This assessment employs a technique called Matrix sampling, where a variety of topics are included in each grade's assessments. Each essay was scored for Rhetorical Effectiveness and Conventions. The table below shows the total number of instructional minutes in the 1998-99 school year at CCHS compared to the total number of instructional minutes per school year generally required by state law. The number of instructional days at CCHS that met or exceeded the state minimum requirement for instructional minutes was 174. The teaching staff is well qualified in terms of preparation and experience.
Many teachers have masters degrees and a few have doctorates.
All teachers are assigned to teach within their credentialed subject areas. The supervision process of staff is an ongoing and systematic procedure and the school staff is knowledgeable about the supervision process. Clinical instruction and clinical supervision training has been provided for administrators and teachers. The evaluation process is carried out by all four administrators as a systematic routine. At least half of the staff is visited at least three times each year.