Dehesa Charter School
“Shaping the Future...One Student at a Time”

Contact Information
Terri Novacek, Director
Phone: 877-300-8299 or (619) 498-3020
Fax:  619-498-1488
 
Program Sponsor
Dehesa School District
 
Communities Served
Dehesa Charter School serves the K-12 population of San Diego, Orange, Riverside and Imperial counties.
 
Mission Statement
 
The mission of Dehesa Charter School is to serve the K-12 population of San Diego, Orange, Riverside and Imperial counties. The student will be equipped with the means to attain personal academic excellence through individualized learning, assessment-based placement and research-based support. Both traditional and technological means will be used to encourage each student to discover his or her unique talents and strengths and to develop into life-long learners, as well as productive self-confident citizens.
 
Vision StatementPlanting the seeds of growth through homegrown learning.
 
Education Vision

Program summary:

• Providing K-12th grade students and parents with expanded educational opportunities through the Charter
• Dehesa Charter School members are composed of students, parents, teachers and school director.
• Dehesa Charter School will be nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, employment practices and all other operations.
• The program shall be nondiscriminatory based on ethnicity, national origin, gender, religion or disability.
• There will be no tuition charged to attending students.

The purpose of Dehesa Charter Program is to:

• Create an educational environment in which all students can learn and succeed.
• Utilize and support parental involvement in the education of their children.
• Encourage students to be self-motivated and lifelong learners through self-directed learning opportunities that are initiated and pursued by the student, parent, and charter school staff.  This sense of ownership elicits enthusiasm, interest and involvement.
• Foster a positive relationship between parents, students and staff of the Charter School.
Incorporate activities addressing the multiple forms of intelligence and learning styles, with the intention of raising and supporting achievement in academic learning.
• Assess knowledge and demonstration of integrated learning across major subject areas through performance based assessments which may include but not be limited to journal summaries, student portfolios, presentations, observations, state and district approved standardized tests and parent-teacher conferences and meetings.

The goal at Dehesa Charter School is to create an educational environment in which all students can learn and succeed by providing materials that match each student's learning style, as well as providing support for the parent/educator through research-based instructional techniques.

The curriculum at Dehesa Charter school follows the California state frameworks, while allowing for accelerated learning as well as small group support for beginning and struggling learners.

Dehesa's particular focus uses the Multiple Intelligence Theory to promote individualized learning for each student. Textbooks and materials will be selected from many sources to facilitate independent learning for all students.

Each student will have an individualized learning plan which will serve as a roadmap over the years. It is created by the parent/educator, student, and educational facilitator to establish performance goals, track student progress, and identify special assistance or services needed by the student.
 
Personalized Learning In Action