RealSAVI Number For Newport Mesa Unified School District Reflects High Property Values

County / School District / High School

2008 API High School Index

Average Price Per Sq Ft Per High School

Real Savi

Average Price Per Sq Ft

Real Savi

                                                                           Jan 09                   Feb 09

Corona Del Mar	864	644.38	1.34	645.80	1.34
Costa Mesa	720	277.19	2.60	322.64	2.23
Estancia	694	312.34	2.22	267.47	2.59
Newport Harbor	792	465.57	1.70	333.38	2.38

NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT’S FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE RANKED HERE ACCORDING TO OUR NEW ”REALSAVI” NUMBER. THE NUMBER IS DERIVED BY TAKING THE HIGH SCHOOL’S CURRENT “API” (”ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX”), WHICH IS FOR 2008, AND DIVIDING IT BY THE AVERAGE SELLING PRICE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES (”BY $/SQUARE FOOT’), THEREFORE PRODUCING OUR REALSAVI TM INDEX WHICH REPRESENTS A “SCHOOL-VALUE ADDED” VALUE FOR HOMES SELLING IN THAT HIGH SCHOOL’S DISTRICT AREA.

 

RealSAVI Number For Capistrano Unified School District Reflect Home Values Stabilizing

 

School District / High School	2008 API High School Index	Average Price Per Sq Ft Per High School	Real Savi	Average Price Per Sq Ft	Real Savi
Capistrano Unified		Jan-09	Jan-09	Feb-09	Feb-09
Aliso Niguel High School	825	281.62	2.93	287.33	2.87
Capistrano Valley High School	812	279.97	2.90	283.05	2.87
Dana Hills High School	825	379.60	2.17	334.50	2.47
San Clemente High School	816	314.24	2.60	314.96	2.59
San Juan Hills High School  *	748	251.23	2.98	279.48	2.68
Tesoro High School	836	275.04	3.04	265.69	3.15

CAPISTRANO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT’S SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS ARE RANKED HERE ACCORDING TO OUR NEW ”REALSAVI” NUMBER. THE NUMBER IS DERIVED BY TAKING THE HIGH SCHOOL’S CURRENT “API” (”ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX”), WHICH IS FOR 2008, AND DIVIDING IT BY THE AVERAGE SELLING PRICE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES (”BY $/SQUARE FOOT’), THEREFORE PRODUCING OUR REALSAVI TM INDEX WHICH REPRESENTS A “SCHOOL-VALUE ADDED” VALUE FOR HOMES SELLING IN THAT HIGH SCHOOL’S DISTRICT AREA.

 

 

Newport-Mesa Unified School District “Spirit Run” Fundraiser On March 22, 2009

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The Spirit Run is a marvelous student, family, and community road-racing event, the net proceeds of which benefit Newport-Mesa schools. 26 years ago, parents at the Elementary schools that feed into CDM High School (currently Anderson, Eastbluff, Harbor View, Lincoln, and Newport Coast) started the Spirit Run as a fundraiser. It is now open to every school within our Newport Mesa District!

The Spirit Run has grown to host 4,000 runners, 5,000 spectators, and 40 booths at its expo. It attracts runners, young and old, from beyond Newport Beach, beyond Orange County, and even beyond Southern California, including Olympians!

It has raised well over $1 million dollars for education.

The Spirit Run can help promote fitness at your school and be a terrific fundraiser. For every entry that identifies a school in our district, the Spirit Run will give $5 to that school. Also, the Spirit Run provides online registrants the chance to donate to their Newport-Mesa school. Finally, several of the Spirit Run schools conduct pledge drives where family and friends pledge money if their student completes a Spirit Run race.

The Spirit Run Committee can help you set up a pledge program as well. Join the fun! See the attached flyer for details.

Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) And The Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) To Present 24th Annual Donald Bren Honors Concert On Tuesday, April 28 At Renee And Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Donald Bren Honors Concert

The 2009 Donald Bren Honors Concert will be held Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the stunning Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. This event WILL sell out early. Tickets will be on sale March 1. Please check this site at that time for information about how to order tickets and promotional items, and to advertise in our Commemorative Print Program.

VIP Premium Tickets- on sale March 1
General Admission Tickets – on sale March 15

http://www.ipsf.net/index.asp?id=46

 

California Lawmakers Cut $8.4 Billion ($380 Per Student) From K-12 School Budgets; Importance Of Fundraising For Orange County Schools Never Greater

State lawmakers will cut $8.4 billion from the $58.1 billion budget for public education, lowering per-pupil spending from $8,784 to $8,404 over the next two years.

That’s $11,400 less for a typical K-12 classroom of 30 kids.

The education budget is shared by public schools and community colleges, but the colleges will see virtually no cuts, said Edgar Cabral of the state’s legislative analyst’s office.

Educators had been especially anxious for a budget deal to better decide how many teachers to lay off – and to know whether their districts would even remain solvent. When the budget was finally passed Thursday, schools had taken the largest hit of any state agency.

“Districts are not going to emerge unscathed from this,” said Terry Anderson of School Services of California, a firm that advises most of the state’s 1,300 school districts on financial matters. Anderson said it is still unclear how much the federal stimulus package will help school districts because much of that money is earmarked for certain programs.

California schools and colleges expect at least $5 billion.

California’s popular class-size reduction program for kindergarten through third grade escaped the ax after the PTA and teachers’ unions cried foul.

“I’m complaining about the budget – but I’m not really complaining,” said David Sanchez, president of the California Teachers Association.

Under the vastly leaner budget, schools will have more freedom in how to spend money. They won’t have to buy new textbooks as often, and won’t have to reserve as much money for upkeep of schools.

Yet budgets for dozens of programs – from standardized testing to classes for English learners – will be slashed by more than 15 percent this year, and by nearly 20 percent next year.

The budget also withholds a 5 percent cost-of-living increase from districts, which in San Francisco means a loss of $15 million over two years. It’s money used for electives, counselors, nurses and teachers, said Myong Leigh, the district’s planning chief.

“We’re relieved that the state passed a budget, and at the same time horrified at the amount of money to be given to school districts,” Leigh said.

He said the district will ask the city for another round of help from its “rainy-day fund,” which contributed $19 million to schools this year.

San Francisco plans to send out 500 layoff notices to teachers by this year’s legal deadline of March 13, warning teachers that they may not be hired next year. Other districts also are sending warnings.

The new budget also slashes $115.5 million from the University of California over two years, although $50 million could be restored with federal stimulus money.

California State University faces $163 million in cuts, of which $50 million could also be restored.

Highlights

K-12:

Safe from cuts:

Cut by 15 to 20 percent:

Programs now optional:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/19/MN5A1615DV.DTL

They include gifted education, arts and music, and summer school.All other programs, including charter school facilities grants and state testing.Eight K-12 programs, including special education and K-3 class-size reduction.$8.4 billion, or $380 per pupil.

Capistrano Unified School District Foundation Raised Over $1 Million To Hire Back 266 Teachers And Fund “Grant Incentives For Teachers” (GIFT) Program

Because of the state’s budget cuts, 266 teachers were given their pinkslips at the end of the 2008-09 school year – meaning bigger class sizes for our children. The CUSD Foundation raised over $1,000,000 in six weeks in June of 2008 which allowed the district to hire back ALL of the teachers. Thanks again to all the many wonderful donors and volunteers that made this possible!!!

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Grant Incentives For Teachers (GIFT) Program

The CUSD Foundation supports enhanced and innovative teaching programs in our schools by offering grants to teachers who work to enrich the classroom learning experiences of our 51,000 students. Grants were used to upgrade technology, fund innovative math and science programs, provide tools for literacy building and much more. Over the past several years, the CUSD Foundation gave more then $200,000 in grants to teachers throughout the district.

Grants to teachers over the years include:

SCIENCE AND MATH

THE ARTS & MUSIC

TECHNOLOGY

LANGUAGE ARTS

Senior Scholarships

Each year the CUSD Foundation awards scholarships for community service and academic achievement to graduating seniors at CUSD high schools from the various endowments that the Foundation manages.

Teacher of the Year

The CUSD Foundation is a major sponsor in recognizing outstanding educators at each of the district’s schools at the Annual Teacher of the Year Event every April.

School Safety

The CUSD Foundation funded safety supplies for the district’s participation in “The Great ShakeOut” which was the biggest public emergency drill where 5 million people in Southern California practiced a drill for a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Nov. 13, 2008.

School Clubs and Groups

We provide interactive fundraising events and revenue sharing for diverse school groups which have included: Class Size Reduction, Destination Imagination teams, sports teams, drama clubs, music & choral programs, bilingual immersion, pep squads, special education, school site tutoring, and booster clubs.

The Foundation supports BTSA (Beginning Teachers Support and Assessment,) Professional Learning Communities, student councils, science camps, field trips, school-site laptop programs and many, many more programs that enrich our students’ educational experience.

United Way Member

The CUSD Foundation is a member-agency of the Orange County’s United Way, designation code CAP303.

Supported literacy at various elementary and middle schools by providing age appropriate reading materials for children to use at school and also to take home and read with their parents;

Funded computer software that helps students analyze their writing, helps find and better understand their mistakes and thus become better writers and communicators; and

Provided annual subscriptions to weekly reading magazines for elementary students to encourage more reading by increasing access to supplemental reading.

Funded a high school program that will use iPods to take a more advanced approach to foreign language instruction; also has potential use with AP and International Baccalaureate courses.

Purchased computer and video equipment to allow teachers to integrate technology into classroom instruction according to CA State Standards and create competent technology users; and

Funded a “Character Design Maquette” project which will allow animation students to create and refine 3-D computer models of their original characters. Project naturally segues students into 3-D animation.

Funded electronic equipment, computer hardware and composition software to benefit the choir drama and music programs at several schools;

Sponsored a program where over 3,300 4th-graders attended a live symphony concert; and

Supported the Honors Concert Series for over 1,400 participating students district-wide.

Provided the funds to establish a “CSI-type” forensic study unit at one high school so students can explore scientific mysteries using advanced equipment and techniques;

Purchased science equipment, software and supplies for several schools in order to give our children the chance to perform real-world science experiments and learn about the scientific method; and

Funded “Fantasy Baseball” classroom kits which utilized real-life baseball statistics in order to teach students about ratio, percent, proportion, probability and graphing.

 

Irvine Public Schools Foundation Receives Matching Contributions By The City Of Irvine In Drive To Support Class Size Reduction, After-School Classes, And Grants To Teachers Through “Innovative Teaching Awards Program”

The ongoing state budget crisis is putting our schools, and our children’s education, at risk. This crisis has forced our school district to cut $12.5 million from its budget. These cuts affect every student.

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With a rapidly growing student population and an unreliable revenue stream, gone are the days when we could count on the state to foot the entire bill for our world-class schools. It is becoming increasingly clear that our lack of funding goes beyond a temporary crisis – this is our new reality, evidenced by years of growing class sizes, reductions in funding for fine arts, health services, and after-school programs.

The State of California will NOT fix this financial crisis. The IUSD School Board and administration have done an outstanding job to keep the cuts away from the classroom, but there remains a significant need for funds. Because we value excellence in education, we must do all we can to support the quality education we expect for our children. IPSF recognizes that there will never be adequate public funding to provide the dynamic education that our students deserve, and that the fate our world class schools rests solely in our hands.

Now is the ideal time to support IPSF! During this campaign, your contribution will be doubled by the City of Irvine, which has generously pledged a dollar-for-dollar match!

Your tax-deductible donation will help provide

Class size support: to reduce the impact of larger classes in our schools

After-school and summer enrichment classes, and enhanced writing programs

Support for additional nurses and health clerks

The Great Body Shop health curriculum

Grants to teachers in the classroom through the Innovative Teaching Awards Program

Remember – every dollar you contribute will be matched by the City of Irvine. Any amount you can give will get us closer to our goal.

Time is short – give a gift to the Irvine Public Schools Foundation today.

Laguna Beach High School Is A Top High School In Laguna Beach 92651

2008 API = 833

Student Enrollment = 1,060

Laguna Beach High School (Laguna Beach 92651) is a 4-year public high school It is the only high school in the Laguna Beach Unified School District. It was established in 1934 and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and as well as being recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2006.

 

625 Park Ave., Laguna Beach, CA 92651

Corona Del Mar High School In Newport Beach, CA 92660

2008 API = 858

2,189 Students Enrolled

Corona del Mar High (Newport Beach, CA 92660) belongs to the Newport Mesa Unified School District. It is a combination of a middle school (7th & 8th grades) and a high school (9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th grades). The school was established in 1962, and has consistently proven itself a top-ranking school in both California and the nation.

 

 2101 Eastbluff Dr., Newport Beach, CA 92660

 

Aliso Niguel High School In Aliso Viejo Is A California Distinguished High School

2008 API = 825

3197 Students Enrolled

 

Aliso Niguel High School (Aliso Viejo 92656) is nestled near a creek bed in the city of Aliso Viejo, California, a mere stone’s throw from the Pacific Ocean. In many ways, however, it resides even closer in philosophical proximity to the state’s legendary Silicon Valley.

The school’s renowned “high tech” environment provides quite a contrast to the California beach culture so immortalized in the American psyche.

One of the youngest high schools ever to be honored as a California Distinguished School,

National Blue Ribbon School

New American High School

ANHS is without question one of the most technologically advanced schools in the region – a region where the words technology, network and infrastructure are batted about like so many volleyballs on the beach. Commonly called a high school for the 21st century, ANHS has been visited by California Superintendent of Schools Delaine Easton (1996), representatives of former governor Pete Wilson (1994), and business leaders from throughout the community. ANHS has become a model of everything that is “right” about public education.

Opening its doors in 1993 with a student body of 1400, ANHS became the fourth comprehensive high school in the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD), one of the fastest growing district in the state. Teachers with eyes set on the future were immediately attracted to ANHS. They saw themselves as pioneers who would turn the promise of educational excellence into reality. They understood that technology is only a tool until placed in the hands of thoughtful teachers who have the ability to inspire, motivate and challenge students. For example, the TV Production instructor quickly transformed a small, ordinary classroom into a state-of-the-art newsroom complete with industry-standard cameras and editing equipment. Within a year of the school’s opening, students were not only broadcasting live daily news programs to every classroom, they were also producing the CUSD superintendent’s Chalk Talk cable access television show!

Yet, technology represents only a part of ANHS’s total vision of providing individualized programs that transform the larger high school landscape into smaller group settings. The overall educational program revolves around a central theme: There are two lasting bequests we can give our children – one is roots, the other is wings. Interweaving a strong academic core (the roots) with incentives for personal aspiration (the wings), the ANHS campus houses teams of teachers and students working together in a culture that is collaborative, dynamic and supportive, while thriving on shared discovery. Even though the school’s population has almost doubled since opening, ANHS still feels like a hometown school – a place to belong, a place to garner strength for the journey ahead. Like the nearby Pacific Ocean, ANHS and the communities it serves are dynamic bodies, constantly changing to nurture their inhabitants.

The ANHS culture continues to reshape itself, responding to input collected from town hall gatherings, small group meetings and community feedback forums. In response to these dialogues, ANHS is focusing on three critical areas: teaching practices (technology integration, project oriented/hands-on activities), assessment methods (curriculum mapping, comprehensive rubrics, standardized testing strategies) and logistical structures (block schedule, tutorial period, cross-curricular teaming). On any given day, a typical Wolverine student might begin the morning conducting on-line research in the Media Center, spend mid-day attending tutorial for extra help with math, and finish the afternoon integrating historical facts with related literature in a cross-curricular Humanitas (English and social science) program.

A commitment to excellence is the cornerstone of all ANHS programs. Spurred by the academic talents and ambitions of their fellow students, over half the ANHS seniors regularly take the SAT, last year scoring well over state and national averages with a combined score of 1107. ANHS teachers have added steadily to the number of AP courses available, now offering a total of seventeen. Additionally, AP course enrollment has steadily increased, while the combined pass rate has remained at an impressive 78%. The newly mandated California Stanford 9 test is given annually to over 95% of ANHS students in grades 9-11 (providing normreferenced data in reading, language, mathematics, science and social studies), while demonstrating that Wolverine students consistently score higher than their district and state counterparts.

However, such impressive test scores and quantitative data tell only half the story. Through an academic and co-curricular culture that seeks to incorporate every student, the real proof of success lies in the nearly unanimous perception that “there is something for everyone” at ANHS. This core value was best exemplified last year when the Associated Student Body was presented the “Model of Unity Award” by local community organizations. At ANHS, a special-needs student, an AP scholar and a “typical student in the middle” can all be seen walking shoulder-to-shoulder with heads held high in a spirit of full inclusion.

 

 

 

http://www.alisoniguel.net/

28000 Wolverine Way, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-3385 (949) 831-5590