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Tracy High School
About Us
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The
dropout rate was 5.8 percent (22) during 1994 -95; the rate increased to
11 percent during 1995-96 (42). The 1997-98 year saw a drastic drop in
the dropout rate to 5 percent (25). This drop is accredited to the establishment
of Tracy's afternoon school, and Tracy's evening work experience school
programs and the extensive discipline program instituted and supported
by 100 percent of the Tracy staff. The discipline program was developed
as part of the 1274 Grant. The relative number of dropouts decreased more
than indicated because of the continuous growth of our population.
The percentages of graduates
has been relatively stable at approximately 30 percent per year. Graduations
numbers were: 33 percent (124) in 1994; 28 percent (90) in 1995; and 37
percent (141) in 1996. The drop to 22 percent (101) graduates in 1997 was
due to the establishment of the Tracy afternoon school which is for students
under the age of 16 and accounts for a larger enrollment. The number of
graduates in 1998 was 31.6 percent (151).
School profile:
Tracy High School is an alternative education school. The school was named
a Model California Continuation School in 1996. The school is located across
the street from the district office and serves all the high schools in
the district. Adult education is located next door to the Tracy site for
concurrent student enrollment. Students can attend Cerritos College and
other local community colleges through the Veysey program.
The total number of
students serviced during the 1997-98 school year was approximately 1200
students. This number includes all students checked into and out of Tracy
High School. Although enrollment was stable at approximately 450 students,
another 500-600 students and/or applications are processed into and out
of the alternative school setting. Some students are sent to Tracy by the
Student Evaluation Committee. A number of the transfers are due to major
discipline infractions. Tracy has a strict discipline procedure which is
applied and supported by 100 percent of the staff. Students who continue
to be discipline problems are eventually removed from the Tracy program
by the progressive discipline procedures, transferred to Adult school programs,
and/or expelled through the District Ss resulting in three expulsions.
The discipline program was institutionalized during the 1996-97 school
year and had 27 referrals to SEC which resulted in 23 transfers and four
expulsions; however, there were an additional 23 on-site SEC meetings for
lesser offenses. The on-site SEC often results in a Student Study Team
meeting of all teachers working with the student, the assistant principal,
and the school psychologist. In 1997-98 there were 15 on-site SECs and
48 referred to the District SEC with one expulsion.
Tracy provides a limited
afternoon school five days per week, with evening work experience school
offered one afternoon and one evening per week. The day students attend
from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and the afternoon students attend from 1:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The teen parenting students attend from 8:00 a.mtudent
Evaluation Committee. Thirty students were referred to SEC for major offense.
to 3:00 p.m. At the current time Tracy day teachers are teaching five 42-minute
periods per day with one related instruction period. Related instruction
is an additional 42-minute period of assigned nonteaching duties. The class
load is approximately 120 students per teacher.
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