1.1 Present a plan to the Governing Board which assesses the value and effectiveness of current CUSD programs.
Students at Coronado High School have access to a robust Advanced Placement (AP) course of study across all disciplines. AP examinations are tests offered by the College Board and are taken annually during the first three weeks of May. The culminating assessments measure a student's mastery of the year-long course and include multiple-choice and free-response sections. Students enrolled in AP courses are not required to take the exam in May. Some Colleges and Universities allow passing scores (3, 4, or 5) to qualify for credit in introductory courses. AP scores are not part of a student’s transcript and/or college application unless the student self-reports his/her scores and provides them to the admissions committee for review. The following charts show CHS student pass rate percentage, total number of students / exams, and how our students perform, by subject, in comparison to global pass rates across subject areas. The following student summary reports illustrate increases across CHS last year in spite of mandatory school closures in Spring - six weeks prior to the College Board testing window.
2020 AP Score Spreadsheet
Coronado High School Longitudinal Data
4.1 One School, One Campus Update
In March, 2019, the Governing Board approved the relocation of Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten students back to the main campus at Village Elementary School, effective school year 2020-21. Action taken by the Governing Board included direction for the Superintendent to provide monthly updates and timelines on efforts made to adequately prepare the facilities, staff, students, and community for the transition.
The decision to integrate our Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten students was predicated on five initiatives; to increase safety and support, to maximize instructional programs and staff collaboration, to centralize resources and services, and to provide budget and operational efficiencies.
Operating a separate facility exclusively for our TK/K program necessitated additional certificated and classified staffing. Returning to one campus provided an opportunity to identify and redirect redundancies in staff. These staffing adjustments are ongoing efficiencies and provide relief to our budget.
One-time expenditures arise from non-operational purposes.These expenses are non-recurring in nature and therefore not considered part of an organization's ongoing business operations and budget. The costs associated with the relocation of our TK/K students to Village Main fall into this category.
Upon completion of the relocation, a request was made for actual expenditures associated with this initiative. Costs associated with 16 classroom spaces, in both the 600 building and 700 pod, the Village Media Center, landscape redesign, the relocation of the school/community garden, and outdoor play structures are outlined below:
The outcome of staffing redundancies and efficiencies to our budget will offset the one-time expenditures within two years. Another component of this One School, One Campus initiative, as outlined above, includes leveraging our ECDC classroom facilities to generate ongoing lease revenue. As shared in previous reports, this additional revenue, combined with staffing efficiencies, significantly supports staff effort to reduce our budget deficit. This action is in alignment with guiding principles outlined in our Long Range Plan: We will adhere to our fiduciary responsibility for budget stability and in order to sustain programs and supports which enrich students’ experiences.