Bayside High School (Clearwater, Florida)

Infobox School
name = Bayside High School

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imagesize = 275px
caption = The sign in front of Bayside High School
motto = SOAR to Success
Stay Motivated
Opt for Honesty
Act Responsible
Respect Self and Otherscite web |url=http://www.bayside-hs.pinellas.k12.fl.us/allaboutus.html|title=All About Us|accessdate=2007-01-19]
established = 2004
type = Public alternative secondary school
district = Pinellas County Schools
grades = 9-12
principal = Patricia "Patty" LaVoy Fuller [cite web |url=http://www.pinellas.k12.fl.us/mis/SchoolLinks.asp?varSchoolID=025 |title=Pinellas County Schools - School Links |accessdate=2007-05-12] [cite web |url=http://www.bayside-hs.pinellas.k12.fl.us/administrator.html |title=Administrators|accessdate=2007-05-12]
campus type = Suburban
campus size = convert|12|acre|ha|lk=on
enrollment = 376 (as of 2005-06)cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=Bayside+High+School&State=12&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=120156004035|title=Bayside High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=2008-03-23]
faculty = 33 (as of 2005-06)
ratio = 11.4 (as of 2005-06)
colors = Burgundy and silver color box|#800020 color box|silver
mascot = Eagle
location = 14405 49 St N
Clearwater, FL 33762
country = USA
information = [phone]
website = http://www.bayside-hs.pinellas.k12.fl.us/

Bayside High School is a public alternative secondary school in Clearwater, Florida, United States. The school is the first long-term alternative school in the Pinellas County School District and is a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. [cite web |url=http://www.bayside-hs.pinellas.k12.fl.us/FAQ.html|title=Frequently Asked Questions |accessdate=2007-01-21 |format= |work= ]

History

In 1997, Pinellas County School Board members committed to building an alternative high school. Locating the campus on property already owned by the School Board near 58 St N and 150 Ave N, in Clearwater, was proposed, but residents complained about having the at-risk students in their neighborhood. The School Board purchased the current site for $2,400,000 after voters approved a referendum in November, 2002, and work began during Fall, 2003. [cite news |first=Donna |last=Winchester |title=New school offers second chance |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2004/10/19/Southpinellas/New_school_offers_sec.shtml |work=St. Petersburg Times |date=2004-10-19 |accessdate=2007-01-21 ] [cite news |first=Donna |last=Winchester |title=New school hopes to deflate dropout rate |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2004/05/30/Neighborhoodtimes/New_school_hopes_to_d.shtml |work=St. Petersburg Times |date=2004-05-30|accessdate=2007-01-21 ]

The school opened in the Fall semester of 2004.

Campus

Bayside High School is located on convert|12|acre|ha|lk=on of land at 14405 49 St N, in Clearwater, FL, across the street from the Pinellas County Jail. The 90,000 square foot school building houses a reception area with nearly convert|30|ft|m high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows. Visual and performing arts studios are also located there. The school utilizes 65 surveillance cameras.

tudents

As of 2005-06, Bayside High School enrolled 376 students while the school can enroll approximately 500 students. Students apply and are accepted into Bayside High School because they have been truant at their previous school, they are too old for their grade level, or they unlikely to graduate.

Curriculum

Bayside High School schedules four classes per day; many other high schools in Pinellas County have six. The maximum class size is 22 students, but has been known to exceed 30 students for certain classes needed for graduation, such as mathematics.

Bayside offers the Performance Diploma Option which allows students to earn a diploma based on performance instead of credits, Credit Recovery which allows students to retake failed classes online, and dual enrollment with Pinellas Technical Education Centers.cite web|url=http://www.bayside-hs.pinellas.k12.fl.us/FAQ.html|title=Frequently Asked Questions|accessdate=2008-04-21]

chool accountability

The Florida Department of Education assigned the grade "F" to Bayside High School for the 2004-2005 school year, the grade "I" for the 2005-2006 school year, and the grade "P" for the 2006-2007 school year. [cite web
url = http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/default.asp?action=verifySelectionSchool&report=SG&districts=52&schoolYear=2006-2007%2C2005-2006%2C2004-2005%2C2003-2004%2C2002-2003%2C2001-2002%2C2000-2001%2C1999-2000%2C1998-1999&school_grade=&level=School&schoolNumbers=520251
title = School Accountability Report | accessdate=2008-02-25]

References

External links

* [http://www.pinellas.k12.fl.us/ Pinellas County Schools Home Page]
* [http://www.bayside-hs.pinellas.k12.fl.us/ Bayside High School Home Page]