olita’s All-Star Team, We Cultivate Minds and Values- Watch Us Grow, and Olita – a Sea of Knowledge. Each theme sets the tone for high expectations, attainment of excellence, and a lifetime adventure for learning.

The school’s vision is for students to have enthusiasm for learning coupled with strong character traits that will carry them through the years as life-long learners. This vision is the shared responsibility of students, staff, parents and community. Staff stresses personal integrity, social responsibility and our national heritage.

Character building is a strong component of everyday instruction. We have a sequential, spiraled character education program that starts in kindergarten and follows through to sixth grade. Monthly qualities are taught, rewarded, communicated to parents, and displayed on our marquee and monthly office bulletin board.

Teaming and collaborative planning have provided the backbone for a strong academic program that sets a schoolwide vision where every part of the school skeleton is joined. Certificated and classified staff members work in harmony to provide a learning environment that is safe, creative, challenging and appropriate for the various levels of learners. There is a common vision for behavior, student and staff recognition, excellence, and time on task.

Olita parents are actively involved in the education of their children. Parents work in classrooms and participate in fundraising and expanded curricular events. Parents serve on Olita’s School Site council, PTA Executive Board as well as the chaired PTA committees. Attendance at Back to School Night and Open House are extraordinary with classrooms averaging 85-100%.

Mission Statement

 Our mission is to encourage each child to develop individual excellence and a desire for lifelong learning so that they can be contributing members of society. To accomplish this we provide a positive, engaging, and challenging learning environment where all students are given equal access to the core curriculum.

We believe that each child is a unique learner and that children thrive with personal recognition for academic progress and effort. With parents as partners, we have established a nurturing and supportive learning community, where staff work collaboratively and cohesively and share in the responsibility of assisting Olita students in demonstrating positive character traits, tolerance, social skills, effective communication, critical and creative thinking, problem solving and decision making.

Olita’s learning environment supports and empowers each child to become a responsible and productive citizen.


Opportunities for Parental Involvement

 Contact Person Name

  Linda Boznanski

 Contact Person Phone Number

  (562) 902-4251

  Each year PTA fills a 12 seat executive board with an accompanying 19 person support group that runs the committees. Parents work closely with the school to promote school spirit, conduct fundraisers, plan social events, plan assemblies, run the Reflections Program, put together a yearbook, provide identification bracelets, organize reading incentives, organize Red Ribbon Day, and conduct outreach programs, such as making meals for families in distress or providing eye glasses for Third World countries. Parents and teachers also support outreach efforts by participating in Project Love (Indian gift program) and project Santa.

Last year parent volunteers logged in a documented 5,279 hours (perhaps with an equal number of hours not documented) which is about 14 hours per family. PTA membership increased by almost 100% from the two prior years. We have a student enrollment of 470 and a PTA membership of 424. Parents attend Bingo Night, carnival, Family Night, skate nights, picnics, and field trips. They are kept apprised of school events through the monthly voice mail, weekly mailings and monthly newsette. Parents also wear their Olita spirit shirts on Friday and on field trips.

Parent speakers come to the classrooms and talk to the classes about their heritage, what they do for a living, or an interest or hobby they have. We also have a group of parents who decorate the outside office windows with seasonal themes. Parents cook foods from their culture to celebrate international holidays. They help with Indian Day, Aloha Day, Johnny Appleseed Day, Hoe Downs, colonial day and Thanksgiving.

Parents are further involved in Student Study Team meetings, School Site Council, the District’s Academic Day of Excellence, 2 parent conferences a year, as tutors in the classroom and assistants to the teacher, signing of assignment books, being noon duty aides, plus intramural and physical education helpers.

  

 

 

 

 


I. Demographic Information

Student Enrollment, by Grade Level
Data reported are the number of students in each grade level as reported by the California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS).

 Grade Level

 Enrollment

 Grade Level

 Enrollment

 Kindergarten

50 

 Grade 9

 Grade 1

68 

 Grade 10

 Grade 2

66 

 Grade 11

 Grade 3

82 

 Grade 12

 Grade 4

77 

 Ungraded Secondary

 Grade 5

66 

 

 

 Grade 6

60 

 Grade 7

 Grade 8

 Ungraded Elementary

 Total Enrollment

469 


Student Enrollment, by Ethnic Group
Data reported are the number and percent of students in each racial/ethnic category as reported by CBEDS.

 Racial/Ethnic Category

 Number
of
Students

 Percent
of
Students

 Racial/Ethnic Category

 Number
of
Students

 Percent
of
Students

 African-American

0.9 

 Hispanic or Latino

189 

40.3 

 American Indian or Alaska Native

0.2 

 Pacific Islander

0.4 

 Asian

29 

6.2 

 White (Not Hispanic)

229 

48.8 

 Filipino

0.2 

 Multiple or No Response

14 

3.0 

 

 

 


II. School Safety and Climate for Learning

School Safety Plan

 Date of Last Review/Update

 

 Date Last Discussed with Staff

 

 There is a consistent discipline plan with expected consequences. The agreed upon rules were reviewed and posted in each classroom and sent home to parents. Students are aware of inappropriate behaviors. Students understand the ideas behind the Peter, Paul, and Mary Video and CD, "Don’t Laugh at Me". Students follow a district adopted code of dress that is consistently enforced.

Students are accounted for, and when out of the classroom they have restroom or hall passes. Students cannot come to the office without a pass. Only one runner goes to the classrooms to pick up the lunch count/absences. Visitors must check into the office, sign in and wear a visitor pin. There’s a minimum of classroom interruptions. Teachers are not called out of their classrooms or to the phone during instruction time.
 
 Announcements are made once a week on Tuesdays by the principal. Teachers make sure that students are in the room during announcement time. Phone messages are given to staff through notes in their mailboxes. Students line up before school and are brought by the teacher to the classroom. Parents and students are assisted at arrival and dismissal time by a student Safety Patrol, which is sanctioned by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Our Safety Patrol program has been adopted by two other schools in the district. Noisy groundskeeping work is done before students arrive and during recess. Students use walkways and do not run around campus. So as not to interfere with classroom activities, lunches and materials that arrive late to school via parents are delivered to classrooms only at recess or lunch time. Parents follow a traffic pattern when delivering and picking up their child. The rules are reviewed often in the monthly newsette.

We have monthly fire dills, lock down drills, and mock earthquake drills. In place is a comprehensive earthquake plan with job descriptions. After each drill we have a debriefing and make any changes that would better our procedures.
The absence phone line is used by parents to report absences. If we do not hear from parents, we call that day to verify an absence. We want to make sure that the child is safe and with adult supervision.
 


School Programs and Practices that Promote a Positive Learning Environment

Award assemblies are held each month to recognize each class’ Citizen of the Month, Student of the Month (based on the month’s character education quality), and "Catch Them Being Good" winners. Monthly awards are also given through Cafeteria Trophies and a Principal’s Award. Students in grades 4-6 work to qualify for each month’s Homework Club Award.

Students are given opportunities to be class leaders through either the Student Leadership program we have in grades 5 and 6 or class responsibilities found at each grade level. Upper grade students can become members of the school’s Safety Patrol, Student Leadership, Big Buddies, cafeteria or office helpers.

To encourage a love for reading we have sponsored the Olita Reading Club for grades k-4 and a twice a year Reading Raffle for grades five and six. Students in grades 3-6 can compete to become Multiplication Champions with recognition in our monthly Newsette and attendance at gatherings to celebrate. Students in grades one and two compete to be Fry Word Champions and if they achieve this honor they receive a "Fry Word" tee shirt that they wear on "FRY..day".

Recognition is given per quarter for students who are judged to be the best scribe by displaying exceptional printing or cursive writing. Students can qualify for the school’s academic honor roll. We participate with the Kiwanis Club of La Habra to recognize those students who have brought up their grades through the " BUG" award.

Fifth and sixth graders may participate in the district’s Day of Excellence and compete for academic medals. The nation’s Presidential Academic Awards are also given to sixth graders who have attained a high academic grade point average through elementary school.
 
  Jog-a-thons, Book Swaps, spirit days, and cards given for acts of kindness are other methods to promote a positive learning environment where students are given recognition both in the classroom and schoolwide.
 
 


Suspensions and Expulsions
Data reported are the number of suspensions and expulsions (i.e., the total number of incidents that result in a suspension or expulsion). The rate of suspensions and expulsions is the total number of incidents divided by the school's total enrollment as reported by CBEDS for the given year. In unified school districts, a comparison between a particular type of school (elementary, middle, high) and the district average may be misleading. Schools have the option of comparing their data with the district-wide average for the same type of school.

 

 School

 District

 2001

 2002

 2003

 2001

 2002

 2003

 Number of Suspensions

6

4

15 

169

51

249

 Rate of Suspensions

.01

.01

.07

.05

.02

 

 Number of Expulsions

0

0

0

0

0

 Rate of Expulsions

0

0

0

0

0


School Facilities

  Olita School consists of seven major buildings with five bungalows. There are two wings for the primary classrooms and an additional two wings for the upper grade classrooms. Kindergarten is separated from the rest of the campus by an enclosed play yard. In addition to the classrooms there is a library, computer lab, reading center, speech room and a school psychologist’s room. The central office houses the office manager’s station, attendance clerk’s office, nurse’s office, principal’s office, lounge, workroom, EL teacher’s room plus the multi-use and kitchen.

In year 2002, two major additions were made to the primary and upper grade playgrounds, with an expenditure of $43,000.
 
 


III. Academic Data

Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
Through the California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, students in grades 2-11 are tested annually in various subject areas. Currently, the STAR program includes California Standards Tests (CST) in English-language arts and mathematics in grades 2-11, science and history/social science in grades 9-11, and a norm-referenced test, which tests reading, language, and mathematics in grades 2-11, spelling in grades 2-8, and science in grades 9-11.

California Standards Tests (CST)
The California Standards Tests (CST) show how well students are doing in relation to the state content standards. Student scores are reported as performance levels. The five performance levels are Advanced (exceeds state standards), Proficient (meets state standards), Basic (approaching state standards), Below Basic (below state standards), and Far Below Basic (well below state standards). Students scoring at the Proficient or Advanced level meet state standards in that content area. Detailed information regarding results for each grade and proficiency level can be found at the California Department of Education Web site at http://star.cde.ca.gov or by speaking with the school principal. Note: To protect student privacy, scores are not shown when the number of students tested is 10 or less.

CST - All Students
Data reported are the percent of students achieving at the proficient or advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standard) and percent not tested.

 Performance Level

 School

 District

 State

 2001

 2002

 2003

 2001

 2002

 2003

 2001

 2002

 2003

English Language Arts

 Proficient or Advanced

 64

 66

 70

 56

 57

 58

 30

 32

 36

 Not Tested

 1

 6

 0

 2

 3

 0

 6

 8

 1

Mathematics

 Proficient or Advanced

 

 68

 68

 

 54

 54

 

 31

 35

 Not Tested

 

 6

 0

 

 3

 0

 

 10

 4

Science

 Proficient or Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 30

 28

 Not Tested

 

 

 99

 

 

 100

 

 57

 84

History/Social Science

 Proficient or Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

 37

 

 28

 29

 Not Tested

 

 

 99

 

 

 84

 

 11

 73


CST - Racial/Ethnic Groups
Data reported are the percent of students achieving at the proficient or advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standard) and percent not tested.

 Performance Level

 African-
American

 American
Indian or
Alaska
Native

 Asian

 Filipino

 Hispanic
or Latino

 Pacific
Islander

 White
(not
Hispanic)

English Language Arts

 Proficient or Advanced

 

 

 

 

 64

 

 73

 

 

 Not Tested

 

 

 

 

 0

 

 0

 

 

Mathematics

 Proficient or Advanced

 

 

 95

 

 63

 

 68

 

 

 Not Tested

 

 

 0

 

 0

 

 0

 

 

Science

 Proficient or Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Not Tested

 

 

 100

 

 98

 

 99

 

 

History/Social Science

 Proficient or Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Not Tested

 

 

 100

 

 98

 

 99

 

 

 


CST - Subgroups
Data reported are the percent of students achieving at the proficient or advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standard) and percent not tested.

Performance Level

 Male 

Female

English
Learners

Socioeconomically
Disadvantaged

Students With
Disabilities

Migrant
Education
Services

Yes

No

Yes

No

English Language Arts

 Proficient or Advanced

 65

 75

 83

 79

 67

 20

 74

 

 

 Not Tested

 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

 

 

Mathematics

 Proficient or Advanced

 67

 69

 75

 76

 65

 24

 72

 

 

 Not Tested

 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

 

 

Science

 Proficient or Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Not Tested

 98

 100

 100

 97

 100

 88

 100

 

 

History/Social Science

 Proficient or Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Not Tested

 98

 100

 100

 97

 100

 88

 100

 

 


Norm-Referenced Test (NRT)
Reading and mathematics results from the Norm-Referenced Test (NRT), adopted by the State Board of Education (this was the Stanford 9 test up until 2003, but was changed to the California Achievement Test, Sixth Edition for 2003), are reported for each grade level as the percent of tested students scoring at or above the 50th percentile (the national average). School results are compared to results at the district and state levels. Detailed information regarding results for each grade level can be found at the California Department of Education Web site at http://star.cde.ca.gov/ or by speaking with the school principal. Note: To protect student privacy, scores are not shown when the number of students tested is 10 or less.

NRT - All Students
Data reported are the percent of students scoring at or above the 50th percentile.

Subject

 School

 District

 State

 2001

 2002

 2003

 2001

 2002

 2003

 2001

 2002

 2003

 Reading

 77

 81

 64

 72

 72

 61

 44

 45

 44

 Mathematics

 90

 91

 77

 81

 83

 69

 53

 55

 51

 

 

 

 

 


NRT - Racial/Ethnic Groups
Data reported are the percent of students scoring at or above the 50th percentile.

Subject

 African-
American

 American
Indian or
Alaska
Native

 Asian

 Filipino

 Hispanic
or Latino

 Pacific
Islander

 White
(not
Hispanic)

 Reading

 

 

 84

 

 61

 

 65

 Mathematics

 

 

 

 95

 

 72

 


NRT - Subgroups
Data reported are the percent of students scoring at or above the 50th percentile.

Subject

   Male  

 Female

 English
Learners

Socioeconomically
Disadvantaged

 Students With
Disabilities

 Migrant
Education
Services

 Yes

 No

 Yes

 No

 Reading

 59

 70

 67

 76

 61

 16

 68

 

 Mathematics

 77

 77

 92

 81

 76

 16

 83

 


Local Assessment
Data reported are the percent of students meeting or exceeding the district standard.

 Grade
Level

 Reading

 Writing

 Mathematics

 2001

 2002

 2003

 2001

 2002

 2003

 2001

 2002

 2003

 K

 95

 97

 100

 95

 97

--

93

99 

98

 1

 87

 67

96

 79

 67

94

 78

 63

94

 2

 86

 88

90

 86

 88

87

 91

 91

92

 3

 91

 92

92

 88

 85

89

 93

92 

92

 4

 88

 87

87

 82

82 

84

 82

 83

81

 5

82 

 89

85

81 

 84

84

 76

 85

86

 6

 80

 84

81

74 

 82

80

 82

 85

85

 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


California Physical Fitness Test
Data reported are the percent of students meeting fitness standards (scoring in the healthy fitness zone on all six fitness standards). Detailed information regarding the California Physical Fitness Test may be found at the California Department of Education Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/statetests/pe/pe.html. Note: To protect student privacy, scores are not shown when the number of students tested is 10 or less.

 Grade
Level

 School

 District

 State

  Total 

 Female

  Male 

  Total 

 Female

  Male 

  Total 

 Female

  Male 

 5

 19.7

 0.0

 30.2

 15.4

 14.7

 16.0

 23.1

 24.5

 21.7

 7

 

 

 

 26.5

 22.7

 30.1

 27.2

 28.9

 25.5

 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 24.2

 22.7

 25.7


Academic Performance Index (API)

The Academic Performance Index (API) is a score on a scale of 200 to 1000 that annually measures the academic performance and progress of individual schools in California. On an interim basis, the state has set 800 as the API score that schools should strive to meet.

Growth Targets: The annual growth target for a school is 5 percent of the distance between its Base API and 800. The growth target for a school at or above 800 is to remain at or above 800. Actual growth is the number of API points a school gained between its base and growth years. Schools that reach their annual targets are eligible for awards. Schools that do not meet their targets and have a statewide API rank of one to five are eligible to participate in the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP), which provides resources to schools to improve their academic achievement. There was no money allocated to the II/USP Program in 2002 or 2003.

Subgroup APIs and Targets: In addition to a schoolwide API, schools also receive API scores for each numerically significant subgroup in the school (i.e., racial/ethnic subgroups and socioeconomically disadvantaged students). Growth targets, equal to 80 percent of the school's target, are also set for each of the subgroups. Each subgroup must also meet its target for the school to be eligible for awards.

Percent Tested: In order to be eligible for awards, elementary and middle schools must test at least 95 percent of their students in grades 2-8 and high schools must test at least 90 percent of their students in grades 9-11 on STAR.

Statewide Rank: Schools receiving a Base API score are ranked in ten categories of equal size (deciles) from one (lowest) to ten (highest), according to type of school (elementary, middle, or high school).

Similar Schools Rank: Schools also receive a ranking that compares that school to 100 other schools with similar demographic characteristics. Each set of 100 schools is ranked by API score from one (lowest) to ten (highest) to indicate how well the school performed compared to schools most like it.

API criteria are subject to change as new legislation is enacted into law. Detailed information about the API and the Public Schools Accountability Act (PSAA) can be found at the California Department of Education Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/psaa/api/ or by speaking with the school principal.

Schoolwide API

 API Base Data

 API Growth Data

 

 2000

 2001

 2002

 

From
2000
to 2001

From
2001
to 2002

From
2002
to 2003

 Percent Tested

 99

 99

 99

 Percent Tested

 99

 99

 100

 API Base Score

 874

 872

 862

 API Growth Score

 880

 887

 864

 Growth Target

 #

 A

 A

 Actual Growth

 6

 15

 2

 Statewide Rank

 10

 10

 10

 

 Similar Schools Rank

 10

 10

 10


API Subgroups - Racial/Ethnic Groups

 API Base Data

 API Growth Data

 

 2000

 2001

 2002

 

From
2000
to 2001

From
2001
to 2002

From
2002
to 2003

 African-American

 African-American

 API Base Score

 

 

 

 API Growth Score

 

 

 

 Growth Target

 

 

 

 Actual Growth

 

 

 

 American Indian or Alaska Native

 American Indian or Alaska Native

 API Base Score

 

 

 

 API Growth Score

 

 

 

 Growth Target

 

 

 

 Actual Growth

 

 

 

 Asian

 Asian

 API Base Score

 

 

 

 API Growth Score

 

 

 

 Growth Target

 

 

 

 Actual Growth

 

 

 

 Filipino

 Filipino

 API Base Score

 

 

 

 API Growth Score

 

 

 

 Growth Target

 

 

 

 Actual Growth

 

 

 

 Hispanic or Latino

 Hispanic or Latino

 API Base Score

 847

 859

 850

 API Growth Score

 865

 877

 844

 Growth Target

 #

 A

 A

 Actual Growth

 18

 18

 -6

 Pacific Islander

 Pacific Islander

 API Base Score

 

 

 

 API Growth Score

 

 

 

 Growth Target

 

 

 

 Actual Growth

 

 

 

 White (Not Hispanic)

 White (Not Hispanic)

 API Base Score

 885

 880

 867

 API Growth Score

 888

 887

 871

 Growth Target

 #

 A

 A

 Actual Growth

 3

 7

 4


API Subgroups - Socioeconomically Disadvantaged

 API Base Data

 API Growth Data

 

 2000

 2001

 2002

 

From
2000
to 2001

From
2001
to 2002

From
2002
to 2003

 API Base Score

 820

 821

 

 API Growth Score

 828

 

 801

 Growth Target

 #

 A

 

 Actual Growth

 8

 

 


Awards and Intervention Programs
Eligibility for statewide award or intervention programs is based on API growth data from the previous academic year.
The Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program was not funded for the year 2002 or 2003.

 School

 District

 Federal Programs

 2001

 2002

 2003

 Federal Programs

 2001

 2002

 2003

 Recognition for
 Achievement (Title 1)

 No

 No

 No

 Number of Schools Identified
 for Program Improvement

 0

 0

 0

 Identified for Program
 Improvement (Title 1)

 No

 No

 No

 Percent of Schools Identified
 for Program Improvement

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 Exited Title 1 Program
 Improvement

 No

 No

 No

 

 Years Identified for
 Program Improvement

 

 

 

 California Programs

 2001

 2002

 2003

 Eligible for Governor's
 Performance Award

 No

 Yes

 No

 
 Eligible for II/USP

 No

 ---

 ---

 
 Applied for II/USP Funding

 No

 ---

 ---

 
 Received II/USP Funding

 No

 ---

 ---


Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
The federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires that all students perform at or above the proficient level on the state's standards-based assessments by 2014. In order to achieve this goal and meet annual performance objectives, districts and schools must improve each year according to set requirements. Data reported show whether all groups of students in the school made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Detailed information about AYP can be found at the California Department of Education Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ayp/ or by speaking with the school principal.

 Groups

 School

 District

 2001

 2002

 2003

 2001

 2002

 2003

 All Students

 ---

 ---

 Yes

 ---

 ---

 Yes

 African American

 ---

 ---

 N/A

 ---

 ---

 N/A

 American Indian or Alaska Native

 ---

 ---

 N/A

 ---

 ---

 N/A

 Asian

 ---

 ---

 N/A

 ---

 ---

 N/A

 Filipino

 ---

 ---

 N/A

 ---

 ---

 N/A

 Hispanic or Latino

 ---

 ---

 No

 ---

 ---

 Yes

 Pacific Islander

 ---

 ---

 N/A

 ---

 ---

 N/A

 White (not Hispanic)

 ---

 ---

 Yes

 ---

 ---

 Yes

 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged

 ---

 ---

 No

 ---

 ---

 Yes

 English Learners

 ---

 ---

 N/A

 ---

 ---

 Yes

 Students with Disabilities

 ---

 ---

 N/A

 ---

 ---

 No


IV. School Completion (Secondary Schools)

California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
Beginning with the graduating class of 2006, students in California public schools will have to pass the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) to receive a high school diploma. The School Accountability Report Card for that year will report the percent of students completing grade 12 who successfully completed the CAHSEE.

These data are not required to be reported until 2006 when they can be reported for the entire potential graduating class. When implemented, the data will be disaggregated by special education status, English language learners, socioeconomic status, gender, and ethnic group.


Dropout Rate and Graduation Rate
Data reported regarding progress toward reducing dropout rates over the most recent three-year period include: grade 9-12 enrollment, the number of dropouts, and the one-year dropout rate as reported by CBEDS. The formula for the one-year dropout rate is (Grades 9-12 Dropouts divided by Grades 9-12 Enrollment) multiplied by 100. The graduation rate, required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), is calculated by dividing the number of high school graduates by the sum of dropouts for grades 9 through 12, in consecutive years, plus the number of graduates.
V. Class Size

Average Class Size and Class Size Distribution
Data reported are the average class size and the number of classrooms that fall into each category (i.e., number of students), by grade level, as reported by CBEDS.

 Grade

 2001

 2002

 2003

 Avg.
Class
Size

Number of Classrooms

 Avg.
Class
Size

Number of Classrooms

 Avg.
Class
Size

Number of Classrooms

 1-20

 21-32

 33+

 1-20

 21-32

 33+

 1-20

 21-32

 33+

 K

 30.00

 

 3

 

 30.00

 

 3

 

 25.00

 

 3

 

 1

 17.75

 4

 

 

 22.33

 2

 1

 

 17.33

 3

 

 

 2

 18.00

 4

 

 

 18.25

 4

 

 

 19.00

 3

 

 

 3

 21.67

 2

 1

 

 19.25

 4

 

 

 19.60

 5

 

 

 4

 28.50

 

 2

 

 32.00

 

 3

 

 30.00

 

 3

 

 5

 32.50

 

 1

 1

 25.50

 

 2

 

 26.50

 

 2

 

 6

 31.50

 

 2

 

 28.00

 

 3

 

 28.67

 

 3

 

 K-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 18.00

 1

 

 

 3-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 4-8

 27.00

 

 1

 

 

 

 

 

 24.00

 

 1

 

 Other

 17.00

 1

 

 

 14.00

 1

 

 

 

 

 

 


Average Teaching Load and Teaching Load Distribution
Data reported are the average class size and the number of classrooms that fall into each size category (i.e., number of students), by subject area as reported by CBEDS.

       No data are available for this section

Class Size Reduction Participation
California's K-3 Class Size Reduction program began in 1996 for children in kindergarten and grades one through three. Funding is provided to participating school districts to decrease the size of K-3 classes to 20 or fewer students per certificated teacher. Data reported are the percent of students in each grade level in the school that are in a class size reduction classroom.

 Grade Level

 Percent of Students Participating

 2001

 2002

 2003

 K

 

 

100 

 1

 

 

 100

 2

 

 

 100

 3

 

 

 


VI. Teacher and Staff Information

Teacher Credentials
Data reported are the number of teachers (full-time and part-time). Each teacher is counted as '1'. If a teacher works at two schools, he/she is only counted at one school. Data are not available for teachers with a full credential and teaching outside his/her subject area.

 

   2001  

   2002  

   2003  

 Total Teachers
 

 25

 26

 27

 Teachers with Full Credential
 (full credential and teaching in subject area)

 24

 23

 24

 Teachers Teaching Outside Subject Area
 (full credential but teaching outside subject area)

 

 

 

 Teachers with Emergency Credential
 (includes District Internship, University Internship, Pre-Interns, and Emergency Permits)

 1

 3

 3

 Teachers with Waivers
 (does not have credential and does not qualify for an Emergency Permit)

 

 

 


Highly Qualified Teachers
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to report specific data regarding highly qualified teachers. As of December of 2003, the State Board of Education (SBE) had not approved a definition for use in reporting data pertaining to highly qualified teachers. Therefore, the requirement that LEAs include these data will not apply to reports published during the 2003-04 school year.

The State Board of Education is scheduled to approve a definition for "highly qualified teacher" in 2004. Once approved, LEAs will be required to use the definition to provide data on report cards published during the 2004-05 school year.


Professional Qualifications of Teachers

 All teachers at Olita School are qualified to perform their responsibilities as classroom teacher. While each teacher possesses a bachelor’s degree, fifty six percent of staff also possesses a master’s degree. Three teachers are currently on an emergency credential as they complete the requirements to be fully credentialed.
 
 


Teacher Evaluations

 Tenured teachers are given formal evaluations annually by their supervisors. Probationary teachers are evaluated twice annually. Teacher salary increases may be withheld if performance is less than District standards. Unsatisfactory teachers are subject to disciplinary action.
 
 


Substitute Teachers

 Teacher attendance is high but when illness takes a teacher away from classroom duties, a replacement from a cadre of fully-qualified substitute teachers is on call.
 
 


Counselors and Other Support Staff
Data reported are in units of full-time equivalents (FTE). One FTE is defined as a staff person who is working 100 percent (i.e., full time). Two staff persons who each work 50 percent of full time also equals one FTE.

       No data are available for this section

VII. Curriculum and Instruction

School Instruction and Leadership

 Olita is an extremely high performing school given the modest socio-economic make-up of the community. The district provides the standards based guidelines, as previously mentioned; the teachers implement these with style, and with their own methods of accountability which is shared with the principal. There is a multi-modal approach to teaching that is found in all classrooms, and a discipline plan that is in place, which results in quality time on task. Teachers’ daily schedule give evidence to the state mandated minute allotment for subjects, thus providing a well balanced and comprehensive program that integrates across the curriculum.

Every classroom uses a basal math text. Teachers view the basals as only one tool for instruction. Math is supplemented with the following programs: Mountain Math, Math for Today, Bellwork, AIMS (activities that integrate math and science), manipulatives, timed basic fact tests, word problem of the day, STAR math, and teacher made tests. Students work on their individual marker boards when doing guided practice. Chapter tests are given along with teacher made tests which include review items from previously taught concepts. Teachers like knowing from their own tests which concepts need to be refreshed. A Multiplication Club was organized and members who pass their timed tests without error are invited to parties to celebrate. For a six week period starting in January, grades 3-6 take the same tests with different time allotments. Teacher input and suggestions have been instrumental in implementing these supplemental programs. In addition, sixth grade advanced math students are working from an accelerated basal text that was recommended to us by the district’s junior high school.


Students get a hands-on approach for math and science as they measure, weigh, chart, graph, draw, construct, predict, estimate, tabulate, and solve problems. Learning is cemented by providing these real life experiences.
 
 


Professional Development

 Our teaching staff is continually seeking ways to improve their skills and the instructional program. Teacher training priorities are identified each year and teachers and administrators participate in District and school-level inservice programs. All elementary schools are provided one shortened day per week for site-based inservices related to specific school goals. All schools participate in annual August inservices, after-school and Saturday inservices, as well as various conferences throughout the year.
 
 


Quality and Currency of Textbooks and Other Instructional Materials

  Every student is issued his or her own copy of all the textbooks used in the basic subject areas. These are selected from State adopted lists and are updated regularly in conjunction with the State Textbook Adoption Cycle. In addition to textbooks, each classroom has access to a large inventory of instructional materials and audio-visual equipment, both at the school site and on check-out from the District Instructional Materials Center. We also maintain a computer and a very fine school library where students go regularly to use and check-out materials for research projects and recreational and subject matter reading.
 
 


Instructional Minutes
The California Education Code establishes the required number of instructional minutes per year for each grade. Data reported compares the number of instructional minutes offered at the school level to the state requirement for each grade.

 Grade
Level

 Instructional Minutes

 Offered

 State Requirement

 K

 

 36,000

 1

 

 50,400

 2

 

 50,400

 3

 

 50,400

 4

 

 54,000

 5

 

 54,000

 6

 

 54,000

 7

 

 54,000

 8

 

 54,000

 9

 

 64,800

 10

 

 64,800

 11

 

 64,800

 12

 

 64,800


Continuation School Instructional Days
Data reported are the number of instructional days offered at the school level compared to the state requirement for each grade.

 Grade
Level

 Instructional Days With At Least 180 Instructional Minutes

 Offered

 State Requirement

 9

 

 180 days

 10

 

 180 days

 11

 

 180 days

 12

 

 180 days


Total Number of Minimum Days

 Olita School has three minimum days a year.
 
 


VIII. Postsecondary Preparation (Secondary Schools)

Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate Courses Offered
The Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs give students an opportunity to take college-level courses and exams while still in high school. Data reported are the number of courses and classes offered, and the enrollment in various AP and IB classes. The data for Fine and Performing Arts include AP Art and AP Music, and the data for Social Science include IB Humanities.

       No data are available for this section

Students Enrolled in Courses Required for University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) Admission
Data reported are the number and percent of students enrolled in courses required for UC and/or CSU admission. The percent of students is calculated by dividing the total number of students enrolled in courses required for UC and/or CSU admission by the total number of students enrolled in all courses.

       No data are available for this section

Graduates Who Have Completed All Courses Required for University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) Admission
Data reported are the number and percent of graduates who have completed all courses required for UC and/or CSU admission. The percent of graduates is calculated by dividing the total number of graduates who have completed all courses required for UC and/or CSU admission by the total number of graduates.

       No data are available for this section

SAT I Reasoning Test
Students may voluntarily take the SAT test for college entrance. The test may or may not be available to students at a given school. Students may take the test more than once, but only the highest score is reported at the year of graduation. Detailed information regarding SAT results may be found at the California Department of Education Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ope/research/sat/.

       No data are available for this section

College Admission Test Preparation Course Program

 
 
 


Degree to Which Students are Prepared to Enter Workforce

 
 
 


Enrollment and Program Completion in Career/Technical Education (CTE) Programs
Data reported are from the Report of Career-Technical Education Enrollment and Program Completion for School Year 2001-2002 (CDE 101 E-1). Data have been aggregated to the district level.

 CTE Participants 

 Secondary CTE Students

 Grade 12 CTE Students

 Total
Course
Enrollment

 Number
of
Concentrators

 Number
of
Completers

 Completion
Rate

 Number
of
Completers

 Number
Earning
Diploma

 Graduation
Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


IX. Fiscal and Expenditure Data

Average Salaries (Fiscal Year 2001-2002)
Data reported are the district average salary for teachers, principals, and superintendents, comapred to the state average salaries for districts of the same type and size, as defined by Education Code Section 41409. The district average principal salary is shown separately for elementary, middle, and high schools, but the state average principal salary is combined.

 Category

 District
Amount

 State Average
For Districts
In Same Category

 Beginning Teacher Salary

 33556

 35371

 Mid-Range Teacher Salary

 64714

 55531

 Highest Teacher Salary

 72727

 67900

 Average Principal Salary (Elementary)

 83432

 83242

 Average Principal Salary (Middle)

 88031

 Average Principal Salary (High)

 

 Superintendent Salary

 144279

 115103

 Percent of Budget for Teacher Salaries

 42.66

 42.96

 Percent of Budget for Administrative Salaries

 5.53

 6.17


Expenditures (Fiscal Year 2001-2002)
Data reported are total dollars expended in the district, and the dollars expended per student at the district compared to the state average. Detailed information regarding expenditures may be found at the California Department of Education Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/fiscal/financial/.

 District

 District

 State Average
For Districts
In Same Category

 State Average
All Districts

 Total Dollars

 Dollars per Student
(ADA)

 Dollars per Student
(ADA)

 Dollars per Student
(ADA)

 $20,746,127

 $6,273

 $6,444

 $6,719


Types of Services Funded