About Us

WELCOME

Welcome Sierra Alternative Education Students and Families!

It is my pleasure to serve as Principal of Sierra@Home, Sierra Alternative Education, & Sierra Adult School K-12 public schools. Our amazing staff provides a personalized distance learning experience for students and their families in our community. When choosing to enroll in a Sierra Alternative Education Program, parents and students can count on an educational program developed for their individual needs. Parents and students choose between the SUSD curriculum, independent study online curriculum, or a combination of both, based on the needs of the student. Our teachers are here to support you through your child’s education. In partnership with parents, teachers focus on the academic and social emotional growth of each student to deliver learning experiences in a variety of ways, from on campus educational support, tutoring, online activities, and videos to hands-on projects at home and within their communities.

Sierra@Home students have access to all the extracurricular activities offered at each of the district schools. Whether sports, clubs, or other student activities, our students can participate in all of them! Being a part of the Sierra Unified School District means building relationships and bonds that enrich the lives of all students, while providing the opportunity for them to contribute to the community in a meaningful way.

Sierra Alternative High School offers a personalized, comprehensive educational experience for our students. We are a  10th-12th grade on-campus daily seat-based program providing credit recovery and original credit to those high school  students who need an alternative high school experience. Students have many opportunities at Sierra Alternative to enhance their education through work or volunteer experience, participation in academic and reward field trips, as well as taking elective classes at Sierra High School or Sierra@Home. With our flexible alternative program, students may choose to return to Sierra High School after catching up with their credits, or they may decide to complete the remainder of their high school credits with Sierra Alternative and receive a fully accredited diploma. Whether it is due to academic or behavioral struggles, or personal and family situations, students who attend Sierra Alternative are given the social emotional and academic support they need to thrive and reach their goals in the classroom and the community. We encourage our students to take ownership of their education and invite parents to be partners with the staff. Together, we can ensure that students receive the highest quality education!

Our Alternative Education Programs bring the district’s mission to engage, inspire, challenge, and support every child whether on campus or in your own home. Teachers support every child by focusing on the individual and facilitating their unique personal and academic development. Whether it is due to academic or behavioral struggles, or personal and family situations, students who attend Sierra Alternative Education Programs are given the social-emotional and academic support they need to thrive and reach their goals in the classroom and the community. We encourage our students to take ownership of their education and invite parents to be partners with the staff. Working as partners in your child’s education means that student growth and development is truly personalized. Together, we can ensure that students receive the highest quality education!

Anthony Abrams

Director of Alternative and Extended Education

559-855-3020 / aabrams@sierrausd.org

Social-Emotional learners who:

• Develop self-confidence and positive self-esteem through life experiences and research.
• Generate positive relationship building skills.
• Discover mental health and coping skills through counseling, self-evaluation, classroom activities and
  projects.

Responsible, self-directed learners who:

• Demonstrate self-motivation, self-discipline, and accept individual and group responsibility.
• Create a positive vision for themselves and their future in order to set priorities and achieve goals.
• Exhibit good study/work habits that include regular attendance, schoolwork, and effective time management.

Complex thinkers who:

• Demonstrate critical thinking skills and logical problem-solving processes.
• Identify, analyze, integrate and use a wide variety of resources and information to achieve goals.
• Use self-evaluation while implementing ideas or plans.

Technologically-skilled students who:

• Develop and utilize technological skills to produce, publish, and present projects and assignments.
• Exhibit skills necessary to gather, analyze, and organize information to fulfill projects.
• Locate and access online information from appropriate sources to complete assignments.

The WASC Accredited Sierra Unified Alternative Education Center offers a wide variety of educational options to serve the needs of every learner within the Sierra Unified School District, from preschool to adults. We take pride in providing personalized service, knowing each of our students, and taking as much time as needed to answer any questions and ensure all students and families find a program that is just the right fit.