Las Plumas High

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The Oroville Union High School District is located in the rural north valley at the base of the Sierra Nevada foothills, about seventy miles north of Sacramento. The district encompasses 723 miles of eastern Butte County. The district has two comprehensive high schools, one continuation school, one community day school and one adult education school. The Butte-Glenn Community College and California State University, Chico are located approximately 25 miles from Oroville. Oroville is the Butte County seat and the primary source of income for the city's population of 14, 490 residents (55, 000 in the greater Oroville area). Other significant sources of income are agriculture, light manufacturing, tourism, retail trade services, transportation, public utilities, construction, finance, government and public administration. The 2009 median household income in the city was $33, 482. Comprehensive High Schools Oroville High School was founded in 1892 and is the oldest high school in the district. The eighteen-acre campus has forty-six classrooms and four computer labs, which are all connected to the Internet. The building has seen several upgrades over its many years in existence. Bond Measure, J, which passed in 2002, provided monies for a new science building, industrial technology building and library and modernization of the gymnasium. Oroville High School employs 2.5 administrators and employs nearly 85 staff members. There are approximately 1250 students enrolled at the school. Las Plumas High School was established in 1960 as the second comprehensive high school to alleviate overcrowding Oroville High School. The sixty-four acre campus is the largest school in the district. The original buildings have been supplemented during growth phases by 40 portables. Bond Measure J, which passed in 2002, provided the monies for the new gymnasium, agricultural science lab and classrooms, fine arts complex and modernization of the existing classrooms. Las Plumas High School is supervised by 2.5 administrators and employs nearly 100 staff members. There are approximately 1325 students enrolled at the school. Both campuses offer a traditional high school time schedule with six periods of class; each 61 minutes in length. The school utilizes a consultation schedule on Mondays and Wednesdays, which reduces class periods to 50 minutes in order to allow for a one-hour consultation time at the end of the day. Consultation periods are used to hold meetings for Individual Education Plans (IEP's), Section 504 Plans and Student Study Teams (SST's). Students can also receive extra help from their teacher's if they are not involved in other meetings. Continuation School Prospect High School was founded in 1969 as the continuation program for the district. The school serves approximately 150 students who are credit deficient or in need of a smaller school environment. The school was chosen by the State of California as a Model School in 1994 and in 2000. Prospect High School has 2 administrators that serve the entire alternative education program, 8 certificated teachers, a part-time counselor, and 8 classified employees. The OUHSD Community Day School was founded in 1999. The school serves approximately 35 students who have been referred there by expulsion, probation placement or truancy referral. The restrictive environment offers an educational option for students with high expectations, whether the student is performing at or above grade level, or in need or remediation in one or more academic areas. Community Day School has 2 administrators that serve the entire alternative education program, 3 certificated teachers and 3 classified employees. Adult School Oroville Adult Education Career and Technical Center serves 7, 500 youths and adults annually with academic and vocational programs. Academic programs include High School Diploma, General Education Diploma (GED) preparation, computer applications, job readiness, English as a Second Language (ESL