Executive Summary School Accountability Report Card, 2005-06

 

For South/West Park Elementary School   

 

 Address:

 500 West Mt. Diablo Rd., Tracy CA 95376-4625   

 Phone Number:

 (209)-831-5214 (South) or (209) 831-5320 (West Park)

 Principal:

 Carol Anderson-Woo and Dora Contreras   

 Grade Span:

 K-5   

 

This executive summary of the School Accountability Report Card (SARC) is intended to provide parents and community members with a quick snapshot of school accountability. The data presented in this report are reported for the 2005-06 school year, except the School Finances and School Completion data that are reported for the 2004-05 school year. For additional information about the school, parents and community members should review the entire SARC or contact the school principal or the district office.

 

About This School

South/West Park is one educational program on two campuses.  The school serves as the magnet school for Bilingual Education and the GATE (Gifted) Program.  We are also a school-wide Title I project.  Students are provided specialized instructional programs within their home-room classroom, as well as daily opportunities to mix with students from other programs. 

 

The Student Accountability Report Card is our opportunity to share important information about our school with you.  It is issued annually and provides a variety of information about South/West Park School.  We hope you enjoy learning about our school and encourage you to phone either campus if you’d like more information.

 

Mission Statement:

The mission of South/West Park School as an innovative, responsive, learning environment is to educate the whole child to be an effective participant in tomorrow’s world, by providing equal access to a challenging curriculum while celebrating the uniqueness and diversity of our community. (rev. 1996)

 

Student Enrollment
 

 Group 

 Enrollment 

 Number of Students

1031    

 African American   

4.3 % 

 American Indian or Alaska Native   

0.8 % 

 Asian   

5.9 % 

 Filipino   

3.1 % 

 Hispanic or Latino   

70.8 %  

 Pacific Islander   

0.5 % 

 White (Not Hispanic)   

14.6 % 

 Multiple or No Response   

0.0 % 

 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged   

63.3 % 

 English Learners   

49.0 % 

 Students with Disabilities   

3.0 % 

Teachers
 

 Indicators 

 Teachers 

 Teachers With Full Credential   

52 

 Teachers Without Full Credential   

1 

 Teachers Teaching Outside   
   Subject Area of Competence

0 

 Misassignments of Teachers   
   of English Learners

2 

 Total Teacher Misassignments   

2 


 School Facilities
 

Summary of Most Recent Site Inspection

The district takes great efforts to ensure that all schools are clean, safe, and functional.  To assist in this effort, the district plans to use a facility survey instrument developed by the State of California Office of Public School Construction.  District maintenance staff ensures that the repairs necessary to keep the school in good repair and working order are completed in a timely manner.  A work order process is used to ensure efficient service and that emergency repairs are given the highest priority.

The district governing board has adopted cleaning standards for all schools in the district.  A summary of these standards is available at the school office, and at the district office.  The principal works daily with the custodial staff to develop cleaning schedules to ensure a clean and safe school.

The district participates in the State School Deferred Maintenance Program, which provides state matching funds on a dollar-for-dollar basis, to assist school districts with expenditures for major repair or replacement of existing school building components.  Typically, this includes roofing, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical systems, interior or exterior painting, and floor systems. 

 

Custodians check the grounds each morning to identify any safety concern and such concerns are resolved promptly. 

 

Concerns expressed include the age of some facilities, particularly older portable classrooms, the small size of our school library at the South campus, the small size of the CSR classrooms, and the limited availability of the multipurpose room (due to lunch and PE schedules).  The site facilities master plan will address some of these concerns, once funding is available.  The master plan calls for an expansion of the South library and the building of a stage annex to the multipurpose room which will provide for more access to that area.  It also includes the replacement of aging portables, some of which are over 20 years old (5 classrooms).  The playground space is sufficient to meet the needs of the school.

 

Repairs Needed

None

 

Corrective Actions Taken or Planned

None



Curriculum and Instructional Materials
 

 
 
 
 Core Curriculum Areas

 Pupils Who Lack
Textbooks and
Instructional
Materials

 Reading/Language Arts

 0 %  

 Mathematics

 0 %  

 Science

 0 %  

 History-Social Science

 0 %  

 Foreign Language

 n/a %  

 Health

 0 %  

 Science Laboratory Equipment   
   (grades 9-12)

 n/a %  

School Finances
 

 
 
 
 Level

 Expenditures
Per Pupil
(Unrestricted
Sources Only)

 School Site         

  $  

 District

  $  

 State 

 $4,743

 

Student Performance
 

 
 
 
 Subject

 Students Proficient
and Above on
California
Standards Tests

 English-Language Arts   

39 

 Mathematics   

48 

 Science   

34 

 History-Social Science   

 

Academic Progress
 

 
 
 
 Indicator

 
 
 
    Result    

 2006 API Growth Score   
   (from 2006 API Growth Report)

 720

 Statewide Rank   
   (from 2005 API Base Report)   

 3

 2006-07 Program Improvement Status   

 In PI

 

 

    School Accountability Report Card    
  Reported for School Year 2005-06  
Published During 2006-07

 

The School Accountability Report Card (SARC), which is required by law to be published annually, contains information about the condition and performance of each California public school. More information about SARC requirements is available at the California Department of Education (CDE) Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/. For additional information about the school, parents and community members should contact the school principal or the district office. DataQuest, an online data tool at http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/, contains additional information about this school and comparisons of the school to the district, the county, and the state.


I. About This School

Contact Information
This section provides the school's contact information.

School

District

 School Name

 South/West Park Elementary

 District Name

 Tracy Joint Unified

 Street

 500 West Mt. Diablo Rd.

 Phone Number

  (209) 830-3200

 City, State, Zip

 Tracy, CA    95376-4625

 Web Site

  www.tracy.k12.ca.us

 Phone Number

 (209)-831-5214 (South) or (209) 831-5320 (West Park)

 Superintendent

  James C. Franco, Ed.D.

 Principal

  Carol Anderson-Woo and Dora Contreras   

 E-mail Address

  jfranco@tusd.net

 E-mail Address

  cwoo@tusd.net; dcontreras@tusd.net

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School Description and Mission Statement
This section provides information about the school's goals and programs.

South/West Park is one educational program on two campuses.  The school serves as the magnet school for Bilingual Education and the GATE (Gifted) Program.  We are also a school-wide Title I project.  Students are provided specialized instructional programs within their home-room classroom, as well as daily opportunities to mix with students from other programs. 

 

The Student Accountability Report Card is our opportunity to share important information about our school with you.  It is issued annually and provides a variety of information about South/West Park School.  We hope you enjoy learning about our school and encourage you to phone either campus if you’d like more information.

 

Mission Statement:

The mission of South/West Park School as an innovative, responsive, learning environment is to educate the whole child to be an effective participant in tomorrow’s world, by providing equal access to a challenging curriculum while celebrating the uniqueness and diversity of our community. (rev. 1996) 


Opportunities for Parental Involvement
This section provides information about opportunities for parents to become involved with school activities.

Our school has a very active School Site Council that serves as an advisory committee to categorical programs.  Elected parents represent the various programs at our school (GATE, Bilingual, Title I).  We also have an active parent teacher organization, Friends and Families, which supports school-wide activities.  In addition to these two school-wide parent committees, we have program specific parent advisory committees for the state Preschool, the Bilingual Program and the GATE program.

 

During the 2004/05 school we implemented the Parents as Teachers program with one parent educator.  This program provides in home training for parents of children birth to five and targets younger siblings of our at risk students.

 

We also provide opportunities for parents to be involved in their students’ education through volunteering at the school, participating in school-wide activities such as the walk-a-thon or the Multicultural Festival, or by attending parenting or parent education workshops held in the evenings.  Childcare is provided for parent volunteers on a limited basis.  This is funded by our preschool program and our parent club.  We seek input from parents regarding the school through our annual parent survey, conducted each spring. 


Student Enrollment by Grade Level
This table displays the number of students enrolled in each grade level at the school.

 Grade Level

 Number of Students

 Grade Level

 Number of Students

 Kindergarten

152 

 Grade 8

0 

 Grade 1

141 

 Ungraded Elementary

0 

 Grade 2

190 

 Grade 9

0 

 Grade 3

186 

 Grade 10

0 

 Grade 4

186 

 Grade 11

0 

 Grade 5

176 

 Grade 12

0 

 Grade 6

0 

 Ungraded Secondary

0 

 Grade 7

0 

 Total Enrollment

1031 


Student Enrollment by Group
This table displays the percent of students enrolled at the school who are identified as being in a particular group.

 Group

 Percent of
Total Enrollment

 Group

 Percent of
Total Enrollment

 African American

4.3 

 White (not Hispanic)

14.6 

 American Indian or Alaska Native

0.8 

 Multiple or No Response

0.0 

 Asian

5.9 

 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged

63.3 

 Filipino

3.1 

 English Learners

49.0 

 Hispanic or Latino

70.8 

 Students with Disabilities

3.0 

 Pacific Islander

0.5 

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Average Class Size and Class Size Distribution (Elementary)
This table displays by grade level the average class size and the number of classrooms that fall into each size category (a range of total students per classroom).

 Grade
Level

 2003-04

 2004-05

 2005-06

 Avg.
Class
Size

Number of
Classrooms

 Avg.
Class
Size

Number of
Classrooms

 Avg.
Class
Size

Number of
Classrooms

 1-20

 21-32

 33+

 1-20

 21-32

 33+

 1-20

 21-32

 33+

 K

 19.8

 7

 1

 

 17.5

 8

 

 

 19.0

 8

 

 

 1

 19.4

 9

 

 

 19.7

 9

 

 

 17.8

 9

 

 

 2

 18.2

 11

 

 

 18.5

 10

 

 

 19.0

 9

 1

 

 3

 21.5

 6

 5

 

 19.6

 11

 

 

 18.4

 10

 1

 

 4

 28.9

 

 6

 1

 27.7

 

 7

 

 27.6

 1

 6

 

 5

 25.7

 2

 5

 

 26.9

 

 7

 

 26.8

 

 6

 

 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 K-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 3-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 4-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 30.0

 

 1

 

 Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Participation in the Class Size Reduction Program
This table displays the percent of students in kindergarten trough grade 3 who were assigned to a classroom that participated in the Class Size Reduction Program.

 Grade Level

 Percent of Students Participating

 2003-04

 2004-05

 2005-06

 K

 100

 100

 100

 1

 100

 100

 100

 2

 100

 100

 100

 3

 86

 100

 100


II. School Climate

School Safety Plan
This section provides information about the school's comprehensive safety plan.

The school safety plan is incorporated into the school plan and includes activities that support student and staff safety as well as activities that promote a respectful caring environment though the district adopted character education program, Character Counts!  The plan includes information related to emergency procedures as well as curriculum and discipline information related to school safety.


School Discipline Practices
This section provides information about the school's efforts to create and maintain a positive learning environment, including the school's use of disciplinary strategies.

School-wide rules are published in the annual Family Handbook which is distributed to all students in the fall.  Each teacher develops and publishes for parents their specific discipline plan for the classroom.  Teachers use Bad News notes to communicate to other teachers regarding problem behaviors, or Referral forms to refer serious problems to the Principals.

 

A bi-weekly newsletter, The Beep Beep, communicates school information to parents.  In addition a monthly commercial newsletter, The Home School Connection provides tips on supporting students in school.

 

Students in the GATE program organized a service learning project to collect books for needy families in our school.  All students assisted in collecting books for this project.

 

South/West Park has an active student council with student body officers elected from grades four and five.  Teachers provide after school intervention classes for students at risk for retention, funded through Title I.  An after school homework club, staffed by paraprofessionals, is also funded by Title I.

 

Staff also use teamwork tickets to reward students for demonstrating appropriate behaviors and the pillars of character.  These tickets are counted in classrooms monthly and those classes that meet pre-established grade level goals are recognized at monthly Student of the Month assemblies. We also recognize students at monthly Student of the Month assemblies for academic achievement and/or for citizenship.  Additionally, South/West Park implements the district adopted Character Counts! program to promote the development of good character traits (Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship)        

 

Student attendance is monitored and those students with excessive tardies or absences are identified.  The parents of these students are sent letters and/or called in for conferences with the Principals.  Students may be referred to the district’s Student Attendance Review Board if attendance problems are not resolved.


Suspensions and Expulsions
This table displays the rate of suspensions and expulsions (the total number of incidents divided by the total enrollment) at the school and district levels for the most recent three-year period.

 Rate

 School

 District

 2003-04

 2004-05

 2005-06

 2003-04

 2004-05

 2005-06

 Suspensions

.04 

.08 

.06 

.19 

.23 

.24 

 Expulsions

0 

0 

0 

.01 

.01 

.01 


III. School Facilities

School Facility Conditions and Improvements
This section provides information about the condition of the school's grounds, buildings, and restrooms, and a description of any planned or recently completed facility improvements.