Julian Charter School
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Julian Charter School is a publicly funded independent study charter school Charter school
sponsored by the Julian Union Elementary District. Although the main office is in Julian, California
JCS serves over 2000 students across San Diego, Riverside, Orange and Imperial counties. Established in 2000, the school serves approximately 2100 students in kindergarten through grade 12 via homeschooling or small academy locations. Asynchronous classes and supports are offered to parents and students in conjunction with personalized support from credentialed and highly qualified teachers. JCS offers a wide variety of learning programs to support students.
region. The programs are located in Temecula
(previously Murrieta
), Encinitas, Pine Valley, Alpine, and San Diego. The charter school system is limited to remain within the counties bordering the home county of San Diego.
to work with parents and students to design an individualized instruction plan that fits each student's learning style and educational goals. High school options include academy settings (like very small personalized high schools) homestudy with the support of an EF (Educational Facilitator which means credentialed teacher) as well as subject area specialists in math, science, social studies and English, or portfolio option for families that don't wish to work with the specialists. Online support is available in the form of asynchronous tutoring classes, discussion boards, and an online learning management system. High school students may choose either college prep (more rigorous classes preparing them for entrance into the UC and CSU system) or non-college prep course of study. For those students who have fallen behind their peers, Julian Charter School offers an onsite intensive program (INSITE) to help students succeed. In order to graduate, students must have 220 Carnegie units, and must pass the CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam). This school is publicly funded and fully credentialed to confer high school diplomas by the State of California and the Julian School District.
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
sponsored by the Julian Union Elementary District. Although the main office is in Julian, California
Julian, California
Julian is a census-designated place in San Diego County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,502, down from 1,621 at the 2000 census.Julian is an official California Historical Landmark No. 412...
JCS serves over 2000 students across San Diego, Riverside, Orange and Imperial counties. Established in 2000, the school serves approximately 2100 students in kindergarten through grade 12 via homeschooling or small academy locations. Asynchronous classes and supports are offered to parents and students in conjunction with personalized support from credentialed and highly qualified teachers. JCS offers a wide variety of learning programs to support students.
Campus
Though sponsored by Julian Union Elementary District, JCS has academy programs throughout the Southern CaliforniaSouthern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
region. The programs are located in Temecula
Temecula, California
Temecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States with a population of 100,097 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it the lowest populated American city over 100,000 population. It was incorporated on December 1, 1989...
(previously Murrieta
Murrieta, California
Murrieta has a Mediterranean climate or Dry-Summer Subtropical . Murrieta has plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 263 sunshine days and 35 days with measurable precipitation annually....
), Encinitas, Pine Valley, Alpine, and San Diego. The charter school system is limited to remain within the counties bordering the home county of San Diego.
Curriculum
Julian Charter School (JCS) employs teachers who are state-credentialed educators within the State of CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to work with parents and students to design an individualized instruction plan that fits each student's learning style and educational goals. High school options include academy settings (like very small personalized high schools) homestudy with the support of an EF (Educational Facilitator which means credentialed teacher) as well as subject area specialists in math, science, social studies and English, or portfolio option for families that don't wish to work with the specialists. Online support is available in the form of asynchronous tutoring classes, discussion boards, and an online learning management system. High school students may choose either college prep (more rigorous classes preparing them for entrance into the UC and CSU system) or non-college prep course of study. For those students who have fallen behind their peers, Julian Charter School offers an onsite intensive program (INSITE) to help students succeed. In order to graduate, students must have 220 Carnegie units, and must pass the CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam). This school is publicly funded and fully credentialed to confer high school diplomas by the State of California and the Julian School District.