La Cuesta Continuation High School
General Information
La Cuesta Continuation High School
- Grades Served: 9-12
- Address: 905 Nopal, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
- Phone: (805) 966-0883
- Fax: (805) 963-8006
Dos Pueblos Continuation High School
- Grades Served: 9-12
- Address: 7266 Alameda Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117
- Phone: (805) 968-2541
- Fax: (805) 968-2891
Las Alturas Continuation High School
- Grades Served: 9-12
- Address: 4025 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
- Phone: (805) 967-8599
- Fax: (805) 681-0689
San Marcos Continuation High School
- Grades Served: 9-12
- Address: 4750 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
- Phone: (805) 967-4581
- Fax: (805) 967-8358
- E-mail: Ms. Kathleen Abney
- Principal: Kathleen Abney
- School Mascot: Coyote
- School Colors: Silver, Black and White
School Highlights
La Cuesta Continuation High School is a comprehensive alternative education program offering a variety of instructional options to meet the educational needs of students. Classes are kept small to allow interaction and an exchange of ideas between students and teachers and between students themselves. As well as cooperative and collaborative classroom activities, each student’s individual educational needs are recognized and incorporated into the structured school day.
La Cuesta has both continuation and independent study programs located at several different satellite sites throughout Santa Barbara and Goleta. Dos Pueblos Continuation, San Marcos Continuation, and La Cuesta Continuation are located at the three traditional high school campuses. Las Alturas Continuation is located at the La Colina Junior High School campus.
La Cuesta Continuation High School has expanded to include a Middle College Program at Santa Barbara Community College.
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