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Welcome To Information Day for 2013-2014

Welcome To Information Day for 2013-2014. Principal Mr. Douglas. What Is A Charter School?. A charter school is an independent public school that is free to be more innovative and is held accountable for improved student achievement. Pacific Collegiate School’s Mission .

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Welcome To Information Day for 2013-2014

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  1. Welcome To Information Dayfor 2013-2014

  2. Principal Mr. Douglas

  3. What Is A Charter School? A charter school is an independent public school that is free to be more innovative and is held accountable for improved student achievement.

  4. Pacific Collegiate School’s Mission Pacific Collegiate School’s mission is to provide exemplary, standards-based college preparatory and visual and performing arts education for public middle and high school students. Our vision is to offer any student the same quality of education offered by the most academically distinguished schools in California. Our graduates will be prepared to enter and thrive at the world’s finest colleges and universities.

  5. Mission And Vision In addition to a core college preparatory curriculum, Pacific Collegiate School will emphasize international, cross-cultural, and technological education in order to prepare graduates for life in a global society. Pacific Collegiate students will be introduced to the rich variety of world cultures and become fluent in at least one foreign language. They will become proficient in the basic information technologies essential for cultural literacy in our global society.

  6. PCS Stands For High Achievement And Expectations • Named by Newsweek as one of America’s Best High Schools 2006- 2012 • Ranked in the Top Ten Public High Schools and as the nation’s #1 Charter High School by U.S. News and World Report (2008-2012) • Designated a National Blue Ribbon School (2008) • Selected a California Distinguished School (2007,2011) • Named “Charter School of the Year” by the California Charter School Association (2006) • Honored by the College Board for top AP World History program in the nation (2006) • 100% of our graduates are eligible for UC/CSU admissions

  7. What Are The Goals Of PCS? • To provide an education where the focus is ongoing beyond the core academic curriculum, emphasizing accelerated and Advanced Placement courses. • A minimum of 5 AP classes are required for graduation. • To promote an inclusive, small-school community. • To promote global citizenship and technological literacy. • To provide the advantages of a 7-12th environment.

  8. Academic & College Counseling

  9. Are There Any Admission Requirements? • As a public school, PCS is open to all. There are no admission requirements. • PCS maintains high expectations for students—there is no social promotion. The rigorous college preparatory curriculum is A-G aligned. Students should come prepared to work hard. • Once enrolled, a student must maintain a C- in each course to be promoted to the subsequent class. Grade level promotion is by credits earned.

  10. PCS High School Graduation Requirements • English 4 years (40 units) AP Language, AP Literature • Math 3 years (30 units) • Science 3 year (30 units) (Lab Science) • History 3 years (30 units) AP U.S History, AP World History • Foreign Language 3 years (30 units) • Visual & Performing Arts 3 years (30 units) • College Preparatory Electives 3 years (30 units) • Community Service 20 hours per year/High School (10 hours per year/Junior High) Total Units Required (9th-12th) 220 units & 80 hours of community service

  11. History Department Strong integrated curriculum Vertically and Horizontally Aligned 7th Grade: US History 8th Grade: World History Ancient 9th Grade: World History Medieval 10th Grade: AP World History 11th Grade: AP US History Optional Electives Rhetoric and Oratory Seminars

  12. English Department A curriculum built from the capstone classes down... Strong integrated curriculum Vertically and Horizontally Aligned 7th Grade: Introduction to American Literature 8th Grade: Ancient World Literature 9th Grade: Medieval World Literature 10th Grade: Modern World Literature 11th Grade: American Literature (AP Language) 12th Grade: English Literature/AP Language

  13. Science Department Develop Scientific Literacy Strong integrated curriculum with Math Department 7th Grade: Life Science 8th Grade: Physical Science 9th Grade: Conceptual Physics 10th Grade: Chemistry 11th or 12th Grades: AP Biology Optional Electives AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics

  14. Math Department • Ultimate goal of the Math Department is to create people who can see the world using the language of mathematics. • Vertically aligned to prepare students for AP Calculus, AP Statistics and AP Computer Science Pre-Algebra Algebra 1 Algebra 2 Geometry Pre-Calculus AP Statistics, AP Calculus, AP Computer Science A Optional Elective: Intro. to Engineering & Auto CAD

  15. World Languages Department • We require 3 years in one language and recommend students take four years in one language culminating with an AP offering. • Many students elect to take two languages during their time at PCS. Spanish 1, 2, 3 & AP French 1, 2, 3 & 4/AP Latin 1, 2, 3, AP/Literature Chinese 1, 2, 3, 4 & AP

  16. Visual & Performing Arts • Visual Arts: Art 1, 2 & 3; Graphic and Digital Arts; Studio Art, AP Studio Art • Performing Arts: Introduction to Performing Arts (7th grade only), Drama 1, 2, 3; Video Production; Dance Studies • Music: Music 1 Beginning Instrumental; Music 2 Advanced Instrumental; Music 3 Performance/Jazz • Chorus: Beginning Chorus and Advanced Chorus Optional Electives AP Art History

  17. College Counseling • Goal: Admission ‘to the best fit’ school of the student’s top choices, whether public or private. • 100% of our graduates are eligible to enter a 4-year college or university. PCS exceeds UC subject area requirements and all required courses are A-G approved through the UC Regents. • Last year, 88% of Pacific Collegiate graduates enrolled in 4-year colleges or universitiesand12% enrolled in 2-year colleges, including Cabrillo’s Honors Transfer Program. • PCS students are accepted at many colleges based on their academic record, extra-curricular activities, etc. Some favorites are Evergreen, the University of California, Cal Poly, Lewis and Clark. Other competitive colleges our graduates have been admitted to include: Stanford, University of Chicago, Princeton, Reed, Yale, and Harvard.

  18. Parent Involvement

  19. Success Depends On Partnerships We rely on partnerships with families in supporting and motivating student achievement. To make this Charter School successful, we set high standards for all of stakeholders: Parents Teachers Students

  20. How Many Hours A Year Is A Family Encouraged To Volunteer At PCS? PCS operates with a minimum staff and spends its funds on academics to the greatest extent possible.  This is why parent participation is encouraged and part of the charter of the school. Parents are asked to make a commitment to participate in a minimum of 40 hours of service work each yearwhile their son or daughter is enrolled at PCS. PCS families volunteer over 14,500hours in a variety of ways.

  21. How Is PCS Funded? • Though it is ‘public’, Pacific Collegiate School – as a charter school – receives a smaller portion of government funds than other area public schools. While government funding provides approximately $6,000 per student, it does not cover the cost of the outstanding education PCS offers to each and every student. • Because we strive towards a higher level of education for all our students, PCS spent approximately $8,000 per student last year.

  22. How Is PCS Funded ? (cont.) • In order to maintain and improve our quality educational program, we ask each family to make a tax deductible donation of $3,000 per student each year to help us achieve this goal. • Naturally, full participation from every family is our goal. We hope each family will contribute what they can. Typically more than 80% of PCS families contribute to our Annual Fund Campaign.

  23. Student Support

  24. Student Support Individual Meetings Academic Support Organization and Planning Teacher Collaboration Social Support W.E.B. Daily Life

  25. PCS Students

  26. Lottery Procedures

  27. How Are Admissions Determined? Enrollment parameters: • Total enrollment must not exceed 516 • Grade 7 enrollment is targeted at 88 • Maximum Grade Size (for lottery purposes): Grades 8-10 = 88, Grades 11,12 = 82 • If projected enrollment for a particular grade is at maximum on Lottery date, lottery entrants for that grade will all be wait-listed.

  28. Four Admissions Preferences Per the school’s charter, admission to PCS is determined by lottery, after certain admissions preferences are exercised. • Siblings of currently-enrolled students who will also attend PCS next year. • Children of Faculty, Staff and Board Members. • Preference for First-Time College Attendee. • Preference for applicants residing within SCCS Secondary District.

  29. Preference #3 For First-Time College Attendees • We are currently in the third year of a three year ‘pilot lottery preference’ being offered to Grade 7 applicants only. • The preference applies to applicants who would be the first in their family to attend college. It reserves five seats in Grade 7 (or 10% of spaces remaining for Grade 7 after implementation of preferences 1 & 2, whichever number is larger).

  30. Preference #3 For First-Time College Attendees (Cont.) • All eligible applicants for Preference #3 will be selected through a lottery process. • A wait-list of all Preference #3 candidates not selected for Grade 7 through that particular lottery will be compiled, and maintained as necessary. • Any candidate for admission through Preference #3 not selected in that smaller lottery will then be a candidate for the appropriate grade-level lottery and will also be automatically re-classified according to Preference #4…

  31. Preference #4 For Applicants Residing Within SCCS Secondary District • Applies to all who would be eligible to attend Harbor, Santa Cruz, and Soquel High Schools, as well as SCCS alternative options. • In-district applicants are awarded a weighted advantage in the lottery process such that their chances of being selected are greater than those of out-of-district applicants. • This preference addresses a legal duty of PCS and is exercised as part of each grade-level lottery.

  32. How Does The Lottery Work? • All lottery entrants receive a number upon receipt of their online application. This number is the number entered into the lottery on March 21, 2013. • On the night of the lottery, the numbers are submitted for each grade to a website, www.random.org, and placed on a list in the order generated. • Excluding 7th grade, which has a predetermined number of spots open, seats are filled from the list created by the lottery as they open up. In other words, from a wait list. • For the fall semester, seats may be filled until the end of the first quarter in October. In January some students may be admitted to fill vacant seats. Their admission will be based on an appropriate class schedule being available for that student.

  33. What Is The Lottery Timeline? • Applications must be submitted online no later than March 7, 2013. • Submission of the application and attendance at an Information Meeting guarantees entry into the lottery, March 21, 2013. • During the week of March 25th, we will call each family whose student received a seat. All results will be posted by number on the website as of Wednesday, March 27th. • Forms submitted after the lottery will place a student on the waiting list in the order that they are received.

  34. Refer To Our Website WWW.Pacificcollegiate.com Please refer to our website for additional information • Copy of the PowerPoint • School Profile • Frequently Asked Questions • Graduation Requirements

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