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://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/, contains additional information about this school and comparisons of the school to the district, the county, and the state.

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I. About This School

Contact Information
This section provides the school's contact information.

School		District
School Name	Ocean Grove Charter	District Name	San Lorenzo Valley Unified
Street	325 Marion Ave.	Phone Number	(831) 336-5194
City, State, Zip	Ben Lomond, CA 95005-	Web Site	www.slv.k12.ca.us
Phone Number	800-979-4436	Superintendent	Ms. Julie Haff
Principal	Janet E. Marsh/Becky Cote	E-mail Address	julie.haff@slv.k12.ca.us
E-mail Address	jmarsh@ieminc.org	CDS Code	44-69807-0110007

School Description and Mission Statement
This section provides information about the school's goals and programs.

Mission Statement

We believe in educating each of our students for the 21^st century by providing individualized learning opportunities that incorporate parental participation, choice and involvement in curricula offered in personalized learning environments and small learning communities (“SLC”).

Educational Philosophy

This charter school shall be known as Ocean Grove Charter School (hereafter "OGCS”) and its administrative office shall be located in the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District in Santa Cruz County, California.

OGCS will operate on the understanding that all students have different learning styles, abilities and background experiences. As important as “what” students learn is “how” they learn. The former may be viewed as the end goal of education while the latter is the road leading to it. OGCS will utilize learning and assessment modalities that, based on current research, identify best practices regarding how students learn.

OGCS identifies an educated person in the twenty-first century to mean a person who is literate, can understand and function sufficiently in the world around him or her, has an overview of the history of mankind, has an understanding of United States political processes, has an ability to solve mathematical problems and to think scientifically, and has the values necessary to enhance the world in which he or she lives. This person is one who has realized his or her own unique educational interests, talents, or abilities, whether it is in the arts, sciences, or other areas. It is the goal of this charter school to help students become educated individuals who are intrinsically motivated to learn, who have diverse yet well-developed interests, and are becoming competent lifelong learners.

Each minor student and at least one parent, and each adult student, with the assistance of OGCS Education Specialists(ES) and ES Advisors, shall design, consistent with OGCS student standards and policies, appropriate curricula based upon the student's educational needs and objectives, and shall sign a written agreement with OGCS that clearly describes the student's individual educational goals and curriculum for each school year the student is enrolled with OGCS. The written agreement shall describe the student's course(s) of study, the chosen method(s) of ascertaining competence in designated course(s) of study, and if applicable, the credit(s) the student will receive upon successfully demonstrating competence and completing the course of study.

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

Parent Participation Opportunities

A. If enrollment at OGCS is chosen for their children, the parents will:

• Understand that attendance at this charter school is entirely voluntary on the part of the students who enroll.
• Participate with the credentialed teacher in the development of the student’s educational plan, initially and on an ongoing basis.
• Supervise the student’s daily work (unless and AESS contract is signed) while following the student’s educational plan as the student is working on assignments.
• Select appropriate curriculum, other educational materials, cp courses and activities in consultation with the Education Specialists.
• Meet face to face with their Education Specialists at least once every 20 school days to review and document attendance and the student learning that occurs during that learning period.
• Transport their student to each school or state mandated assessment location.
• Under the direction of the credentialed teacher, will assume responsibility for supplied school owned books, materials, supplies, and equipment, will return them to the school when work is completed, or the student disenrolls from the school, and will reimburse the school for lost or willfully damaged items.

B. We encourage all parents of enrolled students to apply for open positions on the 29 member OGCS Board of Directors. The Role of the Board Member is to:

• Uphold the mission of school

• Develop/approve short and long term goals

• Monitor school’s performance and review financial reports

• Monitor own board’s performance

• Be involved in the WASC accreditation process

• Serve for a two year term, as long as their children remain enrolled at OGCS

• Plan to attend all council meetings, in person or by phone conference

• Make suggestions to improve the school

• Establish and/or chair parent sub-committees for a variety of purposes, such as graduation planning, developing a school yearbook, planning group educational activities, grant application, volunteer coordination, etc.

• Be true to school's mission, not a personal agenda

• Be positive!

C. All parents with children enrolled in OGCS have the opportunity to volunteer their time to a Board sub-committee to plan educational school events and activities.

D. From time to time parent training opportunities may be available for OGCS parents.

Student Enrollment by Grade Level (As of 10/2007)
This table displays the number of students enrolled in each grade level at the school.

Grade Level	Number of Students	Grade Level	Number of Students
Kindergarten	38	Grade 8	30
Grade 1	50	Ungraded Elementary	0
Grade 2	42	Grade 9	25
Grade 3	44	Grade 10	23
Grade 4	64	Grade 11	18
Grade 5	61	Grade 12	16
Grade 6	47	Ungraded Secondary	0
Grade 7	47	Total Enrollment	505

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	1.19%	White (not Hispanic)	65.74%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.79%	Multiple or No Response	20.4%
Asian	3.56%	Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	7.0%
Filipino	1.39%	English Learners	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.53%	Students with Disabilities	2.0%
Pacific Islander	0.4%	---	---

Average Class Size and Class Size Distribution (Elementary)
This table displays by grade level the average class size and the number of classrooms that fall into each size category (a range of total students per classroom).

N/A—Ocean Grove Charter School is operated as an Independent Study school.

Participation in the Class Size Reduction Program
This table displays the percent of students in kindergarten trough grade 3 who were assigned to a classroom that participated in the Class Size Reduction Program.

N/A—Ocean Grove Charter School is operated as an Independent Study school.

II. School Climate

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

N/A—Ocean Grove Charter School is operated as an Independent Study school.

School Discipline Practices
This section provides information about the school's efforts to create and maintain a positive learning environment, including the school's use of disciplinary strategies.

Since we are an independent study school, our student’s main contact with each other at a school event is for assessment purposes or small classes. These policies have been established to cover these events:
Student Behavior Policy at School Events

• An emergency contact number must be given to the teacher.
• We are using private property and the rules of the facility must also be followed.
• Do not go into other areas of the facility besides your designated areas.
• There will be no roughhousing, walking on benches outside or furniture inside.
• Supervising adults will be listened to and obeyed.