Since November 1988, state law has required that schools receiving state funding are to prepare and distribute a School Accountability Report Card (SARC). A similar requirement is also contained in the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The purpose of the report card is to provide important information about each school so parents/caregivers can make meaningful comparisons between public schools that will enable them to make informed decisions on the school in which to enroll their children. A SARC can be an effective way for a school to report on its progress in achieving goals. The public may also use a SARC to evaluate and compare schools on a variety of indicators.
Although there is great variation in the design of school report cards, they generally begin with a profile that provides background information about the school and its students. The profile usually summarizes the school’s mission, goals, and accomplishments. State law requires that the SARC contain the following:
- Demographic data
- School safety and climate for learning information
- Academic data
- School completion rates
- Class sizes
- Teacher and staff information
- Curriculum and instruction descriptions
- Postsecondary preparation information
- Fiscal and expenditure data
Read more by visiting https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/
View & Download
The SARC reports for view and download below:
A printed copy of this School Accountability Report Card shall be available free of charge via our website at
https://www.pioneerunion.org/importantnotices/sarc/
or from the District Office, located at 1888 North Mustang Drive, Hanford, CA, 93230.