French Camp Elementary K-8 Manteca Unified

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Mission Statement Our mission is to provide a joyful learning environment that empowers children to reach their full educational potential while nurturing self-esteem and respect for others. We believe learning is maximized when it takes place in an environment enriched with support, encouragement and assistance. We are committed to developing creativity and reflection in our students through an engaging educational process that facilitates problem solving, questioning and thoughtful decision making. We promote and celebrate the pursuit of lifelong learning and the development of positive character traits. French Camp School is a K-8 school within the Manteca Unified School District serving a population of 680 students.

School Information Great Schools Rating: 3 Educational Climate: Low Technology Measure: Medium-low Type: Public Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade District: Manteca Unified School District Students/Teacher: 23:1 Students/Grade: 77.8 Number Students: 680 Number Teachers: 30 Instructional Expense/Pupil: 4609 Poverty Level: 16 - 29.9 PERCENT Principal: Ms. Joanne Balestreri

Demographic Information: French Camp Students Demographic Information: Student Ethnicity: •GATE students: 4% •English learners: 39% •Reclassified as English proficient: 24% •Migrant education program participants: 25% •Eligible for free/reduced price lunch: 86% •Special education within past two years: 9% Hispanic/Latino 82% White 11% Asian 2% Filipino 2% Pacific Islander 1% American Indian 1% Two or More 1% African American 1%

Parent's Education: Graduate School 2% College Graduate 8% (based on the 71% who responded) Graduate School 2% College Graduate 8% Some College 13% High School Graduate 35% Not a High School Graduate 41% French Camp Parents

Unemployment & House hold income Family Life Local Jobs Unemployment & House hold income •Agricultural workers including supervisors (33%) •Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%) •Laborers and material movers, hand (6%) •Construction laborers (6%) •Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%) •Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%) •Other production occupations including supervisors (4%) Unemployment in July 2013: Here: 12.8% California: 9.3% Estimated median household income in 2011: French Camp: $39,719 California: $57,287

California State Tests STAR Test Performance at French Camp Elementary School Percent of Students Tested on STAR Average STAR Test Score French Camp Elementary 343 Points out of 600 possible All Manteca Unified Schools 360 Points out of a possible 600 Percentage of Students With Advanced STAR Score 13% Percentage of Students With Proficient STAR Score 31% Percentage of Students With Basic STAR Score 32% Percentage of Students With Below Basic STAR Score 16% Percentage of Students With Far Below Basic STAR Score 8%

A little bit of French Cramp Title 1 School A Program Improvement school is one that has not made adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years. Under adequate yearly progress (AYP) criteria adopted by the State Board of Education, California districts, schools, and numerically significant student subgroups within districts and schools must do the following: • Meet annual measurable objectives in reading/language arts and mathematics • Demonstrate a 95% participation rate on assessments in reading/language arts and mathematics • Demonstrate progress on the Academic Performance Index (API), which is an additional academic indicator for adequate yearly progress • For grades 9-12 only, demonstrate progress on the graduation rate of its students

The Changes After Becoming a Title 1 School New administration team The previous teachers left and new Teams were set in Place. Each grade became a working team in the community of teachers. Weekly meetings with grade coaches and teams. School introduced Character Counts with students. The Changes After Becoming a Title 1 School

Character Counts It is the nation wide program designed to improve the character of todays youth.

Character Counts in the classroom and school wide Character counts posters on each wall. Morning reading, the principle reads a famous quote that relates to a specific character. Students can earn tickets by doing good deeds, and going above and beyond in and out of the classroom Tickets are turned in each Friday for a weekly drawing for a prize. Monthly Assemblies Above and beyond students (All students will receive this award) Paper award, pencil, sit front row at the assembly, shake the principles hand and get a picture taken. Weekly drawings

What is School Culture? School culture refers to the beliefs, norms and priorities that drive actions and thinking of people within a school community. Culture is put in place by the teaching staff, subordinate staff and students who are the stakeholders hence can be easily assimilated depending on the environment within which the school exists. Assimilation of a culture is never instantaneous but rather takes time for results to be seen.

Star Testing and the improvement over time Standardized Testing and Reporting Results for All Students – Three Year Comparison. This table displays the percent of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standards). Subject 2006-07 2007-8 2008-09 English-Language Arts 32 39 45 Mathematics 33 55 Science 24 42 History-Social Science 10 12 38

State Rank Academic Performance Index (API) The cornerstone of California's Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999; measures the academic performance and growth of schools on a variety of academic measures.

Refrences Manteca population, http://www.city-data.com/city/French-Camp-California.html#ixzz2tS5bKABd Manteca Unified, 2009,http://mantecausd.net/ French Camp Elementary, http://manteca.schoolspan.com/school/frenchcamp/index.asp