Session 35: Propelling High School Progress with Standards, Data, and Instruction

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Imperial High School is just a few miles from the Mexican border. Seventy percent of Imperial’s students are Latino, many of them English language learners. Seven years ago the school was considered chaotic and low-performing. After years of work identifying students who need help and support, matching instruction to standards, and encouraging students to think beyond high school graduation, Imperial is now considered a California Distinguished School. In the California accountability index, 800 is considered the magic number. Imperial is bumping up against that with an index score of 785 and has set its sights on 800. Hear how Imperial has made such enormous strides.

Presenters:
Lisa Tabarez, Principal; Aimee Queen, Assistant Principal;
Rogelio Ruvalcaba, Director of Counseling and Guidance;
Dennis Gibbs, Science Teacher; Kim Walther, Mathematics Teacher;
Kathie Francis, English Teacher, Imperial High School, Imperial, CA;
Blas Guerrero, Special Assistant, Student Affairs, University of California, Office of the President, Oakland, CA

Strand 3: Transforming Secondary Schools

DISPELLING THE MYTH AWARD RECIPIENT

School Contact Information:
Imperial High School
517 West Barioni Blvd.
Imperial, CA 92251
Tel: 760-355-3220
Lisa Tabarez, Principal