School Information		District Information
School Name	Aurora High (Cont.)	District Name	Calexico Unified
Principal	Mr. Dan Plough	Superintendent	Mr. David Alvarez
Street	641 Rockwood Ave.	Street	901 Andrade Ave.
City, State, Zip	Calexico, CA    92231-2700	City, State, Zip	Calexico, CA    92232-0792
Phone Number	(760) 768-3940	Phone Number	(760) 768-3888
FAX Number	(760) 768-1459	FAX Number
Web Site		Web Site
E-mail Address	Dplough@calexico.k12.ca.us	E-mail Address	dalvarez@calexico.k12.ca.us
CDS Code	13-63099-1332154	SARC Contact	Ms. Pat Levy

School Description and Mission Statement

SCHOOL DESCRIPTION Aurora High School is a continuation high school within the Calexico Unified School District.  It is located in the rural/urban southeastern corner of California, in the Imperial Valley, six blocks north of the U.S./Mexico International border, two-hours east of San Diego, and one-hour west of the California/Arizona State border. Calexico has an estimated population of 30,400 and is adjacent to Mexicali, Mexico with a population of well over 1.6 million.  Mexicali serves as the state capital of Northern Baja California.   Aurora High School students’ generally mirror the community of Calexico. Which has a strong cultural bond to Mexico; coupled with the Spanish speaking plurality of our students, English Language acquisition becomes a challenge.  28% of our students were born in Mexico.   Approximately 67% of our students are Limited English Proficient (LEP), and 20% are Non-English Proficient (NEP).  The California English Language Development Test (CELDT) is given to all students.  Student CELDT results are used to place our students in the correct ELL or mainstream classes.   Calexico shares strong cultural and economic ties with Mexicali.  On both sides of the border poverty and severe unemployment dominate the background from which students attend Aurora High School. Calexico’s average household income hovers slightly over $10,000, even lower than the average of $39,586 for all of Imperial County. Calexico has had a 40% growth rate over the last four years. The population is approximately 95%

Opportunities for Parental Involvement

Contact Person Name	Mrs. Aurora Pinto	Contact Person Phone Number	(760) 768-3940
Parents meet with the principal during their student’s initial enrollment meeting.  All parents of sophomore students are contacted to      meet with the Aurora High designee to go over the student’s last two years of high school.  Parents are invited to participate in the end of the school year staff development day.  It is during this staff development day that the previous school year is evaluated and plans for the next year are laid out.  Other opportunities are: SITE Council, Volunteer at school, ROP classes, Back-to-School Night, and Open House.

I. Demographic Information

Student Enrollment, by Grade Level
Data reported are the number of students in each grade level as reported by the California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS).

Grade Level	Enrollment
Grade 9	42
Grade 10	56
Grade 11	33
Grade 12	83
Ungraded Secondary	0
Total Enrollment	214

Student Enrollment, by Ethnic Group
Data reported are the number and percent of students in each racial/ethnic category as reported by CBEDS.

Racial/Ethnic Category	Number of Students	Percent of Students	Racial/Ethnic Category	Number of Students	Percent of Students
African-American	0	0.0	Hispanic or Latino	214	100.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0.0	Pacific Islander	0	0.0
Asian	0	0.0	White (Not Hispanic)	0	0.0
Filipino	0	0.0	Multiple or No Response	0	0.0

II. School Safety and Climate for Learning

School Safety Plan

Date of Last Review/Update	June 2004	Date Last Discussed with Staff	August 2004
AURORA HIGH SAFETY PLAN Aurora High takes a pro-active stance in the area of discipline.  One of the school’s main goals is to assist each student to be a better citizen.  The following are the elements of Aurora High’s discipline plan.   1.        A published and distributed discipline plan. 2.        Every student and their parent up on enrollment meets with the principal and reviews the school’s discipline code.  The student then signs off that they have read and understand behavior code. 3.        The school has a closed campus. 4.        The school monitors student’s attendance and notifies parents of absences by use of a phone machine nightly. 5.        The school has after school detention. 6.        Saturday School 7.        A district Probation Officer and Resource Officer to assist in attendance and discipline. 8.        The County Health provides a Drug & Alcohol Counselor. 9.        ROP and Imperial Valley College provides a career and academic counselor. 10.     The school participates in Student Attendance Review Board (SARB). 11.     The district provides a psychologist to evaluate the special education needs of our students. 12.     The school has a counselor intern on staff and the district provides an academic counselor when needed. 13.     The school initiates Student Study Teams when necessary. 14.     Every classroom has a telephone for teacher use in contacting parents. 15.     Parents are notified by phone and mail on all major discipline infractions. 16.     Strictly enforced dress code.   Due to the variety of services and the consistency in the enforcement of school rules.  The major discipline problems on campus are non-work in class and tardies.  The school has not had an on campus fight in four years.   The School Site Plan includes complete texts of the following:   1.        Child Abuse Procedures, Pursuant to P.C. 11164 2.        Disaster Procedures: Routine and Emergency 3.        Lock Down Procedures 4.        Policies related to Suspension, Expulsion, or Mandatory Explusion and other School-Designated Serious Acts, which would lead to Suspension, or Expulsion. 5.        Notification to Teachers of Dangerous Students Pursuant to E.C. 49079 6.        Sexual Harassment Policy Pursuant to E. C. 212.6 (B) 7.        Provisions of any School Wide Dress Code

School Programs and Practices that Promote a Positive Learning Environment

Each student and their parents, up on enrollment at Aurora High meets with the principal to review the student’s transcripts.  An initial academic plan is developed.  Aurora High uses both direct teaching strategies and contract based curriculum; these two elements provides students the ability to progress at their own academic rate.   The school uses the Accelerated Reading program to help assist student in their reading skills.  Mathematic is enhanced by the use of the Accelerated Math program.  Aurora High allows its’ student to earn   Physical Education credits through community based sports programs.  The school has initiated the first California Scholastic Federation sports program in soccer and softball.  Three teachers offer alternative physical education opportunities after school.   After school tutoring is offered daily for an hour and half.  Saturday School offers students the ability to make-up absences and missed work.  The district’s Adult Basic Education program offers evening classes at the Aurora High four nights a week.  Students can also concurrently enroll at Imperial Valley College.   All students receive the benefits of Title 1 and ROP.  Appropriate students receive Special Education, ELD, Migrant Education, and our Honors program.

Suspensions and Expulsions
Data reported are the number of suspensions and expulsions (i.e., the total number of incidents that result in a suspension or expulsion). The rate of suspensions and expulsions is the total number of incidents divided by the school's total enrollment as reported by CBEDS for the given year. In unified school districts, a comparison between a particular type of school (elementary, middle, high) and the district average may be misleading. Schools have the option of comparing their data with the district-wide average for the same type of school.

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	2002	2003	2004	2002	2003	2
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