Downey Unified School District
School Accountability Report Card
Warren High School
Reported for School Year 2005-06
Published During the 2005-06 School Year (note this is not the full documentation)

Notes regarding the source and currency of data:
Data included in this School Accountability Report Card (SARC) are consistent with State Board of Education guidelines, which are available at the California Department of Education Web site http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/definitions 04.asp. Most data presented in this report were collected from the 2004- 05 school year or from the two preceding years (2002-03 and 2003-04). Due to the certification timelines for graduation, dropout, and fiscal information, the data for these sections of the report were collected in 2005-06.

Principal’s Message
For 49 years Warren High School has offered a strong academic program to its students. Warren High offers many Advanced Placement (AP) classes as well as online advanced classes, such as Calculus BC and second-year college physics, through the University of California. Each year more and more students take advantage of this excellent opportunity to excel. Our Advancement via Individual Determination program helps students who are first in the family to go to college to complete the college entrance requirements. Every year all seniors in this program are accepted to four-year colleges or universities. The school offers the California Scholarship Federation program and the Distinguished Graduate program for students to receive recognition for academic excellence at graduation.

Warren High offers 11 girls sports and 11 boys sports. Likewise Warren offers students the chance to be a part of the marching and/or concert band, a choral program, drama, as well as any number of clubs, including extracurricular activity. Warren also affords students the opportunity to train for employment throught the Regional Occupation Program. There is a long list of occupational trainings available throught this program. Many students take advantage of this training.

Eileen Wannett, PRINCIPAL

School Description and Mission Statement
Warren High School is located in the city of Downey. It is one of twenty-one schools in Downey Unified School District. Enrollment at the school is approximately 3400 students in grades 9-12. In addition, our school has a Resource Specialist Program, Special Day Class Program, Orthopedically Handicapped Program, and an Adult Transition Program to serve students with special needs.

The percentage of English Learner students is 14.5%. Students use thirty different languages in addition to English, with Spanish being the most common.

The mission of Warren High School is: To provide a comprehensive education that prepares students academically, vocationally, and socially to become responsible adults be encouraging personal integrity, pride in the pursuit of knowledge, and physically well being.

Opportunities for Parental

l. Involvement
Parents and community members are very supportive of the educational program at Warren High School.

Staff members and parents participate on various committees that make decisions regarding the priorities and direction of the education plan to ensure instructional programs are consistent with student needs.

Parents are encouraged to participate on one or more of the following committees or organizations:

• PTSA
  School Site Council
• English Language Advisory Committee
• Academic Boosters’ Council
• Other Booster Groups

The School Site Council, consisting of school staff and parents, is a major governing body that meets regularly to address programs and components that make up the school, to discuss the effectiveness of programs relative to the goals of the school, and to act as a communication liaison between the community and school.

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).

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

II. School Safety, Climate for Learning, and Discipline

School Safety Plan

A Comprehensive School Safety Plan was developed by the school staff to provide students and staff a means to ensure a sage and orderly learning environment. Components of the Comprehensive School Safety Plan include: child abuse reporting procedures, teacher notification of dangerous pupils’ procedures; disasters response procedures; procedures for safe entering to, and exiting from, school; sexual harassment policy; suspension and expulsion policies; dress code; and discipline policies. Earthquake Drills is September and January and a Lockdown and update the plan as needed.

Warren High School is a closed campus. All visitors are required to sign-in at the school’s office. Before and after school and during lunch administrators and other campus supervisors monitor activity and ensure student safety.

School Programs and Practices that Promote a Positive Learning Environment
Our students, teacher and staff take pride in promoting a consistently safe, clean environment emphasizing high self-esteem and respect for individual differences. A committee comprised of parents, teachers, students and an administrator developed a discipline plan for our school. Copies of this plan are provided to all students and their parents. The major elements of the plan are:

• Statement of our Philosophy
• Published Classroom Standards
• Consequences of Inappropriate Behavior
• Incentive awards for appropriate behavior
• Tardy Policy

Warren High School has a strong academic program delivered by a dedicated staff with a common goal, which is to do what is best for students. Along with a strong academic program, Warren High also has a strong discipline program. A Student/Parent Handbook clearly outlines the consequences for various offenses. The discipline office is fair and consistent with enforcement of this discipline policy.

In addition, for the safety of its students, and to provide better lunch service to students, Warren High will move to two lunches for the 2004-05 school year.

Warren High recognizes students for their academic performance through a number of avenues, namely, Silver Bear Awards each month, a 3.0 Breakfast each semester, a 4.0 Board, Bronze Bear Awards for community service and scholar/athletes, California Scholarships Federation Night, an Academic Awards Assembly, Golden Bear Awards Night, and Senior Awards Night.

An accomplished visual and performing arts program and an excellent athletic program complement Warren’s fine academic program.

Academic Performance Index (API)
The Academic Performance Index (API) is California's way of comparing schools based on student test scores. The index was created in 1999 to help parents and educators recognize schools that show progress and identify schools that need help. A school's API determines whether it recieves recognition or sanctions. It also used to compare schools in a statewide ranking system. The California Department of Education (CDE) calculates our school's API using student test results from the California Standards Tests, the California Achievement Test, and, for high schools, the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), APIs range from 200 to 1000. The CDE expects all schools to eventually obtain APIs of at least 800. Additional information on the API can be found on the CDE Web site.

Warren's API was 694 (out of 1000). This is a decline of 16 points compared to last year's API. All students took the test, which met the state's required participation rate of 90 percent. You can find three years of detailed API results in the Appendix to this report.

API Growth Targets: Each year the CDE sets specific API "growth targets" for every school. It assigns one growth target for the entire school, and it sets additional targets for ethnic or socioeconomic subgroups of students that make up a significant portion of the student body. Schools are required to meet all of their growth targets. If they do, they may be eligible to apply for awards through the California School Recognition Program and the Title I Achieving Schools Program.

We did not meet some or all of our assigned growth targets during the 2005-2006 school year. Just for reference, 39 percent of high schools statewide met thier growth targets.

Subgroup APIs and Targets: In addition to a school- wide API, schools also receive API scores for each numerically significant subgroup in the school (i.e. racial /ethnic subgroups and socio-economically disadvantaged students). Growth targets, equal to 80% of the school’s target, are also set for each of the subgroups. Each subgroup must also meet its target for the school to be eligible for awards.

Percent Tested: In order to be eligible for awards, elementary and middle schools must test at least 95% of their students in grades 2-8 and high schools must test at least 90% of their students in grades 9-11 on STAR.

Statewide Rank: Schools receiving a Base API scare are ranked in ten categories of equal size (deciles) from one (lowest) to ten (highest), according to type of school (elementary, middle, or high school).

Similar School Rank: We also received a second ranking that compared us to the 100 schools with the most similar students, teachers, and class sizes. Compared to these schools, our school ranked 8 out of 10. The CDE recalculates this factor every year. To read more about the specific elements included in this calculation, refer to the CDE Web site.

API criteria are subject to change as new legislation is enacted into law. Detailed information about the API and the Public Schools Accountability Act (PSAA) can be found at the California Department of Education Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap or by speaking with the school principal.

Teacher Credentials
The Downey Unified School District recruits and employs the most qualified credentialed teachers. For the 2003-05 school year, Warren High School had 107 fully credentialed teachers. The chart below shows a three year history of the credentials of our teaching staff

Board of Education

Barbara R. Samperi, President
Donald E. LaPlante, Vice President
William A. Guiterrez, Clerk
Cheryl A. Andersen, Member
Tod M. Corrin, Member
Betty N. Ferraro, Member
D. Mark Morris, Member

Wendy L. Doty, Ed.D, Superintendent