Community Day School
General Information
- Grades Served: 7-8
- Address: 4025 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
- Phone: (805) 683-1991
- Fax: (805) 683-5176
- E-mail: Ms. Kathleen Abney
- Principal: Kathleen Abney
School Highlights
Santa Barbara Community Day School, located on the La Colina Junior High School campus, was founded during the 2000-01 school year. Students enrolled in community day school programs include students who have experienced problems adjusting to a traditional junior high school, students who are behind on credits to promote to high school, and students who are placed in lieu of expulsion from the school district. Community day schools assist students in making up credits or transferring to high school by offering a broad-based curriculum that includes personalized instruction, group counseling, guidance, placement, and follow-up services. The typical community day school includes smaller class size, individualized open-entry/open-exit program, and a standards-based curriculum.
School Accountability Report Card
Content Standards
Assessment Plan
Assessment Results
California’s testing program seeks ways to create a cohesive system that is fair to all students, provides reliable comparisons, and measures what students are expected to know. The Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program is the centerpiece of state testing. STAR has three basic components, all of which are multiple-choice tests: California Standards Test (CST), which is an achievement test based on state standards, California Achievement Test, 6th Edition (CAT/6), which is a nationally normed achievement test, California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), for student with severe cognitive disabilities, and Spanish Assessment of Basic Education, Second Edition (SABE/2) for newly enrolled English learners. These “on demand” assessments are administered to all students in the grade level that is being tested. In addition to the “on demand” assessments, student achievement is continuously monitored by the classroom teacher(s). If you have additional questions regarding student testing, please direct them to the Santa Barbara School Districts’ Office of Research and Evaluation.
Academic Performance Index (API)
The Academic Performance Index is a system of measuring each school’s academic performance and progress in reaching established goals.
School Safety / Disaster Preparedness
With the exception of the lunch period, this school maintains a closed campus during the school day. Students are required to remain on campus under the supervision of the school staff throughout the school day unless they have parental permission to leave campus.
All schools in the Santa Barbara School Districts periodically conduct fire and earthquake drills. Each school has a disaster preparedness plan and works in coordination with local law enforcement and other public safety organizations.
School custodians address daily cleaning and maintenance needs. The Districts’ maintenance team visits each campus regularly, according to a defined rotation schedule, and addresses specialized needs (e.g., painting, carpentry, etc.). In the event of a facility emergency at the school site, the District maintenance team responds on an immediate basis.
Student Enrollment and Ethnic Distribution
Enrollment and ethnicity information is gathered from the California Basic Education Data System (CBEDS). CBEDS information is updated each October as a California Department of Education reporting requirement. Comprehensive and comparative CBEDS data for all Santa Barbara County schools is available at: http://www.sbceo.org/districts/cbeds.shtml