##### U.S. Department of Education November 2002

**2002-2003 *No Child Left Behind---Blue Ribbon Schools Program***

**Cover Sheet**

Name of Principal [Mr. Steve Patterson]{.underline}

(Specify: Ms., Miss, Mrs., Dr., Mr., Other) (As it should appear in the
official records)

Official School Name [Baymonte Christian School]{.underline}

(As it should appear in the official records)

School Mailing Address [5000 'B' Granite Creek Road]{.underline}

(If address is P.O. Box, also include street address)

[Scotts Valley CA 95066-3799]{.underline}

City State Zip Code+4 (9 digits total)

Tel. [( 831) 438-0100]{.underline} Fax [(831) 438-0715]{.underline}

Website/URL [www.baymonte.org]{.underline} Email
[www.steve@baymonte.org]{.underline}

I have reviewed the information in this application, including the
eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my
knowledge all information is accurate.

Date\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(Principal's Signature)

*Private Schools: If the information requested is not applicable, write
N/A in the space.*

Name of Superintendent [N/A]{.underline}

(Specify: Ms., Miss, Mrs., Dr., Mr., Other)

District Name [Baymonte Christian Schools]{.underline} Tel. [(831)
438-0100]{.underline}

I have reviewed the information in this application, including the
eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my
knowledge it is accurate.

[N/A]{.underline} [Date N/A]{.underline}

(Superintendent's Signature)

Name of School Board

President/Chairperson

(Specify: Ms., Miss, Mrs., Dr., Mr., Other)

I have reviewed the information in this package, including the
eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my
knowledge it is accurate.

Date\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(School Board President's/Chairperson's Signature)

**[PART II ‑ DEMOGRAPHIC DATA]{.underline}**

**DISTRICT** (Questions 1‑2 not applicable to private schools)

1\. Number of schools in the district: [N/A]{.underline} Elementary
schools

[N/A]{.underline} Middle schools

[N/A]{.underline} Junior high schools

[N/A]{.underline} High schools

[N/A]{.underline} TOTAL

2\. District Per Pupil Expenditure: [N/A]{.underline}

Average State Per Pupil Expenditure: [N/A]{.underline}

**SCHOOL** (To be completed by all schools)

3\. Category that best describes the area where the school is located:

> \[ \] Urban or large central city
>
> \[ \] Suburban school with characteristics typical of an urban area
>
> \[X \] Suburban
>
> \[ \] Small city or town in a rural area
>
> \[ \] Rural

4\. [12]{.underline} Number of years the principal has been in her/his
position at this school.

[N/A]{.underline} If fewer than three years, how long was the previous
principal at this school?

5\. Number of students enrolled at each grade level or its equivalent in
applying school:

  ----------- --------- ----------- ---------- ---------- -- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------
  **Grade**   **\# of   **\# of                **Grade       **Grade**   **\# of   **\# of     **Grade
              Males**   Females**              Total**                   Males**   Females**   Total**

  **K**       19        13                     **32**        **7**       31        26          57

  **1**       14        25                     **39**        **8**       30        30          60

  **2**       26        27                     **53**        **9**       NA                    

  **3**       27        24                     **51**        **10**      NA                    

  **4**       22        20                     **42**        **11**      NA                    

  **5**       22        22                     **44**        **12**      NA                    

  **6**       35        13                     48            Other                             

                                    **TOTAL                                                    426
                                    STUDENTS                                                   
                                    IN THE                                                     
                                    APPLYING                                                   
                                    SCHOOL**                                                   
  ----------- --------- ----------- ---------- ---------- -- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------

6\. Racial/ethnic composition of [85.93]{.underline} % White

the students in the school: [1]{.underline} % Black or African American

[8]{.underline} % Hispanic or Latino

[5]{.underline} % Asian/Pacific Islander

[.07]{.underline} % American Indian/Alaskan Native

**100% Total**

7\. Student turnover, or mobility rate, during the past year:
[6]{.underline} %

> (This rate includes the total number of students who transferred to or
> from different schools between October 1 and the end of the school
> year, divided by the total number of students in the school as of
> October 1, multiplied by 100.)

  ----------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------
  **(1)**     Number of students who transferred 15
              ***to*** the school after October  
              1 until the end of the year.       

  **(2)**     Number of students who transferred 17
              ***from*** the school after        
              October 1 until the end of the     
              year.                              

  **(3)**     Subtotal of all transferred        32
              students \[sum of rows (1) and     
              (2)\]                              

  **(4)**     Total number of students in the    474
              school as of October 1             

  **(5)**     Subtotal in row (3) divided by     .06
              total in row (4)                   

  **(6)**     Amount in row (5) multiplied by    6
              100                                
  ----------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------

8\. Limited English Proficient students in the school: [.46]{.underline}
%

[2]{.underline} Total Number Limited English Proficient

Number of languages represented [2]{.underline}

Specify languages: Korean

9\. Students eligible for free/reduced-priced meals: [3]{.underline} %

[17]{.underline} Total Number Students Who Qualify

> Baymonte Christian School does not participate in a free/reduced price
> lunch program. Consequently, we listed the number of students who
> receive financial aid from the school in the form of reduced tuition.
> Families submit applications, including verification of income, to
> Family Financial Needs Assessment (FFNA) for an independent
> qualification of financial need. The Baymonte School Board receives
> recommendations from FFNA and votes to extend tuition assistance
> annually as the school budget allows.

10\. Students receiving special education services: [11]{.underline} %

[50]{.underline} Total Number of Students Served

> Indicate below the number of students with disabilities according to
> conditions designated in the Individuals with Disabilities Education
> Act.

\_\_\_\_Autism \_\_\_\_Orthopedic Impairment

\_\_\_\_Deafness \_\_\_\_Other Health Impaired

\_\_\_\_Deaf-Blindness [X]{.underline} Specific Learning Disability

\_\_\_\_Hearing Impairment \_\_\_\_Speech or Language Impairment

\_\_\_\_Mental Retardation \_\_\_\_Traumatic Brain Injury

\_\_\_\_Multiple Disabilities \_\_\_\_Visual Impairment Including
Blindness

> 11\. Indicate number of full‑time and part‑time staff members in each
> of the categories below:

**Number of Staff**

**[Full-time]{.underline}** **[Part-Time]{.underline}**

Administrator(s) [2]{.underline} [0]{.underline}

Classroom teachers [26]{.underline} [4]{.underline}

Special resource teachers/specialists [1]{.underline} [2]{.underline}

Paraprofessionals [1]{.underline} [14]{.underline}

> Support staff [4]{.underline} [20]{.underline}
>
> Total number [34]{.underline} [40]{.underline}

12\. Student-"classroom teacher" ratio: [20/1]{.underline}

13\. Show the attendance patterns of teachers and students. The student
drop-off rate is the difference between the number of entering students
and the number of exiting students from the same cohort. (From the same
cohort, subtract the number of exiting students from the number of
entering students; divide that number by the number of entering
students; multiply by 100 to get the percentage drop-off rate.) Briefly
explain in 100 words or fewer any major discrepancy between the dropout
rate and the drop-off rate. Only middle and high schools need to supply
dropout and drop-off rates.

  ------------------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                           2001-2002   2000-2001   1999-2000   1998-1999   1997-1998

  Daily student attendance 477         464         475         457         N/A

  Daily teacher attendance 30          32          33          33          N/A

  Teacher turnover rate    3           4           4           4           N/A

  Student dropout rate     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A

  Student drop-off rate    N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A
  ------------------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

**[PART III ‑ SUMMARY]{.underline}**

Baymonte Christian School is an independent, interdenominational
Christian school located in Scotts Valley, California drawing students
from the greater Santa Cruz County region. Established in 1968, the
school has been continuously accredited by the Western Association of
Schools and Colleges and the Association of Christian Schools
International since 1978. The school has a current enrollment of 426
students in kindergarten through eighth grades.

The vision of Baymonte Christian Schools is to educate students in a
distinctively Christian environment, which will equip our students
physically, spiritually, and intellectually to apply a Christian world
view in meeting life's challenges. Our mission statement is as follows:
"Baymonte Christian School offers a distinctively Christian and highly
academic education in a loving and supportive environment."

The school is located on the six-acre campus of GateWay Bible Church.
The school has a 99-year lease from the church, and has constructed a
number of permanent classroom buildings on the site. The elementary
school (K-5) has two classes at each grade level while the middle school
(6-8) has three classes per grade level. The average class size is 20
students. Kindergarten through second grade teachers are assigned
full-time instructional aides while other elementary classes benefit
from shared classroom aides.

A board of directors composed of current and former school parents
governs the school. Board members serve an initial term of three years;
they may be annually reelected for another three years at which time
they must retire from service on the board.

Baymonte reviews and adopts curriculum on an annual basis, selecting
textbooks that fit the educational framework of the State of California
and correspond to our curriculum guide. We integrate Christian truths,
principles, and values within each academic discipline as appropriate.

Baymonte students consistently show high levels of academic achievement
as measured by standardized achievement tests. Our graduates are eagerly
accepted at private preparatory high schools with high admission
standards, and as out of district transfer students at local public high
schools with reputations for academic excellence.

We employ qualified specialists to assist our students who may have
learning disabilities. At present 50 of our 426 students are enrolled in
a program to assist struggling readers and students with specific
language disability to become fluent readers.

A comprehensive music program, a well-equipped media center, and an
athletic program in which our students compete in the Bay Area Christian
School Athletic League, complement the school's academic curriculum.
Each student in the middle school receives Spanish instruction every
third day. Middle school students may select from a wide variety of
elective offerings that in the past year have included: computer
applications, web-page design, computer programming, intermediate and
advanced bands, arts and crafts, ceramics, drama, speech and debate, and
apologetics. Seventh grade students participate in a week-long missions
trip to an orphanage in Mexico where they work on construction projects,
conduct vacation Bible school, and participate in an evangelistic
service.

**[PART IV -- INDICATORS OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS]{.underline}**

**Narrative Regarding Achievement Test Results**

The Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet included with this application
summarizes the results of achievement tests taken by Baymonte Christian
School students for the past five years. For each of those years,
Baymonte has used the Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition,
copyright 1996 to measure student achievement. Baymonte tests each
student in first through eighth grade with the complete test battery.
The summary spreadsheet indicates school wide grade level composite
scores for the Reading and Mathematics subtests.

The scores provided are the composite percentile rank for each grade
level and subject area. Harcourt Educational Measurement states that
these are obtained from the Normal Curve Equivalent.

When I share this information with parents who are unfamiliar with
statistical reports of this kind, I ask them to imagine 100 students
taking the test who represent a sample of students across the country.
The sample would represent students in a typical "bell curve" with
varied abilities. If those students were lined up in order based upon
their test scores, from highest to lowest, their number in line would
represent their percentile rank in that sample.

When I transfer that example above to the classroom composite scores, it
shows that the "average" student at Baymonte would achieve at the level
indicated. For example, for the 2001-2002 school year our seventh grade
students tested at the 80^th^ percentile in Math. This means our
"average" student would be the 20^th^ person in line in the example
given above. Nineteen students would be expected to test better, and 80
would test lower on the same test.

**How Assessment Data is used to**

**Understand and Improve Student and School Performance**

Baymonte Christian School uses the Stanford Achievement Test to evaluate
school wide, classroom, and individual student academic success.

The administration initially reviews the summary data provided by the
Psychological Corporation to determine whether individual classrooms are
meeting grade level expectations, and if there are any curricular areas
where students are underperforming relative to others. Classroom
teachers review individual classroom summaries to determine whether
grade level goals are met. Additionally the administrator compiles a
spreadsheet showing cumulative grade level performance (national
percentile rank and median student grade equivalent) from year to year.
The current spreadsheet compares grade level performance for each class
of Baymonte students from 1994 through 2002. The analysis of this data
assists us in evaluating curriculum, teaching methods, and student
performance.

In the school's recent history our school wide spelling achievement,
while at or above expected grade level, was not up to the level of
performance we were experiencing in other curricular areas. We reviewed
available spelling curriculum and adopted new materials. After two years
and further evaluation, staff was still not satisfied with our student
achievement and initiated the review and adoption of spelling curriculum
once again. The curriculum we selected has assisted in improving
achievement in this area and we are now satisfied with the results we
are seeing.

Teachers and administrators use the achievement data to assist parents
in understanding their individual students' success, strengths and
weaknesses. Standardized achievement tests are one of the elements
considered when learning disabilities are suspected and further testing
is requested.

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**[PART V -- CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION]{.underline}**

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**[PART VI - PRIVATE SCHOOL ADDENDUM]{.underline}**

*The purpose of this addendum is to obtain additional information from
private schools as noted below. Attach the completed addendum to the end
of the application, before the assessment data.*

Private school association(s): [Association of Christian Schools
International]{.underline}

(Give primary religious or independent association only)

Does the school have nonprofit, tax exempt (501(c)(3)) status? Yes
[X]{.underline}

No \_\_\_\_\_\_

**Part II ‑ Demographics**

1\. What are the 2001-2002 tuition rates, by grade? (Do not include
room, board, or fees.)

\$[3050]{.underline}. \$[3800.]{.underline} \$[3800]{.underline}.
\$[3800]{.underline}. \$[3800]{.underline}. \$[3800]{.underline}.

K 1^st^ 2^nd^ 3^rd^ 4^th^ 5^th^

\$3800. \$3800. \$3800. \$\_[n/a]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_
\$\_\_[n/a]{.underline}\_\_\_\_ \$\_\_\_[n/a]{.underline}\_\_\_

6^th^ 7^th^ 8^th^ 9^th^ 10^th^ 11^th^

\$\_\_[n/a]{.underline}\_\_ \$\_\_\_\_\_\_

12^th^ Other

2\. What is the educational cost per student? \$ [5560.71]{.underline}

(School budget divided by enrollment)

3\. What is the average financial aid per student? \$
[541.20]{.underline}

4\. What percentage of the annual budget is devoted to [9]{.underline} %

scholarship assistance and/or tuition reduction?

5\. What percentage of the student body receives

scholarship assistance, including tuition reduction? [36]{.underline} %

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                      **Grade   **Grade   **Grade   **Grade 4**   **Grade   **Grade   **Grade   **Grade
                      1**       2**       3**                     5**       6**       7**       8**

                                                                                                

                                                    **2001-2002                                 
                                                    School Yr**                                 

  Testing Month -                                                                               
  April                                                                                         

  **SCHOOL SCORES -                                                                             
  Percentiles**                                                                                 

  Total Score -       89        76        79        66            59        77        65        76
  Reading                                                                                       

  Total Score - Math  79        79        77        64            80        84        80        78

  Number of Students  41        44        40        40            36        62        57        57
  Tested                                                                                        

  Percent of Students 100       100       100       100           100       100       100       100
  Tested                                                                                        

                                                                                                

                                                    **2000-2001                                 
                                                    School Yr**                                 

  Testing Month -                                                                               
  April                                                                                         

  **SCHOOL SCORES -                                                                             
  Percentiles**                                                                                 

  Total Score -       82        81        67        66            67        70        76        77
  Reading                                                                                       

  Total Score - Math  76        78        70        68            65        75        80        82

  Number of Students  49        44        46        46            45        51        59        42
  Tested                                                                                        

  Percent of Students 100       100       100       100           100       100       100       100
  Tested                                                                                        

                                                                                                

                                                    **1999-2000                                 
                                                    School Yr**                                 

  Testing Month -                                                                               
  April                                                                                         

  **SCHOOL SCORES -                                                                             
  Percentiles**                                                                                 

  Total Score -       83        65        68        67            62        75        73        71
  Reading                                                                                       

  Total Score - Math  83        67        71        57            74        80        83        78

  Number of Students  38        41        44        49            50        68        45        60
  Tested                                                                                        

  Percent of Students 100       100       100       100           100       100       100       100
  Tested                                                                                        

                                                                                                

                                                    **1998-1999                                 
                                                    School Yr**                                 

  Testing Month -                                                                               
  April                                                                                         

  **SCHOOL SCORES -                                                                             
  Percentiles**                                                                                 

  Total Score -       70        66        67        60            67        71        67        63
  Reading                                                                                       

  Total Score - Math  66        61        61        60            74        76        77        70

  Number of Students  44        43        51        51            54        45        61        44
  Tested                                                                                        

  Percent of Students 100       100       100       100           100       100       100       100
  Tested                                                                                        

                                                                                                

                                                    **1997-1998                                 
                                                    School Yr**                                 

  Testing Month -                                                                               
  April                                                                                         

  **SCHOOL SCORES -                                                                             
  Percentiles**                                                                                 

  Total Score -       66        71        60        58            67        62        60        74
  Reading                                                                                       

  Total Score - Math  70        67        59        65            67        71        69        73

  Number of Students  41        47        48        52            49        62        47        36
  Tested                                                                                        

  Percent of Students 100       100       100       100           100       100       100       100
  Tested                                                                                        
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