ACADEMICS

Sac High offers the best of two worlds - the support and personalization of a small school combined with the advantages of a large school. Organized into four theme-based small schools, Sac High is focused on preparing every student for college and the world beyond. School culture as well as academic and behavior expectations are consistent across the small schools and students have access to campus-wide resources including tutoring, leadership and enrichment opportunities, athletics, arts, and student activities.

Curriculum | Academic Support | Graduation Requirements

AP Classes | Accreditation | Program Improvement, Year 3

Curriculum

Each small school at Sac High offers a rigorous liberal arts curriculum that provides a full range of college preparatory courses, including Advanced Placement. The program of study is designed to fulfill all state requirements for accreditation and meets the "A-G" requirements for admission into the University of California, California State University and other public and private colleges. Each small school also offers a sequence of electives which emphasize the school theme.

Academic Support

Every student at Sac High has an Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) that guides their academic experience. As part of the ILP, academic Sac High offers a range of supports to ensure student success. Examples include:

• English Language Development (ELD)
• Special Education
• After School Program
• Literacy Program
• Math Program
• Summer School
• Tutoring
• SAT/ACT Prep Courses
• CAHSEE Prep Courses

Tutoring: Supplemental Education Services (SES/tutoring) are currently underway for the 2009-2010 school year. The tutoring is funded through Title I as a requirement of Sac High's Program Improvement (PI) Year 3 status (see below for more information on PI). This tutoring is provided at no cost to families who are eligible for free/reduced lunch.

Currently the enrollment period for SES is closed (as of October 27, 2009; please click here for details). To participate, parents selected from one of the tutoring organizations listed in this document or from any of the CA Department of Education approved tutoring organizations found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ti/supplemental.asp.  Eligible families received this information by mail and the information is still available in the Sac High's main office.

Tutoring takes place outside of regular school hours at locations determined by parent and tutoring provider.  Many tutors meet at public libraries, community centers, in-home (with an adult present), or at the school site.  Tutors are also available to work with students with disabilities or who are English learners (see attached list for more specific information).

If you would like your child to be added to the wait list for SES, please complete the second page of the information letter and return to the Sac High main office.  Parents will be contacted if space becomes available. 

Contact Nicole Michalik, nmichalik@sthopepublicschools.org or (916)649-7952 for additional information.

Graduation Requirements*

Minimum Graduation Requirements: 260 Credits

• 40 credits of English
• 30 credits of History/Social Studies
• 30 credits of Mathematics
• 20 credits of Laboratory Science
• 20 credits of Foreign Language
• 10 credits of Fine Arts
• 20 credits of Physical Education
• 70 credits of Electives
• 20 credits of Advisory

AP Classes*

• Calculus AB
• Chemistry
• English Language
• English Literature
• Government
• Spanish
• United States History
• World History

*Subject to change

Accreditation

Sac High is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The school is a member of the College Board and the National Association for College Admissions Counseling.

Program Improvement, Year 3

For 2009-2010, Sac High has been designated as a Program Improvement Year 3 school.  For more information on Sac High's designation, please see the letter mailed to parents regarding PI.

To read the State Superintendent of Public Instructions words on the State of California's progress in public schools, please click here.

In 2008-2009, as a PI Year 2 school, 18 of the approximately 500 eligible students (eligibility is determined by eligibility for free and reduced lunch) participated in Supplemental Education Services (SES/tutoring). SES was not offered until summer 2009 due to a mid-year status change that determined the school's requirement to provide SES.

In 2009-2010, approximately 725 students were eligible to receive SES (eligibility is determined by eligibility for free and reduced lunch). Currently, the maximum number of students (as determined by the California Department of Education per pupil rate - 45 students) are receiving these additional tutoring services.

Last Updated 11/18/09