Mission, Values & Beliefs

Mission

Ouchi High School is an independent charter school under the management of the Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools. Our mission is to be a small, high-performing school in historically underachieving, low-income, overcrowded community, that will significantly outperform other public schools in preparing students for graduation and readiness to enter and succeed in college.

Values & Beliefs

  1. High Expectations for ALL Students
    • College-readiness for all students
      • Quality classroom instruction every day
      • A-G college preparatory courses with a C or better
    • How students learn best
      • Rigorous standards-based curriculum and instruction
      • Relevance through real-world applications
      • Students know expectations they are to meet
      • Students have ability to judge their own work
      • Students participate actively in classroom and talk about what they are learning
      • Authentic ongoing assessment and real-life application of their learning through projects
    • Integrated Technology
      • Access to technology for all students
      • Standards-based instruction which incorporates use of technology by teachers
  2. Small, Personalized Schools and Classrooms
    • Personalized Learning Environment
      • Students know their teachers and are known as individuals by all adults in the school
      • Teacher load of 75 students per day
      • Individualized Learning Plan (ILP)
      • Daily advisory
    • Small Learning Community
      • Maximum of 500 high school students
      • Smaller classes, student to teacher ratio of 25:1
    • Safe
      • Student uniforms required
  3. Increased Instructional Time
    • Increased Time for Learning
      • 190 regular days of classroom instruction
      • Extended school day
      • Extended supplemental learning time through after school tutoring and intervention programs
      • 2-hour, uninterrupted instructional periods
  4. Highly Qualified Principals and Teachers
    • Principal Leadership
      • Capable instructional leaders
      • Entrepreneurs in managing resources
      • In-depth leadership training
    • Highly Qualified Teachers
      • Teachers know their subject field, are fully credentialed
      • Well trained to deliver rigorous instruction
      • Weekly professional development as a community of learners
      • Attend to the diverse needs of individual students
      • Work in small collaborative teams with common planning time
      • Accountability for student success is a shared responsibility
    • Accountability for Results
      • Principals and teachers accountable for implementing Alliance education model, core values, and achieving outcomes
      • Compensation incentives based on performance
  5. Parents as Partners
    • Parents must be meaningfully and actively engaged
    • Responsible and accountable for supporting their child’s learning at school and at home
    • Understand what it will take to prepare their children for college
    • Support the goals of the school
    • Volunteer a minimum of 40 hours per year
    • Sign and support the Parent/Student/School Compact
    • Attend 4 Saturday Parent Academies annually

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