Western Sierra Collegiate Academy

Western Sierra Collegiate Academy
Address
660 Menlo Drive
Rocklin, California 95765
United States
Information
Type Public Charter
Established 2009
School district Rocklin Academy Family of Schools
Principal Chelsea Bowler
Grades 7-12
Enrollment 732 (2014-15)[1]
Color(s) Blue, Gold         
Team name Wolves
Newspaper none
Website

Western Sierra Collegiate Academy is a public charter school serving grades 7-12 in Rocklin, California a northeastern suburb located near Sacramento, California. It is part of the Rocklin Academy Family of Schools, which also includes three elementary schools located in Rocklin, CA.

Administration

Current School Administrators:
Robin Stout- Superintendent

Chelsea Bowler- Principal
Chip Kling- Vice Principal/Counselor
Scott Crosson- Vice Principal/Student Life

It was announced on December 18, 2015 that Western Sierra principal, Mr. Gregg Moses, would not be returning in 2016. As of January 4, Mr. Chip Kling (Vice Principal) took over for Moses temporarily. The details regarding the reason for Moses' departure from Western Sierra are unknown, due to confidentiality agreements between himself and the Rocklin Academy Family of Schools District.

Ms. Chelsea Bowler will begin serving as principal at the start of the 2016-2017 school year.

Academics

Western Sierra Collegiate Academy offers a tuition free education to students in grades 7-12 who elect to attend Western Sierra rather than their assigned public school. Western Sierra offers regular grade level courses for students in grades 7-9. Students in grades 10-12 are only offered AP (Advanced Placement) courses for some subject areas and regular grade level courses in all others. AP classes offered at Western Sierra include: AP World History, AP US History, AP Government, AP English Language, AP Literature, AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP Physics 1, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Chinese, and AP Spanish.

Sierra College Classes

Western Sierra has partnered with Sierra College to offer Sierra College courses on campus. As of the 2016-17 school year, they now offer Introduction to Computing (SC CSCI 0010), History of the. U.S. to 1877 (SC HIST 0017A), and History of the U.S. since 1865 (SC HIST 0017B).

Program Heads

  • Mathematics - Ms. Carol Leonard
  • Sciences - Ms. Andrea Adams
  • Social Studies - Mr. Richard Dahl
  • Language Arts - Mrs. Kristin Schroeder
  • Visual And Performing Arts/ Physical Education - Mrs. Miken Dayton
  • Foreign Languages- Ms. Paola Clark
  • Student Government - Ms. Paola Clark
  • Student Life - Mr. Scott Crosson (Vice-Principal)
  • College And Career Counseling - Mary-Beth Buttweiler
  • Academic and Counseling - Mr. Chip Kling (Vice-Principal)

"School of Mastery" approach to Education

As a "School of Mastery" Western Sierra students are required to master all summative assessments (Mastery = 70% or Better). If a student scores under a 70% on any summative assessment, that student is required to "reperform" the exam.

The school, as of the 2016-17 school year, uses the Common Core State Standards.

Visual And Performing Arts

Western Sierra requires two years of Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) classes for graduation. VAPA approved courses include Choir 1, Choir 2, Advanced Women's Choir, Art 1, Art 2, Art 3, Orchestra, Band, Guitar, and Theatre Arts.

Other Electives

  • Pop Culture
  • Creative Writing
  • Philosophical Ethics
  • Marketing And Business
  • Yearbook
  • Engineering
  • Medical Legal and Ethics
  • Sports Medicine and Athletic Training
  • Marine Biology

References

  1. ↑ "Western Sierra Collegiate Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 19, 2017.

Coordinates: 38°48′45″N 121°17′54″W / 38.8124°N 121.2984°W / 38.8124; -121.2984

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