2019–2020 School Accountability Report Card
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Sonja Clause, Administrator
- Principal, EPIC Charter (Excellence Performance Innovation Citizenship)
About Our School
Authorized by the Orange County Board of Education, EPIC is proud to serve students in Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego counties as a non-classroom based independent study school.
EPIC Charter School's learning model, while convenient, is also rigorous. Our most successful students come from all walks of life and levels of education, but the one thing they have in common is their dedication to learning. EPIC’s programs are designed to fit:
- Students who want a personalized education that is custom tailored to their individual needs.
- Students who want to attend school in a non-classroom based environment.
- Students with scheduling conflicts and students who are not well-suited to a traditional classroom setting. Students who desire to learn at an accelerated pace.
- Students who desire to learn at personalized pace.
- Students who need to remediate or learn at a slower pace and need the individualized instruction that
- the program provides.
- Students who live in school districts that cannot offer the breadth of curricular offerings available online. Students whose parents desire to be with their children more and exercise more control over their social and learning environments, and still want them to remain part of a public school program and ultimately earn a high school diploma at no cost to the family.
- Students of varying ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds who desire an alternative to the traditional public education model that has not worked for them.
EPIC is dedicated to providing students and families with a learning environment that can meet an individual student’s unique needs. The core values of honesty, respect, tolerance, fairness, self-discipline, integrity, responsibility, citizenship, work ethic, and trust are the foundation upon which our school is built.
Education should be personalized to the learning needs of each individual…and now it can be! Every student is unique, and so is their education at EPIC Charter School. You are invited to experience a personalized learning model that has helped tens of thousand students succeed since EPIC was founded nationally in 2011 and is now available to students in Southern California.
Sonja Clause - Principal
Contact
EPIC Charter (Excellence Performance Innovation Citizenship)100 South Anaheim Blvd., Ste. 150
Anaheim, CA 92805-3848
Phone: 657-220-1000
Email: info@epiccharterschools.org
About This School
Contact Information (School Year 2020–2021)
Last updated: 1/28/2021
School Description and Mission Statement (School Year 2020–2021)
Last updated: 1/28/2021
Student Enrollment by Grade Level (School Year 2019–2020)
Enrollment as of Fall census day 2016
Last updated: 1/28/2021
Student Enrollment by Student Group (School Year 2019–2020)
State Priority: Basic
The SARC provides the following information relevant to the State priority: Basic (Priority 1):
- Degree to which teachers are appropriately assigned and fully credentialed in the subject area and for the pupils they are teaching;
- Pupils have access to standards-aligned instructional materials; and
- School facilities are maintained in good repair
Teacher Credentials
Last updated: 1/28/2021
Teacher Misassignments and Vacant Teacher Positions
* Total Teacher Misassignments includes the number of Misassignments of Teachers of English Learners.
Last updated: 1/28/2021
Quality, Currency, Availability of Textbooks and Other Instructional Materials (School Year 2020–2021)
Year and month in which the data were collected: August 2019
Note: Cells with N/A values do not require data.Last updated: 1/28/2021
School Facility Conditions and Planned Improvements
Last updated: 1/28/2021
State Priority: Pupil Achievement
The SARC provides the following information relevant to the State priority: Pupil Achievement (Priority 4):
- Statewide assessments (i.e., California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress [CAASPP] System, which includes the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for students in the general education population and the California Alternate Assessments [CAAs] for English language arts/literacy [ELA] and mathematics given in grades three through eight and grade eleven. Only eligible students may participate in the administration of the CAAs. CAAs items are aligned with alternate achievement standards, which are linked with the Common Core State Standards [CCSS] for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities); and
- The percentage of students who have successfully completed courses that satisfy the requirements for entrance to the University of California and the California State University, or career technical education sequences or programs of study.
CAASPP Test Results in ELA and Mathematics for All Students
Grades Three through Eight and Grade Eleven
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding the State Standard
Note: Cells with N/A values do not require data.
Note: The 2019–2020 data are not available. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Executive Order N-30-20 was issued which waived the requirement for statewide testing for the 2019–2020 school year.
Note: Percentages are not calculated when the number of students tested is ten or less, either because the number of students in this category is too small for statistical accuracy or to protect student privacy.
Note: ELA and mathematics test results include the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment and the CAA. The "Percent Met or Exceeded" is calculated by taking the total number of students who met or exceeded the standard on the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment plus the total number of students who met the standard (i.e., achieved Level 3-Alternate) on the CAAs divided by the total number of students who participated in both assessments.
Last updated: 1/28/2021
CAASPP Test Results in ELA by Student Group
Grades Three through Eight and Grade Eleven (School Year 2019–2020)
Note: Cells with N/A values do not require data.
Note: The 2019–2020 data are not available. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Executive Order N-30-20 was issued which waived the requirement for statewide testing for the 2019–2020 school year.
Last updated: 1/28/2021
CAASPP Test Results in Mathematics by Student Group
Grades Three through Eight and Grade Eleven (School Year 2019–2020)
Note: Cells with N/A values do not require data.
Note: The 2019–2020 data are not available. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Executive Order N-30-20 was issued which waives the requirement for statewide testing for the 2019–2020 school year.
Last updated: 1/28/2021
CAASPP Test Results in Science for All Students
Grades Five, Eight and High School
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding the State Standard
Note: Cells with N/A values do not require data.
Note: The 2019–2020 data are not available. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Executive Order N-30-20 was issued which waived the requirement for statewide testing for the 2019–2020 school year.
Note: The new California Science Test (CAST) was first administered operationally in the 2018–2019 school year.
Last updated: 1/28/2021
CAASPP Tests Results in Science by Student Group
Grades Five, Eight and High School (School Year 2019–2020)
Note: The 2019–2020 data are not available. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Executive Order N-30-20 was issued which waived the requirement for statewide testing for the 2019–2020 school year.
Last updated: 1/28/2021
Courses for University of California (UC) and/or California State University (CSU) Admission
EPIC Chater School recieved Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC) accredidation in February of 2018. EPIC will have pupils enrolled in courses required for UC/CSU admission begining in the 2018-19 school year.
Last updated: 1/28/2021
State Priority: Other Pupil Outcomes
The SARC provides the following information relevant to the State priority: Other Pupil Outcomes (Priority 8):
- Pupil outcomes in the subject area of physical education
California Physical Fitness Test Results (School Year 2019–2020)
Note: Cells with N/A values do not require data.
Note: The 2019–2020 data are not available. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Executive Order N-56-20 was issued which waived the requirement to administer the physical fitness performance test for the 2019–2020 school year.
Last updated: 1/28/2021
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)
Last updated: 1/28/2021
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)
Last updated: 1/28/2021
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
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: 1/28/2021
School Safety Plan (School Year 2020–2021)
Last updated: 1/28/2021
The information in this section is required to be in the SARC but is not included in the state priorities for LCFF.
** "Other" category is for multi-grade level classes.
Last updated: 1/28/2021
Ratio of Pupils to Academic Counselor (School Year 2019–2020)
*One full time equivalent (FTE) equals one staff member working full time; one FTE could also represent two staff members who each work 50 percent of full time.
Last updated: 1/28/2021
Student Support Services Staff (School Year 2019–2020)
*One full time equivalent (FTE) equals one staff member working full time; one FTE could also represent two staff members who each work 50 percent of full time.
Last updated: 1/28/2021
Expenditures Per Pupil and School Site Teacher Salaries (Fiscal Year 2018–2019)
Note: Cells with N/A values do not require data.
Last updated: 1/29/2021
Types of Services Funded (Fiscal Year 2019–2020)
Last updated: 1/28/2021
Advanced Placement (AP) Courses (School Year 2019–2020)
*Where there are student course enrollments of at least one student.
Last updated: 1/28/2021
Professional Development
EPIC Charter School utilizes the following resources and procedures to ensure all staff are qualified for their responsibilities.
- EPIC University (EU) is an evolving resource that houses 24/7 access to professional development for all faculty and staff. EU hosts several hundred courses that
are each designed to help faculty and staff master the usage of all systems that are made available to them.
- Quarterly PLC’s are held for instructional staff to provide professional development opportunities which are designed for driving instructional outcomes and student performance. The design of the PLC is a breakout session approach where faculty and staff can choose to attend the areas of needed growth that best fits their need.
- Quarterly collaboration days are held for teachers to share best practices and provide input on effective tools, resources, and processes.
- EPIC has developed an entire department of support staff for our teachers. The Directors of Teacher Development (DTD) are tasked with being one-on-one instructional coaches, training coordinators, motivators, and 24/7 resources for our teachers. Each DTD has specific teachers assigned to them and they work to build relationships with the teachers to help the teacher develop and grow in our organization.
- EPIC has created the System Support Manager (SSM) that is tasked with providing background support for instructional staff on curriculum and supplemental instructional tools.
- EPIC utilizes Safe Schools online training for annual required compliance training for all staff.
All employees at EPIC utilize proprietary internal systems to communicate and understand faculty written policies that define responsibilities, operational practices, decision-making processes and relationships of leadership and staff. This includes the Employee Handbook, new-hire training, ongoing employee development, and employee/supervisor goal setting and review sessions.
Administrators at EPIC utilize weekly data reports that represent student and teacher engagement. These data reports are granular (individualized student data metrics) and are designed to help both the teacher and other supporting staff to develop instructional strategies that advance the student’s academic progress.