RISE Institute

School Accountability Report Card

Reported for School Year 2006-07

Published During 2007-08

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I. About This School

Contact Information

This section provides the school’s contact information.

School		District/LEA where located
School Name	RISE Institute	District Name	San Francisco Unified School Dist
Street	1760 Cesar Chavez St., Ste. RS	Phone Number	415-355-7723
City, State, Zip	San Francisco, CA 94124	Web Site	www.sfusd.com
Phone Number	415-641-1878	SELPA Director	David Wax
Directors	Elvia Martinez & Robert Fredericks	E-mail Address	waxd@sfusd.edu
E-mail Address	riseinst@sbcglobal.net	Acting Superintendent	Gwen Chan
Districts being served by School	SFUSD, So. SFEUSD, San Mateo SELPA, San Mateo Union High, San Mateo Foster City, Jefferson Elem., Jefferson High, Vallejo City, Sequoia Union, San Bruno Park, Pacifica School Dist., Ravenswood Union High, Oakland Elem.

School Description and Mission Statement

Located in the Bay view Hunters Point area, this year RISE Institute will celebrate its 20th year of providing quality education to disadvantaged children/youth. The school strives to develop techniques and programs which creatively address the on going needs for at-risk children, adolescents and their families in our ever changing communities.

RISE Institute is proud of its legacy of offering troubled children/youths an alternative to traditional schools as a means of completing their education. RISE Institute historically has provided quality services to clients and their families through an ever evolving array of program services. The following psycho-educational non-public school programs are available to our clients and families: 1) small protective setting, 2) group and individual counseling, 3) substance abuse counseling, 4) speech and language therapy, 5) art and music therapy, 6) role play therapy, 7) access to one-on-one instruction, 8) life skills training, 9) community access, 10) parent support groups, 11) young men’s group 12) young women’s groups, 13) coordinated services planning and 14) door to door transportation. We are a part of the State of California Workability I Program. We also offer an After School Tutorial Program, Mentorship Programs and Community Support Programs.

Our Goal is to consistently provide well managed programs that directly influence the future well being and hopes of our clients, through the use of psycho-educational programming which has direct positive influence on our client’s daily lives and future productivity. Several of our graduates continue to participate in various sectors of our society including, college programs, vocational programs, skilled and unskilled professions, and most importantly, positive relationships with friends, family and society.

Opportunities for Parental Involvement

This section provides information about opportunities for parents to become involved with school activities.

Student Enrollment by Grade Level

This table displays the number of students enrolled in each grade level at the school.

Grade Level	Number of Students	Grade Level	Number of Students
Kindergarten	0	Grade 8	4
Grade 1	0	Ungraded Elementary	0
Grade 2	0	Grade 9	8
Grade 3	0	Grade 10	2
Grade 4	0	Grade 11	3
Grade 5	2	Grade 12	10
Grade 6	3	Ungraded Secondary	0
Grade 7	4	Total Enrollment	36

Student Enrollment by Group

This table displays the percent of students enrolled at the school who are identified as being in a particular group.

Group	Percent of Total Enrollment	Group	Percent of Total Enrollment
African American	73%	White (not Hispanic)	8%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	Multiple or No Response	8%
Asian	0	Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	100%
Filipino	0	English Learners	100%
Hispanic or Latino	11%	Students with Disabilities	100%
Pacific Islander	0	---	---