2019–2020 School Accountability Report Card

Student Success Team: The SST is a team centered on a student, which reviews individual student strengths and areas of concern in academics, behaviors, or other areas. The SST plans strategies and organizes resources to assist students, parents, administrators, and teachers with concerns that are interfering with success. The SST is a general education function, and all students can benefit from an SST including, but not limited to those students achieving below or above grade level, English Language Learners, students with educational needs, and students who have experienced emotional trauma or behavioral issues.

Committees: Committees are created by the staff members at Unity MCHS in response to feedback gathered from the administration, staff members, students, and parents. Committees will work to continue to improve and refine all aspects of the school community. Committees may work on topics such as student climate and support, teacher climate and support, curriculum and instruction, and community partnerships.

Parent-Teacher Conferences: Parents are essential stakeholders in the education of their children. In addition to the supports mentioned above, Unity MCHS will conduct bi-annual parent-teacher conference meetings in which the student’s Family teacher will meet with each family and their student to discuss achievement, behavior, and goal setting. One of these conferences will happen in the late fall and another will occur in the early spring. This will not preclude Family teachers or Administration from contacting families in the interim to schedule Student Support Plan meetings as needed.

Unity MCHS School Council: The Unity MCHS School Council (UMSC) shall participate in proposing school policies, monitoring charter compliance, planning school fundraisers and making budget recommendations. The UMSC shall consist of the Principal, teachers, parents, and other Unity MCHS staff. UMSC will select a non- Unity MCHS staff member as its chair, who will also serve as the representative on the Unity MCHS school board. This UMSC representative will be responsible for sharing feedback and recommendations from UMSC to the Unity Schools SoCal Board of Directors. Students and other community members may also participate in the UMSC. Unity MCHS employees on the UMSC are selected by other Unity MCHS employees and will not exceed 50% of the seats on the UMSC. Parents of Unity MCHS students will comprise at least 40% of seats on the UMSC and are selected by other Unity MCHS parents. Either the UMSC or other appropriately configured committees of the UMSC shall constitute the School Site Council or English Language Advisory Committee for the purpose of meeting the requirements of federal and state regulations, as applicable.

English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) When there are 21 or more English learners at Unity MCHS, parent/guardian ELAC shall be maintained to serve the advisory functions specified by law. Parents/guardians of English learners shall constitute committee membership in at least the same percentage as their children represent of the total number of pupils in the school. ELAC has 4 legal responsibilities that is the focus of their work. They must advise the school and staff on the following: Development or revision of a master plan for English learner education for the individual school. Development of the school’s needs assessment.
Administration of the school’s annual language census.

Ways to make parents aware of the importance of regular school attendance
Coffee with the Principal: Once a month the Unity principal hosts "Coffee with the Principal". Ideas, issues, challenges, and successes are discussed in an open setting to support parents getting connected with the school and being part of the decision process.

The Unity MCHS comprehensive School Safety Plan helps to ensure a safe school environment, thereby enhancing the learning experience and improving student academic achievement. This plan is implemented to protect the safety of students and staff and to provide emergency preparedness and guidelines.

This plan addresses the following objectives:
Protect the safety and welfare of students and staff.
Provide for a safe and coordinated response to emergency situations.
Protect the school’s facilities and property.

In the case of an emergency, allow the school to restore normal conditions with minimal confusion in the shortest time possible. Provide coordination between the school and local emergency services when necessary.

This plan encompasses a broad range of potential safety issues and major emergencies. In addition, the plan includes components related to protocols concerning the social and physical climate, as well as goals and objectives that will help assess the effectiveness of the plan over the coming academic year.
The Safety Plan is currently was updated and refined by Unity staff and legal team, parents, legal team, and community members and was approved by the Unity Schools SoCal Board of Directors to ensure it included specific information regarding the new facility.