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Other data There are 1.3 students per computer, compared to the California state-wide average of 5 students per computer. {Link without Title} . Many students go to on to a Higher Educational Institution while less than 20% go directly into the Workforce . FACULTY There is an average of 27 students per teacher. Full credentials are possessed by 83% of teachers, while the remaining teachers have emergency credentials or waivers. {Link without Title} Faculty Retention has been an issue over the School's history. Retention rates were below 50% the first several years of operation but current retention rates hover around 75%. Due to the small-school environment that Technology High School maintains there are at most 3 teachers in one department. This encourages teachers to work together on Cross-curricular Projects . Staff meetings happen at least once a week where the entire staff of the school gathers together to discuss any outstanding school wide issues. Another purpose of these meetings is to attempt to ensure Consistency through the entire school. CURRICULUM Technology High School's curriculum is designed to be Project-based as well as Cross-curricular . Teachers work closely together to create projects that span more than one curricular area. Teachers also try to time the curriculum so that students can take advantage of what they learn in one class in another. The curriculum is also designed and graded based on the Schoolwide Learning Outcomes . CLUBS ''Official Clubs'' Robotics Club The Robotics Club is almost as old as the school itself. It originated in 2000 as a project in one of the Engineering classes, the following year it was offered to all students as a club. The team competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition where they are given 6 weeks each year to Design , Build , Program , Test and ship a Robot . Since becoming a club in 2001 the team has prided itself on being entirely Student Run . This means that students are responsible for the raising the $6,000 each year for the entry fee and increasing amounts for travel, manufacuring and operational expenses. Naturally, this has also resulted in dilemmas of its own. The team has strugged to maintain consistency in its internal governance and affairs with frequent disputes arising. The team currently is governed by a set of Bylaws that were adopted on September 18th, 2003. These bylaws set forth an administrative body called the Executive Council (More commonly just called the EC) which tries to oversee operations of the club and resolve disputes. The actual work of the club is accomplished by a few working-groups. The working-groups are currently Fundraising / Public Relations , Manufacturing , Programming and Website / Animation . Each of these groups work fairly independent of one another and deal with their subject matter. Groups frequently have an appointed leader, but sometimes the group will see to its own affairs without need for a leader. Working-groups can and do hold meetings independently of the general meetings each week. Each individual members of robotics are required to maintain active membership in at least one working-group. Student Council Technology High School's Associated Student Body was started late in 2003 after Technology High School held its first Elections and instituted the first Student Government in the school's history. ASB is responsible for overseeing the clubs in the school as well as overseeing each club's fiscal situation and ensuring that operation in this area proceeds smoothly. It adopted its bylaws quickly after the council's inception and currently allows members to not only be elected, but voted in as "General Members". The Technology High School ASB set ambitious goals in its first year. The council wanted to start a business that would generate revenue for the school and jobs for students. Unfortunately due to the scope of the project, such plans were later shelved. The council continues to strive to reach outside ASB's traditional role and do more to involve itself in pressing problems and issues of the students. Network Security Club The Network Security Club was established in March of 2003 by DJ Capelis . It formally was adopted as a club by ASB at the same time ASB grandfathered in the Robotics Club. The club was founded to educate students about Network Security. Though it only met two days a week the club ran like a class much of the time even occasionally requesting homework and giving exams to those who participated. During the 2004-2005 school year the club implemented a student Liability Waiver at the request of the school. The Network Security Club provides opportunities for students to not only learn about security, but through the use of livecds actually do this learning in a Hands On fashion. The club's curriculum includes Wargames , Network Simulations and Programming . The curriculum also consists of a lot of board work and Lecture . The subject is taught both from a Practical and Theoretical perspective. Chess Club The Chess Club was established late in the 2002-2003 school year by Nicholas Wan and revived again in the during the next year under different leadership. The club offers a weekly hangout for Chess Enthusiasts during lunch. Tournaments are also offered from time to time. Yearbook Club The Yearbook Club was established in September 2004 to create Technology High School's first yearbook. Working with a dedicated Advisor , the yearbook club managed to achieve their objective. The club continues to work on Technology High School's yearbooks. Mechanics Club (Disbanded) During the 2004-2005 school year, a Mechanics club where students could learn more about mechanics and work on various machinery was created. This club eventually disbanded due to lack of involvement. It may or may not return in future years. Ping-Pong Club The Ping-pong club is one of Technology High School's more unique clubs. Similar to the chess club in many ways the ping-pong club seeks to provide students with an activity. The ping-pong club has managed to procure two ping-pong tables and rolls them out each week during lunch. Battlefield Club (Suspended Until Further Notice) In a movement to increase student entertainment at school, the Battlefield Club became a movement to push for the school to allow Games on the school computers. The club intended to use the games to have events after school where students could play Battlefield 1942 as part of the club. The proposal to install games on the school computers eventually was quashed by the district even though the school administration kept a neutral stance on the issue. This left the club with little it could actually do and it was promptly suspended until further notice. Burrito Club Discription to come. ''Un-Official Clubs'' PSP Club The club started from a casual gathering of {Link without Title} owners that would be together at lunch to discuss and play PSP games. The club was un-official for the entirity of it's life of about one month. SOS Brigade A club started near the end of the 2005-2006 school year, the SOS Brigade is based on a club of the same name from the hit anime The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiy . The club is yet to be approved by ASB so the club remains un-official. EXTERNAL LINKS
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