Newsletter March 2004, Page 3

Text Box: service clubs and businesses in the community, service learning projects, community service hours, or something else, it is essential to step outside of the day-to-day academic focus and look to your community to provide for the things you cannot. They are our best advocates and when they see the wonderful things we do for our students, these individuals who all have visibility in the community, are able to influence the Board of Trustees who then direct the Superintendent to provide an appropriate level of support for our programs. I’d love to hear about your marketing and what has worked at your school. You may email me at JanetWK@aol.com. ~ This year’s conference is approaching fast. You should reserve your rooms at the Holiday Inn in San Diego as soon as possible in order to ensure that you can get in on the early rate. Also, if you haven’t sent your registration, please do so today. The conference committee has an exciting weekend planned. See you all in San Diego.

Text Box: In Southern California, Vista High School has an annual blood drive that exceeds their commitment and they are rewarded each year with a special thank-you from the Red Cross. The school, located in a multi-diverse community, teaches tolerance in a great variety of ways. They have a Girl’s Group, a Boy’s Group, which deal with issues before they become major problem. Additionally, the school provides field trip opportunities to such locations as the Museum of Tolerance. The result is that there is a very low incidence of fighting and all students seem to get along well. I know that all of you have programs in place that are making a difference in the lives of your students. One of the most positive keys to success and continued support for continuation education is a strong marketing program in place. Whether it be volunteers (one school has in excess of 50), partnerships with the

Text Box: “Through Model School visits, we have seen so many wonderful schools and programs.”

Text Box: For every problem and challenge in continuation education, there are many people who have already faced and resolved similar situations. By communicating our ideas and issues, we can help others in improving our schools. In the next several issues we will be asking members to send in their thoughts, ideas and experiences to deal with questions raised by members. This column depends on your input, so please participate by submitting your input, thoughts, and experiences to each question. Please send your responses to: Doug Paulson dpaulson@euhsd.k12.ca.us

Could you give me any information on how continuation schools are handling district benchmark exams? I would appreciate any information that you could pass on to me.
-George McDermott

My school is trying to move towards direct instruction in all subjects. How have other schools made this transition?

-John Spencer

How are continuation schools preparing their students for the California High School Exit Exam? So many of our students come to us with such low skills, I can’t imagine how we will get them through it. Ideas?

-Sharon Clark

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