King Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science

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King Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science is an alternative high school of the Los Angeles Unified School District, located in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California.

The school offers a medical magnet, in teamwork with Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital (Formerly King Drew Hospital), which is located adjacent to the school site.

[edit] Mission Statement

"King Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science’s college preparatory program emphasizes scientific inquiry, critical thinking, and effective communication. We extend our classrooms into a larger world by offering experience-based learning in hospital, research laboratories, and community clinic settings, while at the same time introducing our students to the rigors of math, social studies, and science project competitions. These experiences nurture our students to become life-long learners and responsible citizens." [1]

= Program Description

Hospital Occupations has been the centerpiece of King/Drew High School’s unique curriculum since its establishment in the early eighties. The Medicine and Science Careers Program, the new name of our program, is the driving force and often the primary reason parents and students select King/Drew Magnet High School. The Careers program has two course offerings, Hospital Occupation for first year students and Health Careers/Hospital/CM for second year students. Our program provides an opportunity for students to access experience-based learning in environments including hospitals, clinics, research laboratories, and university facilities. Additionally, students actively develop connections with experts and professionals throughout the community, both locally and globally. [2]

The curriculum and training of our program are designed to expose eleventh and twelfth grade students to careers in Medicine and Science. The focus is to give each student the academic foundation to qualify and compete in post secondary institutions.

Working with Doctors and Nurses

· Observe patient/doctor consultations (with consent of patient)

· Observe patient/nurse and patient/doctor procedures (with consent of patient) including diagnosis of conditions, routine tests, general surgery, labor and delivery, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, etc.

· Observe Doctor/Intern conferences on patient care

· Take patients to alternative sites within the hospital

· Assist nurses with care of patients (lifting, moving, adjusting, etc.)

· Practice/mock procedures (not on patients), or verbal walk-through of procedures including vital signs, running tests, preparing casts, X-ray technology, mammograms, wound care, autopsies, etc.

Participate in Mentoring

· Doctors, nurses, and technicians engage students in conversations related to their specific field. Topics include education, advantages and disadvantages of specific career, specific training, interpretation of test results, etc. Research

· Students work under the guidance of doctors on a variety of research projects (clinical research on diabetes, laboratory studies of cancer and endocrinology).

Program Eligibility

• 2.5 GPA or higher

• Grades of “C” or better in Math and Science courses

• Excellent marks in Cooperation and Work Habits and no discipline record

• Science Teacher Recommendation

[edit] Performance

[edit] California High School Exit Exam

King/Drew has an above average passing rate for the CAHSEE with 91% of 10th graders passing the English Language Arts portion of the test compared to the state average of 77% in 2007. Amongst the test takers for the Math portion, 82% passed compared to the state average of 76% in 2007. [3]

Subgroups of passing students (English Language Arts):

• 90% of Females
• 91% of Males
• 90% of students who consider themselves economically disadvantaged

Subgroups of passing students (English Language Arts):

• 80% of Females
• 87% of Males
• 83% of students who consider themselves economically disadvantaged [4]

[edit] California Standardized Tests

The Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program measures performance on the California Achievement Test, Sixth Edition Survey (CAT/6 Survey), the California Content Standards Test and the Spanish Assessment of Basic Education (SABE/2).

Scale: % at or above proficient

[edit] Grade 9

Algebra II

• 12% (2007)
• 29% (2006)
• 8% (2005)
• Data not available for this school (2004)
• The state average for Algebra II was 65% in 2007.

Biology/Life Sciences

• 23% (2007)
• 15% (2006)
• The state average for Biology/Life Sciences was 47% in 2007.

English Language Arts

• 54% (2007)
• 45% (2006)
• 46% (2005)
• 39% (2004)
• The state average for English Language Arts was 47% in 2007.

World History

• 8% (2007)
• The state average for World History was 29% in 2007.

Algebra I

• 9% (2007)
• 22% (2006)
• 10% (2005)
• 5% (2004)
• The state average for Algebra I was 17% in 2007.

Geometry

• Data not available for this school (2007)
• Data not available for this school (2006)
• 7% (2005)
• 7% (2004)
• The state average for Geometry was 44% in 2007.

[edit] Grade 10

Algebra II

• 2% (2007)
• 0% (2006)
• 1% (2005)
• 1% (2004)
• The state average for Algebra II was 35% in 2007.

Science

• 22% (2007)
• 29% (2006)
• The state average for Science was 35% in 2007.

Biology/Life Sciences

• 50% (2007)
• 24% (2006)
• The state average for Biology/Life Sciences was 30% in 2007.

English Language Arts

• 41% (2007)
• 45% (2006)
• 39% (2005)
• 40% (2004)
• The state average for English Language Arts was 37% in 2007.

Chemistry

• 12% (2007)
• 10% (2006)
• The state average for Chemistry was 39% in 2007.

World History

• 19% (2007)
• The state average for World History was 29% in 2007.

Geometry

• 19% (2007)
• 18% (2006)
• 1% (2005)
• 1% (2004)
• The state average for Geometry was 13% in 2007.

[edit] Grade 11

High School (Summative) Mathematics (Grade 9-11)

• 16% (2007)
• The state average for High School (Summative) Mathematics (Grade 9-11) was 44% in 2007.

Biology/Life Sciences

• 63% (2007)
• 54% (2006)
• The state average for Biology/Life Sciences was 36% in 2007.

U.S. History

• 37% (2007)
• The state average for U.S. History was 35% in 2007.

English Language Arts

• 50% (2007)
• 43% (2006)
• 38% (2005)
• 33% (2004)
• The state average for English Language Arts was 37% in 2007.

Physics

• 7% (2007)
• 4% (2006)

The state average for Physics was 42% in 2007.

Chemistry

• 57% (2007)
• 39% (2006)
• The state average for Chemistry was 26% in 2007.

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[edit] School uniforms

Students are required to wear school uniforms Solid black or plaid (black, white, or bumblee bee gold)uniform pants, shorts, or skirts, black, white, or bumblee bee gold collared uniform shirts, black, white, or gold shoes and jackets. All skirts and shorts must be worn three inches above the knee. All shoes must have a back strap. All T-shirts must be tucked and they must be black, white, or bumblee bee gold and worn under the uniform shirt. All accessories must be white, bumblee gold, or black. Colors other than black, gold, or white, ripped clothes, jeans or denim, saagging pants, clothes that show your midriff, back, breast, or shoulders, bandanas, sunglasses, combs, hair scarves, hairnets, curlers, sweatbands, wave caps, gang apparel, spiked heels, lip, tongue, or eyebrow rings, cargo pants, skirts, or shorts, or extreme hair colors cannot be worn.

[edit] Hillary Clinton

On September 14, 2007 Hillary Clinton made a special appearance at King Drew Magnet High school

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[edit] External links

• King Drew Magnet High School
• LAUSD School Profile
• LA Times Article 2005