School Accountability Report Card

Reported for School Year 2006-07

Published During 2007-08

 

The School Accountability Report Card (SARC), which is required by law to be published annually, contains information about the condition and performance of each California public school. More information about SARC requirements is available at the California Department of Education (CDE) Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/. For additional information about the school, parents and community members should contact the school principal or the district office. DataQuest, an online data tool at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/ap1/http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest, contains additional information about this school and comparisons of the school to the district, the county, and the state.

 

 

 

I. About This School 

Contact Information 

This section provides the schools contact information. 

School 

District 

School Name 

Rafer Johnson Community Day  

District Name 

Bakersfield City  

Street 

1001 Tenth St.  

Phone Number 

(661) 631-4600 

City, State, Zip 

Bakersfield  , CA  93306  

Web Site 

www.bcsd.com 

Phone Number 

(661) 631-5445 

Superintendent 

Mike  Lingo 

Principal 

Michael  Woessner 

E-mail Address 

supt@bcsd.com 

E-mail Address 

woessnerm@bcsd.com 

CDS Code

15-63321-6114110 

 

 

School Description and Mission Statement 

This section provides information about the school’s goals and programs. 

This is the nineteenth year of the School Accountability Report Card that was established by Proposition 98, and initiative passed by California voters.

 

Rafer Johnson Community Day School is designed to provide education opportunities for referred students whose behavior prevents them from being successful in a regular school setting.  Rafer Johnson CDS opened its doors during the 1996-97 school year. Our community day school maintains a low student-teacher ratio, individualized instruction, ongoing student assessment and program evaluation.

 

One of our basic goals is to actively involve all students in a strong academic curriculum to develop the skills necessary to function as independent, productive individuals.  The staff members feel all students are valuable and the purpose of this school is to help all students reach their full potential and become lifelong learners.

 

Our mission is to provide a positive and effective integrated learning environment.  This will give students successful experiences that promote high achievement and will create respect and appreciation for self and others.

 

Opportunities for Parental Involvement 

This section provides information about opportunities for parents to become involved with school activities.  

The school community is actively involved with school activities at Rafer Johnson Community Day School.  Parents are involved by serving on committees for writing and evaluating grant proposals that fund our many student programs. Upon entering the school parents and their child receive and individual orientation of the school and it’s policies. Both parent and student sign a written contract, which specifies the conditions for placement at this school site.  Parents are informed of their student’s progress by receiving Bi-monthly academic progress reports of their students, and parents often visit the classrooms of their students and are encouraged to participate in monitoring their child’s progress. Teachers and the counselor often communicate to parents the status and progress of their child with letters and phone calls.  Additionally, the Clinica Sierra Vista serves students at our school.  Many community volunteers also are involved in the success of our students.  Community mentors are on campus providing assistance in remedial and social skills learning for our students.

 

 

Student Enrollment by Grade Level 

This table displays the number of students enrolled in each grade level at the school. 

Grade Level 

Number of Students 

Grade 6 

2 

Grade 7 

18 

Grade 8 

45 

Total Enrollment 

65 

 

 

Student Enrollment by Group 

 

This table displays the percent of students enrolled at the school who are identified as being in a particular group. 

 

Group 

Percent of Total Enrollment 

Group 

Percent of Total Enrollment 

African American 

26.15  %

White (not Hispanic) 

9.23  %

American Indian or Alaska Native 

1.54  %

Multiple or No Response 

6.15  %

Asian 

  %

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged 

95  %

Filipino 

1.54  %

English Learners 

17  %

Hispanic or Latino 

55.38  %

Students with Disabilities 

17  %

 

 

 

Average Class Size and Class Size Distribution (Secondary) 

 

This table displays by subject area the average class size and the number of classrooms that fall into each size category (a range of total students per classroom). 

 

Subject 

2004-05 

2005-06 

2006-07 

Avg. Class Size 

Number of Classrooms 

Avg. Class Size 

Number of Classrooms 

Avg. Class Size 

Number of Classrooms 

1-20 

23-32 

33+ 

1-20 

23-32 

33+ 

1-20 

23-32 

33+ 

English 

8.1 

14 

0 

 

8.0 

24 

0 

 

6.9 

17 

0 

 

Mathematics 

8.1 

7 

 

 

8.4 

7 

 

 

7.9 

7 

 

 

Science 

10.4 

7 

 

 

10.3 

7 

 

 

7.9 

8 

 

 

Social Science 

6.6 

10 

 

 

10.0 

7 

 

 

6.5 

2 

 

 

 

 

 

II. School Climate 

 

School Safety Plan 

 

This section provides information about the school's comprehensive safety plan. 

 

Rafer Johnson Community Day School established its Comprehensive School Safety Plan in 1998.  A law enforcement officer specializing in safety provided direction in the establishment of the School Safety Plan.  Johnson CDS’s School Safety Plan is current and is updated annually.  Key elements of Johnson CDS’s School Safety Plan include the following: (a) routine and emergency disaster procedures; (b) suspension, and expulsion procedures; (c) teacher notification of pupils with a specific discipline history; (d) child abuse reporting procedures, (e) the district’s sexual harassment policy; (f) school crime data; (g) the student dress code; (h) safe entrance and exit procedures; (i) the civil defense and disaster plan; and (j) discipline rules and procedures.  Our overall goal is to maintain a safe and orderly school environment conducive to learning.

 

 

 

Suspensions and Expulsions 

 

This table displays the rate of suspensions and expulsions (the total number of incidents divided by the total enrollment) at the school and district levels for the most recent three-year period. 

 

Rate 

School 

District 

2004-05 

2005-06 

2006-07 

2004-05 

2005-06 

2006-07 

Suspensions 

631.1  

700.0  

718.5  

42.6  

43.3  

47.1  

Expulsions 

6.8  

5.3  

3.1  

0.6  

0.4  

0.3  

 

 

 

III. School Facilities 

 

School Facility Conditions and Improvements 

 

This section provides information about the condition of the school’s grounds, buildings, and restrooms, and a description of any planned or recently completed facility improvements. 

 

Johnson Community Day School was built in 1939 and