Model+Schools

Look at successful high school models world wide!

No tracked/leveled classes, all will be college prep! (See Finland model) Students will be the cafeteria workers and custodians of the school (See Japan?)


 * SCHOOLS TO GO SEE / RESEARCH:**

Make matrix for notes on schools.

I. U.S. News Top 100 Schools (Gold Medal based on test scores factored for economic disadv., comparison of least-adv. stds to others in that state, college-readiness performance)

Find the Best (Give Smart Ratings, tells std:tch ratios, # in school, etc.)

Top Charter Schools (Check out Vision Statements/Missions, Course Offerings/Requirements, Calendar/Schedules, Budgets, etc.) s:t 17.34 || s:t 21.3 || s:t 14.27 || s:t 19 || s:t 13.15 || s:t 21.4 || s:t 15.53 || s:t 20.57 || s:t 20.88 || s:t 25.5 || s:t 15.31 || s:t 18.74 || s:t 20.02 || s:t 12.15 || Explorations Academy
 * School || Location || Grades || Enrollment ||
 * Pacific Collegiate School (#7 Gold Medal School) (93 Smart Rating) || Santa Cruz, CA || 7-12 || 383 (64/gr.)
 * BASIS Tucson (#9 Gold Medal School) || Tucson, AZ || 8-12 || 320 (64/gr.) ||
 * IDEA Academy (#13 Gold Medal School) || Donna, TX || 9-12 || 416 (104/gr.)
 * KIPP Houston (#16 Gold Medal School) || Houston, TX || 9-12 || 525 (131/gr.)
 * Animo Leadership (#23 Gold Medal School) (77 Smart Rating) || Inglewood, CA || 9-12 || 616 (154/gr.)
 * Raleigh Charter High (#24 Gold Medal School) || Raleigh, NC || 9-12 || 553 (138/gr.)
 * Lennox Math Sci (#25 Gold Medal School) (81 Smart Rating) || Lennox, CA || 9-12 || 542 (135/gr.)
 * Benjamin Franklin (#27 Gold Medal School) || New Orleans, LA || 9-12 || 657 (164/gr.)
 * Preuss School UCSD (#32 Gold Medal School) (69 Smart Rating) || La Jolla, CA || 6-12 || 816 (116/gr.)
 * Charter School of Wilmington (#49 Gold Medal School) || Wilmington, DE || 9-12 || 970 (242/gr.)
 * Hawthorne Math Sci (#54 Gold Medal School) (88 Smart Rating) || Hawthorne, CA || 9-12 || 624 (156/gr.)
 * YES Prep Southeast (#68 Gold Medal School) || Houston, TX || 6-12 || 821 (117/gr.)
 * Peak to Peak (#76 Gold Medal School) || Lafayette, CO || K-12 || 1,444 (111/gr.)
 * Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy (#79 Gold Medal School) || Coeur d'Alene, ID || 6-12 || 626 (89/gr.)
 * Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts (#91 Gold Medal School) || Fort Worth, TX || 7-12 || 337 (56/gr.)

The Zoo School

Harlem Village Academies

Alameda Community Learning Center

Trillium Charter School in Portland (K-12)

Model College: St. John's

TEP Charter (pays teachers $125,000 per year, but fires them if they're not performing as well as the principal would like)

Brand New Charter: CitySchool

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 * Top Schools in the Area**
 * School || Location || Grades || Enrollment ||
 * Gretchen Whitney High (#3 GM, 10 GS) (97 Smart Rating) || Cerritos, CA || 7-12 || 1023 (170/gr.)
 * Oxford Academy (#4 GM, 10 GS) (96 Smart Rating) || Cypress, CA || 7-12 || 1129 (188/gr.)
 * CA Academy of Math and Science (#22 GM, 10 GS) (19 Smart Rating--?) || Carson, CA || 9-12 || 644 (161/gr.)
 * Animo Leadership Charter (#23 GM, 9 GS) (77 Smart Rating) || Inglewood, CA || 9-12 || 616 (154/gr.)
 * Lennox Math Science Tech (#25 GM, 7 GS) (81 Smart Rating) || Lennox, CA || 9-12 || 542 (135/gr.)
 * [|Hawthorne Math and Sci Academy] (#54 GM, 9 GS) (88 Smart Rating) || Hawthorne, CA || 9-12 || 624 (156/gr.)

II. Great Schools Ratings (18 schools w/in 3 miles of 90260)


 * Local Schools**

Big Picture Schools in LA: Big Picture Film & Theatre Arts Charter High School Frida Kahlo High School New Village Charter High School (all girls) Santa Monica Alternative SchoolHouse (K-8)

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 * School || Location || Grades || Enrollment ||
 * Mira Costa (10 GS) (22 Smart Rating) || Manhattan Beach, CA || 9-12 || 2359 (590/gr.)
 * Environmental Charter (9 GS, 78 Smart Rating) || Lawndale, CA || 9-12 || 487 (122/gr.)
 * Da Vinci Design School (9 GS) / Science School (7 GS) (62 Smart Rating) || Hawthorne, CA || 9-12 || up to 500 per school (125/gr.)
 * North High School (7 GS) (44 Smart Rating) || Torrance, CA || 9-12 || 2201 (550/gr.)
 * Centinela Valley Independent Study School (5 GS) (18 Smart Rating) / R. K. Lloyde High (2 GS) (36 Smart Rating) || Lawndale, CA || 9-12 || 130 / 234
 * Leuzinger High (4 GS) (70 Smart Rating) || Lawndale, CA || 9-12 || 2202 (550/gr.)
 * Hawthorne High (3 GS) (73 Smart Rating) || Lawndale, CA || 9-12 || 2128 (532/gr.)
 * CALPAC California Pacific Charter Schools (3 GS) Online Schools || El Segundo, CA ||  || online only ||
 * Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy (9GS) (65 Smart Rating) || Los Angeles, CA || 9-11 || 235 (78/gr.)
 * Lawndale High (6 GS) (76 Smart Rating) || Lawndale, CA || 9-12 || 1878 (470/gr.)
 * Media Art Academy at Centinela (20 Smart Rating) (at Lawndale High School) || Hawthorne, CA || 7-12 || 141 (23.5/gr.)
 * Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (79 Smart Rating) || Los Angeles, CA || 9-12 || 442 (111/gr.)
 * Aspire Public Schools || all up north ||  || s:t under 20 ||
 * Westside Neighborhood School ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Renaissance Academy Charter High School (Pacific Palisades)

How NOT to do things: [] ||  ||   ||   || Dr. Olga Mohan High School 2011 CCSA Charter School of the Year ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools (14 High Schools)
 * New West Charter Middle School ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Our Community School ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Synergy Charter Academies ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Granada Hills Charter High ||  ||   ||   ||


 * Elementary / Middle Schools**

Watts Learning Center (K-5) Passport to the World Program at Watts Learning Center

Renaissance Arts Charter (8) (Eagle Rock)

Valor Academy (Arleta 25 mi/34 mins. away) Valor Academy is a 5th through 8th grade charter school for the communities of North Hollywood, Arleta, and Panorama City. The school was chartered by the Los Angeles Unified School District in April of 2009 and opened in August of 2009 with a class of 5th graders. We will continue accepting fifth graders, and grow by one grade level each year until Valor consists of all four grades by 2012-13. We are committed to putting every child on a clear path to college using proven techniques that include a longer school day, excellent teachers, free tutoring, a disciplined school culture that teaches self-respect, frequent communication with parents, an intense focus on literacy and math and enriching after school programs. ||
 * **What is Valor Academy?**

WISH Charter (Westchester)

Archer School for Girls (Sunset & Barrington) Wildwood (K-12) Vista Mar Harvard-Westlake (Forbes No. 12 America's Best Prep Schools/only one in so CA)
 * Private Schools **

National Blue Ribbon Schools

What is Centinela Valley doing wrong? right?

Lawndale HS (6 GS)
 * Academy of Media Arts
 * AVID
 * Biomedical Careers Academy
 * Marine Science Academy

Leuzinger HS (4 GS)
 * Multimedia Careers Academy
 * Environmental Careers Academy

Hawthorne HS (3 GS)
 * School of Criminal Justice
 * School of Visual and Performing Arts
 * International Business Academy and Culinary Arts
 * School of Manufacturing and Engineering

Lloyde Continuation HS (2 GS) Centinela Valley Independent Study HS (5 GS)

Rossmoor Elementary - Alamitos (10 GS)

TO VISIT ONLINE: Alain Locke Charter School Parker Charter Essential School Academies of Pinellas Oneness Family School International Peace Academy


 * AROUND THE WORLD**

Canada's Best HIgh Schools

Schools in Japan, from: http://spice.stanford.edu/docs/142 Japanese students spend 240 days a year at school, 60 days more then their American counterparts. Although many of those days are spent preparing for annual school festivals and events such as Culture Day, Sports Day, and school excursions, Japanese students still spend considerably more time in class than American students. Traditionally, Japanese students have attended school for half a day on Saturdays; however, the number of required Saturdays each month is decreasing as the result of Japanese educational reforms. Course selection and textbooks are determined by the Japanese Ministry of Education. Schools have limited autonomy in their curriculum development. Students in academic high schools typically take three years each of the following subjects: mathematics, social studies, Japanese, science, and English. Other subjects include physical education, music, art, and moral studies. All the students in one grade level study the same subjects. Given the number of required subjects, electives are few. At the end of the academic day, all students participate in //o soji//, the cleaning of the school. They sweep the classrooms and the hallways, empty trash cans, clean restrooms, clean chalkboards and chalk erasers, and pick up trash from the school grounds. After //o soji//, school is dismissed and most students disperse to different parts of the school for club meetings.  Club activities take place after school every day.  Then two hours of homework nightly. plus on Sundays.  From: Agassi College Prep  The goal for Agassi Middle School students is to “beautify” the campus. During various weeks, students will assist around campus and will receive community hours during the process. Students will also serve as advocates for the campus by being proud and respectful of their building, helping maintain the cleanliness of the campus and encouraging their peers not to litter.  California Partnership Academies