Career Prep High staff presented their fall 90‑day plan to the district board, describing goals to increase college‑ and career‑readiness, raise graduation‑cohort outcomes and expand hands‑on, place‑based science instruction.

Principal Brian Peniago (presenter name in transcript) said Career Prep’s plan organizes the fall into 30‑day increments that progressively add SAT‑style ELA practice, aligned formative math assessments and a structured approach to track cohorts for graduation. “By next week we’ll have at least one baseline formative assessment aligned to the key standards,” the school’s presenter said while describing expected increases in frequency of assessment and practice over the next 90 days.

Career Prep staff said they maintain a credit‑tracking spreadsheet for seniors and other at‑risk cohorts to identify students close to graduation and to document weekly support plans. The school’s leaders said they use in‑person tutoring before school and at lunch, and that staff open facilities (for example, a monitored weight room) at designated times to provide student supports and positive engagement. The presenter reported 118 current students and said four additional students are on the waiting list to enroll at the start of the next quarter.

On instruction, Career Prep said it intends to give students three daily opportunities to speak in class and is scaffolding ELD (English language development) practices in every content area. For science and math, the school has budgeted to buy STEM kits and a small fleet of devices (iPads) to support interactive learning and credit recovery. The presenter said he had encumbered roughly $209,000 to support the school’s 90‑day plan for PD, STEM kits, after‑school and enrichment work.

Attendance and student engagement emerged as a priority. Career Prep staff described daily outreach and casework for students who are over 18 and not attending; the school’s approach is to make the campus an environment students want to attend by using hands‑on projects, visible community partnerships and individualized contacts.

Why it matters: Career Prep is designated MRI (More Interviews? — the presenter referenced MRI status) for accountability; the 90‑day plan links frequent formative checks, cohort tracking and adult supports to raise on‑time graduation rates and to provide immediate interventions for credit recovery and attendance.