Executive Summary School Accountability Report Card, 2005-2006

For Animo Venice Charter High School

Address: 841 California Ave., Venice, CA 90291 Phone: (310) 392-8751

Principal: Tommy Chang Grade Span: 9-10

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

The school’s goal is to prepare ethnically and economically diverse students for college, leadership, and life through innovative instruction, a rigorous curriculum, and the use of technology. We aim to achieve our mission by creating a student-centered environment that unifies the efforts of family, community, and school to foster life-long learning, cross-cultural competency, social responsibility, and academic excellence. Our school follows Green Dot’s “Six Tenets”:

1. Small, safe, personalized schools
2. High expectations for all students
3. Local control with extensive professional development and accountability
4. Parent participation
5. Get every dollar into the classroom; and
6. Keep schools open later for community use.

Student Enrollment

Group	Enrollment
Number of students	261
African American	15%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	3%
Filipino	0%
Hispanic or Latino	77%
Pacific Islander	0%
White (not Hispanic)	5%
Multiple or No Response	1%
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	84%
English Learners	32%
Students with Disabilities	14%

Teachers

Indicator	Teachers
Teachers with full credential	13
Teachers without full credential	0
Teachers Teaching Outside Subject Area of Competence	0
Misassignments of Teachers of English Learners	0
Total Teacher Misassignments	0

School Facilities

Summary of Most Recent Site Inspection

N/A

Repairs Needed

None

Corrective Actions Taken or Planned

None

Curriculum and Instructional Materials

Core Curriculum Areas	Pupils Who Lack Textbooks and Instructional Materials
Reading/Language Arts	0%
Mathematics	0%
Science	0%
History-Social Science	0%
Foreign Language	0%
Health	0%
Science Laboratory Equipment (grades 9-12)	0%

Student Performance

Subject	Students Proficient and Above on California Standards Tests
English-Language Arts	39%
Mathematics	7%
Science	15%
History-Social Science	27%

School Completion

Indicator	Result
Graduation Rate	N/A

School Finances

Level	Expenditures Per Pupil (Unrestricted Sources Only)
School Site	$11,976
District	$8,780
State	$7,521

Academic Progress

Indicator	Result
2006 API Growth Score (from 2005 API Growth Report)	700
Statewide Rank (from 2005 API Base Report)	5
2006-07 Program Improvement Status	N/A

Postsecondary Preparation

Measures	Percent
Pupils Who Completed a Career Technical Education Program and Earned a High School Diploma	N/A
Graduates Who Completed All Courses Required for University of California or California State University Admission	N/A

School Accountability Report Card

Reported for School Year 2005-06

Published During 2006-07

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

This section provides the school’s contact information.

School		District
School Name	Animo Venice Charter High School	District Name	Los Angeles Unified School District
Street	841 California Ave.	Phone Number	213-241-4500
City, State, Zip	Venice, CA 90291	Web Site	www.lausd.net
Phone Number	(310) 392-8751	Superintendent	David Brewer III
Principal	Tommy Chang	E-mail Address	superintendent@lausd.net
E-mail Address	tchang@animo.org	---	---

School Description and Mission Statement

This section provides information about the school’s goals and programs.

The school’s goal is to prepare ethnically and economically diverse students for college, leadership, and life through innovative instruction, a rigorous curriculum, and the use of technology. We aim to achieve our mission by creating a student-centered environment that unifies the efforts of family, community, and school to foster life-long learning, cross-cultural competency, social responsibility, and academic excellence. Our school follows Green Dot’s “Six Tenets”:

1. Small, safe, personalized schools
2. High expectations for all students
3. Local control with extensive professional development and accountability
4. Parent participation
5. Get every dollar into the classroom; and
6. Keep schools open later for community use.

Opportunities for Parental Involvement

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

Families are invited and expected to participate in their children’s education experience at our school. Family involvement in a student’s education is one of the most important ingredients to student success, and this school is committed to actively integrating parents and guardians into all aspects of their children’s educational experiences. Education programs for parents are important because many of them are unfamiliar with what a college preparatory high school experience is like.

Student Enrollment by Grade Level

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

Grade Level	Number of Students
Grade 9	137
Grade 10	124
Grade 11
Grade 12
Ungraded Secondary
Total Enrollment	261

Student Enrollment by Group

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

Group	Percent of Total Enrollment	Group	Percent of Total Enrollment
African American	15%	White (not Hispanic)	5%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%	Multiple or No Response	1%
Asian	3%	Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	84%
Filipino	0%	English Learners	32%
Hispanic or Latino	77%	Students with Disabilities	14%
Pacific Islander	0%	---	---

Average Class Size and Class Size Distribution (Secondary)

This table displays by subject area the average class size and the number of classrooms that fall into each size category (a range of total students per classroom).

Subject	2003-04				2004-05				2005-06
	Avg. Class Size	Number of Classrooms			Avg. Class Size	Number of Classrooms			Avg. Class Size	Number of Classrooms
		1-22	23-32	33+		1-22	23-32	33+		1-22	23-32	33+
English					27	1			27	2
Mathematics					27	1			27	2
Science					27	1			27	2
Social Science					27	1			27	2