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=**Chapter 1: MCHS Profile**= toc Editors: MAquino

Discussion Notes: - Keep in the section on Heritage of Holy Cross - important to articulate our history. - Move this to a word document to edit and put in the charts. Maybe create a google document from here on out for formatting.

2010 WASC Surveys
Below are the survey questions that were distributed to students, parents, and the community (Dec '10-Jan'11)



=Student and Community Profile=

 Chapter 1: Student and Community Profile  (last updated from Google Docs on 9-29-2011 by LLek)

 Our Heritage in the Holy Cross Tradition  The United States was introduced to the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1842. Centered in Le Mans, France, Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, commissioned Father Edward Sorin and six Holy Cross Brothers to open a school near South Bend, Indiana. Today that school is known as the University of Notre Dame. Approximately twenty-five schools, colleges, and universities are now sponsored by Holy Cross in the United States.

 Moreau Catholic High School was founded in 1965 by the Brothers of Holy Cross as a four-year, college preparatory high school. The school is the only secondary school in the world named after the founder of Holy Cross. Moreau Catholic has sister-schools sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross in the mid-western and eastern sectors of the United States. As a Holy Cross sponsored school of the Congregation’s Moreau Province, Moreau Catholic is closely affiliated with several other Holy Cross institutions: Saint Francis High School, Mountain View, California; Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, California; Holy Cross High School, San Antonio, Texas; St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas; and the Holy Cross School, New Orleans, Louisiana.

 Blessed Basil Moreau passed on to Holy Cross a vision and philosophy of education that is essentially Catholic Christian. The philosophical and practical aim of any Holy Cross school is to prepare students to be members of society and people of God. To accomplish these objectives, Moreau provided an educational framework to assure that there is evidence of a correspondence between academic quality and Christian faith. He envisioned that a Holy Cross education must provide whatever is necessary for students to live productively in the society in which they find themselves and to live fully as Christians. Providing these necessities for our students is the concern of every department, program and dimension of daily school life. The school believes that every teacher, administrator, and staff member is called to share in the responsibility of creating and maintaining a safe and caring environment in which students learn to be competent citizens and committed Christians.

 Expounding on his educational philosophy in 1849, Blessed Basil Moreau wrote:  "We can state the kind of teaching we hope to give in a Holy Cross school. Even though we base our philosophy on faith, no one need to fear that we will confine our teaching within narrow and unscientific boundaries. We will accept the discoveries of science without unscientific boundaries and prejudice in a manner adapted to the needs of our times. We do not want our students to be ignorant of anything they should know. We will always place instruction side-by-side with education; the mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart. While we prepare useful citizens for society, we shall likewise do our utmost to prepare citizens for heaven" (Christian Education, 1856).

 Three points from Moreau’s vision of Catholic schools included in Christian Education are particularly influential in serving as guiding pillars for a Holy Cross education:
 * 1) We will not confine our teaching within narrow and unscientific boundaries. A Holy Cross school provides an integrated Catholic education; it does not attempt to redefine reality by faith. A Holy Cross education strives to see reality with the eyes of faith by trying not so much to rearrange the world, but as to transform it through the teaching and example given by Jesus Christ. We believe that to redefine reality by faith, or rearranging the world rather than dealing with it, reflects a certain fundamentalism which is inconsistent with Catholic tradition.
 * 2) We do not want our students to be ignorant of anything they should know. In a Holy Cross school, this is a moral imperative, duty and social responsibility of everyone associated with it. We believe that any negligence in this responsibility is cause for injustice to the students served by our school.
 * 3) We will always place instruction side-by-side with education. For Blessed Basil Moreau, this distinction is not simply a semantic one. Instruction is understood as transmitting particular knowledge and skills. Education fosters the values, attitudes, and behaviors which will use that knowledge and those skills appropriately and productively.

 In a Holy Cross school, such as Moreau Catholic, instruction is essential to the mission of the school, but its meaning and direction are rooted in education. The school believes that the instructor must always be the educator; that without the blend of both, teaching is incomplete and students are not fully served. This fusion is necessary to prepare, as Blessed Basil Moreau says, “citizens for society” and “citizens for heaven.”

 That instruction and education are to flourish in an environment where family spirit is evident and dominant was among Blessed Basil Moreau’s deepest desires. From the very origins of the Congregation of Holy Cross, family spirit marked its members and the institutions that they founded. Moreau believed that the mission of Holy Cross would be successfully attained once his followers were united in the cause of good.

 We believe that the future of society and religion is truly in the hands of everyone involved in the ministry of a Holy Cross school. The education given today determines the quality of life tomorrow. The following seven points summarized the profile of a Holy Cross education as envisioned by Blessed Basil Moreau:
 * 1) Holy Cross education is concerned primarily with leading students to understand and to live Christianity.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Holy Cross education enables students to become informed and active citizens.
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Holy Cross education nurtures an environment of collaboration, supported by a family spirit, which touches and includes everyone associated with the school.
 * 4) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Holy Cross education teaches respect for personal, social, racial, political, religious, and linguistic diversity.
 * 5) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Holy Cross education fosters participation in the life of the Church, and promotes dialogue between faith and knowledge, faith and daily experience, and faith and culture.
 * 6) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Holy Cross education maintains standards of excellence established by local, state, federal, and Diocesan accreditation procedures and requirements.
 * 7) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Holy Cross education maintains a global perspective.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> These seven points provide the substance of an education process of information, formation and transformation, and they are inseparable within the heritage of a Holy Cross education. We believe that: Information is comprised of the knowledge and skills communicated to students which is aimed at preparing them for life and work in the future. It takes on an ethical dimension once it is put to use. However, information is not an end in itself; it is ever at the service of formation.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Formation is the intellectual, social, and spiritual development of students which is found in every aspect of school life. It guides students in determining how they will use the information, knowledge and skills at their disposal. Even formation is not an end in itself; it is directed toward transformation.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Transformation is where the values and qualities of life which students are taught and encouraged to embrace will shape the world around them. It becomes a reality within and around students’ lives as they use knowledge and skills with personal integrity and consistency to the gospel. Thus, students in a Holy Cross school become agents of transformation.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Blessed Basil Moreau’s vision for students educated within the heritage of Holy Cross continues to be truly liberating today as it was in his own time. His vision lies at the core of our school’s mission. The Holy Cross schools of the MoreauProvince have implemented four major Holy Cross themes, that rotate every four years, to help focus our communities mission throughout the school year:
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Building Respect (2008-2009, 2004-2005)
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Educating Hearts and Minds (2009-2010, 2005-2006)
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Being Family (2010-2011, 2006-2007)
 * 4) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bringing Hope (2011-2012, 2007-2008)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> These charisms of Holy Cross, rooted in gospel values, are connected throughout the curriculum, school wide activities, liturgical celebrations, student research projects and much more.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Location and History of Moreau Catholic High School <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Moreau Catholic is a four-year college preparatory high school sponsored by the Brothers of Holy Cross, Moreau Province and is governed by a Board of Trustees. Moreau Catholic High School is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Western Catholic Educational Association. The school is located in the Southern Alameda County city of Hayward, a community of 153,104 situated about thirty miles southeast of San Francisco.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Alameda County has been growing steadily in recent years. According to the 2010 county demographic data the population is 1,510,271. The county has one of the most diversified manufacturing centers in Northern California. During the 1990's research facilities and high technology firms in particular, saw rapid expansion. The economic boom of the 1990's was responsible for an increased affluence in the southern portion of the county, and many new housing developments were established in that area. The recent recession has impacted employment and home value, however, which has impacted the community in the service area of the school. The average yearly household income in Fremont is $76,579; Hayward has an average yearly household income of $76,663. Alameda County has an overall unemployment rate of 11.5%. According to the US Census Bureau, the estimated median household income in 2007 was $60,771 with approximately 11% of Hayward residents living below poverty. Seventy-five percent of Hayward residents have graduated from high school and less than 20% have a Bachelor’s degree or higher. Projections made by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) indicate that the white, non-Hispanic population of Hayward will continue to decrease; this will be accompanied by an increase in the Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander population. Other populations (African American and Native American) are expected to remain stable.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The school campus is located on Mission Boulevard/California State Route 238, a major north-south artery connecting Oakland and Fremont, and is situated on a fourteen-acre parcel of land owned by the Diocese of Oakland serving approximately 900 students. The school serves a large geographical area: the Tri-City region of Fremont, Newark and Union City, located to the south of Hayward, accounts for 45% of our current student population; 36% of our students reside in the city of Hayward; another 15% live in areas north of the school including San Leandro, San Lorenzo and Castro Valley. While the number of students commuting from the Tri-Valley region (Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon and Danville) has experienced a decline in recent years, it has seen a spike in the 2010-2011 school year, at present representing 2% of the student population. The majority of students commute to school, most frequently by car pool and also by bus and rapid transit (BART).

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Construction of the original facilities commenced in the spring of 1965 on acreage that was a portion of an orchard adjacent to Holy Sepulcher Cemetery. Moreau Catholic High School was one of the three private Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Oakland erected with substantial support from the people of the Diocese, the Most Reverend Floyd L. Begin, Bishop of Oakland, and the schools’ sponsoring religious congregations. The school opened in the fall of 1965 with 103 ninth grade boys. Since construction of the main facilities was in progress at that time, Moreau Catholic High School was temporarily located on the parish grounds of St. Bede’s Church in Hayward. It was through the generosity of the pastor and parishioners of St. Bede’s that Moreau Catholic commenced its operations in 1965. Brother Fisher Iwasko, C.S.C., was the school’s founding principal. Construction continued through the spring of 1967, although classes were conducted in the main building’s first floor from September, 1966. Eight months later, on May 14, 1967, the Bishop of Oakland and the Apostolic Delegate to the United States dedicated the school. The original facilities of Moreau Catholic High School consisted of 27 classrooms, 5 science laboratories, 3 lecture rooms, a language laboratory, guidance offices, chapel, large auditorium, cafeteria, gymnasium, music rooms, and maintenance facilities. Exterior facilities still include football, soccer, and baseball fields, a track and parking areas.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> At the request of Bishop Begin, Moreau Catholic High School became a coeducational institution commencing with the 1969-1970 academic year when 177 ninth grade girls were enrolled. To meet the needs of the school’s increased enrollment, Garin Hall was constructed during the 1970-71 school year. The building provided an additional gymnasium, locker and shower facilities, classrooms, and home economics laboratories. During the summer of 1982, a connecting arcade between the second floor of the main building and Garin Hall was constructed, thereby enhancing the utility of each building. In June 1983, the third floor of the main building ceased to be the religious community residence for the Brothers of Holy Cross. This enabled further expansion of student, faculty, and staff facilities and services to the campus community. March 1987 marked the opening of the Frank O. Ivaldi Student Center. This project represented the continuing response of the Moreau Catholic community to its long-range plan for the future of its students and the school’s mission. In the summer of 1987 the Liebowitz Arts Complex was refurbished. In 1993, the school affirmed its Catholic identity and Holy Cross Mission and became Moreau Catholic High School.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> In February 1999, the school contracted with the architectural firm of Hardison, Komatsu, Ivelich, and Tucker (HKIT) to review the school's facilities and to develop, in collaboration with the entire school community, a Master Site Plan. The school's Expected Schoolwide Learning Results and Vision 2000+ were among the documents given to architects as guideposts for planning. Space renovation and construction needs of both the physical plan and grounds were determined be the needs of the various programs that serve our students' achievement. The Board of Trustees Facilities Committee is charged with oversight responsibilities concerning the Master Site Plan and all campus improvements. Under the leadership of the Facilities Committee, the Transforming Tomorrow project was completed in September 2007 which added a new front lobby, offices, science lab, MCTV studio and an expanded library to the campus. The school was rededicated to Blessed Basil Moreau. Blessed Moreau was beatified in LeMans, France on September 15, 2007. The 2007-2008 school year also marked the beginning of Moreau Catholic’s student one-to-one laptop program, ushering in 21st century learning and integrating technology throughout the curriculum. During the 2009-2010 school year, the Board of Trustees commissioned a new Master Site Plan to carry Moreau Catholic into the 21st Century.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Since the school’s facilities are constructed alongside the Hayward fault, seismic safety has been and continues to be a priority. All campus buildings have undergone seismic studies and structural upgrades. Emergency drills are held on a regular basis and the school maintains a 72-hour food, water and basic first aid supply. The hospital emergency facilities of both St. Rose Hospital and the Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center are located in close proximity to the school. Emergency response from police and fire units has proven prompt and effective. All school buildings have been re-roofed and freed of friable asbestos. The public address system, bells and clocks have been replaced and interior lights retrofitted; the Garin gymnasium has been outfitted with a new floor and acoustical wall covering's. The Main Gym floor was repainted in summer 2005 to utilize the school’s redesigned logo. In addition, the following areas have been brought into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act: the main school and Garin building main entrance, the front and lower rear parking lots, the Ivaldi Student Center and the first floor faculty rest room. A large fenced parking lot for students is located at the rear of the school; a parking lot for staff and visitors is on the south side of the school on a lot belonging to St. Clement’s Parish.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The school employs two full time and one part time campus supervisors who provide security for the site. Campus supervisors are scheduled with overlapping hours so that two are always present on campus. Every classroom is equipped with a safety kit, as well as an emergency call button to the main office. The police department provides additional support through their School Resource Officer program.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The alumni, faculty and staff are proud of the school’s reputation as an excellent academic institution. Moreau Catholic was nationally recognized in June 1984 as one of the 60 exemplary American private schools. The school was recognized a second time in the spring of 1989. The United States Department of Education and the Council for American Private Education bestowed these awards. The continuing excellence of Moreau Catholic’s faculty, staff, students and parents bears strong witness to the qualities of the school’s academic and co-curricular programs, and to the success of the school’s alumni. In 2010 Moreau Catholic was recognized as an Apple Distinguished School. One of only eight schools in California and 54 schools nationwide, Moreau was recognized as a center of educational excellence, leading the way by promoting the use of technology across the curriculum and providing its students with the 21st century skills needed to succeed.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The school community benefits from the support of both parent and private organizations. Athletic Boosters, Parents Club, Drama Parents and Band Parents organizations offer help with many cocurricular needs, fundraising and volunteer programs. The technology program, the library and the science department have benefited from the Wiegand Foundation and the Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation, and many teachers have received grants from the Hayward Education Foundation.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> As of August 2011, the school has approximately 11,711 alumni, and maintains contact with 10,442; 210 are deceased. The school website, an email network, alumni newsletters, Alumni Association meetings, class reunions and Alumni Career Days are ways the school maintains a relationship with its graduates. In 2009 at he Alumni Council was formed to support and strengthen the community of Moreau graduates and encourage active participation in the life and legacy of the school. The Council seeks to provide a variety of opportunities to connect with former classmates, teachers and current students through social events, professional and educational networking programs and ongoing communication. The Council has helped to increase participation by Alumni at events such as Homecoming, the Crab Feed, Golf Tournament, Alumni Career Day. In addition, we have increased communication with and between alumni through the use of Facebook and Twitter. The Council also helped in soliciting gifts for the Teves Theatre Renovation Campaign, and organizing alumni performers for the April 2011 benefit concert. Our alumni are also an integral element of the school staff and faculty. Currently, the school's principal and assistant principal of instruction are alumni. Five graduates serve as full time faculty members with 17 graduates serving as either full or part-time coaches in the athletic department, and one on staff.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Moreau Catholic alumni have made significant contributions in many diverse fields. The school’s alumni consistently cite Moreau’s challenging curriculum, and focus on character and moral development as contributing factors to their success. Through our Funding Hopes and Dreams Luncheon and our Alumni Career Speakers Bureau, Moreau Catholic engages alumni in their alma mater.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Demographics and Enrollment <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> As of August 2011, the school’s opening enrollment was 896. The enrollment by grade is as follows:


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Grade Level || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Male || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Female || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Catholic || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Non-Catholic ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9th Grade || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">244 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">43% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">56% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">79% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">21% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10th Grade || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">214 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">52% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">47% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">66% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">34% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">11th Grade || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">209 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">52% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">47% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">75% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">25% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">12th Grade || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">229 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">55% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">45% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">74% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">26% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Totals || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">896 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">51% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">49% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">74% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">26% ||

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A comparative look at the school’s ethnic demographics over the years:
 * || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aug 2001 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aug 2006 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aug 2007 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aug 2008 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aug 2009 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aug 2010 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aug 2011 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">African American || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4.5% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Asian || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">41% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">39% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">41% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">43% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">44% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">43% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">44% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">European-American || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">27% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">22% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">20% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">18% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">17% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">15% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">15% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hispanic || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">12% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">15% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">16% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">16% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">18% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">18% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">19% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Native American || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.3% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.1% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.4% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.4% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pacific Islander || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Other/Multi-Racial || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">15% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">15% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">15% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">15% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">16% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">17% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">17% ||

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> In looking back to 2001, there has been a 12% decrease in Euro-American enrollment, a 4% increase in Asian enrollment, a 7% increase in Hispanic enrollment and a steady enrollment of African American students. Over the years, Moreau Catholic has seen a consistent average of 73% percent of students identifed as Catholic, and 63% coming from Catholic support schools.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> According to the WASC Parent Survey, 34% of parent respondents had at least a BA/BS degree and another 32% held graduate degrees. 61% of parent respondents indicated a household income of $100,000 or higher.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Prior to 2000, the school, in order to improve student learning in the classroom, embarked on a plan to decrease overall student enrollment and class size and made the necessary budget adjustments needed to support that decision. The decline in student enrollment over the last six years has mirrored the decline of other schools in the Diocese of Oakland. The high cost of living in the Bay Area and the economic downturn the area experienced has prompted many families to either move away from the area or not be able to afford the financial cost of a Catholic education. The school has taken many steps to improve student enrollment and increase student retention. These are outlined in Chapter 4 of this Self Study. <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> In addressing current enrollment trends, the school noticed a need for more tuition assistance as well as the need for addition support services for students with documented learning needs. To meet these needs, the school responded with additional funding for tuition assistance and the development of the Saints and Scholars Program.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Acceptance Ratio of Students

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Moreau Catholic High School believes in the mission of its founder, Blessed Basil Moreau, to educate community students from a diverse range of backgrounds. Moreau Catholic High School works to delicately blend the mission of Catholic education with the college preparatory atmosphere and curriculum, and therefore strives to accept as many qualified students as possible each admissions cycle, flexibly working to alter sectioning as needed to accommodate the maximum number of qualified applicants.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Acceptance : Start of School Enrollment <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> An eight year study of the Freshman Class <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Because of the location of Moreau Catholic High School, enrollment is heavily impacted by the fluctuations in the economy. Because of the sources of wealth in the east bay, times of economic recession are particularly difficult on prospective and current families and can provide an additional challenge for enrollment and retention.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> In response to this challenge Moreau Catholic High School continues to seek new and innovative ways to raise and provide more tuition assistance for families so that economic factors are less of a barrier for students to pursue continuing Catholic education.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Broad Goals for Admissions

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Goals in admissions continue to focus on ways to increase stability in enrollment, specifically through continued efforts in tuition assistance (in partnership with the Business Office and Office of the President).

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Moreau Catholic High School also seeks to continue to market the school to new demographics and regions in order to ensure that the maximum number of students and families are provided with an awareness and opportunity to continue in Catholic education and to receive an outstanding, college preparatory education in the East Bay.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Tuition Assistance <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> For the 2010-2011 school year, the school committed over $1.3 million in tuition assistance, a 42% increase over previous years. 254 students were granted need-based assistance averaging $5012 per award. The school also funds scholarship programs that address financial need and academic scholarship. Each year up to 12 students receive Blessed Basil Moreau Scholarships totaling $6000 over fours year. Brother Gary Stone scholarships, in the amount of $7200 each, were awarded to two students. Additionally the school provides three additional scholarships: the Mariner Leadership, Alumni, and Puccini. The Diocese of Oakland provides scholarships for eligible students from families in financial need through the Family Aid for Catholic Education Program (FACE). The school’s faculty and staff contribute to funds that award a number of scholarships each year. For the 2011-2012 school year, the school has committed over $1.4 million in tuition assistance and scholarships. Currently, 37% of our students are receiving tuition assistance or scholarships.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Saints and Scholars Program <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Counseling department proposed to the administration to expand services to students with learning differences and abilities. Recognizing the strengths this unique population could bring to Moreau, the school hired a Learning differences coordinator in 2006 to create and develop a program to provide classroom accommodations. The Saints and Scholars Program (SAS), serves highly capable students with documented learning differences. The goal of SAS is to provide support for students so they can achieve their highest academic potential. The program is designed to assist students on their academic journey by developing learning skills, building compensatory strategies, and attaining the life skill of self-advocacy.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Profile of a Learning Differences Program student:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Average or above average intelligence
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Learning processing deficit
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Significant aptitude-achievement discrepancy
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mental or physical health issues that impact learning Support Services & Opportunities

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Moreau Catholic offers a variety of appropriate support services for each SAS student as they progress from one grade level to the next. Among these are:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">SAS Lunch Retreat: An opportunity to meet other incoming students, learn about SAS and the Moreau Catholic community, and meet their peer mentors
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Peer Mentoring: Incoming SAS students will be paired with an SAS upperclassman to assist with the transition process and receive support
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Study Skills Class: May be recommended for students who need assistance in study strategies
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tutoring will be available to assist SAS students with course work
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">GOLD Program (Goal Setting, Organization, Learning Development): A 10-week program offered twice yearly to strengthen organization and time management skills
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Annual Student/Parent/Coordinator Meeting to review accommodations, class schedule, and set up support networks (NHS, Assistive Technology, Peer Mentors)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Parent Program (newsletters, guest speakers)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Coaching meetings with SAS Coordinator
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">College Board/SAT Prep
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">College Readiness Group

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Academic Program <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Moreau Catholic provides its students with a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum, infused with technology and focused on educating the whole student. A commitment to outstanding achievement ensures that students become knowledgeable and skillful in areas of technology, communication, moral and ethical decision-making, critical thinking, accountability and adaptability.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Moreau Catholic High School offers preparation for the SAT and ACT. Test taking strategies are integrated throughout the curriculum. Students are administered 4 standardized tests that are in alignment with the SAT and ACT in order to inform students about areas needing further preparation. Moreau Catholic focuses on 4 years of preparation for all requirements for college applications; standardized tests, resume building, academic preparation and standout service.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> On standardized achievement tests (ACT & SAT), Moreau Catholic students have largely outperformed their counterparts at diocesan schools: <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Overall, MCHS students achievement scores have increased over the last four years across all areas. While achievement test score trends mirror diocesan scores in year-to-year, the faculty has begun to use trend data in reflecting upon the effectiveness of the school’s curriculum and in making changes to better prepare students with skills needed to be successful in college.


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">National Merit for the Class || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2007 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2008 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2009 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2010 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2011 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Commended || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">11 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Semifinalists || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Finalists || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2 ||

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The core academic program consists of college preparatory, with over 30 Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) opportuntites for study. Students are placed into the appropriate program according to their academic potential, performance and demonstrated interests; they receive guidance for this placement from their counselors and teachers. Moreau Catholic students have a wide range of AP and Honors courses to choose from. Students are also able to enhance their schedule with a variety of online college-level courses. All students who are enrolled in Advanced Placement courses are required to take the culminating exam for the course or courses in which they are enrolled. On average, seventy percent of students taking the Advanced Placement test receive a passing score. Beginning in 2001, students taking an Advanced Placement class were required to take the Advanced Placement test; previously, taking the test was optional. For the class of 2010, 356 AP exams were administered to 206 students in 16 subject areas. The average pass rate was 64%. The number of MCHS students accessing AP courses has steadily increased since 2006.


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AP Exam Data By Year || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2007 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2008 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2009 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2010 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2011 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AP Exam Passrate || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">70% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">61% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">75% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">64% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">62% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Number of Exams || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">359 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">323 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">301 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">356 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">441 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Number of AP Students || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">187 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">188 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">160 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">206 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">220 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Class of || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2007 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2008 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2009 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2010 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2011 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AP Scholar (school wide) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">43 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">38 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">42 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">39 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">51 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AP Scholar (school wide) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">43 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">38 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">42 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">39 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">51 ||

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> As a community of Holy Cross educators, Mariner teachers have embraced all that technology has to offer, finding new and innovative strategies to engage students in the classroom, ensuring their success in college and in life. We believe that proficiency in technology is essential in today’s world, regardless of the field our graduates pursue. Because of that, the use of technology at Moreau Catholic is ubiquitous – it is infused across the curricula, used as a learning tool, a resource, and a powerful way to communicate and collaborate with fellow students and teachers. Through the use of technology, teachers are able to help students develop the quintessential 21st century skills needed to be competitive in our ever changing digital world. Placing technology capabilities in the hands of students gives them access to personal productivity tools for creating, developing, organizing, authoring, collaborating and presenting coursework. Through the powerful use of technology, students are no longer confined to the four walls of a classroom, but are now part of the global community.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> At Moreau Catholic a student who is interested in a career in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math will have more than 35 courses to choose from when developing their four-year academic plan. Conversely, a student who excels at the arts will have nearly 30 course selections. At Moreau Catholic, our top priority is to prepare students for success in college and in life. Our founder Blessed Basil Moreau reminds us, “The mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart.” So, at Moreau, you can expect students to find a balance of academic, social and spiritual learning experiences. Moreau Catholic’s Engineering courses prepare students for a world that is changing rapidly. Students are taught to solve complex problems, adapt, learn from failures, and find new and creative solutions.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Robotics Engineering challenges students to utilize their mathematical, scientific and technological skills by applying engineering concepts to the creation of robots. They apply computer-programming skills to make their robots respond and then they analyze the results. The Engineering Design course provides students with an introduction into civil engineering, design principles, and career options within the various branches of engineering. The semester culminates with a design symposium. Further engineering courses are being added each year to provide students with a breadth of knowledge regarding engineering. The third course in the Engineering domain is Green Engineering. This course will provide students The course is an introduction to engineering design and problem solving with a focus on solar energy, water transport, storage, purification, green building, earthquake-resistant structures, and alternative energy vehicles.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Co-Curricular Offerings <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The philosophy of the Campus Life program at Moreau Catholic High School centers on the belief that the education of the whole student is paramount to facilitating a successful learning experience. In keeping with the Holy Cross tradition, we feel that exposure to a variety of co-curricular programs and activities expand the opportunity to educate the hearts and minds of our students. Students at Moreau Catholic High School will be exposed to a wide range of clubs, including social, cultural, academic, and service-oriented organizations.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Club Offerings <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Every year, clubs fill out an application, which allows current clubs to renew their charter and provides students with the opportunity to start new clubs on an annual basis. In September, the school holds the “Join a Club Fair,” where students can sign up for clubs and get more information on each organization. In the 2010-2011 school year, the number of clubs expanded to 47 clubs, with many new clubs. In order to provide a better system of organizing clubs, they were categorized as service, social, academic, and cultural in nature. There was also the addition of a spiritual club - Mariners for Christ. This year has seen an increase in the overall number of clubs as well as membership in the clubs. Simultaneously, there has also been an overall Increase in the number of activities coordinated by clubs. A full listing of our clubs can be found on our website at www.moreaucatholic.org

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Athletic Program <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Participation in athletics is an integral part of the educational process at Moreau Catholic High School. Following the Holy Cross model of educating hearts and minds, the Moreau athletic philosophy emphasizes important lifelong lessons that transcend the playing field. Student athletes learn self-discipline, teamwork, commitment and sportsmanship through participation in sports, in addition to developing self-confidence, celebrating success and overcoming adversity.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Last year 75% of our student body participated in one or more of 48 teams in 18 different sports programs. Over the years, Moreau has developed a reputation for fielding competitive, well-equipped and well-coached teams in all sports. Our teams have attained success at all levels; yet have never lost sight of the values of sportsmanship and fair play.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Not only does the Mariner Athletic program offer well-coached athletic teams, the program also offers the services of a Certified Athletic Trainer. The Athletic trainer works together with the coaching staff to provide a safe and healthy athletic experience. She prescreens athletes for potential injuries, designs strength and conditioning programs, and leads training programs in CPR, First Aid, and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> College Matriculation <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The class of 2011 (227 students) was offered more than 889 acceptances at colleges and universities located in 14 states and garnered more than $1.5 million dollars in merit-based scholarships and grants.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> College statistics at a glance for the Class of 2007 - the Class of 2011

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Cal Grant Recipients for the Class of 2007 - the Class of 2011
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Class of || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2007 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2008 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2009 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2010 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2011 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">UC (%) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">19% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">15% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">16% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">21% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">18% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">CSU (%) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">43% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">43% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">40% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">31% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">37% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Private (%) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">19% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">22% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">23% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">27% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">32% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Comm. College (%) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">18% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">20% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">18% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">19% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">13% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Totals || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">99% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">99% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">97% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">98% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">100% ||


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Class of || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2007 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2008 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2009 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2010 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2011 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cal Grant Recipients || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">15 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">17 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">20 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">23 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">32 ||

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Moreau Catholic counselors are available to help students and their parents with the careful planning and consideration that is required when preparing for college admission. Each student’s counselor sets milestones and follows their student’s progress from freshman through senior year. Beginning with a four-year academic plan in the freshman year, our college counseling program assists students in selecting the college or university that matches their interests, goals and abilities. Proudly we have seen on average 99% of Moreau Catholic students move directly on to institutions of higher education after graduation. The Class of 2011 saw 100% of our students move directly on to college.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Technology <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> At Moreau Catholic every student and teacher has a laptop. Laptops have been a key component in Moreau Catholic’s approach to educating hearts and minds by providing students access to and experiences with technology tools and collaborative learning environments across all courses. Prior to the opening of school, all 9th grade students attend a mandatory Tech Camp that gives students a working knowledge of Moreau’s technology infrastructure and the skills to successfully navigate and leverage its tools and supports for student learning.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> We believe the benefits from a 1-to-1 laptop program are innumerable, including improved learning, increased student engagement, improved technology skills, instructional flexibility, increased communication and decreased dependency on textbooks.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Placing technology capabilities in the hands of students gives them access to personal productivity tools for creating, developing, organizing, authoring, collaborating and presenting. In addition, every teacher utilizes web based tools to provide access to content inside and outside the classroom. Through the laptop program, teachers are able to help students develop the quintessential 21st century skills to be competitive in our ever changing digital world.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Through programs such as Moodle and Skype, students are no longer confined to the four-walls of a classroom, but are now able to communicate with a much larger audience as members of the global community. Moreau Catholic is committed to ensuring that all students are given the tools necessary to succeed in the 21st century. By implementing the laptop program, our teachers are able to embed in their curriculum necessary 21st century learning skills. One such skill that students are developing is being able to navigate online classroom resources, forums, blogs and discussion boards, within their teacher’s Moodle pages.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Moreau Catholic believes that students equipped with 21st century learning skills and access to tools will be better able to transition to college and the workforce. Through the laptop program, the sharing of work among and between students and teachers extends the reach of communication beyond the classroom and helps to foster a school-wide community of learners. An individualized student laptop program is also important in cultivating a student centered learning environment.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Faculty and Staff <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Moreau Catholic is comprised of a diverse group of faculty and staff committed to the education of all students.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> *Administration, teachers, librarian, counselors, chaplain
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">__Faculty and Staff__ || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">__2010__ ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Academic Faculty* || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">69 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">w/in Progress Credentials || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">66 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">w/in progress Masters || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">35 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">w/in progress Doctorate || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Support Staff || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">41 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Faculty & Staff Alumni || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">11 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Total || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">110 ||

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">__Service At Moreau__ || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">__Numbers__ ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">__Faulty and Staff Years of__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 - 5 years || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">47 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6 - 10 years || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">18 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">11 - 15 years || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">15 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">16 - 20 years || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">21 - 25 years || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">25 - 30 years || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">30 + years || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8 ||

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> There are fifty-four full-time teachers on staff. The median years of teaching is eight and a half years. There are ten administrators. Moreau Catholic just this past year had the opportunity to bring on a Holy Cross Priest to serve as a faculty member in both the theology and social studies department in addition to a part-time chaplain who has been a member of the community for over 10 years. A theology teacher serves as Campus Ministry director and with campus ministry students, plans and directs retreats and liturgies. The theology department chair also serves as the school’s Faith and Service Director. A lead teacher is given release time to mentor new teachers and serve as a resource for the entire faculty in the areas of classroom instruction and pedagogy, as well as assist the community on long-range planning. In addition, all eligible faculty members are certified or credentialed in their respective subject areas or working toward that goal. Of our sixty-six certificated employees, all hold bachelor’s degrees, thirty-eight percent have or are in progress to receiving master’s degrees and two have doctorate degrees in progress. The annual staff attrition rate is approximately five percent. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Professional Development <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Professional development is a priority. Approximately $20,000 is allocated from the school’s budget to help support Professional Development activities of teachers in addition to approximately $30,000 available from federal dollars. That money is spent annually on attendance at workshops, classes, conferences, conventions and in-services provided on campus. The federal funding is provided by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) funds through the Hayward Unified School District. Professional development funds have allowed teachers and entire departments to engage in ongoing learning. In addition funds have been used for schoolwide professional development including curriculum mapping, online/on-demand professional development seminars, and a schoolwide examination of homework and grading practices.