Community Day Schools in

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are operated by

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s. Community day schools serve students referred by a School Attendance Review Board, and other high-risk youths."Community Day Schools" from http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/eo/cd/. Accessed December 21, 2010 Community day schools are a type of opportunity school. Community Day schools should not be confused with

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which are run b
County Offices of Education
and serve students who have been expelled from a school district within the county.

Program information

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s that provide challenging

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and individual attention to student learning modalities and abilities. Community day school programs also focus on the development of pro-

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and student

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and resiliency. Community day schools are intended to have low

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s. Students benefit from learning support services that include school counselors and

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s, academic and vocational counselors, and pupil discipline personnel. Students also receive collaborative services from county offices of education,

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, and

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agency personnel who work with at-risk youth. Community day schools are supported by supplemental apportionment for community day school attendance, in addition to base revenue funding.

Accountability

Initially, th
Alternative Schools Accountability Model
(ASAM) provided accountability for educational options schools serving very high-risk, highly-mobile students. These schools include community day, continuation, opportunity, county community, juvenile court,

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, and other

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s that meet stringent criteria set by the

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(SBE). ASAM was discontinued due to changes in the accountability system, which were brought about by th
Local Control Funding Formula
(LCFF) in 2013. ASAM was replaced by th
Dashboard Alternative School Status
(DASS), which is currently under revision.

Law for Community Day Schools

Selected California Education Code sections

California school directory

California School Directory

References

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