El Camino High School (Rohnert Park)
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| El Camino High School | |
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| Rohnert Park, California | |
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| Staff | 6 |
| Students | 150 |
El Camino High School serves students 16 year olds and over who prefer or need an alternative to the comprehensive high school setting. Most students arrive with credit deficiencies and transfer to El Camino throughout the school year. About 50-60 students graduate each year, with another 20 to 30 returning to Rancho Cotate High School to graduate with their own class. About a dozen students complete their secondary education each year by passing the California High School Proficiency Examination or the G.E.D. Test.
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[edit] Campus
El Camino High School along with two other schools share a campus designed for an elementary school. There have been no plans to upgrade the campus to better support its new student type.
[edit] Faculty
El Camino has six fully credentialed, full time teachers, two full time campus supervisors, and a part time staff of between 3-5 office attendants, as well as a full time counselor.
[edit] Curriculum
There are four methods of earning credit:
- Challenging courses: Students who have taken but failed a course may study and then take challenging examinations to pass the course.
- Traditional courses: Students attend courses and earn credit by demonstrating mastery of the curriculum.
- Contract assignments: Students who are attending regularly and working in class may do additional projects and assignments outside of class by arrangement with the teachers.
- Work experience: The school offers a work experience program in which on the job experience, together with guidance counseling earns elective credit for our students.
El Camino offers many services provided by a normal high school as well as services designed for its unique setting.
- A Computer lab
Classes offered:
- Math
- English
- Art
- Computers
- Economics
- Government
- PE
- Science
