Posted on Sep 29th, 2009 by IUSD.net
Major Achievements
• Hillcrest Academy High School has exceeded all district and state expectations for continuation school students. In 2006–2007 we added classes with College Summit, DeAnza College, and El Camino College. We also added art classes, a science preparatory class, a class for English Learners, and California
High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) classes.
• One hundred five seniors returned to their high schools to graduate with their class in June 2008.
• We held Saturday Boot Camp for students who needed support for the CAHSEE, with the result that an impressive number of students passed the exam.
• We held a fall festive to recognize students with perfect attendance in October 2007.
• We held Senior Favorites in the spring to salute “Caught Being Good,” a behavior modification program that encourages students and staff to remember manners and good deeds.
• We picked Senior Favorites to acknowledge the Class of 2008. Attendance improved during senior week.
• We implemented a new afterschool music program.
• Our principal, Edward Brownlee, was named the school district’s 2006 Principal of the Year. Focus for Improvement
• Continue to see growth in achievement on the CAHSEE, California Standards Tests, SAT, and district standardized testing.
• Continue Academic Boot Camps in math and language arts, and afterschool college classes in Business Communication and AutoCAD.
• Offer Banking on Our Future, a program of classes in financial opportunities provided by Operation Hope to teach students how to save, write checks, budget, and develop skills determining “Earned
Incomes.”