Alameda Community Learning Center

Established	1992
School type	Public Charter
Staff	~15
Students	~215
Athletics	Dark Meat (Ultimate team)
Mascot	Todd, the Dancing Now and Later
Location	210 Central Avenue Alameda, California, 94501
Information	Phone: (510) 521-7543 Fax: (510) 521-7350
Website	http://www.alamedaclc.org

The Alameda Community Learning Center (ACLC), formerly Arthur Andersen Community Learning Center, is a 6th-12th grade charter school located in Alameda, CA, sharing a campus with Encinal High School. It describes itself as an educational model that empowers all youth to take ownership of their educational experience, to celebrate their diverse community, and to actively participate as members in a democratic society. It now focuses more on being a democratic society where students can decide what they want. ACLC's student population is representative of the general population of Alameda, CA, with a slight under-representation of Asian learners (students) and an over-representation of Caucasian learners. Enrollment in the ACLC occurs according to a district run lottery system due to a high demand and relatively low learner spots available, however siblings are automatically placed in the school.^[1] 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Charter schools are publicly funded elementary or secondary schools that have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools, in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each charter schools charter. ... Ultimate (often called ultimate Frisbee) is a competitive non-contact team sport played with a flying disc. ... Now and Later is a brand of very chewy fruit-flavored taffy. ... Charter schools are publicly funded elementary or secondary schools that have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools, in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each charter schools charter. ... Alameda is a city located in Alameda County, California. ... Encinal High School is a public coeducational high school serving grades 9-12. ...

History

The Alameda Community Learning Center was created as a school in which the Graduate Profile of the Alameda Unified School District could live and breathe. The Graduate Profile is a document that was created at a visioning conference held by the AUSD in partnership with Arthur Andersen in 1992. The Alameda Unified School District serves the city of Alameda, USA. // Schools in this district Adult schools Alameda Adult School High schools Alameda Alameda Community Learning Center Alameda Science & Technology Institute Encinal Island Middle schools Chipman Lincoln Wood Elementary schools Bay Farm Earhart Edison Franklin Henry Haight Longfellow Lum Miller... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ...

The product of this conference, the Graduate Profile, contains the ideal skills, qualities and work habits of a successful high-school graduate. Arthur Andersen funded the start-up costs for the school and endowed it with state-of-the-art technological resources and facilitator training.

After its first five years, it became apparent to all involved that this school needed to become a Charter School where the economic and educational decisions that determined the fate of the school would be made by an ACLC Governing Board composed of facilitators, parents, learners, community members and a district representative. This charter status allows the school to seek its own grants, determine its own standards, and enact policy that meets the needs of this unique environment. Facilitators (teachers), parents and learners (students) are involved in all levels of decision making.

Controversy

ACLC is well known for consistent Wikipedia vandalism. The IP is often banned, making the annual ACLC Wikipedia Vandalism Faire difficult to accomplish.

Athletics

Alameda Community Learning Center students are allowed to play on any middle school or high school teams around Alameda. Most athletes play for Encinal High. ACLC however only has one sport of its own, in Ultimate Frisbee. The program was started in spring of 2003, and the program rapidly developed into a West Coast powerhouse, most recently finishing in 3rd at UPA Westerns. ACLC is also back-to-back winners of the recently established California Ultimate Championships. Encinal High School is a public coeducational high school serving grades 9-12. ... The Ultimate Players Association, founded in 1979, is a not-for-profit organization that serves as the governing body of the sport of Ultimate in the United States. ...

Courses

ACLC has a set of graduation requirements designed to meet University of California requirements.^[2] It does not offer any language classes, but offers learners the chance to take language classes at Encinal High School, specifically French 1-5 and Spanish 1-5. Learners can also take classes at the nearby College of Alameda, which offers languages such as Japanese and Italian.^[3] Encinal High School is a public coeducational high school serving grades 9-12. ... College of Alameda is a two-year community college located in Alameda, California. ...

DVS

The ACLC offers an elective called TV/Media, commonly known as Digital Video Studio (DVS). TV/Media allows learners to learn the arts of video production, including camera work and digital editing, provided they have the motivation to. The ACLC has a special green painted room for TV/Media use (such as special effects) dubbed the "Green Room." The TV/Media course has UC approval as of 2006. In order to facilitate more interaction with the neighboring Encinal High School, students from Encinal have been allowed to take the DVS course at ACLC. The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. ... Encinal High School is a public coeducational high school serving grades 9-12. ...

References

1. ^ "Who We Are", Alameda Unified School District, September 15, 2006.
2. ^ "Graduation Requirements", Alameda Unified School District, September 15, 2006.
3. ^ "Offered Courses", Alameda Unified School District, September 15, 2006.