Technology High School (Rohnert Park, California)

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Technology High School
Tech High Front Quad Entrance.jpg
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Technology High School (Rohnert Park, California)
550 Bonnie Avenue

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94928-3613

Coordinates 38°20′02″N122°42′00″W / 38.33389°N 122.70000°W / 38.33389; -122.70000
Information
School type Public, Magnet
Founded1999
School district Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified
SuperintendentMaité Iturri (2023-2026) [1]
School code49-73882-4930384
PrincipalJessica Romero [2]
Faculty14.88 (FTE) [3]
Grades9–12
Gender Coed
Enrollment342 (2021–22) [3]
International students2
Average class size37
Student to teacher ratio22.98 [3]
LanguageEnglish
Schedule7:30 AM–3:40 PM Mon., Thurs., Friday.

7:30 AM–3:35 PM Tues. 7:30 AM–2:40 PM Wed.

[4]
Classrooms12
Campuses1
Areaover 15,000 square feet (1,400 m2)
Color(s)Blue, White.
SportsBasketball, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Robotics, Swimming, Track, Cross Country, Baseball, Volleyball, Dance
MascotTitan
Team nameTitans
National ranking215 [5]
Feeder schoolsTechnology Middle School, Lawrence Jones Middle School
Website https://ths.crpusd.org

Technology High School is a magnet school with a focus in science, math and technology, located in Sonoma County, California. It was founded in 1995 under the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District on the Sonoma State University campus. It was sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and the Autodesk foundation. The school opened its doors in 1999. [6]

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History

Technology High School as a program

Initially the school was a program of Rancho Cotate High School. The students involved in the program would split their time between the two schools. Technology High School's program included Integrated Science, Engineering, and Math curriculum as required courses. The students took the remainder of their classes from Rancho Cotate High School. This environment created a school focused heavily on the math and sciences with Rancho Cotate High School providing everything else expected from a traditional high school.

Technology High School as a school

In 2002, Tech High became a separate and independent school, starting with the class of 2006. The former "program students" continued to be part-time students, and split their time, while all new students came in as full-time. This called for new, undeveloped humanities, physical education, foreign language, and elective programs to be created and implemented. These have since become more developed.

The mascot of the school, the Titan, was chosen by the students. Their rationale for picking this mascot for the school was because they believed they would become "Titans of Industry". The visual representation of the school's mascot was later distorted, and since 2022 official graphics of the school mascot depict a knight.

Relations with the District

Relations with the school district became strained when during the planning of the 2004-2005 district budget, a proposal was put forth to relocate Technology High School. This caused a strong backlash of support from the community around Technology High School. Students, parents, and staff felt that this would severely compromise the integrity of the program. Students and parents pulled together in an attempt to halt this measure. In a special session in January 2004 the school board voted 5–0 to keep the school in its facilities on the Sonoma State University campus.

Relations with the school district have improved considerably, partly due to Technology High School being announced as a Distinguished School in April 2005 as part of California's Distinguished School Program. Relations have also been improved due to Technology High School's high testing scores. The district has now publicly stated that they feel that the proposal to relocate Technology High School was a mistake.

Recent history

Campus

Location

The old lobby of Tech High School in Salazar Building Tech High School 3983.png
The old lobby of Tech High School in Salazar Building

Technology High School first occupied the Green Valley building complex, in the northwest corner of the Sonoma State University campus in Rohnert Park, California, from the 1999-2000 academic year through the end of the 2001-2002 academic year.

In 2002, the school moved to the northeast corner of the Ruben Salazar Building on the Sonoma State University campus. The Salazar Building is near the center of campus, south of the quad. This location facilitated continued access to Rancho Cotate High School, which allowed Technology High School students to participate in Rancho Cotate High School Physical Education classes.

On April 13, 2018, the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District approved the move of Technology High School to a former elementary school site (Waldo Rohnert Elementary School) within Rohnert Park. Relocation began in 2019. [10]

Student body

Ethnicities

(For the 2022–2023 school year [11] )

60.5%White
17.6%Hispanic or Latino
8.2%Asian
7.3%Two or more races
1.2%Filipino
1.8%African American
0.00%Pacific Islander
0.6%American Indian/Alaska Native
2.7%none reported

Other data

There are 1.4 students per computer, compared to the California statewide average of 5 students per computer. Many students go on to a higher educational institution while less than 20% go directly into the workforce.

Faculty

There is an average of 23 students per teacher. Full credentials are possessed by all of the teachers. Furthermore, 94% of faculty has 3 years or more experience teaching. [12] Faculty retention has been an issue over the school's history. Retention rates were below 50% during the first several years of operation but current retention rates hover around 75%.[ citation needed ]

Due to the small-school environment that Technology High School maintains there are at most 3 teachers in one department.[ citation needed ] This encourages teachers to work together on cross-curricular projects. Staff meetings happen at least once a week where the entire staff of the school gathers together to discuss any outstanding school wide issues. Another purpose of these meetings is to attempt to ensure consistency through the entire school.

Curriculum

Technology High School's curriculum is designed to be project-based as well as cross-curricular. Teachers work closely together to create projects that span more than one curricular area. Teachers also try to time the curriculum so that students can take advantage of what they learn in one class in another. The curriculum is also designed and graded based on the Schoolwide Learning Outcomes.

Awards

Tech High was named a California Distinguished School in 2005, [13] 2009, [14] and again in 2013. [15] Tech High also earned the National Blue-Ribbon Award in 2021.

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