2019 School Plan for Student Achievement - HS - Canyon Crest Academy High School - 20190927 - 1

Oct 3, 2026

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School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) for Canyon Crest Academy outlines actions intended to raise academic performance for all students. The plan provides school site information, including vision and mission statements, principal leadership, revision date, and contact details for stakeholder involvement. It describes the school profile, student learning model using a 4x4 schedule, collaboration practices, and technology-rich instructional environment. It also highlights specialized programs such as Envision (arts and technology), Quest (science and math), and engineering education.

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School Site Information

Vision, Mission, and School Profile

Specialized Programs and College & Career Readiness

The School Plan for Student Achievement School: Canyon Crest Academy District: San Dieguito Union High School District County-District School 37-68346-0106328 (CDS) Code): Principal: Brett Killeen Date of this revision: June 3, 2019 The School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) is a plan of actions to raise the academic performance of all students. For additional information on school programs and how you may become involved locally, please contact the following person: Contact Person: Brett Killeen Position: Principal Telephone Number: 858 350 0253 Address: 5951 Village Center Loop Rd San Diego, CA 92130 E-mail Address: [brett.killeen@sduhsd.net](brett.killeen@sduhsd.net) The District Governing Board approved this revision of the School Plan on: pending board approval on June 20, 2019 A. School Site Information Canyon Crest Academy | Vision Statement: | | --- | | We are Creative, Confident, and Accepting. | | Mission Statement: | | CCA promotes a culture of empathy and cultivates gratitude. We sustain a balanced approach to education in an innovative learning environment. We champion a confident, compassionate student body that is ready to thrive in tomorrow’s world. | | School Profile: (include site demographics, remedial and advanced course enrollments, local measures of performance, special programs) | | Canyon Crest Academy (CCA) is a comprehensive high school in its fourteenth year of operation. It is the newest highschool to be added to the San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) . CCA offers a full range of Advanced Placement (AP) and honors courses similar to those courses offered at the other high schools in the San Dieguito District. CCA offers all California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) sports with the exception of football. CCA features a California Department of Education, Specialized Secondary Program called Envision that focuses on arts and technology in the arts. CCA also offers a specialized program in science and math called Quest and a specialized program in Engineering utilizing Project Lead the Way curriculum. CCA is on a 4 by 4 schedule that currently includes grades nine through twelve. It is a school of choice available to all ninth through twelfth graders in the SDUHSD district. With a current enrollment of approximately 2600 students, Canyon Crest Academy has quickly grown from the 350 student enrollment that attended the first year beginning on August 30, 2004.
CCA is one of two schools in the district who implement the 4x4 schedule. This schedule is designed to enhance student learning and create more elective opportunities. Students take four classes that meet ninety minutes every day for one half of the school year. Another four classes are then taken during the second half of the school year. At the end of a complete school year students have had the opportunity to have taken a total of eight classes as opposed to the typical six found in schools with block scheduling. These extra two classes allow students the flexibility to take classes that best meet their academic and career goals. Students have the opportunity to take all necessary courses for entrance into University of California, California State University and private post-secondary institutions, while still having room in their schedules to pursue expanded elective opportunities. Students have opportunities to pace curriculum in a more individualized fashion.
One of the unique founding philosophies of CCA is that of collaboration. This philosophy is recognized in our mission and vision statements. CCA supports this philosophy through our staff recruitment process which includes, for all interviewees, questions regarding their experience with collaboration, and their willingness to participate as a team member. The yearly schedule is designed to support staff collaboration. Staff collaboration time is set aside on a majority of Wednesdays each semester. On these Wednesdays stude

FAQs

What is the purpose of the School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)?

The SPSA sets out actions to raise academic performance for all students.

How does Canyon Crest Academy’s 4x4 schedule work?

Students take four classes for ninety minutes each day during one half of the school year, then four more classes during the second half, enabling eight total classes over a complete year.

Which specialized programs are highlighted for arts, science, and engineering?

The plan describes Envision for visual and performing arts, Quest for science and math, and an engineering program using the Project Lead the Way curriculum.

Oct 3, 2026

Uploaded by Hazel