Roberts High School

Infobox Education in the United States
name=Roberts High School


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schoolboard=Salem-Keizer Public Schools
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superintendent= Dr. Sandy Husk
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principal= Mary Jean Sandall
viceprincipal= Jim Saffeels
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schooltype=alternative, secondary
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founded=1996
enrollment= 1,020
enrollment_as_of= Spring 2007

Roberts High School provides non-traditional educational programs in the Salem-Keizer Public School District. Rather than a centralized campus, Roberts High School consists of departments at different sites in Salem and Keizer, Oregon. These branch sites include the Downtown Learning Center, Structured Learning Center, Bridge, and Internet-based SK Online [1]

SK Online provides web-based curriculum for students who need acceleration, are credit deficient, have scheduling conflicts in a traditional school, are home schooled, remediation, or are medically fragile. Students under the age of 21 and reside within Salem-Keizer Public School District are eligible to fully enroll with SK Online. SK Online also serves students enrolled at other schools or districts by prior arrangement.

SK Online is a great match for students preferring the individualized, self-paced nature of. web-based education. In addition to online support and email, SK Online teachers may meet students in face-to-face meetings, conference by telephone, or arrange web camera conferences to further assist students or monitor testing. SK Online courses can supplement instruction for students enrolled at traditional high schools. SK Online provides online learning opportunities in multiple ways: 1) students who reside and are enrolled in Salem-Keizer Public School District as part of the student’s school day and with their school’s approval; 2) through tuition or prior agreements with other school districts; or 3) through privately paid tuition. As a matter of policy, SK Online does not enroll students outside of Salem-Keizer District boundaries but will serve by tuition or interagency agreement.

Available courses and online registration are listed on SK Online’s web site www.skonline.org [http://www.skonline.org] . Students enrolled in SK Online can earn a Roberts HS diploma or may transition to a neighborhood high school or another branch of Roberts High School.

Bridge is an alternative program of opportunity designed to help credit deficient 11th and 12th grade students complete the requirements for a Salem-Keizer high school diploma. Bridge is an online learning program providing computer resource labs after regular school hours in neighborhood high schools and as a full-day option, the Downtown Learning Center. Bridge supports students with online courseware with “at-the-elbow” instructional assistance.

The Downtown Learning Center hosts a daytime Bridge option to accommodate the need for flexible scheduling. Bridge students usually focus on one course at a time according to their personal learning plan. Bridge students can earn a Roberts HS Diploma or may transition to a neighborhood high school or another branch of Roberts High School.

Structured Learning Center addresses the needs of secondary-level students with severe behavior issues or expelled from their neighborhood schools. The Structured Learning Center works to continue the students’ educational progress while developing personal management skills. The Structured Learning Center offers small-group instruction with additional opportunities through online learning, and internships such as IKE Media. As part of the Structured Learning Center, Fresh Start classrooms provides students with high school educational opportunities and development of their ability to make appropriate choices, be responsible for their actions, and become self-sufficient. Structured Learning Center and Fresh Start students can earn a Roberts HS Diploma or may transition to a neighborhood high school or another branch of Roberts High School.

Work Experience Program enables high school students who have jobs to gain elective credit through learning employment skills directly from their jobs. The curriculum is aligned to Oregon's Career Related Learning Standards. Administered centrally for Saleem-Keizer Public School District, students may earn up to four credits in their high school careers and enter the Work Experience Program through referral by their local high school counselor.

GED Option, located at the Downtown Learning Center serves Salem-Keizer high school students ages 16 through 21 who need alternative education outside of their resident high school and who are deficient in credit. The GED Option provides students with an instructional program in GED preparation and vocational assessment. GED testing is provided at the Downtown Learning Center without cost for enrolled students. Students can earn a GED certificate and may transition to another branch of Roberts High School for high school diploma completion.

The Downtown Learning also hosts a READ 180 classroom. This intensive basic program addresses the needs of students reading below grade level. [ [http://csrclearinghouse.com/research/improvement.cgi?sr=SR005106&st=s] Final Report: A Summary of Independent Research on READ 180 ] Interactive computer programs and printed materials are used to improve reading skills. Students successfully raising their reading level are transferred into GED, Bridge, or other alternative program within Roberts High School.

Marion County Juvenile Detention Education - Under contract with the Oregon Youth Authority, Roberts High School provides education services for juveniles who are incarcerated at the Marion County Juvenile Detention facility. Students in Detention are either serving a sentence imposed by the juvenile judge or have been detained by law enforcement. The Detention Education program provides students the opportunity to earn credit in math, art, physical education, and language arts.

Marion County Corrections Facility Education Program, located at the Marion County Jail, the program serves juveniles who are incarcerated either awaiting trial or who are adjudicated and awaiting transfer to a State corrections facility. Students have the option of working towards their GED, or completing high school course work leading to a diploma.

In the 2006-2007 school year, over 1,000 students were enrolled in Roberts High School. More than 400 students earned high school diplomas or GED certificates in the 2006-2007 school year.

Roberts High Schools is named in honor of former Governor Barbara Roberts. Cite web|url=http://www.woh.pdx.edu/heroines/BarbaraRoberts/bio/index.html|title=Friends and Colleagues Honor Barbara Roberts|accessdate=2006-12-11|publisher=Portland, Oregon: Department of Women's Studies, Portland State University|year=2005|work=Portland's Walk of Heroines|format=HTML] Cite web|url=http://www.salkeiz.k12.or.us/districtcenter/schools/roberts.htm|title=Roberts High School - Secondary Alternative Programs|accessdate=2006-12-11|publisher=Salem, Oregon: Salem Keizer Public Schools|year=2006|work=Salem-Keizer Public Schools (Official website)|format=HTML]

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