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OHS
actively promotes a safe, clean, and orderly learning environment
and has a comprehensive disaster and safety plan in place. The
school has both a safety and discipline committee that meet
regularly to evaluate existing practices and determine school needs.
The safety and discipline plans are reviewed by district committees
each year and approved by the Board of Trustees.
OHS
has one fulltime assistant principal and one assistant principal
that is on campus three days a week. There is also one campus
security supervisor and a universal staff position who sometimes
serves as a campus supervisor. All four positions are equipped with
communication devices, and the campus supervisor has a bicycle for
patrol. In addition, OHS has a full-time Oroville Police Department
Officer and a part-time probation officer.
Based
on our recent safety survey, the majority of students feel safe at
Oroville High School. OHS has implemented the use of ID badges
for all students and staff in an attempt to ensure that only members
of our school community are present on our campus. Visitors to OHS
must register immediately upon entering the school grounds.
OHS
also involves SAC (Staff Advisory Committee) in school safety
issues, which include communication concerning, and staff training
for, safety and violence incidences. All staff is notified regarding
students with a record of violence that could affect classroom
management.
All
teachers have access to a telephone in their classroom to allow
immediate contact with parents or emergency personnel.
In addition, several Oroville High School personnel have cell
phones and many have hand radios to provide school staff with
immediate contact if it is necessary. As a preventative measure, OHS
administrators are responsible for conducting periodic safety checks
as well as monitoring site upgrades such as alarm installation and
repairs
The Safe School Plan encompasses three components (EC
35294.1):
The
goal of this document is to outline procedures for a safe and
orderly environment at Oroville High School, which allow all
students to pursue their educational goals without interference from
others. In addition, it
is our goal to provide clearly understood procedures to be followed
in the event of an emergency.
Component 1
– People and Programs
Goal:
Oroville High is a place where character development, and
Respect, and Responsibility are emphasized by students and staff.
Objective
1: Students
will have respect for the rights, privileges, dignity, and will
embrace the cultural diversity of all individuals within the
school community.
Objective
2: Students
will respect the community resident’s private property, and will
not trespass, loiter, or create litter in the neighboring community.
Action
Step 1:
The staff will promote a common Respect Theme
throughout our campus. Students,
Teachers, and Classified staff will participate in training relating
to Respect and Responsibility.
Action
Step 2:
The students, staff, and administration will work together to
increase the awareness of the loitering and litter conditions.
Strategies:
The Culture Committee has determined that Student’s, staff, and
Administration need to set a futuristic vision of improvement that
incorporates the following areas:
Ethnic
& Cultural Diversity of Students:
·
Diverse
student populations are represented on campus.
Life
Experiences of Students and Staff:
·
Counselors
and other certificated staff are available for one-on-one counseling
for students.
·
Oroville
High School offers courses involving discussions of health concerns,
marriage and family issues, and career opportunities.
·
Mentor
and Regional Occupational Programs allow students the opportunities
to gain work experience.
·
Field
trips and activities give students new learning experiences.
·
Students
participate in tutoring programs.
Staff
Expertise/Diversity:
·
All
teachers are certificated; several staff members hold more than one
credential.
·
A
full-time district psychologist is available to meet student needs
and concerns (personal and academic).
·
Teachers
are working in their areas of expertise.
·
Para-educators
are provided to assist students in special education.
·
Teachers
attend staff development activities in a variety of areas: including
curriculum, instructional methods and classroom management.
Physical
and Health Concerns:
·
District
policies are in place regarding procedures to report medical or
child abuse concerns.
·
Hearing
and vision screens need to be conducted on a yearly basis.
Leadership:
·
The
Oroville Union High School Board and Superintendent promote a
positive learning environment for the district.
·
The
School Board conducts a yearly walk-through on each campus to assess
facilities and programs.
·
All
district administrators establish a positive tone for their sites
and model expected behaviors.
·
District
administrators meet on a weekly basis to communicate and share ideas
and concerns.
Classroom
Organization and Structure:
·
All
teachers conduct orderly and enriching learning environments for
students.
·
Strong
discipline policies and expectations are in place and are
communicated to parents and students in several ways.
In order for a student to attend Oroville High School both
the student and the parent must sign the discipline contract.
·
School
rules are communicated to and understood by all students, staff and
parents. Behavioral expectations are reinforced on an individual
basis.
·
Oroville
High School staff strives to provide a learning environment, which
is free of distractions and is conducive to the learning needs of
all students.
·
Teachers
and staff are provided time and financial resources to attend
professional workshops and conferences to improve curriculum,
proficiency and instructional methodology.
·
New
and improved technology (Edusoft) on site has created new learning
opportunities for certificated staff.
·
Teachers
employ a variety of instructional methods to improve the learning of
students.
·
The
majority of teachers and staff in the school completed a
45-hour
course for Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE)
in the Fall of 1997.
·
Teachers
may request parent contact via phone, progress reports, report cards
or student contracts.
·
Teachers
are available for parent and student conferences before and after
school.
·
Teacher
telephones allow for frequent teacher-parent contact.
The administration strongly encourages this.
·
No
teacher is assigned more than 37 students as per the Oroville
Secondary Teachers Association contract.
Discipline
and Consequences:
·
The
district has adopted a district-wide discipline plan.
This plan is used at Oroville High School as the site plan.
·
Teachers
and staff work closely with the administrator to help students
overcome difficult situations.
·
The
administrator contacts parents if a suspension is necessary.
·
Teachers
and staff provide counseling and information (resources) to assist
students in becoming self-sufficient and successful.
·
School
policies regarding academic expectations are clearly communicated to
students and parents by each teacher.
•
The
Oroville Police Department and Probation Officers work closely with
the administration on a daily basis to help keep our campus safe.
Component
2 – Places
Goal:
To provide clean, attractive, well-designed buildings and
grounds that are safe and respected.
Objective
1: Continue
to improve the physical appearance of the grounds.
Objective
2: Have
students and staff report any broken or unsafe facility concerns.
Action
Step 1:
Plant, trim, clean, repair all landscaping items on the OHS campus
Action
Step 2: Continue
campus “Beautification” days, and paint and modernize
buildings inside and out.
Strategies:
The Culture Committee has determined that Student’s, staff, and
Administration need to set a futuristic vision of improvement that
incorporates the following areas:
The School’s Physical
Environment
Oroville
High School campus is located at 1535 Bridge Street, overlooking
downtown Oroville. The
main campus encompasses an entire block and is surrounded by
residential areas. Our
athletic playing fields are located on an adjacent block.
This current school year we added four portable classrooms
directly behind Eastside Elementary School on the corner of Bridge
and Yard Streets.
Oroville
High School has been in existence for over 100 years.
We currently occupy a site that has been in existence for
over 75 years with no new construction occurring in the last forty
years. School bus
transportation is provided for our students who live outside a two
and a half mile radius of the school.
Some students arrive by private car, some walk or ride a
bicycle and others take some form of public transportation.
School
Location:
·
Oroville
High School will continue to work with local law enforcement
(Oroville Police Department) and businesses to create a friendly
relationship between the school and the neighborhood.
·
School
administration will consult with local law enforcement and
businesses to determine a valid evacuation plan.
This plan will include provisions for natural disasters or
intruders on campus. This
plan will be implemented in conjunction with the district-wide
safety plan.
School
Grounds and Facilities:
·
Oroville
High School maintenance is provided by the District’s Maintenance
and Operations Department. They
do an extremely good job considering the age of some of our
buildings on campus.
·
Last
fall (2003), we completed the modernization of the M-Wing, which
added a new computer lab to the facility.
·
Oroville
High School meets all safety upgrades requirements.
These include fire alarms, panic bars on exit doors, a fire
alarm with lights and lighted exit signs above each door.
·
The
buildings contain the required number of fire extinguishers and
safety cleanup kits.
·
There
is a District wide effort in the improvement on all campuses to
better meet the requirements for ADA compliance.
·
The
Assistant Principal will be a member of the District Safety
Committee and the Committee will conduct several checks of the
facility to insure the safety of all students and employees.
It is essential to the safety and security of the Oroville
High School site that the administrator remains an integral part of
this safety team.
Maintenance
and Improvements
The
Oroville High School staff, together with the students, parents and
community is making every effort to make our school a safe and
nurturing environment. While
working on our School Safety Plan it became evident that our school
needs to address the following safety related maintenance and
improvement issues:
·
Oroville
High School administration needs to continue to meet regularly with
local law enforcement, emergency and social service agency personnel
to update and practice crisis plans in the event of natural or man
made emergencies or disasters.
·
Oroville
High School has an updated Comprehensive Safety Plan, which is
reviewed and updated by March 1 of each year.
BP0450(a-d)
·
It
is recognized that students contribute positively to a safe and
wholesome school climate when they are actively engaged in their
education and when they feel they are an important and integral part
of the school community. With
this in mind, Oroville High School staff will continue to look for
opportunities to promote student growth and affiliation with the
school.
·
The
Oroville High School staff will continue to develop a method to
reward and recognize student success including the securing of more
college scholarship funds.
·
Staff
involved in security and supervision need uniform clothing
maintained and replaced as needed annually.
·
Safety
and supervision equipment need annual maintenance and replacement
when needed (this includes, but is not limited to cell phones and
hand held two-way radios.
·
A
central component of our school and district crisis plans is the
Public Address system. The
system at Oroville High School does not work well enough to be of
appropriate use in the event of an emergency.
It needs significant upgrading to meet minimum standards.
·
A
video camera/ surveillance system is needed due to contemporary
daytime school security requirements and after hour’s crimes.
·
Problems
with student traffic flow and an inadequate amount of tables and
seating in the cafeteria result in unnecessary conflict.
This creates a safety risk.
We have added 8 new cafeteria tables, and our woodshop has
provided three rows of rope stands to help keep our students in line
in an orderly fashion.
Component
3 – Resiliency Skills
Goal:
To improve the Support Systems that emphasizes caring relationships,
and provides opportunities for interaction between students, staff,
and intervention counselors.
Objective
1:
Incorporate conflict
resolution/peer mediation and respect strategies to empower
students, which are aimed at improving discipline at OHS.
These trainings will teach students and staff positive
behavior strategies, which will improve classroom management and
support individual student behavior issues.
Objective
2:
Support strategies
that promote teaching self-respect, respect for others and
appreciation for diverse cultures and lifestyles.
Action
Step 1: Work
closely with BCOE’s Shar Taylor and Marian Gage to
provide time and energy to establish a bullying prevention
program known as Safe School Ambassadors, as well as a Conflict
Managers program at OHS.
Action
Step 2: Staff,
and BCOE will train Teachers, Classified Staff, and Administration
on Respect, and Responsibility intervention strategies.
Strategies:
The Culture Committee has determined that Student’s, Staff, and
Administration need to set a futuristic vision of improvement that
incorporates the following areas:
The School’s Culture:
Oroville
High School provides students with a variety of activities to
complete their educational experiences.
These activities provide opportunities for academic, artistic
and career involvement. Students
are expected to maintain their academic commitment while
participating in these activities.
School staff provides leadership and supervision for these
programs. Academic
excellence is expected from all students.
Assistance is provided to those students who have specialized
needs.
The
Oroville Union High School District provides alternative educational
programs for those students who require something different from the
traditional high school setting.
School Social Environment:
Oroville
High School staff is a cohesive group, which works under the
umbrella of all district policies in addition to an active charter
issued by the California State Department of Education.
As a result of our recent WASC Accreditation the school uses
a shared decision making model with the formation of a Staff
Advisory Committee (SAC)
This
team consists of staff that represents each focus group and
department as well as students and parents.
Our
staff meets nearly twice a month with faculty meetings and minimum
days to share information and make decisions relevant to the vision
and direction of the school.
Each
staff member is encouraged to communicate with parents on a regular
basis regarding student progress and behavior.
Written communication regarding expectations, assignments,
due dates, tests and progress are sent home frequently.
Students
at Oroville High School now have access to the following on campus
clubs: Student Council/Leadership; Art Club; Asian club; Boy’s
Block O; California Scholarship Federation; Environmental club;
Friday Night Live; FBLA; FHA; Girls Block O; International club; Key
Club; Snowboarding club; Student Senate; a college preparatory
elective; and Education Talent Search.
In addition to the clubs a full complement of men’s and
women’s interscholastic sports sponsored by CIF
School-Site
Management:
·
The
principal provides direct leadership on campus.
·
Oroville
High School students, staff and parents are offered opportunities to
participate in the decision-making process regarding policies and
procedures for the school.
·
District
and school policies are enforced with fairness to all students.
·
Currently
Oroville High School staff has developed specific emergency
procedures regarding evacuation in the event of a disaster or
emergency situation (e.g. bomb threat, intruder on campus, etc.) The
site plan is updated in the fall each year.
·
Oroville
High School will conduct semi-annual
“alarm drills” to simulate a fire, lock-down, or
earthquake to comply with all state regulations.
It is the responsibility of the site administrator to conduct
these drills and record them.
·
The
school’s Crisis
Response Team
consists of several campus leaders listed in the Crisis Plan.
Each staff member will have specific duties in the event of
an emergency. These
duties will be detailed as part of the emergency binder that will be
available in the school office. (Each teacher has a copy of the
plan.)
•
Behavior management programs and behavior related educational
services are offered. We
have a full-time “Outreach
Consultant” who oversees all of our “Student
(Intervention) Service Programs”.
Many “at risk” students need more frequent external
stimuli to succeed.
Classroom
Organization and Structure:
·
All
teachers conduct orderly and enriching learning environments for
students.
·
Strong
discipline policies and expectations are in place and are
communicated to parents and students in several ways.
In order for a student to attend Oroville High School both
the student and the parent must sign the discipline contract.
·
School
rules are communicated to and understood by all students, staff and
parents. Behavioral expectations are reinforced on an individual
basis.
·
Oroville
High School staff strives to provide a learning environment, which
is free of distractions and is conducive to the learning needs of
all students.
·
Teachers
and staff are provided time and financial resources to attend
professional workshops and conferences to improve curriculum,
proficiency and instructional methodology.
·
New
and improved technology (Edusoft) on site has created new learning
opportunities for certificated staff.
·
Teachers
employ a variety of instructional methods to improve the learning of
students.
·
The
majority of teachers and staff in the school completed a
45-hour
course for Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE)
in the Fall of 1997.
·
Teachers
may request parent contact via phone, progress reports, report cards
or student contracts.
·
Teachers
are available for parent and student conferences before and after
school.
·
Teacher
telephones allow for frequent teacher-parent contact.
The administration strongly encourages this.
·
No
teacher is assigned more than 37 students as per the Oroville
Secondary Teachers Association contract.
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