Topic: DASS Conversation Virtual Meeting

When: Thursday, Oct 3, 2019, 3:30 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Price: Free!

Join your fellow continuation school educators for the upcoming DASS Conversation Webinar/Virtual Meeting. Come and meet virtually to reflect on our first year with the DASS. We will discuss what we like, and what needs to be improved, and what has negatively impacted our programs. Please take note of scenarios and narratives of possible negative consequences of how things are calculated. We will mainly be discussing the one-year graduation rate. Read more about DASS below.

The first 100 people to join will be able to participate in the virtual meeting. The meeting will be held from 3:30-4:30 pm on 10/3/2019. A recording of the meeting will be made available on the CCEA website for CCEA members.

To Join the Virtual Meeting

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Meeting ID: 661 212 8187

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What is DASS?

Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS): In 2013, California’s accountability system significantly changed with the adoption of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). This new accountability system, the California School Dashboard (Dashboard), contains state indicators and standards to help identify a school’s strengths, weaknesses, and areas in need of improvement. The Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) program replaces the previously administered Alternative Schools Accountability Model (ASAM) and holds alternative schools and alternative schools of choice accountable for modified methods of measurement for accountability indicators, when appropriate. View One-Page Flyer (PDF)

DASS is for schools that serve high-risk students. DASS Schools received a Dashboard for the first time in Fall 2018. Schools that participate in DASS will have their information displayed on the same Dashboard and be measured on the same set of indicators as non-alternative schools.

Six State Indicators

• Academic Indicator (English Language Arts and Mathematics)
• Chronic Absenteeism Indicator
• College/Career Indicator
• English Learner Progress Indicator (2018 Dashboard data are limited to assessment results)
• Graduation Rate Indicator
• Suspension Rate Indicator

DASS schools will receive one of five color-coded performance levels for each indicator, identical to those given to non-alternative schools. Performance levels range from lowest to highest performance and include red, orange, yellow, green, and blue.

The state indicators and standards were developed for non-alternative schools. In order to fairly evaluate the success and progress of alternative schools that serve high-risk students, modified measures may be used for certain indicators. This means that these indicators may be calculated differently, or use different criteria, for DASS schools.

According to the California Department of Education, DASS is “modified methods of measurement for indicators that are aligned with the evaluation rubrics of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) to evaluate the success or progress of schools that serve high-risk students.” 

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It is with great pleasure that we honored our Model Schools on April 26th, and our Professional Awardees on the 27th.  Find out more about our 2019 Model Schools, awardees, exemplary programs and photo galleries, below.

Quick links: Model Schools on Friday | Professional Awards on Saturday

Professional Awardees – April 27, 2019

Employees of the Year 2019

Classified Employee of the Year – Region 1: Gabriela Gutierrez
Frontier High School, Whittier Union High School District

Classified Employee of the Year – Region 2 (not pictured): Audrey Tangonan

Classified Employee of the Year – Region 3: Erik Gonzales
JJ Cairns High School, Lindsay Unified School District

Classified Employee of the Year – Region 4: Kristen Costa
Albert Powell High School, Yuba City Unified School District

Certificated Employee of the Year – Region 1: Sharon Clark
Valley High School, Escondido Unified High School District

Certificated Employee of the Year – Region 2: Glynda Maddaleno
Delta High School, Santa Maria Joint Union High School District

Certificated Employee of the Year – Region 3: Candie Forrester
JJ Cairns High School, Lindsay Unified School District

Certificated Employee of the Year – Region 4: Jillian Damon
Albert Powell High School, Yuba City Unified School District

Administrators of the Year 2019

Administrator of the year – Region 1: Joe Antonelli
Orangegrove High School, Corona Norco Unified School District

Administrator of the year – Region 2: Esther Prieto-Chavez
Delta High School, Santa Maria Joint Union High School District

Administrator of the year – Region 3: Rick Church
Kings River High School, Sanger Unified School District

Administrator of the year (not pictured) – Region 4: Dennis Spasbo
Prospect High School, Oroville Union High School District

Exemplary Programs 2019

• Albert Powell: Senior Project
• Cal Hills: Project Lead the Way
• Dr. J.H. Milor: New Student Orientation (no photo)
• JJ Cairns: Internship Program
• Maple High: Maple Makers Student-Run Business
• Olympic High: Service Learning Program
• Paloma Creek: Lighthouse Atascadero
• Ridgeview High: Ridgeview Ranger Program
• Tierra Del Sol: Aztec Construction Program
• Tracy High: ABC Teen Parent Program
• Vista High School: Forensic Science Program
• Ridgeview High School: Proclamation Recognition Award

Student Awards 2019

Cover Art Contest Winners: Alexis Belskey & Blake Gill
Jamison High School

Essay Contest, 11th Grade Winner: Omar Parra Mendoza
Valley High School, Escondido, CA

Essay Contest, 12th Grade Winner: Gisselle Campos
Valley High School, Escondido, CA

To see the presentation of awards with the pics: View PDF

Model School Awards Gala – April 26, 2019

For more information about each of the 31 awarded Model Schools for 2019, visit the announcement blog.

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Conference Info – quick view:

View the CCEA 2019 Conference “Moving into the Future Together” schedule & directory.

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Antonio Munguia –  President Elect

Principal Tony Munguia

California Continuation High School Community,

One of the main goals of CCEA is to be the center of information for all continuation high school personnel. CCEA wants to provide resources and best practices from schools throughout the state and have the most recent developments on Alternative Education Accountability.

I encourage all continuation high school personnel to become members of CCEA. We are one of the fastest growing facets in California education and many changes are headed our way. As one organization we can meet these changes head on, continue to grow and improve the services that we provide to all our students.

The CCEA State Conference is an excellent platform to learn about best practices being implemented in Continuation High Schools. There will also be plenty of time to network with fellow colleagues and celebrate the accomplishments of our schools and their students. Make sure you don’t miss out on this conference. The conference will be held in beautiful San Diego, CA on April 27th – 29th. To learn more about CCEA and register for the conference click here.

With warmest regards,
Tony Munguia

From:  Desert Valley High School / Brawley Union High School District
Title:  Alternative Education Principal
Location:  Brawley, CA
CCEA Region:  1 – Southern California

Scott Braden –  Vice President Elect

Principal Scott Braden

Greetings and salutations, CCEA community!

I’m honored and humbled to have been recently selected to serve as vice president of CCEA.  On a professional level, CCEA and its many resources and partnerships have transformed my school and district.  On a personal level, I’ve been enriched and empowered by the incredible network of professionals who are dynamic thinkers and problem solvers, creative, inspirational and always available.  CCEA truly is, and has been, the vital community and the necessary mouthpiece for alternative education in the state of California.

I have been in the educational trenches and on the frontlines of students’ lives for over twenty years, and I’m a child advocate to the very core.  I truly believe that educators are the molders and shapers of young peoples’ dreams, and if not for educators, there would be little hope in this world.  I never tire of hearing, witnessing and experiencing life transformation at its best.  At my humble school, the educators are often heard saying, “We don’t just believe in miracles…we make them happen!”   I’m reminded that educators are dream makers and image makers—who win hearts and minds.  To me, alternative education educators are nothing shy of superhero status.   Again, thank you CCEA community for allowing me to serve you all and may we all become better so as to give our students a powerful voice.

Warmly,
Scott Braden

From:  Citrus High School / Porterville Unified School District
Title:  Principal
Location:  Porterville, CA
CCEA Region: 3 – Central California

Vic Whitaker III –  Treasurer Elect

Treasurer Vic Whitaker

About: A CCEA member for 40 years, Vic has served in all of the organization’s executive offices. Of the 40 annual conferences he has consistently attended, he has been planner for 25 of them. Vic recently oversaw the re-branding of CCEA this past year, along with construction of the new online membership system. The new system has lifted membership and revenue substantially, adding member profiles and interaction features, and better tracking for membership dues and registration fees. Notably in the past, Vic served as treasurer during the return from bankruptcy. He continues to be a strong force of continuity among the other officers, as well as an essential keeper of accounts.

From:  San Diego, CA
Title:  State Treasurer
CCEA Region:  1 – Southern California

Marty Martin – Secretary Elect

William “Marty” Martin in class — Photo by Leo Jarzomb (Whittier Daily News)

Greetings to All CCEA’ers

First I’d like to thank each of you who took the time to vote. Being a part of the process is a great step towards being more involved! I look forward to working with the newly elected Executive Board as the Association’s Secretary. They are a great bunch of educators who truly care about kids and helping them to achieve their goals.

I am in my twelfth year teaching in Continuation High Schools. I love working with our kids, there is something very special when a light comes on, when a truth is discovered, when a goal is achieved! Ours is a powerful Association, people outside of alternative education, really do not understand what we do and are often amazed when students who were unsuccessful, find success in our environments.

I want to encourage full participation in our Association. Things work best when everyone is involved! Be an Evaluator for the Model Continuation High School program. Go on MCHS visits, it’s amazing how many different ways there are to touch kids’ lives!  We can learn so much from each other’s educational practices. I openly confess to stealing ideas from almost every school I have had the opportunity to visit. There is brilliance all around us.

Please encourage your colleagues to be an active participant in the CCEA! Until they are involved they won’t know what they are missing!

See you in San Diego!

Cheers,
Marty Martin

From:  Frontier High School / Whittier Union High School District
Title:  Teacher
Location:  Whittier, CA
CCEA Region:  2 – Mid-Southern California

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