2019–2020 School Accountability Report Card

C. Engagement

State Priority: Parental Involvement

The SARC provides the following information relevant to the State priority: Parental Involvement (Priority 3):

  • Efforts the school district makes to seek parent input in making decisions for the school district and each school site

Opportunities for Parental Involvement (School Year 2020–2021)

As a school that was founded by parents, parent involvement is in the DNA of our school. Parents do so much for our school and have opportunities to serve on the board, on site council, on fundraising and outreach committees. They also help out in tons of other ways - they serve lunch and help with carpool, they help in the classroom and in the office, and lead major community-builders and fundraisers. Finally, there are parent coffees and meetings, stakeholder satisfaction surveys, and student-led parent teacher conferences twice a year which are additional opportunities for parents to get involved and stay connected with the school.



The following excerpt from Larchmont Charter School's board-approved School Handbook details the opportunities for parental involvement and the procedure for volunteering at school.



Parent Participation



Volunteer Policy



Parent volunteerism is key to the success of any school, but especially important at LCS. We rely on the volunteer support of our families to help us accomplish many important tasks.



Volunteer hours:


 


Develop community involvement and interaction, which is essential to the quality of our school program;


Keep our operational costs down;


Enable our school to function well in day-to-day routines;


Enable us to successfully plan events that raise money to support our school and build school community involvement; and


Enable us to apply for grants, as parent participation is a key element in most grant applications.



All families are encouraged to participate as much as possible as a volunteer to help support our school. Volunteering is not required and is not a criterion for continued enrollment, graduation, class placement or any other school-based decision. There are many committees that you are able to join. If you haven't done so already, complete the volunteer committee opportunities sign-up in the school office. Also, if it is determined by Larchmont staff that a particular volunteer position is not a good fit, it is at the discretion of Larchmont to assist the volunteer in finding a position for which they are better suited.

Last updated: 1/14/2021

State Priority: Pupil Engagement

The SARC provides the following information relevant to the State priority: Pupil Engagement (Priority 5):

  • High school dropout rates; and
  • High school graduation rates

Dropout Rate and Graduation Rate (Four-Year Cohort Rate)


Indicator		 School
2016–2017		 School
2017–2018		 School
2018–2019		 District
2016–2017		 District
2017–2018		 District
2018–2019		 State
2016–2017		 State
2017–2018		 State
2018–2019
Dropout Rate 0.00% 1.30% 0.90% 10.80% 11.30% 10.90% 9.10% 9.60% 9.00%
Graduation Rate 95.70% 96.20% 97.30% 79.70% 80.10% 81.50% 82.70% 83.00% 84.50%
Dropout/Graduation Rate (Four-Year Cohort Rate) Chart

Last updated: 1/8/2021


State Priority: School Climate

The SARC provides the following information relevant to the State priority: School Climate (Priority 6):

  • Pupil suspension rates;
  • Pupil expulsion rates; and
  • Other local measures on the sense of safety


Suspensions and Expulsions

(data collected between July through June, each full school year respectively)

Rate School
2017–2018		 School
2018–2019		 District
2017–2018		 District
2018–2019		 State
2017–2018		 State
2018–2019
Suspensions 1.00% 1.40% 0.80% 0.70% 3.50% 3.50%
Expulsions 0.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.10% 0.10%


Suspensions and Expulsions for School Year 2019–2020 Only

(data collected between July through February, partial school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

Rate School
2019–2020		 District
2019–2020		 State
2019–2020
Suspensions 1.20% 0.30% 2.50%
Expulsions 0.00% 0.01% 0.10%

Note: The 2019–2020 suspensions and expulsions rate data are not comparable to prior year data because the 2019–2020 school year is a partial school year due to the COVID-19 crisis. As such, it would be inappropriate to make any comparisons in rates of suspensions and expulsions in the 2019–2020 school year compared to prior years.

Last updated: 1/27/2021


School Safety Plan (School Year 2020–2021)

The school saftey plan is annually reviewed with staff in August and with students in September. The school saftey plan can be viewed here:



https://www.dropbox.com/s/6gd4e1fzr3bspky/LCS%20School%20Safety%20Plan.pdf?dl=0

Last updated: 1/14/2021