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School Mission
  • The staff at Serra High School nurture students to envision and realize their potential. Serra is a safe and caring environment where students experience a second chance to acheive academically and grow socially. At Serra, students who have faced many personal and academic obstacles discover their own resiliency by making good personal choices that will lead to graduating with a high school diploma, successful lifelong learning and fulfilling career path.
    We are a small school with a BIG heart.

Curriculum
  • Special education programs designed specifically for students with specific learning disabilities.
  • This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
  • Physical education is required for the following grades: 10, 11, 12
 
 
Activities and Sports
  • This school has the following art(s) programs: drawing/painting and video/film production.
 
 
Parent and Community Support
  • Ongoing contact.

Other news or notes
  • Supportive environment and staff.

College and Work Preparation
  • 80-100% of graduates go to 2-year colleges.
 
 
Technology and Facilities
  • 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
  • This school was established between 1920-1929.
  • No transportation is provided to this school.
  • This school was built between 1920-1929.
  • Recent or upcoming renovations: Library rennovated.
  • Library facilities: Spectacular.
 
 
Admissions and Enrollment
  • Graduates typically go to: Saddleback Community College.
  • Students at this school enroll by: Referral from home school.
  • About half of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
 
 
Safety, Discipline and Support
  • Safety and discipline-related resources include: Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension; closed campus;
 
 
Other Features and Highlights
  • 86-90% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
  • Regular classroom hours: 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM.
  • Principal has been at this school for 5 years.
  • Principal has 33 years of experience.
 
 
Source of Data
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 08/28/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.  

 
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