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Overview
Alternative Education High Schools are small high schools that focus on reinvigorating their non-traditional formats and options in order to enhance student engagement and improve student achievement. The participating schools include the new San Diego Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical High School, Garfield and Twain high schools and the ALBA (Alternative Learning for Behavior and Attitude) Community School.
Each Alternative Education School is developing long-range plans to address:
- Issues of academic challenge or 'rigor.'
- Teaching and learning issues as they relate to accelerated classes and graduation.
- Development of school-specific measures for tracking students.
- Raising student achievement and preparing students for college and a career.
These schools will include partnerships with community colleges, following the acclaimed Middle College High School model, which helps high-potential, at-risk students obtain a quality high school education while, at the same time, receiving direct and invaluable access to college courses and services. Each school will remain independent and autonomous, with its own rankings in the state's Academic Performance Index (API).
Alternative Education High School Models
- San Diego Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical High School
- Garfield High School
- Mark Twain High School
- ALBA Community School
Examples of successful small alternative high schools
- Grossmont Middle College High School, El Cajon, CA
- Middle College Charter High School, Long Island City, NY
The Middle College National Consortium - Professional development organization for secondary and postsecondary public-sector educators. The Consortium provides ongoing technical assistance and support to both new and established middle college high schools as they implement educational reforms and engage in professional activities designed to help under-performing students meet high academic standards.
Research
"An Evaluation of a Successful Alternative High School" Janice M. Dugger and Chester W. Dugger, Ed.D. Source: The High School Journal, April-May 1998, Volume 81, Number 4, p. 218-228
Contact Information
San Diego Unified School District
4100 Normal Street, Room 2108
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 725-7295 – Phone
(619) 725-7792 - Fax
Key Contacts
Executive Director, Office of Small School Innovation (OSSI) / High School Improvement Officer
Tony Burks
tburks@sandi.net
