SARC

Executive Summary School Accountability Report Card, 2005-2006

For Sand Paths Academy

Address: 1218 South Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA 94110 Phone: 415-826-2662

Principal: Annie Crowder Grade Span: 5 through 12

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

Sand Paths Academy provides a comprehensive psycho-educational program for students with serious emotional disturbance, learning disabilities, cognitive impairment, and developmental disabilities. We are recognized by Bay Area school districts for achieving success with their most disturbed and challenged students. We achieve this success by offering small classrooms, a high staff to student ratio (1:3), a highly-structured, consistent behavior management system, and an academic curriculum tailored to meet each individual students’ needs.

Our goal is to reintegrate students back into a less restrictive environment by teaching them social skills, problem solving skills, study skills, and an awareness of how their disability affects their ability to learn. All students receive instruction according to California State Standards, so that students who mainstream back into less restrictive settings will be able to meet the academic requirements of public school. Each student receives daily instruction in Vocational and Life Skills, so that they will be employable young adults upon graduation, should they choose not to pursue post-high school education.

Student Enrollment

Group	Enrollment
Number of students
African American	%
American Indian or Alaska Native	%
Asian	%
Filipino	%
Hispanic or Latino	%
Pacific Islander	%
White (not Hispanic)	%
Multiple or No Response	%
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	%
English Learners	%
Students with Disabilities	%

Teachers

Indicator	Teachers
Teachers with full credential
Teachers without full credential
Teachers Teaching Outside Subject Area of Competence
Misassignments of Teachers of English Learners
Total Teacher Misassignments

Curriculum and Instructional Materials

Core Curriculum Areas	Pupils Who Lack Textbooks and Instructional Materials
Reading/Language Arts	%
Mathematics	%
Science	%
History-Social Science	%
Foreign Language	%
Health	%
Science Laboratory Equipment (grades 9-12)	%

Student Performance

Subject	Students Proficient and Above on California Standards Tests
English-Language Arts	%
Mathematics	%
Science	%
History-Social Science	%

School Completion

Indicator

Result

Graduation Rate

School Finances

Level	Expenditures Per Pupil (Unrestricted Sources Only)
School Site	$
District	$
State	$

Academic Progress

Indicator

Result

2006 API Growth Score

(from 2005 API Growth Report)

Statewide Rank

(from 2005 API Base Report)

2006-07 Program Improvement

Status

Postsecondary Preparation

Measures

Percent

Pupils Who Completed a Career

Technical Education Program and

Earned a High School Diploma

Graduates Who Completed All

Courses Required for University of

California or California State

University Admission

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

School Description and Mission Statement

Opportunities for Parental Involvement

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

Student Enrollment by Grade Level

This table displays the number of students enrolled in each grade level at the school.

Student Enrollment by Group

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

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).