California Model School Flag - CCEAThe Model Continuation High School (MCHS) recognition program is sponsored by the California Department of Education (CDE), Educational Options Division, in cooperation with the California Continuation Education Association Plus (CCEA Plus).

CDE receives numerous requests from school districts, the media, and other state agencies for a list of effective continuation schools that they may visit. The Model Schools Education Recognition Program identifies and recognizes outstanding continuation high schools and creates a resource list for school visits and other forms of peer mentoring. These schools provide exemplary programs to at-risk youth through the use of innovative instructional strategies, flexible scheduling, and guidance and counseling services.

The Model Schools program started in 1990, and for over thirty years has been the high-water mark for continuation schools and alternative education in the state of California. Schools undergo a rigorous application and review process, including examination of programs and procedures, and on-campus visitation.

Model Continuation High School (MCHS) Recognition Program:
Quick links: Overview | Requirements and Application | Current Model SchoolsPast Awardees

Model Schools (MCHS) Program Overview:

  • Began in 1990 as a collaboration between the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California Continuation Education Association Plus (CCEA Plus).
  • Identifies and recognizes outstanding programs.
  • Creates a resource list of quality programs for visitations and other forms of technical assistance — MCHS educators have committed to being mentors for other continuation educators.
  • Identifies individuals to assist with the review and rating of applications and Site Validation Visits.

Requirements and Application

Model School Seal, CDE and CCEA PlusCDE encourages all continuation high schools that have been in operation a minimum of two years and meet other eligibility criteria to review their programs and submit an application for statewide recognition.

Selected schools are Model Schools for three years; after that, those schools will need to re-apply.

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Our Model Schools

We would like to congratulate our current Model Schools!  Selected schools are awarded in person at the annual CCEA+ Conference each April/May.

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2025 Model Continuation High Schools

Congratulations to our new model schools!

  1. Contra Costa County, Antioch Unified School District — Bidwell High School
  2. Contra Costa County, Mount Diablo Unified School District — Olympic High School
  3. Contra Costa County, San Ramon Valley Unified School District — Del Amigo High
  4. Contra Costa County, West Contra Costa School District — Sylvester Greenwood Academy
  5. Del Norte County, Del Norte County Unified School District — Sunset High School
  6. Fresno County, Fowler Unified School District — Fowler Academy
  7. Fresno County, Parlier Unified School District — San Joaquin Valley High School
  8. Fresno County, Sanger Unified School District — Kings River High School
  9. Imperial County, Central Union High School District — Desert Oasis High School
  10. Kern County, Kern High School District — Nueva High School
  11. Kern County, Kern High School District — Vista West High School
  12. Kern County, Wasco Union High School District — Wasco Independence High School
  13. Los Angeles County, Bellflower Unified School District — Somerset High School
  14. Los Angeles County, Centinela Valley Union High School District — R.K. Lloyde High School
  15. Los Angeles County, Charter Oak Unified School District — Arrow High School
  16. Los Angeles County, Downey Unified School District — Columbus High School
  17. Los Angeles County, El Rancho Unified School District — Ruben Salazar High School
  18. Los Angeles County, Glendale Unified School District —  Allan F. Daily High School
  19. Los Angeles County, Glendora Unified School District — Whitcomb High School
  20. Los Angeles County, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District — Valley Alternative High School
  21. Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Unified School District — Boyle Heights High School
  22. Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Unified School District — Jack London High School
  23. Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Unified School District — Harris Newmark High School
  24. Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Unified School District — Owensmouth High School
  25. Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Unified School District — Walt Whitman High School
  26. Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Unified School District — John R. Wooden High School
  27. Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Unified School District — Zane Grey High School
  28. Los Angeles County, Montebello Unified School District — Vail High School
  29. Los Angeles County, Pasadena Unified School District — Rose City High School
  30. Los Angeles County, Pomona Unified School District — Park West High School
  31. Mendocino County, Fort Bragg Unified School District — Noyo High School
  32. Monterey County, Salinas Union High School District — Mount Toro High School
  33. Orange County, Fullerton Joint Union High School District — La Vista High School
  34. Orange County, Garden Grove Unified School District — Marie L. Hare High School
  35. Orange County, Huntington Beach Union High School District — Valley Vista High School
  36. Orange County, Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District — El Camino Real High School
  37. Orange County, Saddleback Valley Unified School District — Silverado High School
  38. Orange County, Santa Ana Unified School District — Lorin Griset Academy
  39. Placer County, Roseville Joint Union High School District — Adelante High School
  40. Riverside County, Corona-Norco Unified School District — Orange Grove High School
  41. Riverside County, Jurupa Unified School District — Nueva Vista High School
  42. Riverside County, Riverside Unified School District — Abraham Lincoln High School
  43. Riverside County, San Jacinto Unified School District — Mountain View High School
  44. Riverside County, Temecula Valley Unified School District — Rancho Vista High School
  45. Sacramento County, Elk Grove Unified School District — Calvine High School
  46. Sacramento County, Galt Joint Union High School — Estrellita High School
  47. San Bernardino County, Chaffey Joint Union High School District — Valley View High School
  48. San Bernardino County, Colton Joint Unified School District — Slover Mountain High School
  49. San Bernardino County, Hesperia Unified School District — Mojave High School
  50. San Bernardino County, Rialto Unified School District — John H. Milor High School
  51. San Bernardino County, San Bernardino City Unified School District — San Andreas High School
  52. San Bernardino County, Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District — Green Valley High School
  53. San Diego County, Fallbrook Union High School District — Ivy High School
  54. San Diego County, Oceanside Unified School District — Surfside High School
  55. San Joaquin County, Lincoln Unified School District — Village Oaks High School
  56. San Joaquin County, Linden Unified School District — PRIDE High School
  57. San Joaquin County, Manteca Unified School District — Calla High School
  58. San Joaquin County, Manteca Unified School District — New Vision High School
  59. San Joaquin County, Ripon Unified School District — Harvest High School
  60. San Luis Obispo County, Atascadero Unified School District — Paloma Creek High School
  61. San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Coastal Unified School District — Pacific Beach High School
  62. Santa Barbara County, Lompoc Unified School District — Maple High School
  63. Santa Clara County, Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District — Alta Vista High School
  64. Santa Clara County, Santa Clara Unified School District — New Valley High School
  65. Solano County, Benicia Unified School District — Liberty High School
  66. Solano County, Travis Unified School District — Travis Education Center
  67. Stanislaus County, Patterson Joint Unified School District — Del Puerto High School
  68. Sutter County, Yuba City Unified School District — Albert Powell High School
  69. Tulare County, Visalia Unified School District — Sequoia High School
  70. Tulare County, Woodlake Unified School District — Bravo Lake High School
  71. Tuolumne County, Sonora Union High School District — Dario Cassina High School
  72. Ventura County, Conejo Valley Unified School District — Conejo Valley High School
  73. Ventura County, Simi Valley Unified School District — Apollo High School
  74. Ventura County, Ventura Unified School District — Pacific High School


2024 Model Continuation High Schools

  1. Aurora High School, Calexico Unified School District, Imperial County
  2. Black Diamond High School, Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County
  3. Broadway High School, San José Unified School District, Santa Clara County
  4. Calaveras Hills High School, Milpitas Unified School District, Santa Clara County
  5. Calico Continuation High School, Silver Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County
  6. Cambridge Continuation High School, Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County
  7. Central Valley High School, Kern High School District, Kern County
  8. César E. Chávez High School, Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County
  9. Chaparral High School, Bonita Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  10. Del Valle Continuation High School, Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, Alameda County
  11. Delta High School, Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, Santa Barbara County
  12. Eric Birch High School, Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County
  13. Frontier High School, Whittier Union High School District, Los Angeles County
  14. Gateway Continuation High School, Clovis Unified School District, Fresno County
  15. George and Evelyn Stein High School, Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County
  16. Hillview High School, Tustin Unified School District, Orange County
  17. Kings Canyon High School, Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District, Fresno County
  18. Liberty High School, Lodi Unified School District, San Joaquin County
  19. Metropolitan Continuation High School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  20. Mission Continuation High School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  21. Patricia Dreizler Continuation High School, Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  22. Pershing Continuation High School, Central Unified School District, Fresno County
  23. Raincross High Continuation, Riverside Unified School District, Riverside County
  24. Rancho del Mar High School, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  25. Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center, Modesto City High School District, Stanislaus County
  26. San Andreas High School, Tamalpais Union High School District, Marin County
  27. Sierra High School, Azusa Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  28. Sierra High School, San Bernardino City Unified School District, San Bernardino County
  29. Stoney Point High School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  30. Vista Continuation High School, Kern High School District, Kern County
  31. Vista Continuation High School, Lynwood Unified School District, Los Angeles County


2023 Model Continuation High Schools

  1. Abraxas High School, Poway Unified School District, San Diego County
  2. Alessandro High School, Hemet Unified School District, Riverside County
  3. Alta Vista High School, Vista Unified School District, San Diego County
  4. Amistad High School, Desert Sands Unified School District, Riverside County
  5. Black Rock High School, Morongo Unified School District, San Bernardino County
  6. Boynton High School, Campbell Union High School District, Santa Clara County
  7. Buena Vista Continuation High School, Chino Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County
  8. Buena Vista High School, Paramount Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  9. Citrus Continuation High School, Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County
  10. Citrus High School, Porterville Unified School District, Tulare County
  11. Coronado High (Continuation), West Covina Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  12. DeWolf High School, Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County
  13. Discovery High School, Natomas Unified School District, Sacramento County
  14. Donald C. Jamison Continuation High School, Lemoore Union High School District, Kings County
  15. Fairvalley High School, Covina-Valley Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  16. Fernando R. Ledesma High School, El Monte Union High School District, Los Angeles County
  17. Gilbert High School, Anaheim Union High School District, Orange County
  18. Glen View High School, Beaumont Unified School District, Riverside County
  19. Hillside High School, Upland Unified School District, San Bernardino County
  20. Jereann Bowman High School, William S. Hart Union High School District, Los Angeles County
  21. John J. Cairns Continuation High School, Lindsay Unified School District, Tulare County
  22. Kurt T. Shery High School, Torrance Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  23. Mt. San Jacinto High School, Palm Springs Unified School District, Riverside County
  24. North Park High School, Baldwin Park Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  25. Orangewood High School, Redlands Unified School District, San Bernardino County
  26. Ortega High School, Lake Elsinore Unified School District, Riverside County
  27. Palomar High School, Sweetwater Union High School District, San Diego County
  28. Phoenix Continuation High School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  29. Prospect High School, Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County
  30. Robertson High School, Fremont Unified School District, Alameda County
  31. Santana High School, Rowland Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  32. Sierra Continuation High School, Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District, Placer County
  33. Tierra Del Sol Continuation High School, Kern High School District, Kern County
  34. Twin Oaks High School, San Marcos Unified School District, San Diego County
  35. Vail High School, Montebello Unified School District, Los Angeles County
  36. Val Verde High School, Val Verde Unified School District, Riverside County
  37. Valley High School, Escondido Union High School District, San Diego County


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