Bayside High School (Clearwater, Florida)
Encyclopedia
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
.
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.
The school opened in the Fall semester
of 2004.
s are also located there. The school utilizes 65 surveillance cameras
.
at their previous school, they are too old for their grade level, or they are unlikely to graduate
.
; 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.
assigned the grade A to Bayside High School for the 2004-2005 school year, the grade A for the 2005-2006 school year, and the grade A' for the 2006-2007 school year.
Alternative school
Alternative school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides part of alternative education. It is an educational establishment with a curriculum and methods that are nontraditional...
secondary school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Clearwater
Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida, US, nearly due west of Tampa and northwest of St. Petersburg. In the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and in the east lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787. It is the county seat of...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The school is the first long-term alternative school in the Pinellas County School District
Pinellas County Schools
Pinellas County Schools is a school district serving Pinellas County, Florida, USA and based in Largo.-Organization:Pinellas County Schools has about 102,000 students and more than 13,000 employees. Dixie M. Hollins was the county's first superintendent of schools...
and is a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
.
History
In 1997, Pinellas County School Board members committed to building an alternative high school. Locating the campusCampus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
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
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
in November, 2002, and work began during Fall, 2003.
The school opened in the Fall semester
Academic term
An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. These divisions may be called terms...
of 2004.
Campus
Bayside High School is located on 12 acres (48,562.3 m²) of land at 14405 49 St N, in Clearwater, FL, across the street from the Pinellas County Jail. The 90000 square feet (8,361.3 m²) school building houses a reception area with nearly 30 feet (9.1 m) high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows. Visual and performing arts studioStudio
A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or the catchall term for an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, radio or television...
s are also located there. The school utilizes 65 surveillance cameras
Closed-circuit television
Closed-circuit television is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors....
.
Students
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 truantTruancy
Truancy is any intentional unauthorized absence from compulsory schooling. The term typically describes absences caused by students of their own free will, and usually does not refer to legitimate "excused" absences, such as ones related to medical conditions...
at their previous school, they are too old for their grade level, or they are unlikely to graduate
Graduation
Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also...
.
Curriculum
Bayside High School schedules four classes per dayBlock scheduling
Block scheduling is a type of academic scheduling in which each student has fewer classes per day but each class is scheduled for a longer period of time . A student might be taking 7 different classes, but only 4 per day, and the specific daily classes would rotate through a changing daily cycle...
; 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
Dual enrollment
In education, dual enrollment involved students being enrolled in two separate, academically related institutions. It may also refer to any individual who is participating in two related programs, but such a general form of usage is uncommon....
with Pinellas Technical Education Centers.
School accountability
The Florida Department of EducationState education agency
A state education agency , or state department of education, is a formal governmental label for the state-level government agencies within each U.S...
assigned the grade A to Bayside High School for the 2004-2005 school year, the grade A for the 2005-2006 school year, and the grade A' for the 2006-2007 school year.