2811
Pasadena Lane, Lake Isabella, CA
93240 (760) 379-2611
In compliance with the requirements of Proposition 98, the
Kern High School District will publish an annual report for Kern Valley High
School. This report is for the
1998-1999 school year. Subsequent
reports will be published each November and cover the previous school year.
Mission
Statement The mission of Summit High School is to provide a safe and wholesome
learning environment where students will learn to be self-sufficient; to solve
problems; to be able to make wise choices; to become responsible and
contributing citizens of the school, their families, the community and the
country; to prepare for career and personal success.
Principal’s Message: Last year at Summit found many changes. Summit acquired equipment and computers from
the closure of Vista East. The
school-wide award assembly was very successful. There were positive changes in school leadership last year. A number of Summit students participated in
the fire academy and work experience.
Summit also had ten students graduate June 1999.
Here at Summit High School you will find a school
with a solid record of improvements, a faculty that is professional, skilled
and personally committed to meeting the learning needs of every student, and a
group of students striving to become successful citizens. Summit High School is located on the
SouthEast corner of Kern Valley High School’s campus at the corner of Erskine
Creek and Pasadena Lane.
Continuation
High Schools are designed for students whose needs are not being met in the
traditional high schools. Students
enrolled at Summit are not “bad students sent here for punishment”, we have
students who are employed, who have adjustment problems, who need special
scheduling due to marriage or early motherhood, who have special learning
needs, who need a flexible education environment, or who are habitually
truant. We at Summit High School
believe that given the right environment all students can earn and achieve
success in school leading to their receiving a high school diploma and usable
job skills
During the 97-98 year, twelve students graduated from Summit. According to WASC accrediting committee,
which extended to Summit a six-year term, students were actively engaged in
learning and showed a real commitment to preparing themselves for the
future. This fact was evident by the
increased number of students working in job shadowing programs, attending
career awareness programs, learning skills in community service, earning the
right to return to the regular high school program, and graduating.
Ken
Witte, Dean
School Profile: Summit serves an area of 660 square miles. The majority of Summit’s students are bused
to the Lake Isabella campus, located forty-five miles from Bakersfield. Summit is a continuation school serving a
student population of mostly low to middle class Caucasians from Kern Valley
High School. The student population was
77.8% White, 5.6% Hispanic, 11.1% American Indian, 2.8% Black and 2.8% other:
School Goals:
· Expand
technology access and use for students.
i Improve integration of curriculum.
i Provide alternative types of instruction and
assessment. Expand the use of student
portfolios, individual projects and group projects.
i Provide additional career paths for students.
Parent Support: Summit has an active site council that provides
responses and guidance for improving educational delivery.
Student Performance: Many students at Summit find that they can be
successful in a smaller school setting and earn credits at a pace better suited
to their needs. Summit is on a block
schedule, which allows students to enroll in two classes at a time and complete
an entire semester’s worth of credit in six weeks. Due to this shortened period, no progress reports are issued, but
students receive an updated copy of their transcripts at the end of each
session. Students who have completed
ten or more credits during the session are recognized in a schoolwide
assembly. For many continuation
students, this is the first time they have received attention for doing
something positive. All students are enrolled
in classes that count towards graduation requirements.
STUDENT
PREPARATION FOR THE WORK FORCE
At the end of the 1998-99 school year, 736 students completed one or
more vocational classes. They include
the following:
Program Students
Completing the Course 1998-99
Business/Computers 0
Home Economics 1
Fire Careers Academy 0
Industrial Arts 0
Work Experience
9
Summit includes career assignments in their curriculum. Applied Arts classes have always had career
components included in their curriculum, and those classes continue to stress
job exploration and preparation, applications, resumes, and portfolios. English and social studies have preparation
for work activities as part of their curriculum. The career class introduces the student to career/educational
planning portfolio.
Student interests and abilities are inventoried through numerous
assessments: COIN and the ASVAB.
Vocational teachers regularly test students and provide feedback to
students on their progression toward meeting the skill requirements for
entry-level jobs. Summit also
participates in the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program, and students
get practical experience and job training while working on various projects at
the school
INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES
The State minimum number of instructional minutes per year is
32,580. The number of minutes offered
at Summit High School is 43,440 minutes.
The total number of minimum days in the school year at Summit High
School was zero.
Assessment
Students must pass the district proficiency tests in reading, math, and
writing to graduate. The following is
the percent scoring at or above the 50th National Percentile Ranking
(NPR) with the district results in parenthesis:
Soc
Sci Language Mathematics Science
Class of 1999 + + + +
Class of 2000 38%(47) 8%(41) 0%(34) 17%(35)
Class of 2001 ** ** ** **
Class of 2002 * * * *
Class of 2003 * * * *
+no data
**to few for results
* Summit does not accept 9 or 10 graders
Teacher Preparedness – Credentials:
Cred. Emerg Without Outside
Area
1998-99 2 0 (0%) 0 0
1997-98 2 0 (0%) 0 0
1996-97 2 0 (0%) 0 0
Staff Development Days:
Staff
Development Days
1998-99 4
1997-98 4
1996-97 4
STUDENT
SERVICES
Counseling Support Services
Summit continues its attempts to incorporate
vocational and academic curricula in each course offering. Through infused informational units students
are provided with various options for educational training and employment
beyond high schools. Student interests
and abilities are inventoried through numerous assessments including JTPA and
COIN vocational interest surveys.
Summit’s staff invites many career placement personnel to visit with
students. The site administrator and
staff also work closely with each student individually, evaluating and
monitoring the student’s progress toward both educational and vocational goals.
Campus Climate and Safety (Orderly
Campus)
Summit is committed to a positive atmosphere, which
fosters student learning. The entire
staff promotes the concepts of respect, individual attention, discipline and
friendship towards each person. A
school-wide Assertive Discipline Plan plus student contract are in place and
all staff enforce it. Parents are
notified immediately when their student violates a school rule. The site administrator mediates minor
infractions and is in charge of all discipline and attendance actions. Summit
also has radios for instant communication with the comprehensive security
staff. All attendance and discipline
procedures are published in the Student Handbook. Every effort is made to help students who are unable to function
within the regular school.
Cleanliness and Maintenance of the
Campus
Summit High School maintenance is provided by
District Maintenance and Operations (M&O).
In 1998-99, Summit and the comprehensive high school finalized the
necessary wiring and installation of equipment to provide computer services via
fiber optic cable. Students have access
to the use of all technology on the campus.
Grounds and normal routine cleaning is provided by a staff shared by the
comprehensive high school.
Summit Continuation High School
Administration In 1998-99 Summit served ADA 46 students
for that year of which 16 received free or reduced lunches. This amounts to 34% of the student
population. AFDC and free/reduced
lunches qualify Summit for Title 1 revenues in the amount of $6,382. The plant capacity was 40 students. The ADM was 37.878 or 8.027% absence
rate. The Kern High School District
follows a decentralized administrative structure. Each school receives a lump sum budget allocation based on the
school’s enrollment. The District
receives an average revenue limit of $4302.32 per student. In addition, categorical monies are received
for students who qualify for special programs such as Honors, Special
Education, IASA, etc. Summit
Continuation High School’s budget allocation is derived by input from staff and
site council. The site principal with
consultation with the site administrator is responsible for the development of
an operational budget each year.
Textbooks are purchased on a rotational basis. Equipment and supplies selections are done by appropriate
teachers and administrators.
