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Comparison Of SLOHS And Morro Bay High School

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Currently and historically, crafting a school schedule has been a means by which school leadership has strived to increase student achievement. However, perceptions of the effectiveness of schedules vary significantly. There are many who believe that the schedule is the key to increasing student learning. In this study I will investigate student, teacher, and parent perceptions of scheduling at both SLOHS and MBHS and the effect it may have on student learning. The research setting is discussed below.

RESEARCH SETTING
This study will be conducted in both San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay at the two sister high schools of San Luis Coastal Unified School District in San Luis Obispo County. San Luis Obispo County (locally known as SLO County) comprises the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande areas. The county is located along the …show more content…

The population in San Luis Obispo is characterized as low income, primarily composed of the college-aged age group and moderately educated. San Luis Obispo High School (SLOHS) is a comprehensive high school comprised of 1,370 students. SLOHS currently employs 70 full-time teachers who serve students from all socioeconomic backgrounds where 3.9% of students receive free and reduced lunches and 10% of students are English Language Learners. The population in Morro Bay is characterized as middle class, primarily composed of the middle-aged and retirees age groups and moderately educated. Morro Bay High School is also a comprehensive high school, though it is smaller in size when compared to SLOHS, with a total of 836 students. While MBHS only employs 39 full-time teachers currently, the student population is much more diverse than that of SLOHS with 12.1% of student receiving free and reduced lunches and 9% English Language

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