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The
first three schools selected to carry out expansion of the
Diploma Plus model in California are scheduled to open their
The Einstein Education Center
The Einstein Education Center promises to be a community collaboration including
all districts within Yolo County. It is being developed under the leadership
of Dr. Rhonda Adams, Associate Superintendent, Yolo County Office of Education,
and Linda Christopher-Miles, Principal, and with the support of Dr. Jorge Ayala, Superintendent,
Yolo County Office of Education; The Yolo County Board of Education, Dr. Harold
Levine, Dean, UC Davis Department of Education; The Yolo County Workforce Investment
Board; and The Yolo Youth Opportunity Council. The Einstein Education Center
will be able to enroll students with similar needs from different districts,
and they plan to prepare these students for successful futures.
The Einstein Education Center closely matches the goals and elements of Diploma
Plus. In the words of Dr. Adams and her team,
“The school name and motto for the Yolo County Diploma Plus School is Einstein
Education Center, where Learning happens or L= E²C. Key features of the EEC are:
a) campus culture of community, pride, and high expectations, b) personalized
learning, c) competency and performance-based instruction and promotion, d) future
focus on college and career, e) youth development resources and programs and
f) strong connection to our surrounding community. Our Diploma Plus model encourages
and supports the development of coordinated and collaborative efforts to develop
a comprehensive and innovative alternative model that aligns with the long-term
vision and plan for YCOE, school districts, colleges and other partners. These
visions have an organizational structure that has at its basis, an alliance of
education, business and community.”
For
more information about Einstein Education Center, see the Einstein
Profile (PDF 29.2 KB).
Helen Bernstein High School
Helen Bernstein High School (HBHS) is a new public high school located in the heart
of the Hollywood area; a vibrant 25.9 square mile community in the central region of
the city of Los Angeles. The Helen Bernstein campus will relieve severe overcrowding
at the neighboring comprehensive high schools. Hollywood has a total population of 222,695
with over 10,000 15 to 19 year-olds (2005 estimated census data). In the central region
of Los Angeles, including Hollywood, 28% of the 16 to 19 year-olds are out of school; 20.5%
dropped out of school and 72.3% are jobless. In addition, 42.8% 18 to 24 four year-olds do
not possess a high school diploma and 39.5% are jobless.
The goal of the Helen Bernstein Diploma Plus School is to address the disconnection
between youth, educational institutions, and the workforce, as well as to close the
achievement gap. This school will target credit deficient ninth and tenth grade students,
re-engaging them in meaningful learning opportunities aimed at bringing them up to grade
level proficiency and back on track for graduation. All students will be matched with a
mentor charged with providing real world insights, as well as internships in areas of student
interest. The school’s emerging mission is to empower their students to graduate with the
fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to achieve their goals as 21st century learners
who will become active contributors to the community.
For
more information about Helen Bernstein High School, see the Helen
Bernstein Profile (PDF 28 KB).
Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Technology
Stockton Unified School District’s (SUSD) Diploma Plus high school, Edward C. Merlo
will be an Alternative School of Choice opening in August 2007 and serving up to 400
students who are not successfully progressing in SUSD’s comprehensive high schools.
The densely populated and high crime south side of Stockton is an area of the community
that needs a high quality neighborhood high school. In this census tract 36% of the adult
population have less than a 9th grade education, only 30% have finished high school, and
less than 15% have Bachelor or other degree. Seventy percent of household incomes are under $40,000.
SUSD’s leadership has found that there is a tremendous amount of interest in training
students for careers in environmental technology. Design team members and community stakeholders
are engaged to help provide students both in and out of school with opportunities to apply
academic learning to a range of environmental science fields. Merlo will be housed on a brand new,
retrofitted campus designed by the school leadership, to foster an environment suited to supporting
student achievement. This campus will support state-of-the art technological tools and instruments to
enhance the business-like atmosphere that features real-life work situations and contextual learning experiences.
For
more information about Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Technology,
see the Edward C.
Merlo Profile (PDF 34.6 KB).
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