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• Extended Day / Saturday School
• Jumpstart
• Math
• English Language Arts
• Science
• Social Studies
More time on task is central to the success of S.A.C. Prep’s students. Students attend school from 8:15 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday. Students have time after school to meet with their teachers during their “office hours” and get help with their work from other students.
Students are required to attend Saturday school once a month. Eight hours/day during the week, three and one half hours one Saturday/month, and starting before Labor Day enables S.A.C. Prep students to achieve remarkable academic and social progress.
Jumpstart is a free after school program that we have open to all students enrolled at S.A.C. Prep. The program runs from 3 pm to 6 pm Monday through Friday at the school site. The first half of the program runs from 3 pm to 4:30 pm and consists of homework help and tutoring. The second half of the program runs from 4:30 to 6 pm and consists of enrichment activities. All students enrolled at S.A.C. Prep are encouraged to participate in the after school program. Applications for enrollment in the Jumpstart program are available in the school office.
The focus for the early grade levels is to help students develop strong foundational computation skills. As students continue to build their number sense, more conceptual problem-solving skills are developed. The goal is for all of our students to be proficient or advanced in high school algebra by the time they graduate 8th grade.
Students spend at least 1.5 hour a day, 4 days a week, dedicated to English Language Arts. While the curriculum is standards-based, there is an additional emphasis on developing strong vocabulary skills, reading comprehension skills, and writing skills.
Students develop knowledge and proficiency in science through an understanding of the scientific method, the inquiry process, and the periodic table. Students observe demonstrations, conduct labs and take field trips to build a strong base for science.
Students develop an ability to identify cause and effect relationships in history, and ability to compare and contrast, and the ability to accurately identify historical events and historical figures in their appropriate time period.
At S.A.C. Prep, results matter. The graph below represents student achievement for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years. These gains represent the largest single year gains in the school district (SCUSD).
S.A.C. Prep is also focused on closing the achievement gap. The chart below shows the overall growth in student achievement – as measured by the Academic Performance Index (API) – from 2007 to 2008. The data below clearly shows the significant progress made towards closing this gap.
2010 Data:
52 point gain schoolwide; 46 point gain for socioeconomically disadvantaged students
2008-2010 Schoolwide:
158 Point gain over the past 3 years; an average of over 50 Points/Year
Well over 70% of students who have been at S.A.C. Prep for 2 or more years beginning in the 5TH GRADE are at or above Proficient on the California Standards Test.
All Students
% Prof &Above
| Schools |
ELA |
Math |
Sci |
| Sol
Aureus |
44% |
78% |
73% |
| SCUSD
Schools |
43% |
53% |
33% |
| Area
School #1 |
19% |
25% |
6% |
| Area
School #2 |
18% |
21% |
16% |
| Area
School #3 |
40% |
48% |
39% |
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African American Students
% Prof & Above
| Schools |
ELA |
Math |
Sci |
| Sol
Aureus |
45% |
82% |
72% |
| SCUSD
Schools |
33% |
38% |
21% |
| Area
School #1 |
25% |
8% |
8% |
| Area
School #2 |
8% |
15% |
4% |
| Area
School #3 |
30% |
33% |
15% |
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