Western Sierra Collegiate Academy

Western Sierra Collegiate Academy is a public charter school serving grades 7-12 in Rocklin, California a northeastern suburb located near Sacramento, California.

Administration

Current School Administrators:
Robin Stout- Superintendent
Chip Kling- Interim Principal (Vice Principal/Counseler)
Scott Crosson- Vice Principal/Student Life
Mike Wells- Vice Principal/Athletic Director

It was announced on December 18, 2015 that Western Sierra principal, Mr. Gregg Moses, would not be returning in 2016. As of January 4th, Mr. Chip Kling (Vice Principal) took over for Moses temporarily. The details regarding the reason for Moses' departure from Western Sierra are unknown, due to confidentiality agreements between himself and the Rocklin Academy Family of Schools District.

Academics

Western Sierra Collegiate Academy offers a tuition free education to students in grades 7-12 who elect to attend Western Sierra rather that their assigned public school. Western Sierra offers regular grade level courses for students in grades 7-9. Students in grades 10-12 are only offered AP (Advanced Placement) courses for some subject areas and regular grade level courses in all others. AP classes offered at Western Sierra include: AP World History, AP US History, AP Government, AP English Language, AP Literature, AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP Physics 1, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Chinese, and AP Spanish.

Program Heads

Student Government Elected Officials

"School of Mastery" approach to Education

As a "School of Mastery" Western Sierra students are required to master all summative assessments (Mastery = 70% or Better). If a student scores under a 70% on any summative assessment, that student is required to retake the exam.

The school, as of the 2015-16 school year, now uses the Common Core State Standards.

Visual And Performing Arts

Western Sierra requires two years of Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) classes for graduation. VAPA approved courses include Choir 1, Choir 2, Advanced Womens Choir, Graphic Arts 1, Graphic Arts 2, Art 1, Art 2, Art 3, Orchestra, Band, and Guitar.

Theatre Arts is an after school program run by the Choir teacher.

Other Electives

Coordinates: 38°48′45″N 121°17′54″W / 38.8124°N 121.2984°W / 38.8124; -121.2984

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