Abraham Lincoln High School WASC Progress Report 2011

Abraham Lincoln High School
2011 WASC Progress Report
February 7, 2011
Submitted to the WASC Visiting Committee by
Abraham Lincoln High School,

Los Angeles Unified School District
Ramon Cortines, Superintendent
Robert Martinez, Local District 5 Superintendent
Jose Torres, Principal
WASC Committee: WASC Focus Group Leaders:

Daniel Brewer, WASC Co-Coordinator, SLC Lead Marisa Crabtree
Arman Bustillo, WASC Co-Coordinator & Miles Nagaoka
Magnet Lead Teacher Luisa Pak
Sissi O’Reilly, Assistant Principal Michael Skramstad
Marisa Crabtree, UTLA Representative Suzanne Strojny
Alicia Hernandez, SAA Coordinators:

Eva Lara, Title-I
Administrators: Fidel Nava, Bilingual Coordinator, Magnet Coordinator
Rosa Diaz-Denny, Assistant Principal John Robinson, Title-III Coach
Sissi O’Reilly, Assistant Principal Michael Skramstad, Technology Coordinator
Ricardo Rosas, Assistant Principal Howard Yao, Bridge Coordinator
Alex Vasquez, Assistant Principal
SLCs & Magnet:
Dan Brewer, SGS Lead Teacher
Arman Bustillo, Magnet Lead Teacher
Gilberto Martinez, VOICE Lead Teacher
Larry Mowrey, Humanitas Lead Teacher
Mark Shump, Medical and Health Careers Lead Teacher
http://www.lincolnhs.org
Foreword
Since the 2008 WASC visit, the staff, faculty, students, and parents of Lincoln High School have
witnessed a tremendous amount of change and development in the organizational structure of the
school, staffing variations, and several instructional operational shifts stemming from the 2009
Public School Choice initiative. As a result, the process of collaboration and self-reflection
contributed to internal and external catalysts for change and reform. This WASC progress report
reflects our continuous effort to address the needs of our students, support the efforts of our
community, and transform our instructional practices to suit the needs of our students. We have
shown growth and effort in continuing our work, building our school learning culture, and
supporting the development of our students as college-bound and career-ready practitioners of
learning in the 21st century.
Visitors to our campus will discover the results and pressures of our reforms, reflected in our
growth and efforts. Our data and our results will reflect these efforts as we work to increase
stability with our reforms. We have several committees and an organizational structure that allows
for discussion and support of our ongoing work. Our Leadership Team, our WASC Focus Groups,
and our Home Groups, with the support of our WASC Co-coordinators, Dan Brewer and Arman
Bustillo, have worked diligently to compile this progress report and reflection. Although this is a
progress report and not a full self-study, we are committed to making this a collaborative process
by engaging teachers and staff members in focus groups and home groups to join in the dialogue
and contribute in the reflection of our progress.
We thank you for the time and dedication in providing us feedback on our progress, and we are
proud to honor our efforts as reflected in our work during the last 3 years.
Sincerely,
Jose Torres, Marisa Crabtree,
Principal UTLA Representative

2011 WASC PROGRESS REPORT Table of Contents
Table of Contents Page

School and Community Profile 5
School Data and the 3As: Academics, Attendance, Attitude 8
Significant Changes and Public School Choice 20

Category A: Organization 23
Category B: Curriculum 24
Category C: Instruction 25
Category D: Assessment and Accountability 26
Category E: School Culture and Student Support 27
Implementation of School-Wide Action Plan 35
Report on School-Wide Action Plan Based on WASC Criteria 36
Appendix 43
Abraham Lincoln High School Page 4

2011 WASC PROGRESS REPORT School and Community Profile
School and Community Profile

Abraham Lincoln High School is an urban school located in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood. The
community is isolated from nearby downtown Los Angeles by three major freeways, the city’s primary
rail system, and the hills north of the campus. Lincoln Heights, along with the surrounding
neighborhoods, forms a community with significant socioeconomic barriers to overcome. The school is
located in one of the city’s twelve officially designated gang reduction zones. Sixteen percent of our
students come from three major housing projects. Lincoln High School is committed to serving all
students in the community. We serve a primarily Latino and Asian student population of approximately
2100 students. The school’s ethnic composition is 81% Latino, 17% Asian, and 2% of other ethnic
groups. More than 87% of our students speak a language other than English with a third designated as
English Language Learners. 34% of students’ families are receiving CAL Works services, and 85%
percent of our students qualify to receive free or reduced-price lunches and 100% receive a free lunch
every day. 10% of students are identified gifted, and 6.8% of Latino students are identified as gifted.
Current Student Faculty/Staff Demographics 11.9 % of students receive special education
Demographics services with Individualized Education Plans.
27% are identified as English Learners and
Alaskan .4% Staff Attendance 93.9%
African American 1% Teachers with Full 114 49% of students are reclassified as Fluent
Credentials English Proficient.
SDC 9
RSP 5
ROP 1 This school year, we have implemented a new
Coordinators 5 early start calendar that began on August 16,
Deans 2
2010 and ends on June 7, 2011. This
Asian 17% Teachers Without 0
Full Credentials structural change impacted many of our
Latino 81% Counselors 9 programs and allowed us to finish first
Pacific Islander 0.1% Clerical Personnel 9
semester by winter break. We also have a
White 0.3% Custodial 10
Personnel block schedule that allows us to have four 84-
Special Education 12% Parent Reps 4 minute classes each day with an advisory
Gifted and 10% Special Ed. 23
period for a total of 8 classes for each student
Talented Assistants
Economically 87% Teacher Assistants 7 per semester plus an Advisory class
Disadvantaged (scheduled by grade level and SLC to support
English Learners 27% Student Support 7
personalization and student needs). Our
Services
Reclassified as 49% Cafeteria Staff 15 campus also has a double lunch in which half
Fluent English of the campus has lunch while the other has
Proficient (RFEP)
Population in 2007 - 2008: 2793 Administrators 5
advisory. They switch accordingly, and
Population in 2008 - 2009: 2775 students return to the regular class periods
Population in 2009 - 2010: 2663
Population in 2010 - 2011: 2101 after lunch. Students are provided with
breakfast before classes commence at
7:30am.
Lincoln High School is organized into four SLCs and a Magnet School. The SLCs include Humanitas, which
provides an interdisciplinary approach to prepare students for careers in education, the performing arts,

visual arts, media arts or immediate employment for those choosing to enter the work force after
graduation; Science for Global Solutions in which students acquire the academic skills, preparation, and
motivation to successfully pursue university degrees in science, technology, and engineering; VOICE
(Victory Over Ignorance through Culture and Education) which gives every student access to an
education that focuses on creating awareness of social and political inequalities for the purposes of self-
empowerment and increasing critical thinking skills; Math, Science and Technology Magnet which offers
opportunities for students of all ethnic and academic backgrounds to participate in a rigorous college-
preparatory program, with a strong emphasis on science, mathematics, and computer technology; and
lastly, Medical and Health Careers which provides students with a career focused educational program
that will enable them to gain knowledge and experience through working in the community medical and
health arenas. Also on our campus is the Leadership in Entertainment and Media Arts Pilot School that
has its own operational structure and operates under the guidance of Local District 5 and the PSC
Initiative. The description of LEMA and their WASC document is included in the appendix.
Lincoln High School Complex – the Magnet Program is the sixth component that is also an addition to
the complex below; parents enroll in the Magnet School through the District’ Choices Enrollment
Program.

Vision:
It is the vision of Lincoln High School to provide an instructional program and a community-based
learning environment that will prepare its graduates to be problem-solving critical thinkers who are
responsible citizens in their communities.
Mission:
It is the mission of Lincoln High School to ensure that all students are exposed to a rigorous, standards-
based, culturally relevant, interdisciplinary, project-based instructional program that will graduate
students with the literacy and technology skills needed to fully participate in our modern world.
Expected School-wide Learning Results:

Literacy: For all SLC’s, the use of Interdisciplinary teaching and Project-based learning will increase
literacy and learning across the content areas, and allow for larger student choice and direction. As a
result, Lincoln High School students will have the literacy skills necessary for intellectual, cultural, and
personal achievement.
Technology: Lincoln High School students will use various forms of technology and multimedia
resources as they prepare their projects. They will be technologically literate and prepared to succeed in
our modern world and any career path they select.

2011 WASC PROGRESS REPORT School Data and the 3As
School Data and the 3As: Academics, Attendance, and Attitude

As a Local District 5 RTI Cohort I school, we have begun implementation of Response to Instruction and
Intervention (RTI2) to address the academic and behavioral needs of students with a student-centered
approach that is focused on “Academics, Attendance, and Attitude.” The RTI School Based Leadership
Team (SBLT) is in the process of developing positive instructional, behavioral, and psychological
mindsets within our school community through the development of the 3As throughout our work and
our systems. Since the 2009-10 school year, the SBLT (Principal, AP, and Support Staff) have been
engaged in professional development at Local District 5 to bring both standard protocol interventions
and the problem-solving method to address the needs of students, the concerns of parents, and the
growth of staff members. Teachers were initially trained in RTI2 last year as a year one introduction.
During the 2010-11 school year, we are implementing interventions schoolwide through the placement
of students in intervention classes through the utilization of mechanisms for classroom-level and school-
level data-driven decision making and the initiation of the Leadership Team and the Instructional
Leadership Council in the Problem Solving Process to support student growth in the 3As.
Academic Performance
Figure 1: API Progress
The 2009-10 school year has reflected our

continuing growth and intense instructional and
academic focus and reflects a steady gain over 5
years (Figure 1). Our API during our last WASC
visit was 594. For the 2009-10 school year, our
API increased by 27 points and met our target
with a 615 API. Every subgroup has increased in
growth and only one subgroup (Students with
Disabilities) did not meet the targeted gain but
still increased by 12 points. We were not able to
meet all AMOs for AYP, but we increased the
numbers of students achieving proficiency or advanced in all subjects on the CST since the last WASC
visit in 2008 (based on 2007 scores). Schoolwide, we did not meet our AMOs in English and Math. Asian
students met proficiency in both English and Math. Other subgroups (Hispanic/Latino, English Learners,
and Socio-Econ Disadvantaged) did not meet the AMOs in English and Math. We showed growth in all
subgroups; however we did not meet projected targets. As a result, we only met 12 of the 22 criteria for
AYP in 2010. See Table 1 Below for specific API growth for subgroups.
Table 1: API Progress Report 2009-2010

Sub-Group Description Num Significant API Base API Growth Growth Target Actual Growth Met Target?
SCHOOLWIDE N/A 588 615 11 +27 Yes
AFRICAN AMERICANS No N/A
AMERICAN INDIANS No N/A
ASIANS Yes 754 786 5 +32 Yes
FILIPINOS No N/A
HISPANICS Yes 550 573 13 +23 Yes

Table 1: API Progress Report 2009-2010

PACIFIC ISLANDERS No N/A
WHITES No N/A
SOCIOECON DISADVTGD Yes 591 617 10 +26 Yes
STDNTS W/ DISABLTS Yes 399 416 20 +17 No
ENGLISH LEARNERS Yes 538 562 13 +24 Yes
TWO OR MORE RACES No N/A
The following tables reflect the significant improvements that occurred at Lincoln High School in the last
5 years in both the CSTs in English Language Arts and Mathematics. We grew in the percentage of
proficient and advanced students schoolwide and by significant subgroups during the last five years. For
instance, our schoolwide increase in proficiency for ELA has been 4.6% over the last year and 10.2% over
the last five years. In mathematics, our schoolwide increase has been by 2.2% over the last year and
4.8% over the last five years for the number of students achieving proficiency and above.
Table 2: CST Growth in English and Math
CST English Proficient and Advanced Students Change Over Change Over
Language Arts Last year Last 5 years
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Schoolwide 18.8% 24.7% 25.9% 24.4% 29% +4.6 +10.2

African 16.7% 25.0% 14.3% 10% 20% +10 +3.3
American
Asian 38.3% 45.2% 47.9% 47.1% 52.5% +5.4 +14.2
Latino 14.7% 20.1% 21.1% 19.4% 23.2% +3.8 +8.5
English 1.6% 3.% 2.7% 2.2% 3.7% +1.5 +2.1
Learners
SWD 0.5% 2% 2.5% 2.6% 3% +0.4 +2.5
Socio-Econ 18.8% 25.1% 25.9% 24.9% 29.2% +4.3 +10.4
Disadv
CST Math Proficient and Advanced Students Change Over Change Over
Last year Last 5 years
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Schoolwide 7.3% 10% 9.5% 9.9% 12.1% +2.2 +4.8

African 0 7.7 0 0 0
American
Asian 27.1% 32.6% 35.1% 38.0% 41.6% +3.6 +14.5
Latino 3.1% 5.1% 3.7% 3.5% 5.1% +1.6 +2.0
English 2.7% 3.9% 6.7% 5.7% 5.0% -0.7 +2.3
Learners
SWD 0.6% 1.2% 2.6% 1.2% 2.1% +0.9 +1.5
Socio-Econ 7.6% 10.5% 10.1% 10.6% 12.3% +1.7 +4.7
Disadv
The above figures represent a steady increase in our student achievement that stems from many
changes and reforms to our instructional programs and additional focus on intervention for academic
and behavioral needs. Although some subgroups have had more difficulty achieving proficient and
advanced, most subgroups have had a decrease in students who were scoring below basic and far below

basic on the last CSTs (2009-10). Students’ standardized test scores reflect growth as a result of in-class
interventions in place for core subjects such as the ELS Program, Read 180, and Kaplan Math from 2008-
10. In order to support these efforts, instructional interventions program are continuing along with the
additions of ALEKS Math Intervention, Agile Mind, Enhancing Literacy double blocks, AVID, and
advisories during the 2010-11 school year.
Table 3: CST Overall Improvements
California Standards Test – 2009/10 Change in Proficient/ Change in Below Basic/ Far
(Subjects with improvement are highlighted) Advanced Below Basic
# % ADV % % % BB % FBB 2008- 2009- Change 2008- 2009- Change
Tested PROF BASIC 09 10 in 1 yr 09 10 in 1 yr
ELA 9th 684 7.5% 25.1% 29.8% 21.3% 16.2% 26.6% 32.9% +6.0 44.2% 37.5% -6.7
ELA 10th 681 10.7% 15.9% 33.8% 20.9% 18.8% 19.8% 26.6% +6.8 52.5% 39.7% -12.8
ELA 11th 506 8.5% 19% 27.3% 22.5% 22.7% 28.2% 27.5% -0.7 48.5% 45.2% -3.3
General 16 0% 6.3% 12.5% 12.5% 68.8% 50% 6.3% -43.7 50% 81.3% 31.3
Math
Algebra I 438 0.5% 4.1% 10.7% 49.3% 35.4% 3.9% 4.6% +0.7 82.8% 84.7% 1.9
Geometry 641 0.9% 5.8% 12.9% 48.2% 32.1% 4.5% 6.7% +2.2 87% 80.3% -6.7
Algebra II 416 4.6% 10.3% 13.9%% 26.7% 44.5% 15.4% 14.9% -0.5 67.9% 71.2% 3.3
HS Math 260 10% 23.8% 19.2% 35.4% 11.5% 28.6% 33.8% +5.2 52% 46.9% -5.1
World 611 13.4% 16.9% 22.3% 12.9% 34.5% 15.3% 30.3% +15.0 65.0% 47.4% -17.6
History
US History 487 8.2% 18.9% 24% 19.3% 29.6% 28.3% 27.1% -1.2 44.8% 48.9% 4.1
Life Science 650 10.2% 11.7% 25.7% 23.2% 29.2% 16.9% 21.8% +4.9 58.4% 52.4% -6.0
Biology 758 10.8% 12.9% 29.7% 22.4% 24.1% 16.1% 23.7% +7.6 47.9% 46.5% -1.4
Chemistry 640 1.4% 5% 20.2% 25.3% 48.1% 5.9% 6.4% +0.5 81.6% 73.4% -8.2
Earth Science 24 4.2% 4.2% 25% 29.2% 37.5% 8.3% 66.7%
Physics 133 14.3% 36.1% 33.1% 7.5% 9% 51.1% 50.4% -0.7 18.8% 16.5% -2.3
Int Science 19 0% 0% 0% 21.1% 78.9% 0% 0% 0 95.7% 100% 4.3
Every subject area had an improvement (either through an increase in proficiency or a decrease in BBs
and FBBs) with the exceptions of General Math, Algebra II, US History, and Intermediate Science.
Proficiency increased in ELA 9th & 10th, Algebra I, Geometry, HS Math, World History, Life Science,
Biology, and Chemistry. These numbers reflect a concerted effort schoolwide in improving instructional
practices, in-school interventions, common assessments, and teacher instructional collaboration time.
The test results also reflected a decrease in proficiency across subject areas for 11th graders: ELA 11th,
Algebra II, US History, and Physics.
Aside from our CST scores, we are also focused on improving student graduation rates and decreasing
the dropout rate. The data that we use to support our goals for student achievement include passage of
the CAHSEE, success in A-G courses, and access to Advanced Placement courses. The following tables
provide data that reflect our growth in providing our students with access to college and career-ready
goals. The number of students enrolled in A-G courses has increased, and we are continuing to provide
college and career access for our students. As of 2009-10, 18.8% of our students are taking AP courses.

Table 4: College Readiness
College Readiness Based on % Taking A-G Courses

2008-09 2009-10 % A-G with only C or above
9th Grade 66.1% 90.9% 30.4%
10th Grade 65.3% 82.9% 25.0%
11th Grade 60.2% 68.3% 27.6%
12th Grade 69.5% 54.0% 21.3%
Advanced Placement 2009-10

Students taking at least one AP course 18.8%
Students passing at least one AP course with C or above 16.4%
CAHSEE Data
Our CAHSEE scores for first time test takers decreased in passing rates by 2.3%; however, the passing
rates for 11th has increased by 6.4%, which is an indicator that our CAHSEE intervention programs are
increasingly successful for students unable to pass the CAHSEE during the 10th Grade. We currently have
15 students from the class of 2010 who have been issued Certificates of Completion and are awaiting
the results of their retests. For this year’s 10th graders, we provide intervention during advisories to
increase our CAHSEE pass rate for first time test-takers. We are also using CAHSEE Diagnostic scores to
indentify students in need of intervention.
Figure 2: CAHSEE Pass Rate by Grade Levels
CAHSEE Pass Rate
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
2008-09 54% 67.30% 86.20%
2009-10 51.60% 73.70% 85.80%
Figure 3: CAHSEE Pass Rate -ELA Figure 4: CAHSEE Pass Rate - Math

Our graduation rate has remained steady in the last three years. Our target for graduation for 2010 was
72.17%. Unfortunately, our graduation rate was 62.23 based on state criteria, and we were unable to
meet AYP criteria in this area. However, a number of these students have either remained on campus to
finish missing courses, are enrolled concurrently in adult school, or are being provided with an
opportunity to retake the CAHSEE this year to attain their high school diploma. We are confident that
the graduation rate for the class of 2010 will increase. As for our current students, our reform efforts
and positive academic and behavioral interventions are emerging to support their needs directly and
with personalization to ultimately raise the graduation rate and decrease the dropout rate. As a result of
budgets and district cuts to Dropout Programs, we were unable to maintain the position of Dropout
Prevention Advisor since the 2008-09 school year.
Increasing Attendance
Figure 5: Increased Monthly Attendance
Student attendance has also improved greatly over the
last 3 years based on schoolwide efforts in behavioral
interventions, personalization of attendance needs, Lincoln HS Increased
and increased parent participation. We expect these
interventions and actions to increase student academic
Attendance
achievement, close our achievement gap, increase our 100.00 2005-2006
95.00
graduation rate and decrease our dropout rates over 90.00
85.00 2006-2007
the next few years. During the 2008/09 and 2009/10 80.00
2007-2008
school years, we had a full time Pupil Services and
2008-2009
Attendance Counselor and an additional part-time
counselor. Unfortunately, the economic reality did not 2009-2010
provide for an additional PSA this year, but we are still

able to maintain our average daily attendance. The attendance office is no longer in a centralized
location, and each SLC handles its own student attendance, including absence excuses from home,
clearing unresolved absences, and student tardies. This new system provides for more personalization
and access to students by the SLC counselors, parent representatives, clerks, and administrators.
However, the PSA continues to monitor the progress of students with more extensive attendance issues
and works with the District to distribute Initial Truancy Notifications, organize the General Assembly,
Student Recovery Day (home visits for truants and students in danger of dropping out), and conference
with parents.
Figure 6: Increased Average Daily Attendance Rate
Since the 2005-2006 school year, there has been a
noticeable improvement in attendance rates at Lincoln
High School. The average daily rate of attendance for
all students in grades 9-12 for the 2009-2010 school
year was 93.9%. These gains have been accomplished
through a series of strategic efforts to accurately
report student attendance and improve student
attendance per class periods. The constant

supervision of student attendance has improved the schoolwide efforts to support more stringent
absence guidelines and increased personalization with SLC offices and the support of the PSA Counselor.
We have a minimum of ten parent contacts, conferences, phone calls, and/or home visits a day to
collaborate with parents over issues and/or concerns with the attendance of their students. Migrant
students in need of financial assistance are provided access to District programs which provide for
clothing and school supplies. Positive behavior support is a continuous effort at Lincoln High School, and
Perfect Attendance Certificates and recognition for attendance are provided by SLCs in order to
personalize the importance of attending school every day for each student. For students who need more
stringent reminders, the PSA Counselor has held General Assembly meetings for the past 3 years with a
District or City of Los Angeles Attorney for parents of students who have more than 5 absences by
November to inform them of the compulsory education laws and state policies regarding student
attendance. This General Assembly meeting is also repeated in the spring. In addition, the PSA
counselor is involved with District Student Attendance Review Board hearings at Hollenbeck Police
Station.
Improving Attitudes
In order to support the academic successes of students and improve the graduation rate and decrease
the dropout rate at Lincoln High School, we have increased focus on the psychological, emotional, and
behavioral successes of students through developing positive attitudes and our positive behavioral plan.
Our discipline policy, our counseling and student support services, and our emerging Advisory program
were developed to improve student attitudes and develop their success for college and career decisions
after graduation.
Abraham Lincoln High School’s discipline philosophy revolves around the belief and practice that all
resources must be exhausted before issuing and or implementing any disciplinary consequence to our
students. As a result of our dedication towards progressive discipline, students have been able to
participate in the rigorous lessons delivered by our teachers and contributed to our high attendance
rate. Currently, we have the lowest suspension rate for a comprehensive high school in our Local
District. Previously from 2005 to 2008, we averaged 270 suspensions per school year. The change is
very dramatic when these numbers are compared to the 26 total suspensions for the 2009-2010 school
year. The following chart shows the dramatic decrease in student suspensions since 2008.
Table 5: Student Suspensions Decrease Figure 7: Student Suspensions Decrease
Decrease in Student Suspensions

Number of Suspensions
Year Number of Suspension Change in
Suspensions Rate rate 600
2004-05 474 * * 400
2005-06 272 9.1 * 200
2006-07 293 9.9 +0.8
Number of
0
2007-08 247 8.8 -1.1 Suspension
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2004-05
2008-09 42 1.5 -7.3 s

2009-10 26 1.0 -0.5

In addition, Lincoln has created an environment where positive behavior is a school norm. Various
positive behavior expectations have been presented to students and posted throughout designated
areas of the campus. For instance, within one year, students no longer wear baseball caps on campus
and are expected not to have electronics during class. In order to better monitor the positive behavior
strategies at the school site, we are beginning to study and collect behavioral data through the Online
Discipline Referral System which is supported and monitored by the Central District, Local District, and
each Small Learning Community.
To support academic and behavioral expectations for all students, counseling services at Abraham
Lincoln High School continue to be supported through the Small Learning Communities in order to
personalize the high school experience for all students. Every Small Learning Community has been
staffed with two counselors with a caseload of 250-300 students to help foster a process that provides
more quality time with counselors in order for students to receive academic, career, and personal
counseling services, which will directly increase our graduation rate and lower our dropout rate.
The support services for students are well understood and coordinated through presentations,
classroom visits, advisory talks, weekly counseling meetings, and C.o.S.T. All counselors have made a
commitment to the participation in Support Personnel Accountability Report Card (S.P.A.R.C.) with the
Los Angeles County Office of Education in order to help monitor and fine tune the counseling services
provided to students. In addition, 78% (7 out of 9) of the site academic counselors are working towards
National Board Certification.
Addressing the Needs of Diverse Subgroups:
English Learners
Lincoln currently (Spring 2011) has 533 English learners. English Learners represent in total about a
third of our student population. These students are part of the District’s Master Plan Program for English
Language Learners and are part of the English Language Development (ELD) Program. The ELD program
has two main branches: PRP (Preparing for Reclassification Program and the ESL (English as a Second
Language) Program. The vast majority of EL students are in PRP (86%). Recent immigrants still acquiring
the language are in the ESL program. As specified below, our EL students come from diverse
backgrounds and experiences, but our overall population has decreased significantly since 2007.
Table 6: English Learners
English Learner Population by Home Language

Year Cantonese Korean Pilipino Spanish Vietnamese Other Total
2010-11 54 2 1 428 28 20 553
2009-10 70 2 1 579 30 25 707
2008-09 144 4 0 1322 56 66 1592
2007-08 78 0 1 767 26 30 902
2006-07 99 0 1 896 21 23 1040

Newly arrived students are placed in the grade level that their foreign transcripts show, per LAUSD
student placement policy. This means that some of our students are placed in the 10th or 11th grade
even though they may need a great deal of language support. Most of these students are also placed in
ESL 1A to begin their English language acquisition. These students are programmed in classes that
require little English and then are scheduled in the regular core classes once they have acquired
reasonable English language skills.
All EL students are required to take the CELDT (California English Language Development Test), which
measures each student’s proficiency in the different English language domains: listening, speaking,
reading, and writing. Lincoln’s English Language Learners CELDT data for 2009-2010 indicates that 30%
of our EL students are at the Early Advanced and Advanced in the overall CELDT scores. CELDT data also
indicates the following Early Advanced and Advanced percentages for the four language domains:
Speaking (48%), Listening (33%), Writing (25%), and Reading (17%). Preliminary data for our AMO for
CELDT annual growth for 2009-10 is 40.2%.
Table 7: CELDT Performance Data (includes Lincoln & LEMA) &Lincoln HS Only Reclassification Data
Lincoln High School ELs: Student Reclassification Data

Year Previous Year # EL # Reclassified % Reclassified
2009-10 796 66 8.29%
2008-09 902 112 12.42%
2007-08 1040 131 12.60%
2006-07 1146 109 9.51%
One of the priorities of Lincoln is to properly place EL students in order for them to reclassify as fluent
English proficient and reach proficiency in English, math, science and social studies. The table above
reflects the number of students reclassified over the last 4 years. There has been a decrease in the
number of students reclassified; however, there has also been a decrease in the number of English
learners, a number of whom are new arrivals and beginning ESL.
Lincoln High School clearly understands that the EL student population needs extra academic support:
13% of our English Learners attain proficiency in less than five years and 29.9% of our ELs attain
proficiency in 5 years or more (LAUSD provided data). We are helping low achieving EL students by
placing them in an intervention class using student test scores and the STAR Reading Assessment -
English Language Skills or Enhancing Literacy for PRP students and ESL experience for ESL 1 and 2

students. These classes are taught by their regular English class teacher. For our ESL students, we are
using the district-approved High Point Program. The school is ensuring that all teachers have their CLAD,
BCLAD, SB1969, or CTEL certification. All teachers have attended three modules of SDAIE professional
development for full implementation. Our goal for teachers is for them to provide their rigorous lessons
more comprehensible and accessible to all students, but especially to long term English Learners.
Lincoln High School is continuing with the successful implementation of the High Point curriculum in the
ESL program. These students are monitored once they transition to the PRP program or are reclassified
as fluent English proficient. As for PRP students, we are continuing with the use of research-based
scaffolding strategies that make content accessible and provide programs that will help students to be
successful students, such as AVID. These students will benefit from the conjunction of the accessible yet
rigorous core program with AVID to reach reclassification status. Tier 2 PRP students, who need the
extra support that the regular core and AVID cannot provide, will be placed in the ELS (English Language
Skills) curriculum or the Enhancing Literacy program to meet their needs. Students who require a Tier 3
intervention, the Read 180 reading program will provide them with the literacy skills that can take them
to Tier 2 or Tier 1. We are focused on supporting our ELs and their success on the CAHSEE, even after
they have reclassified as Fluent English Proficient. Although a majority of our ELs are not proficient in
ELA and math portions of the CAHSEE, 42.1% have passed the CAHSEE English and 51.1% have passed in
math. 87.1% of our RFEPs have passed the ELA portion of the CAHSEE and 88.6% have passed in math.
Our goal is to have all students reach proficiency in English and math, and these small gains in passing
rates provide an initial benchmark of our growth.
Table 8: ELs and RFEPs - CAHSEE Scores

Students with Disabilities

Lincoln High School provides a comprehensive array of special education programs and services in
accordance to state and District guidelines to accommodate our 225 students with disabilities. Lincoln
has programs for students with Specific Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation and Emotional
Disturbance. Itinerant Personnel provide Adaptive Physical Education (APE), Language and Speech
(LAS), Hard of Hearing (HOH), School Mental Health Counseling (SMH, PUC), Least Restrictive
Environment (LRE), and Low Incidence Support services. We offer Special Day Classes for students with
Table 9: Special Education Demographics
specific Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation (MR), and Emotional
Disturbance (ED). More specifically, we have five Special Day Classes Program # of # of
Teachers Students
for students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SDP-SLD). We have two
RSP 5 153
Special Day Classes for students with Mental Retardation (SDP-MRM) in
SDP-SLD 5 89
addition to one Special Day Classes for students with Emotional
Disturbance (SDP-ED). We offer one Community Based Instruction SDP- 1 15
MRM
class for students with moderate to severe mental retardation, autism
SDP-ED 1 5
and other disabilities (CBI) that engaged in various community trips and
activities to support post-high school life and opportunities. We also CBI 1 9
offer our MR students a music class to provide them to access to

popular elective and an opportunity to display their talents. Service # Students
LAS 15
APE 18
Lincoln High School’s Resource Teachers and Paraprofessionals collaborate
PUC 19
with the general education teachers to support and meet the needs of our
SMH 13
students. In addition, Resource personnel provide instructional support in
HOH 6
all subject areas and targeted interventions in math and English in our
LRE 5
Learning Center. The RSP Learning Center is staffed two periods each day.
The Learning Center is equipped with a variety of technology including computers, a ”Smart Board” and
in the process of installing a computer and scanner equipped with the OCR program.
Since our last WASC Accreditation a number of programs and services have been added to assist the
needs of students with disabilities. A Bridge Coordinator is in place to assist in compliance with MCD
Targeted Strategic Plan Outcome 2, 3, 5, 7 and 13. We have developed online Special Education IEP
calendar to support the coordination and accessibility of scheduling IEPs. Professional development in
Differentiated Instruction has been the focus for the last two years with various experts from the District
to provide our teachers with professional development opportunities. We have dedicated Saturday and
afterschool PD to discuss ways to differentiate instruction for our students with special needs.
Lincoln has gone through District Validation Review during the 2009-10 school year. The review team
identified some items as non-compliant and a corrective action plan was developed to address these
needs. The Division of Special Education Compliance Department has received our documentation
supporting correction of the non-compliant items, and we are in compliance with all the corrective
actions. The Special Education Program will continue to maintain the efficiency and responsiveness to

our parents and students through constant and consistent communication with parents and ongoing
support and evaluation of student needs.
Our campus has been made more accessible with fewer physical restraints, and we accommodate
students with physical disabilities in most buildings. Special education staff and students are fully
integrated into Small Learning Communities and Math Science Magnet. We endeavor to attain MCD
Targeted Strategic Plan compliance as well as making programs and facilities more accessible to all
students.
Our RSP program adopted the full integration model. Our students are clustered into the core subject
classes (English and Math) in a group of five or less. The RSP teachers and general education teachers
are matched up to deliver co-teaching model. The clustered classes are visited by the RSP teachers and
the paraprofessionals at least 2 or more times per week. The students are receiving the IEP services in
their full inclusion environment. The students’ progress is monitored by the RSP teachers, and when
more service is needed, the IEP meeting will be scheduled to address the issues.
Over the last five years, the percentage of students scoring basic and above in English Language Arts has
increased in our SWD population by 2.5% with a slight increase in math proficiency by 1.5%. Although
we were unable to make our target of 20, the API for our students with disabilities showed a significant
gain and increased by 17. SWD are still struggling with meeting benchmarks for math. Teachers have
been undergoing professional development to serve the needs of SWD in math. We have lost personnel
for SWD in math due to budgetary constraints. We have also lost a number of RSP teachers who
provided supplemental support in math classrooms.
Math, Science and Technology Magnet
The Math, Science and Technology Magnet Center at Lincoln High School is designed for students who
are curious, motivated, and interested in knowing more about the natural world. Our program
emphasizes exciting field study experiences with a rigorous varied curriculum built collaboratively by a
team of highly trained teachers that prepare students for entrance into four year colleges across the
nation. We emphasize the use of scientific methods, logical reasoning, collaborative teaching and
learning, and individual discovery.
Our Magnet Center has 226 students (grades 9-12) and is a school-within-a- school. Our population is
made up of 59% Asians, 39% Hispanics, and 2% other. Also, 75% of our students are Reclassified Fluent
English Proficient, 11% Initially Fluent English Proficient, 9% are English only, and 5% are English
Learners.
Working closely with our students and monitoring their progress, we encourage them to participate in a
variety of school activities and enroll in most of the AP courses, college extension courses, and other
services that we offer. In addition, we have developed partnerships with Occidental College, California
Institute of Technology, and Glendale Community College for the purpose of tutoring, academic

enrichment, guest lecturers, and joint research projects that provide post secondary experiences for our
students.
This year we were recognized as a Center of Merit by LAUSD, which means that 72% of the students
scored proficient/advanced in English Language Arts and 51% of the students scored
proficient/advanced in Mathematics of the California Standards test for the 2009-2010 school year.
Also, we were recognized as a Double Digit Growth Magnet Center for increasing the percent of
students scoring proficient/ advanced in Mathematics by 15% on the California Standards Test for 2009-
2010 school year.
Figure 8: Significant Improvements in Magnet

Table 10: Improvements in Magnet
Lincoln H.S. Math/Science/Technology Magnet Center 90

Proficient & Advanced Students in Percentages
CST Subject 2008-09 2009-10 Difference 80
9th Grade ELA
9th Grade ELA 66.01% 78.18% +12.17
10th Grade ELA 58.49% 69.12% +10.63 70 10th Grade ELA
11th Grade ELA 64% 67.37% +3.34 11th Grade ELA
Geometry 10.7%1 27.02% +16.31 60
Geometry
Algebra II 46% 52.2% +6.2
HS Math 44.83% 63.38% +18.55 50 Algebra II
Life Science 51.93% 70.15% +18.22 HS Math
Biology 51.06% 76.57% +25.51 40
Life Science
Chemistry 31.42% 28.78% -2.64
Physics 68.51% 62.5% -6.01 30 Biology
World History 53.87% 57.87% +3.27 Chemistry
U.S. History 65.3% 66.67% +1.37 20
Physics
10 World History
U.S. History
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2008-09 2009-10

2011 WASC PROGRESS REPORT Significant Changes and PSC
Significant Changes and Public School Choice
In the fall of 2009, Lincoln High School underwent a tremendous District-wide reform initiative. The
2009 Public School Choice (PSC) Resolution from the Superintendent’s Office and the LAUSD Board of
Education to address District-wide needs for Educational Quality, Community Involvement, and the
urgency to address these issues. Lincoln High School was one of the schools identified in the PSC
Initiative, and we were required to submit a proposal to operate and improve our campus that was
created by a committee of stakeholders. The Lincoln High School Focus Team consisted of students,
parents, teachers, classified personnel, and administrators who worked collaboratively over a 6 month
period to provide an academic audit, analysis of data, and commitment to developing a school-wide,
student-centered reform for the academic and behavioral success for all our students. Our Public School
Choice Proposal was approved with an additional Addendum submitted in March 2010 with the support
of the Office of the Superintendent and Local District 5. This process was extremely high stakes and
involved several meetings with our Superintendent of Schools and Local District Superintendent. If we
did not succeed, we would have faced reconstitution by the District or take over by an outside
organization.
As a result of our short timeline to begin immediate implementation and/or commencement of reform
efforts and programs, Lincoln High School has been preparing for the operational and instructional
program changes outlined in the 2009-10 Public School Choice Proposal and Addendum since the spring
of 2010. Lincoln High School has committed to these changes through ongoing professional
development with teachers since February 2010, enhanced participation in parental involvement
workshops, and ongoing data-driven decisions centered on student needs. In the PSC Proposal and
Addendum, addressing student learning needs was the primary focus of the instructional program.
Specific progress on implementation is listed in the chart below. When visiting classrooms, please note
that this is the very beginning of our PSC implementation and our progress is in evolution based on
changing student needs and data.
PSC Plan/Reforms Current Progress
Interdisciplinary Lessons Initially developed in March 2010 by SLCs, they are continuously
morphing and progressing as teachers collaborate on increasing
effectiveness and accessibility by SLC. Teachers are continuously
working on these lessons while using District curriculum and
Instructional Guides.
Project Based Learning Professional Development Planned for Fall 2010 and Spring 2011;
Science teachers began a grant supported inquiry project based
on PBL that they will share with teachers; Lincoln High School is
outsourcing for PD on Project Based Learning in Spring 2011.

Advisories In progress by SLC – Advisories are continuously being refined in

an ongoing basis to address the needs of all students.
Students are receiving academic and behavioral supports, peer to

peer tutoring, learning about our community, preparing college
applications and taking PSATs, developing portfolios, and
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participating in sustained silent reading. 10 Graders are
preparing for the CAHSEE.
Teaching in Block Schedule In progress; students have 4 classes per day plus an advisory - 8
academic classes in total. Advisory counts as 2.5 credits for the
LAUSD Life Skills requirement. Students have time to make up
missing coursework.
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9 and 10 grade students who need intervention are provided
double block classes that meet every day in Algebra 1 and English
9 &10.
Student Led Conferences Our first Student-Led Conferences were instituted in Fall 2010 and
showed a dramatic increase in participation.
Portfolios Students are developing portfolios in core classes for student-led

conferences; some teachers are using electronic portfolios, other
teachers are using interactive journals/work folders. We are
intending to have schoolwide implementation of portfolios by the
2011-12 school year.
Data Driven Decision Making Attendance data, CSTs, API, AYP, grade analysis for IWEN
students, and CELDT/Reclassification data, are accessible and
being used by teachers, staff, and administrators to make
decisions regarding school programs and student success; faculty
and staff are using MyData and CoreK12 to make data driven
decisions; Leadership Team is engaging in Professional
Development since January 2011 to lead Data Driven Dialogue.
Participate in Data Analysis to Improve Teachers are accessing and using MyData and CoreK12 to provide
and Adjust Instruction instructional support to students based on data.
Parent Involvement Parent participation in workshops has increased: 7 Parenting class

sessions have been provided, 4 Parent Workshops conducted by
the Asian Pacific American Legal Center have addressed needs of
parents with diverse linguistic backgrounds and will continue in
the spring of 2011. We began monthly Zen Tea with Mr. Torres
with Chinese Interpreters. We continue to have monthly Café
Con Leche in Spanish to increase diverse parent participation.

Every SLC currently has a bilingual parent representative.
Support Student Literacy and Numeracy In the Spring of 2010, we began providing PD in Literacy Across
Skills Across Content Content. The development of Interdisciplinary Instruction and
Project Based Learning supports literacy and numeracy across
SLCs continues until the end of the 2010-2011 school year. In the
spring of 2011, a cohort of teachers will begin investigating the
use of writing across the curriculum and project-based learning.
Three Modules of SDAIE training was provided to all Lincoln High
Teachers during the fall of 2010. Support for this work will
continue in the Spring of 2011.
Teaching the Intended Curriculum Teachers are working on refining the Interdisciplinary Lessons and
their connections to District Curriculum, Periodic Assessments,
and department assessments. This is an ongoing process.
Participation in Student Intervention Students are provided Tier II and III intervention and enrichment
Programs programs during the school day through the ALEKS program for
math, ELS and Read 180 for English, and Agile Mind for Biology.
We provide schoolwide support for success on the CAHSEE and
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CSTs during advisories. Students in 11 and 12 who did not pass
the CAHSEE are enrolled in a 30 hour CAHSEE intervention
program from February to March in order to pass the CAHSEE.
2 2
RTI Tier I Interventions/SDAIE Ongoing professional development in RTI and SDAIE since the
spring of 2010. Teachers attended 3 Modules of Professional
Development specifically for Tier-I instruction to address the
needs of English Learners.
Increased Student Involvement Student involvement has increased significantly. Aside from our
Associated Student Body and Senior Class Officers, we also have
leadership councils for each SLC and Magnet. Students engage in
twice monthly Tiger Talk meetings with Mr. Torres regarding
events or concerns at Lincoln High. Students have also
participated in governing and decision making bodies including
the PSC Process Committees, Legislature, and School Site Council.

Category A: Significant Changes in Organization
There have been several structural changes in organization since the last WASC visit in 2008. We have
had a change in leadership with Jose Torres as our new principal. In addition to Mr. Torres, two of the
four Assistant Principals are new at Lincoln High School since the last WASC in 2008. We have also
gained and lost out-of-classroom certificated personnel, and we hired more counselors to serve the
needs of students in each SLC. We have a new UTLA Representative and new members to the school’s
Legislature and School Site Council.
In order to support a college and career ready culture for all students, we implemented our instructional
changes immediately on August 16, 2010 with our early start calendar and the 2 x 8 Block Schedule. The
84 minute class periods are providing students with more time to engage in active learning, longer
instructional periods to engage in experiments and projects, and more time to utilize the SDAIE
strategies and access methodologies to address the needs of English Learners. The 8 classes per
semester are allowing students to participate in more elective offerings and make up any missing
credits. Students in Algebra I, and students in English 9 and 10, are provided with double classes that
meet every day to provide intervention and enrichment. The new block schedule also includes a double
lunch, which allows enough time for all students to get proper meals during the school day. With the
new lunch schedule and all students’ access to a free lunch without a ticket, the cafeteria serves
approximately 1800 meals every day, which is almost double the number of meals served last year. Also,
the double lunch provides time for advisories and has greatly reduced student discipline concerns during
lunch.
Since August 16, the decentralization of operations and school services by SLC has greatly improved the
level of personalization that we can provide to students. All SLCs and their respective lead teachers,
counselors, administrators, parent representatives currently support their own cumulative files, student
attendance issues, parent conferences, SLC concerns, thematic programs, and partnerships. Included in
this increase level of personalization is the emerging advisory program. Lincoln High School students are
now enrolled in an advisory class distributed by SLC and grade level that meets each day to support and
enhance student self-reflection of learning and success, to engage students in developing academic and
behavioral skills for college and career mindsets, and to provide consistent personalization and
intervention within SLCs. Students are prepared for A-G requirements career readiness in their SLC
specific advisory class and will begin developing their portfolios for Parent Conference Night. The
personalization in advisories by SLC is the social-behavioral support structure to increase the graduation
rate and decrease the dropout rate for students in need of progress monitoring.
Changes in Organization and Economic Reality

Since the last WASC visit, several changes have occurred on our campus that have affected our
operational structure and ability to fully support all systems currently in place. The most direct catalyst
to our instructional program and operations has been severe cuts to our budget. We underwent many
personnel cuts during the last three years and have lost a large number of positions, including both
classified and certificated staff. Changes in staffing have included the lost of 2 administrative positions,
2 cafeteria staff members, 10 clerks, and five custodians. As a result, many of our programs and some of

our day-to-day operations have been greatly affected. We also had a decrease in staff members and
students and had to collapse one of our SLCs after the creation of the Pilot School. Since our last WASC
visit, we have lost a Diploma Project Advisor, a School Improvement Facilitator, a Problem Solving Data
Coach, a Math Coach, and converted our Literacy Coach to a Title-III Coach to support the needs of
English Learners.
Pilot School: LEMA

During the Public School Choice Resolution, a number of teachers from our main campus developed a
proposal for a 9-12 Pilot School that was accepted by LAUSD. LEMA, Leadership in Entertainment and
Media Arts Pilot School opened in the fall of 2010 with 450 students mostly from the Lincoln attendance
area and 22 teachers, 8 of whom were teachers from Lincoln High School, and its own Principal. LEMA
has its autonomy through the Pilot Schools Program and Local District 5, and its district code is separate
from our location code. LEMA is in the process of gaining accreditation through WASC, and its data for
the 2009-10 school is combined with our data. We have joint usage of a number of common facilities on
campus including the auditorium, gym and fitness areas, student lockers, faculty parking, library, and the
student cafeteria. LEMA and Lincoln High School share a bell schedule and early start calendar in order
to run operations during the day. The Lincoln High School Principal and the LEMA Principal meet weekly
with our Local District 5 Director to discuss any pertinent issues or concerns that affect both campuses.
See the appendix for LEMA WASC initial documentation that was submitted previously directly to WASC.
Category B: Significant Changes in Standards-Based Student Learning – Curriculum
Increasing our student proficiency in core subjects and school API is central to our instructional focus.
Literacy and numeracy remain as the core elements to our curriculum, and we continue to support the
building of literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum with standards-based interdisciplinary
lessons and project based learning. We also utilize District curriculum, resources and assessments to
support our academic development and curricular focus. To address the instructional focus, Lincoln High
teachers have participated in ongoing professional development that is focused on the guiding question:

What does high-quality classroom instruction look like? during the 2009-10 school year on Saturdays as
they prepared the interdisciplinary lessons. In addition, our Instructional Leadership Council (ILC)
participated each month in a dialogue around this essential question using the Problem Solving Model.
In our PSC Addendum, we had outlined our implementation and PD for the 2010 school year to improve
our student achievement (figure 1). Lincoln High School is focused on providing quality first instruction
with a rigorous standards-based curriculum. In addition, we believe that students should be provided
access to the curriculum with SDAIE, access methodologies, and in-school interventions to support the
needs of all diverse learners. Since the development of the PSC Plan, we have trained teachers and
implemented Advisories, SDAIE Module I training for Access Methodologies, started an AVID Program,
began using Accelerated Reader and the STAR Reading Program, prepared ongoing Interdisciplinary
Lessons in our SLCs, trained teachers on MyData and using data to inform instruction, identified and
placed students in Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions, and reflected on our progress as a group.
Furthermore, every Tuesday has an allotment of 75 minutes of professional development time for
teachers for collaboration and learning around the PSC initiatives and WASC recommendations, as well
as common planning time by content areas and in SLCs.
Our Accountability Matrix stated that we would increase our API by 25+ next year, and 50+ within two
years while meeting growth targets school wide and for all subgroups. The aforementioned research-
based instructional reforms that we are implementing were selected specifically to address those needs.
Our planned implementation of interdisciplinary lessons and project-based learning are specific
strategies with through core-content curricula to address student needs for rigorous cross-curricular
connections and engagement in core content while providing support to our English Learners.
Utilization of RTI2 Tier I interventions (SDAIE) instructional access methodologies is primarily to provide
universal access to core District approved standards-based curriculum to all learners, and more
specifically our ELs and students with disabilities.
Category C: Significant Changes in Standards-Based Student Learning - Instruction
Lincoln High School’s reform efforts committed to an unwavering focus on academic achievement
through professional development and the reinforcement of content, instruction, and student supports
in both daily instruction and schoolwide teacher collaboration. Teachers have been working on
developing rigorous interdisciplinary lessons, developing advisories and portfolios, learning various Tier
2 access methodologies and SDAIE strategies, and using student data to inform instruction and assess
student learning.
In order to support quality instruction in the classroom, Lincoln High School teachers have been
participating in developing strengths in content areas by attending content specific professional
development and refining the interdisciplinary lessons to provide rigorous learning experiences that are
project-based and engaging. This is an ongoing process for our first year, as we refine our skills in
engaging students in interdisciplinary instruction with collaborative groupings, academic dialogues, and
access methodologies for all learners. Teachers are adjusting to the block schedule and are developing
their instruction to provide academically engaged time for the duration of the 84 minute block. We are

also beginning to utilize student portfolios and interactive journals to support students’ monitoring of
their progress. We are in the beginning stages of this development and are encouraging all teachers to
use portfolios and interactive journals as we finish this school year and progress into the next. This will
support our student-led conferencing, and we are ensuring that all students will be able to articulate
and address their learning needs and the curriculum in terms of both academic and behavioral
expectations by the end of the school year.
Our professional development plans for the school year explicitly reinforce the PSC initiatives, WASC
recommendations, and our accountability matrix with high academic achievement as the end goal. At
Lincoln High School, a culture of collaboration is emerging from the implementation of our PSC plan.
We have been focusing on strengthening our content area instruction, collaborating by SLCs for
interdisciplinary lessons and advisories, and continuing schoolwide professional development in SDAIE,
MyData implementation, and RTI2. Teachers have also been provided professional development and
access to programs that provide support and formative assessment data such as STAR Reading
programs, Accelerated Reader, ALEKS, and Agile Mind. Continuing in the spring of 2011, we will be
looking for outside professional development providers to assist us in strengthening our understanding
and implementation of interdisciplinary lessons and project based learning.
The culture of learning is growing and evolving at Lincoln High School, as students are provided with
more personalization in advisories and an explicit focus on a college and career ready learning
environment. Since the 2008 WASC visit, our SLCs are more personalized and theme-based, and
students are supported throughout their instructional program by their 2 SLC counselors per SLC and
SLC specific teachers and advisories. Teachers are more focused on providing a college-bound culture
with career-ready options for all students by SLC theme. For instance, Lincoln High School had a college
preparedness day in which 9th graders took a practice PSAT, 10th and 11th graders all took the PSAT, and
12th graders went online and commenced their college application process. SLCs are also working
specifically with partnerships to provide theme-based personalization for all students in their
instructional program. Two examples of this can be found in the Humanitas and SGS SLCs. For instance,
Humanitas is partnered with LA Artlab to develop and curate shows and events at galleries and
museums in Los Angeles. Science for Global Solutions is partnered with Cal State LA to provide
undergraduate level science labs to our students on Saturdays in biology, chemistry, and physics. With
the flexibility of the new block schedule, we are also providing more engaging electives to students such
as Robotics and Music that can support their learning in core content areas and increase their academic
achievement.
Category D: Significant Changes in Standards-Based Student Learning - Assessment and

Accountability
Data-driven decision-making is an important facet to our reform efforts at Lincoln High School. We have
committed to using formal and informal assessments, formative and summative data, and observational
and empirical data to support our work. A majority of teachers have been trained in MyData and
CoreK12 and have used the program to research and identify student areas of need. The school is using
attendance data to identify students who need positive behavioral support and students who are

chronically tardy or truant to class. Also, students who are in need of Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 intervention
support are continuously monitored by support staff and administrators. Teachers have been initially
trained in the Problem Solving Process during the 2009-10 year and our SLCs are using it in varying
degrees to support their reflections on current practice, some in more novice forms while others are
using it more confidently.
Lincoln High School is committed to the academic and behavioral success of our students, and the
implementation of our plan continues to evolve with changing data and factors stemming from ongoing
student needs. As we continue to participate in the ongoing PSC School Review process, we will
continue to reflect on our strengths and build on our areas needing growth and support using data-
driven decision making to support the needs of all students and diverse learners.
Category E: School Culture and Support for Student Personal and Academic Growth
Title-One Allocations
One hundred percent of Lincoln High School students receive free lunch and Abraham Lincoln is school-
wide Title One program. The purpose of the Title One is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and
significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on
challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments. Our goal for Title-
One is to address that purpose effectively and efficiently to meet the academic needs of all of our
students. To improve student achievement, Abraham Lincoln High School allocates Title One funds to
class size reduction by funding eleven classroom teachers in core content areas: (3) Math, (3) English, (1)
Science, (2) History, (1) Foreign Language. We also further support student achievement by providing
an academic counselor and four teacher assistants for the 2010 – 2011 academic school year. To further
improve student achievement, Title One categorical funding also supports before and after school
tutoring programs in core content areas and ensures the Computer Lab and Library are open for student
use before and after school.
Through the Title-One funding allocations, Lincoln High School has a number of intervention programs
designed to identify and support students who clearly need additional academic support to ensure their
success in high school and ensure that they are college and career-ready. Title One academic supports
include: AVID, PSA Counselor and PSW Counselor. We include funding for a Bridge Coordinator who
supports the instructional program and compliance involved in working with students with disabilities as
highlighted in the school and community profile. The Bridge Coordinator at Lincoln High School ensures
appropriate learning structures, access to methodologies, and intervention curriculum is provided to all
students with special needs as specified in their IEP.
We believe curricular trips provide hands-on opportunities for real life experiences. These trips allow for
students to increase content knowledge, vocabulary and provide firsthand experience that is linked to
curricular learning, and provide cultural capital that is essential for project based learning and
interdisciplinary learning. Students in all SLCs at Lincoln have had field trips such as the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art, Getty Museum, Huntington Library, California Science Center and Museum of
Latin American Art. These trips have been made possible by the support of Title One funds.

There is a need for further professional development in the use of technology for teachers. This
academic school year, we have offered a variety of technology workshops for example: Easy Grade Pro,
Google Earth in Education, Creating an Online Presence using the LHS Website, Creating Technology
Lesson Plans using Power Point and Creating Online Courses with Moodle. We have facilitated a couple
of professional development opportunities on My Data, the District’s online data base where teachers
can access student information, test scores and grades. During these professional development
opportunities, teachers were trained on how to access the online information and also given an
opportunity to analyze the data using relevant information from their own classes.
Parent Involvement
Our goal at Abraham Lincoln High School is to reach out to parents and forge alliances for sustaining
meaningful relationships. We believe parental involvement leads to increased student achievement,
improved behavior and increased likelihood for graduation. The school has sought to increase
communication between itself and all of its stakeholders, including regularly scheduled parent seminars
at which the principal is in attendance, and telephone calls through Connect-Ed to all parents to inform
them of school events and concerns. In addition, information is available on the school website, which
is updated on a daily basis. Parents are also informed of student performance data through mail,
newsletters, and school bulletins. Notes from the School Site Council meetings are now available on the
website.
Also, the following programs have been implemented to build a strong foundation for family, school,
and community engagement: Café con Leche –informal monthly meeting with Principal Torres and
parents / community members, Zen Tea with Principal Torres - informal monthly meeting with Principal
Torres and Asian parents / community members, and Tiger Talk- bi-monthly meeting with student
leaders from each SLC to discuss school events and issues. Parents are invited to informal conversations
with the principal, two parent conference nights during the school year, open house and back to school
night, School Site Council, ELAC and CEAC monthly meetings, and parent workshops in alliance with the
Asian Pacific American Legal Center. CEAC is composed of parents of Title 1 students. Their role is to
support the school and work cooperatively to increase academic achievement. Parents have the
opportunity to participate in the design and implementation of the program through activities such as
developing a parent policy, home-school compacts, parent training, and volunteer participation in
school activities. Parents are also invited to an annual Parent Conference, which is a professional
development session to inform parents about curriculum and instruction at the school, increase
community involvement, provide information on how to support student learning at home, and increase
parent access to college and career resources for their children. All of the above represent significant
positive steps forward in the recommended areas of growth.
To increase parent participation, a Parent Center was established and full-time Parent Resource Liaison
was allocated. We believe parents should feel valued and respected when they visit Lincoln High School.
The Parent Liaison assists parents when they arrive to campus. Parents have easy access to the Parent
Center since it is located at the main entrance of the school. At the end of each visit, parents are asked
to complete a survey on their experience. This feedback is used to adjust staff practices. Four

community representatives (one for each small learning community) serve as liaisons between the
classroom teacher and parents. Community Representatives participate in school related activities
including parent trainings and workshops, calls to families for counselors and teachers in the home
language, and support for the annual parent conference. Parent representatives provide a personalized
approach to increase parent involvement.
Our Parent Resource Liaison provides support to the Parent Center by facilitating programs for parents
that include parenting classes, early childhood education, children’s health and assistance in finding
helpful services in the community. We are in the process of refining a resource center in the Parent
Center with parenting books and other informative material regarding responsible parenting and
education with easy access to borrow the materials. The Parent Resource Liaison conducts two monthly
meetings and arranges for parent volunteers.
Articulation in ninth grade is critical to student success in high school. The potential of losing focus is
greater in the 9th grade when students feel they are entering into a larger sometimes seemingly less
caring environment, which ultimately impacts how students will succeed in high school. This year, an
Articulation Event was coordinated at Lincoln High School to provide incoming freshmen and their
parents an opportunity to tour the campus, learn historic information about Abraham Lincoln High
School and school personnel presented academic information. This event helped create a mutual
understanding of curriculum expectations and high school graduation requirements. Parents usually
leave with a better understanding of how to prepare their children for a high school diploma and
provide a supportive structure at home.
College-Bound Culture
Lincoln High School college-going culture is supported through a strong collaboration between College
Office, GEAR UP Program, and Counseling staff. We conduct weekly meetings to discuss the counseling
services and needs for our students. Students in advisory are provided information on colleges by their
counselors and advisory teachers, and counselors wear collegiate pride shirts each Thursday. Evidence
of our growing college bound culture can be seen in the increased numbers of students taking the SAT.
Among the students in the class of 2010, 136 students took the SAT, and in the class of 2011, that
number rose to 238. We are aiming to increase these numbers by 2012. Since this past fall, we
provided all sophomores and juniors with the PSAT exam. We have also begun to track the success of
students heading to college and career options. We are building our program in order to encourage
more students to apply and enroll at 4 year universities.
Class of 2010
University of California 46
Private/Specialty Schools 17
California State University 90
Community College 264
East LA Skills Center 1
Military 8
Independent College 7

Students in the Gear-Up Program, along with other students at Lincoln High School in conjunction with
the College Office, have had an opportunity to participate in the Jaime Escalante Math Program/
Recovery Credit classes, Individual Graduation Plan Counseling , college field trips (UCLA, USC, CSUN,
CSULA, Cal Poly Pomona, CSU Fullerton, Occidental, UC Irvine, Pepperdine University, Mt. St. Mary’s,
ELAC, LACC, GCC, Moorpark CC), ELAC college courses (Engineering & Technology Dept/Robotics course,
Eng Graphics & Design; ELAC Photo, Child Develop, Academic Prep for English),SAT Prep classes –
Princeton Review classes (Spring and Fall); YNCC-Elite Program, 3 day trip in CA (UCSB, UCB, Cal Poly San
Luis Obispo, Stanford, CSU Monterey, CSUSF) , College Workshops (UC, CSU, CC app; Pre-FAFSA,
Financial Aid/FAFSA app, AB540 students meeting), and Parent/Student Financial Aid Workshops.
College Representatives are available to all students and visit frequently from CSUN, CSULA, Mount Saint
Mary’s, Occidental College, Occidental Upward Bound, TELACU Upward Bound, Santa Monica College,
ELAC, East Los Angeles Skills Center, and Wilson/Lincoln Adult School. Students are provided access to
scholarship information; “Pot-of-Gold” posted online, AB540 scholarship lists, and FAFSA workshops.
During the 2009-10 school year, students at Lincoln received educational enrichment from UCLA Theatre
and pre-workshops through a production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”
Project Higher Learning III(PHL): A GEAR UP Grant Program
Project Higher Learning III: A GEAR UP Grant Program’s mission statement is to prepare students to
succeed academically in middle and high schools in order to gain admittance to and successfully
complete a program of higher learning in college, at university, or at some other institution of
postsecondary education. Project Higher Learning is a comprehensive program intended to create
systemic change at its participating schools.
At Lincoln High School, a cohort graduating class of 2011 students began the GEAR UP program in fall
2007. The grant follows these students through graduation from high school and final preparation for
post-secondary education. The program components are organically related to its central goal: GEAR UP
students will succeed academically, graduate from high school, enter and succeed in college. The
program components such as college and career awareness, academic achievement, counseling
services, mentoring, and parent programs lay the foundation for four years of high school in preparation
for life beyond high school graduation. With the collaboration of school staff, the GEAR UP program
delivers its services and needs built on previous year’s knowledge and awareness, creating college-going
culture at the school.
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)
AVID started in the fall of 2010 as a pilot program with 24 Humanitas SLC 9th grade students. Students
from Nightingale and El Sereno Middle Schools applied and were selected according to AVID selection
guidelines. AVID is an elementary through postsecondary college readiness system, designed to
increase school wide learning and performance. The AVID system provides exceptional professional
development incorporating proven teaching methodologies and on-going support for educators to

create structured learning environments that motivate students to think, comprehend and thrive inside
the school system. AVID is acceleration of student learning, not remediation; AVID is research-based
with proven results of student success; AVID is catalyst for systemic reform and change by reaching all
students through school wide and district wide AVID.
AVID has been around for 30 years and its recently revised mission statement reflect more recent work.
AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and
success in a global society. AVID teachers believe that if educators hold students to high standards, they
will rise to the challenge. Our selected AVID Elective teacher, collaborates with English, Math, Science,
History teachers along with a counselor, coordinator and administrator support. They are trained in
AVID methods and strategies to work with AVID students from 9th through 12th grade years. AVID student
s possesses “Individual Determination “and the desire to succeed in high school and to go onto college.
Next year, AVID will expand to other 9th graders in SLCs while the first Humanitas AVID group continues
to 10th grade.
Athletics
To support our college-bound and career ready culture, the Lincoln High School Athletics Program
underwent radical changes this school year. Sports were moved from the last period of the day to after
school; coaches and the athletic director reapplied for their positions. All coaching and athletic positions
were advertised within the community, and we adopted The Mission 3.0.
Providing sports programs after school has made a dramatic impact in the academic focus of students in
athletic teams. In the past, several of our coaches were also PE teachers and were busy coaching during
the last period of the day. This forced us to not be able to offer PE for students during the last period
and created large PE classes during the other periods. Some students could not take certain classes that
were only offered at the end of the day because of their participation in sports programs. Also, many of
the students who participated in sports were found wandering around campus once their season was
over and were not provided academic direction. The move of athletic programs after school has allowed
us to have smaller PE classes. Students are not restricted as to when to take the classes they need and
are provided more opportunities to take electives. Once the season is over, students continue to receive
academic instruction for the rest of the semester.
Our next change was to revamp the coaching and athletic staff. All coaches and the athletic director
reapplied for their positions. Our current administration has been at Lincoln HS for no more than 4
years. Our Athletic Director has been in this position for the last 30 years. Several of our coaches have
been coaching for 5 or more years. By making all current staff apply for their position, it gave us the
opportunity to hear their plans, goals and philosophy about the sport they coached. It also gave us the
opportunity to share with them our goals and philosophy about Lincoln’s athletic program. In this
manner, we were able to build anew with more norms and a more collaborative process that would
benefit our students. As a result, students were developing success in both the academic programs and
the athletic programs.

Unlike previous practices, we advertised these coaching positions in the community. By giving the
opportunity for members of the community to get involved in our athletics program, we showed that
we were looking for the best candidate to work with our student-athletes and truly welcomed an open
door to the primary support network of our students. It did not matter if they were staff or community
members as long as we shared our common goal: student success.
Mission 3.0 is our pilot program for our current JV football team that is true to the concept of Student-
Athlete. Pioneered by our JV Football Coach, our JV students are expected to maintain an average of 3.0
for the team. They have high expectations for behavior, and during the football season, were staying
afterschool to finish their studies after football practice for the day. Each student in the program had a
weekly progress report and high expectations from parents, teachers, and the coaches for their
academic work and in-school and out-of-school behaviors. During the 2011-12 school year, we will be
adapting this program for our Varsity Team.
EduCare Foundation
In previous years, our Beyond the Bell Afterschool Programs provider was Youth Services. This changed
during the 2009-10 school year, and many significant changes have taken place since in order to
increase student participation afterschool. The EduCare goal is to collaborate with Abraham Lincoln
High School staff and students and facilitate after school programs that will focus on academic
enrichment, mentoring, recreational activities, character education, supplemental education services,
community service, activities to promote youth leadership, and parental involvement, among the
programs EduCare offers. The after school culture at Lincoln High School is alive and growing with the
help of Lincoln staff, students, and EduCare staff. EduCare strives to promote and create new and
existing after school programs that not only provide academic support but also attract students to
become dedicated and consistent to the program of their choice. There are always a variety of new and
exciting after school activities for all Lincoln High School students. We believe in giving students power
to make changes and we take suggestions from students to ensure that we provide activities that they
want. After-School Programs Special Events
Academic Decathlon Bloomfield Camping Trips (I & II)
Beginning Music Drill Team Competitions
Body Conditioning Health & Bi-Cultural Fair
CAHSEE Preparation-English Lincoln High School Prom
CAHSEE Preparation-Math Lincoln High School Talent Show
Cheer Fundamentals Matriculation
Choir/Glee Club Once On This Island (play)
Drill Team Paramount Studios (Culminating Event)
Drum Line/Flags Panorama Music Festival Competition
ESL Intervention SLC Fair
Fitness First Take Action Leadership Campaign
Graphic Design Track Banquet
Guitar USC College Tour
Hip-Hop
Leadership Institute
Marching Band
Ping Pong Club
Revolution SAT Prep Workshop
Science Bowl
Special Ed Intervention-English
Special Ed Intervention-Math
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Volleyball Fundamentals
Wind Ensemble
EduCare also provides two very essential programs to the Lincoln High School student community: the
ACE Program and TOT I & II (Training of Trainers Workshops – Take Action Leadership Campaign). The
Achievement and Commitment to Excellence (ACE) Program is a comprehensive student success, youth
empowerment, and character-building program focusing on: Character Development, Personal
Management, Emotional Intelligence, and Interpersonal Skills. The ACE program is three day character
building retreat designed to assist youth in creating more successful and constructive lives. Focus area
include conflict resolution, service learning, staff development, parent and family involvement, and
classroom curriculum. During the 2009-10 school year, we had two successful ACE programs at Lincoln
High. During the 2010-11 school year, we were able to add another two programs for our specifically
identified students. The Take Action Leadership Campaign engages students in intensive Leadership
training and share best practices to make their after-school program a better program. The goal of the
program is that all students involved will become student leaders at their school. The Take Action
Leadership Campaign Program is based on the successful student “ownership – leadership” model which
Beyond the Bell successfully implemented at selected high schools. Skills gained at camping trips include
team building, problem solving, decision making, planning, self-reliance and leadership.
Support services: Psychiatric Social Worker, School Psychologist, Nurse, PSA, and Healthy Start
Coordinator/St. John’s Clinic Partnership
In these difficult economic times, we have made some observations about the emotional and mental
health of our students, including an increase in students needing emotional support. There have been
approximately 12 suicide assessments conducted by the PSW from August 2010-December 2010.
Approximately 8 of those assessments resulted in the Psychiatric Mobile Response Team being called
and those students being psychiatrically hospitalized for a 72 hour hold. There has been 1 suicide
attempt on our campus from August 2010 to December 2010. There have been approximately 13 crisis
intervention incidents handled by the PSW between August 2010 and December 2010. Those incidents
have been classified as either threat assessments, suicide assessments, or the death of students.
Support services are provided by the Crisis Response Team which includes the APSCS, Psychiatric Social
Worker (PSW), School Psychologist, Healthy Start Coordinator, PSA, a Counselor, Dean, and School
Nurse. Crisis Response/Intervention Team evaluates situational and emotional crisis being faced by our
students. They secure immediate interventions to help students and/or staff, manage sudden trauma
and its aftermath, and assist students and/or staff in restoring and maintaining an optimal learning
environment.
Aside from the Crisis Team, individual counseling is provided for identified students, presenting mental
health concerns or psychological concerns that are impacting their learning. Family Intervention is
available from the PSW to engage parents/guardians in the educational process of their son/daughter,
and to remove barriers to learning such as students dealing with family issues in the areas of addiction,
serious mental illness, family violence, depression, and child abuse. Our PSW assists with coordinating
appropriate resources and referrals to community agencies, such as the Department of Children and
Family Services, Amanecer Community Counseling Center, Asian Pacific Counseling Center and

Hathaway Children and Family Services to respond to the needs of our students. Evidence-Based
Trauma Focused Counseling Groups are available to help students who have been negatively impacted
by trauma/violence in their lives and/or in the community by using the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention
for Trauma in School (CBITS) evidence-based model.
Our support services staff provides program support and assist with development of programs such as
Positive Discipline Plans, Lincoln’s Safety Collaborative; SST (Student Success Team), C.o.S.T.
(Coordination of Services Team). The CoST analyzes data, including office referrals, attendance, truancy
reports, and student achievement, to make decisions about supports provided to a student, how their
needs may be met, and which programs or support personnel can provide those services. CoST serves as
a safety net that is designed to match supports directly to student needs to reengage them in learning.
CoST serves approximately 100 students each year with evidence kept in confidential binders.
Lincoln High School’s support services staff members also provide mental health consultation to teacher
and staff within an individual basis, or during in-service trainings on a variety of topics ranging from,
crisis intervention, child abuse, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, Threat Assessment and other
social-emotional issues affecting adolescents. As integral members of the school community, they are
consistently providing the emotional and behavioral support to provide students with a healthy outlook
for academic success.

2011 WASC PROGRESS REPORT Implementation of Action Plan
Implementation of the School Wide Action Plan

The academic achievement of students is the top priority at Lincoln High School. To reach the goals that
we established since the last WASC visit, the administration, faculty, governance body, and all
stakeholders meet yearly to ensure the Single Plan for Student Achievement is based on a long-range
planning process to help students meet district, state, and federal benchmarks for achievement while
maintaining goals for college and career ready success. The implementation of the schoolwide action
plan has taken many forms during the last three years, and our progress has been greatly affected by
Public School Choice. Our progress and decisions since spring of 2010 weaves the recommendations of
WASC with the District expectations of Public School Choice.
During the 2008-09 school year, the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) served as the primary
document along with the recommendations from the WASC Visiting Committee Report. It was created
to address the critical needs and areas of follow-up suggested by the WASC committee. From 2008-10,
the SPSA was also called the High Priority Action Plan that addressed these needs through department,
SLC, and schoolwide professional development. Weekly meetings by school administration and the
leadership team and monthly meetings of the School Site Council and Legislature were held to ensure
the implementation, monitoring, and review of the school’s goals, mission and vision, and action plan. In
2009, as part of the LAUSD’s Board Resolution for Public School Choice, Lincoln went through a
voluntary, rigorous schoolwide process of analyzing student performance data, setting priorities for
reforms, creating rigorous use of effective solutions, and establishing ongoing monitoring of results.
Once the final Proposal and Addendum were accepted, this became our PSC Plan transitioned into our
2010-11 Single Plan for Student Achievement. The plan sets targets for guiding the actions and
resources of the school to improve student achievement in accordance with State and Federal
guidelines. The monitoring of our progress has been led by the Administrative Leadership Team, the SLC
Leads, and our Support Staff. Legislature has created committees to address the concerns of parents,
students, and staff members with ongoing changes and issues with scheduling and logistics. As a result
are confident in stating implementation of our Public School Choice Plan and our WASC Action Plans are
monitored by and communicated to all stakeholders.
The Office of the Superintendent is closely monitoring our progress on the Public School Choice Plan
with ongoing reviews since last year. We are participating in reviews from Central and the District in
order to show effective and efficient progress on the implementation of our PSC Plan.

2011 WASC PROGRESS REPORT WASC Recommendations 2008
WASC Recommendations from 2008

2008 Schoolwide Critical Areas for Follow-Up: Summary of progress. While Lincoln High School is still
working on fully implementing all of the recommendations of the WASC 2008 committee, important
strides have been made as indicated below.
1. All staff needs training in how to access the student data at the site, how to interpret the data, and
how to use the data to inform and adjust instruction.
Since our last WASC visit, there have been several improvements in the areas of data accessibility and
data analysis. Lincoln High School followed the WASC recommendations by hiring a Data Coach to
collect and assist in the meaningful interpretation of data. Although the budget crisis in California has
interfered, and the position no longer exists, the awareness of data and commitment to utilizing it
effectively remains. During the spring of 2010, all staff members were provided with training on how to
use MyData and analyze the data using the RTI2 problem solving model. Teachers were given an
opportunity to interact with the data in the professional development by finding information for their
own students and accessing class and individual student reports. The RTI2 professional development
sessions during the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010 were focused on building consensus and initiated
conversations on using data to inform instruction. Teachers in SLCs were also provided with schoolwide
data during professional development and allotted time to go over the CST, API and AYP data and
disaggregated subgroup data of students in their SLC who were ELs and SWD. During the 2009-10
school year during ILC meetings, the Instructional Leadership Council learned to use the RTI2 problem
solving model to inform and adjust instruction. In the fall of 2010, LAUSD introduced CoreK12 to
provide teachers with easy access to Periodic Assessment Data and progress monitoring data on their
students. All administrators and the leadership team received training directly from Local District 5 for
CoreK12. Teachers in core subject areas received a preliminary training on CoreK12 at the end of
December and are now able to access students’ strengths and weaknesses to refine instruction. Core
departments such as English and Math regularly discuss the data available to them on MyData and
CoreK12 and research ways to apply this data to affect instruction in their classrooms.
We have spent the last two years analyzing data in order to inform our PSC plan writing and have found
several things that are successful for all students while also providing programs that serve only a small
population of students who need more targeted assistance. Through surveys of parents, students,
teachers, and the community, we discovered several important things about our numerous programs
including a need for more parent classes. Due to parental feedback, we are offering more technology-
education classes and workshops, as well as workshops based on educating parents in the requirements
of high school and engaging them in providing support for their children in the academic rigors of high
school. Our data has shown that attendance at after school and before school programs that offer
credit or enrichment (i.e. music, band, dance, etc.) is higher and the attendance of independent study.
With the assistance of the RTI2 Problem Solving Model and implementation of data-driven programs, we
are now able to offer a more personalized, focused approach for students who are at-risk for dropping
out and failing through our teams of teachers and counselors that are based within SLCs. We are

focusing our data research to apply to our professional development via departments and our grade-
level teams that are building common assessments and focus standards, as well as applying various
strategies within core classes. Within Departments, teachers have spent time collaborating is discussions
of how to utilize this data in their classrooms able to better monitor and evaluate the impact of different
teaching strategies.
2. Develop a mechanism for data analysis to include sufficient time to collaborate, plan, implement,
monitor, and evaluate the effect of initiatives on student learning and performance on pre-identified
indicators so that the most productive programs or program elements can be strengthened and
replicated.
Accountability and assessment has become a central issue with the recent scrutiny on education with
the introduction of value-added teaching, more emphasis on standardized tests, and the release of the
controversial documentary, Waiting for Superman. We continue to be drawn back to answering the
question, “Are students learning?” and what evidence exists to show it. It is a daunting task at Lincoln
High School as many students entering the high school level far are below basic in reading and math.
Despite our challenges, we continue to make strides in using a variety of methods of assessment and
holding students accountable.
The SLCs are also currently the main mechanism for data analysis. Each SLC has been engaged in looking
at MyData and CoreK12 to develop and analyze the success of their SLC specific programs and
interventions. This occurred during Professional Development on Tuesdays and on Saturdays during
specially developed PD sessions. MyData provides specific information available about our students in
all categories, including test scores, CST and CAHSEE, as well as specific information about the types of
questions missed and a composite of school wide and individual student data. We have had two
professional development Saturday trainings on using the MyData tool, including how to specific target
a select number of students as well as looking specifically at our advisory students and their needs. This
year, for the first time, we also administered the STAR diagnostic test at the beginning of the school year
schoolwide to create a benchmark of our students’ reading levels. We intend to reevaluate
improvement at the end of the year. Read 180 has proven to be successful for the lower-end of the
student body. Teachers may also use CoreK12 to provide data on the periodic assessments. We also
implemented and trained a number of teachers in Accelerated Reader, where students read books
based on their reading level and subsequently take assessments with real-time feedback to record
comprehension. This data directly affects the interdisciplinary lesson planning process and the
development of SDAIE access methodologies in the classroom. Teachers are also using the common
planning time provided on Tuesdays in their SLCs to plan instruction and design interdisciplinary lessons
based on the needs of students.
Lincoln High School is also using the RTI2 problem solving model and RTI2 standard protocols to
collaborate, plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate the effect of initiatives on student learning and
performance. Since we were a Cohort I RTI2 school, we are still learning how to effectively use RTI as a

mechanism for data analysis and data-driven decision making. The RTI2 School Based Leadership Team
has been attending professional development for two years to learn how to effectively use RTI2 to make
data driven decisions centered on students and their academic and behavioral needs. For instance, the
SBLT used the STAR Reading test to place assess all students reading below 4th grade in an appropriate
reading intervention. The SBLT also used CAHSEE Diagnostic data and CST data to place 10th grade
students in intervention for the CAHSEE. This newly formed capacity of using data for decision-making
will be transferred to other leaders at the site (Lead Teachers and Content Leads) and eventually to
teachers at Lincoln High School. The Leadership Team has already begun making student intervention
decisions for both academic and behavioral interventions using data: enrolling students in double block
ELA and Math classes, selecting students for CAHSEE interventions, testing and selecting students for
Read 180, ELS, and Enhancing Literacy, evaluating the progress of SWD, and selecting students for
Student Recovery day and the General Attendance Assembly. Read 180 was expanded at Lincoln High
School based on data reflecting student need and data reflecting the success of the program. Also,
during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years, teachers in Math, Science, Social Studies, and English
Departments formed learning teams to design and implement lessons and later analyze data from these
lessons. Unfortunately, Lincoln High did not have funds to continue the program during the 2010-11
school year.
3. Investigate, design, implement, and monitor a comprehensive plan for increasing the graduation
rate and decreasing the dropout rate.
Lincoln High School has made several changes to increase the graduation rate and decrease the dropout
rate in a multi-pronged strategy involving teachers, parents, administrators and students all focused in
different ways on reducing the dropout rate. We have accomplished two major changes that we believe
will help us increase the graduation rate. Schoolwide implementation of advisories provides our
students more time to build up their study habits, to practice key skills such as reading and writing, and
to develop relationships with caring adults who will follow them through all four years of high school.
We used research that showed that by facilitating the development of relationships with teachers and a
core group of students, we can increase the graduation rate by lowering the number of students who
are “lost.” All students were programmed into advisory periods by SLC and grade level to develop
academic connections and college/career ready goals, develop positive relationships with teachers, and
increase student personalization in each SLC. The SLCs are currently refining the curriculum for
advisories in order to fulfill these goals effectively. Secondly, we adjusted our schedule this 2010-2011
school year to block schedule, which allows for students to gather more units each semester by
increasing the number of classes they are taking from six to eight. We believe that this will help with the
graduation rate by increasing the amount of electives students can take- thus giving them a tangible
“benefit” of school- as well as increasing the number of intervention and focused-skill classes we can
offer to students who need to learn basic skills.
We increased numbers of counselors to provide each SLC with two counselors and a smaller caseload.
Greater personalization was established through the increased decentralization into the SLCs since each

SLC has an administrator, lead teacher, Increasing the frequency of student-counselor interactions
enables more time spent on each student’s Individualized Graduation plan. We also accomplished this
aspect through ensuring advisories meet on a regular basis. This gives counselors a forum for designing
lessons based on grade level psychosocial, academic, and college/career needs without taking time from
the core classes. Counselors are constantly monitoring students’ progress through their A-G graduation
requirements and meeting with parents regularly around each grading period. Students now have a
designated time during the day, with time not taken from core classes, to meet one-on-one with their
counselor in order to continue developing the IGP and address other scheduling issues. Parents are
contacted if their son or daughter is truant or failing classes at each grading period.
Block scheduling was developed to provide students more time for effective learning, more effective
instruction, more opportunities for intervention and enrichment, and more opportunities to make up
credits. Also, CAHSEE prep classes have been developed for students who need direct support for
passing the CAHSEE in order to earn their diploma. With the additional two periods, other double block
courses for English Tier II interventions were added without having to take students out of A-G
requirements. Essentially, the pillars of the Public School Choice Plan were specifically formulated to
increase the graduation rate and decrease the dropout rate.
We have demonstrated a significant commitment to increasing the graduation rate and decreasing the
dropout rate in our support structures as well. Lincoln has begun an online credit recovery program to
give students additional opportunities to make up credits in addition to options provided by the Wilson-
Lincoln Adult School and East LA Skills Center. The Gear Up program, a mentoring and student support
program, has been actively involved in providing resources and opportunities for students to gain
awareness of college admissions and academic success. Our PSA counselor regularly monitors
attendance, and follows up with individual families and students. The school has participated actively in
District-wide initiatives to decrease absenteeism by having all Assistant Principals, the Principal and
Local District 5 personnel go out into the community on a specified day to make home visits to
chronically absent students. Our PSA and support staff plan assemblies for chronically tardy students to
inform them of their obligations, and also holds assemblies for parents of chronically absent students to
inform them of their obligations. During the 2008-09 school year, a group of English teachers gathered
to examine the dropout rate among students who failed a semester of Freshman English. The teachers
read research articles, interviewed students, and distributed surveys, collecting both qualitative and
quantitative data that they formulated into a report with recommendations to share with their
colleagues. This led to the development and implementation by some teachers of units in class to
address the dropout rate.
4. There is a need to define and reinforce best practices from year to year. This requires time within
the school day for teachers to collaborate.
Every Tuesday is designated a Professional Development Tuesday in order to provide teachers time that
is set aside for SLCs and Departments to meet together to define and reinforce best practices. From
2008-10, teachers have met in Learning Teams to share best practices and are now meeting as emerging

Professional Learning Communities. These teams were collapsed after the loss of funding for this school
year and the end of the District’s contract with Pearson. The science department instituted peer
observations to observe best practices. Some members of the science department are engaged in a
grant supported inquiry project on Project Based Learning. VOICE (SLC) had individual teachers share
best practices through presentations. SGS (SLC) spends professional development time collaborating on
interdisciplinary instruction and refining advisory classes. 16 Lincoln High School teachers are engaged
in Take One!, which is a collaborative process to refine and analyze the success and effectiveness of
instructional practices through the first round of National Board Certification. A number of teachers at
Lincoln are now seeking National Board Certification as a result of their participation in Take One! In
addition, Instructional Leadership Council has been formed on campus to address development of
instruction. The science department instituted peer observations to observe best practices, and a group
of science teachers are currently engaged in an inquiry project funded by a grant from UCLA Center X to
investigate Project Based Learning. The VOICE SLC had individual teachers share best practices through
presentations. Other SLCs provided observation protocols in order for teachers to observe their
colleagues in classroom observations in a collaborative and non-threatening environment.
5. Establish a 3-5 year research based Professional Development program that provides timely,
sustainable, and cyclical activities that allow staff to move from initial to full implementation of
techniques and strategies.
The Public School Choice Plan and the Single Plan for Student Achievement guide our professional
develop program with research-based methodologies and concepts. There has been an increase in the
quantity of Professional Development (“PD”) made to all staff, both mandatory PD during the school
week, and optional PD on Saturdays. Lincoln High School provides a comprehensive research based
professional development program which has included training on block scheduling, RTI2, Pearson
Learning Teams, Brain Research (Science Dept), SDAIE, and Interdisciplinary Thematic Instruction.
Teachers have been actively involved in this process and have been engaged as presenters. We are also
researching for effective outside professional development experts to help us engage in these
processes. Lincoln High Teachers are also taking advantage of Local District 5 professional learning
opportunities on Writer’s Workshops, Adaptive Schools, RTI2, and Literacy Across the Curriculum. More
detailed information regarding our reforms and professional development can be found in the previous
sections on Public School Choice and in our PSC Plan. Since we are constantly evaluating and monitoring
our progress for the PSC Process through District-led School Reviews, we are consistently undergoing
processes of reflection and refinement of our needs and our professional development. We are
accountable to the reforms mentioned in the Public School Choice Plan and Addendum by LAUSD, and
we are participating in ongoing District evaluations and self-evaluations of the implementation of each
reform item every 4-6 months. This cycle of monitoring and evaluating effectiveness allows us to
continue refining our reforms for successful full implementation and increased student achievement.

6. There is a need to integrate the SLC themes into the instruction of each class more fully.
SLCs spent the better part of the spring of 2010 designing their SLC Thematic Plan, thematic based
lesson plans, project based learning, and culminating activities for the SLC. These are ongoing and still
emerging, as teachers are refining and adjusting to the new reforms. These lessons were originally
based on the Humanitas model, and teams of teachers by grade level and different disciplines
collaborated to create plans that adhered to the standards and themes. All SLCs at Lincoln are currently
implementing their thematic plans as the foundation of their instruction and curriculum. Humanitas
integrates art in every lesson. Medical Health includes medical issues in their curriculum. VOICE uses
the advisories to integrate SLC themes. In addition, SLCs follow the recommendations for contiguous
space and personalization, highlighting and reinforcing the theme in instruction and appearance so the
students and staff develop a cohesive identity in relation to their SLC. During the last two years,
professional development hours have been distributed between SLCs and departments with every
Tuesday. Each SLC is at different states in defining a unique identity as well in the area of assessment
and accountability. Departments continue to meet to continue to improve the quality of learning taking
place in every classroom, emphasizing test taking strategies and helping students to take the
standardized tests seriously. Though school-wide codes of conduct exist, each SLC is seeking
increasingly more personalized solutions to raising academic achievement and addressing behavioral
concerns. Each SLC has continued to build interdisciplinary lesson plans to help reinforce learning
between students’ classes and reinforce the SLC themes.
7. Ensure that the intended standards-based curriculum is the taught curriculum to support students’
literacy and numeracy success.
Since 2008, through a process of research for both WASC and PSC, we discovered that students wanted
to be more engaged. During the PSC process, the collaborative stakeholders group decided to
incorporate interdisciplinary lessons and project based learning along with our current District
curriculum to engage students with hands-on cross-curricular learning, increase the focus of thematic
instruction in SLCs, stress the importance of literacy and numeracy skills, and provide college and career
ready skills. We are currently rewriting, designing, and implementing interdisciplinary (ID), thematic
units with an emphasis on project-based assessments based on some of the work that we began in
March 2010. Although the units are still in the design phase, with several progressing to the first stage
of implementation, we are confident that, given more time to work on our lessons during our
professional development and common planning time, the planned curriculum is becoming the taught
curriculum along with District Instructional Guides. Our math teachers have also been involved in the
creation of common assessments. Our English teachers are also utilizing common writing-based
assessments to prepare students for the CAHSEE and CSTs. Students are also participating in off-campus
trips and experiences to reinforce the ideas and theories included in interdisciplinary units. Each SLC is
beginning to utilize portfolios and other formative collections of project-based assessments. To support
the needs of ELs and diverse learners, our teachers have been trained in common access methodologies
and SDAIE strategies across content areas and grade levels. Four SLCs (VOICE, Medical Health,

Humanitas, and SGS) created grade level teams to ensure that the curriculum is standards based and
supports students’ literacy and numeracy success. The science department instituted peer visitations
into teacher’s classrooms to monitor the teaching of the curriculum.

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Abraham Lincoln High School

2011 WASC Progress Report

Abraham Lincoln High School,

Ramon Cortines, Superintendent

Robert Martinez, Local District 5 Superintendent

Jose Torres, Principal

WASC Committee: WASC Focus Group Leaders:

Alicia Hernandez, SAA Coordinators:

Jose Torres, Marisa Crabtree,

Principal UTLA Representative

Table of Contents Page

School Data and the 3As: Academics, Attendance, Attitude 8

Significant Changes and Public School Choice 20

Implementation of School-Wide Action Plan 35

Report on School-Wide Action Plan Based on WASC Criteria 36

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School and Community Profile

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Expected School-wide Learning Results:

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School Data and the 3As: Academics, Attendance, and Attitude

The 2009-10 school year has reflected our

Table 1: API Progress Report 2009-2010

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Table 1: API Progress Report 2009-2010

Table 2: CST Growth in English and Math

Schoolwide 18.8% 24.7% 25.9% 24.4% 29% +4.6 +10.2

Schoolwide 7.3% 10% 9.5% 9.9% 12.1% +2.2 +4.8

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Table 3: CST Overall Improvements

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Table 4: College Readiness

College Readiness Based on % Taking A-G Courses

Advanced Placement 2009-10

Figure 2: CAHSEE Pass Rate by Grade Levels

CAHSEE Pass Rate

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provide for an additional PSA this year, but we are still

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Table 5: Student Suspensions Decrease Figure 7: Student Suspensions Decrease

Decrease in Student Suspensions

2008-09 42 1.5 -7.3 s

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Addressing the Needs of Diverse Subgroups:

Table 6: English Learners

English Learner Population by Home Language

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Lincoln High School ELs: Student Reclassification Data

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Table 8: ELs and RFEPs - CAHSEE Scores

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Students with Disabilities

offer our MR students a music class to provide them to access to

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Math, Science and Technology Magnet

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Figure 8: Significant Improvements in Magnet

Lincoln H.S. Math/Science/Technology Magnet Center 90

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Significant Changes and Public School Choice

PSC Plan/Reforms Current Progress

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