Cesar E. Chavez High School: High Expectations, Empowerment, and Excellence

Presenters

Saul Gonzalez (Primary)

Principal
Cesar E. Chavez High School

Terri Nuckols (Primary)

Learning Director
Cesar E. Chavez High School

Brian Beck

Former Associate Principal
Cesar E. Chavez High School

Description

Principal Saul Gonzalez and Learning Director Terri Nuckols will share how Cesar Chavez High School in rural Delano, California, which serves a high poverty, high minority student population, performs well above its peers and has received a "similar schools ranking" of 8 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API). At Cesar E. Chavez, 86% of the students are Latino, 8% are Filipino, and 1% are African American. In addition, 44% are English learners, and 66% are eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch. All of these groups are meeting or exceeding Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals in both English language arts and mathematics. In contrast to many large and impersonal high schools across the nation, Cesar Chavez is a small, rural high school, which fosters academic excellence, trust, safety, empowerment, and high expectations. In this webinar, Gonzalez and Nuckols will share how creating a strong school vision, effectively utilizing a learning director, developing strong support for English learners, and making available after school programs have helped the school achieve these results.

This webinar is presented by the American Institutes for Research and WestEd as partners in the California Comprehensive Center to highlight high performing schools making a difference in student achievement. To learn more about Cesar E. Chavez, please read the school profile.

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