The quality of OHS Programs

Chapter V

Schoolwide Action Plan

Process, Growth Targets & Plans

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Chapter I

Students & Community

Profiles and Supporting Data

Chapter I: Student & Community Profiles and Supporting Data

Preface

Oroville High School received a 6-year WASC accreditation in 1996. Times have changed.
Old ways of doing things have given way to new courses, programs, and instructional strategies. Oroville High School staff is changing to be more results-oriented.
An emphasis on teacher and student accountability is part of this change. We have used the Focus on Learning process guide for joint WASC Accreditation and CDE Program Quality Review to accomplish the key outcomes of this year's WASC self-study.

Oroville Union High School District Vision & Mission Statement

Our District vision is to: Prepare students for the future by providing knowledge and achieving educational excellence and personal growth.

Our School District believes that:

· The student is the focus of the district with staff, family and community forming a partnership that promotes success.

· All individuals are unique; they deserve equal opportunities to learn and contribute.

· Learning is a life long process.

· Students, staff, and community must be prepared to adapt and evolve in our ever-changing society.

· Educational excellence is our shared responsibility.

· A safe and caring environment is essential.

Our District Mission Statement: The Oroville Union High School District, in collaboration with students, parents, and community, will provide an educational environment that enhances students intellectual, physical, economic, and social development.

Oroville High School Vision & Mission Statement

Oroville High School Mission Statement: Oroville High School is a safe, engaging environment that promotes individual and cooperative efforts through optimum student-teacher-parent and community effort on campus, with high expectations for a diverse student population.

Oroville High School's guiding vision is to prepare our students for success in our rapidly changing information-based society and to make sound, informed, ethical decisions in all aspects of their adult lives. We offer quality programs to help our students succeed. Courses, curriculum, and school-wide goals at Oroville High School are reviewed and aligned regularly with local, state and national standards. Our students learn how to be critical thinkers, life-long learners, effective communicators, and community contributors.

Expected School-wide Learning Results (ESLR’s) were created and implemented in 1995, and revised in 2001. They serve to provide a contextual framework for students, parents, and staff. The ESLR’s help to define our vision for graduates and are used as a measure of our current performance as a school.

Introduction to Community

Oroville High School (OHS) is located in Oroville in the County of Butte. The high school has 1027 students, grades nine through twelve. OHS is one of four high schools in the Oroville Union High School District. Established in 1892, our school is rich in tradition. Many prominent county citizens are OHS alumni.

The district draws students from an area of approximately 663 square miles and from seven different elementary districts. The principle community within the district’s boundaries, Oroville, has an immediate shopping population of approximately 50,000. The primary industries in Oroville are government (including education), retail trade, service industries, light manufacturing, agriculture, and lumbering. The median household income in Oroville is $16,614.

Opportunities for higher education are plentiful. Butte Community College offers comprehensive programs in many fields. California State University, Chico, a four-year college that offers a full spectrum of curricula, is about a 25-minute drive from Oroville. Furthermore, Oroville is about three hours from the cultural centers of San Francisco and the Bay area and just about two hours from Reno, Tahoe, and Sacramento.

Introduction to School

The range and diversity of our student population is matched by the wide variety of programs and activities developed to meet the ever expanding educational and enrichment requirements of our students. The population of OHS reflects the community. According to October 2001 California Basic Education Data Systems (CBEDS), our current enrollment of 1027 students consists of 274 freshmen, 283 sophomores, 269 juniors and 201 seniors. Our 2001/ 2002 student population is comprised of 5% American Indian, 23% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Filipino, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American, and 60% white.

Enrollment

CBEDS Year	Total	Male	Female
1996	1,058	550	508
1997	1,019	518	501
1998	1,031	565	466
1999	1,099	588	511
2000	1,112	566	546
2001	1,027	543	484

Demographics

Year	Total	Amer. Indian	Asian	Pacific Island	Filipino	Hispanic	African Amer.	Caucasian
1996	1,058	6%	16%	1%	0%	7%	3%	67%
1997	1,019	6%	17%	1%	0%	6%	5%	65%
1998	1,031	4%