Bayside High School (Clearwater, Florida)

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Bayside High School

The sign in front of Bayside High School SOAR to Success Stay Motivated Opt for Honesty Act Responsible Respect Self and Others^[1]
14405 49 St N Clearwater, FL 33762 USA
Information
School district	Pinellas County Schools
Principal	Patricia "Patty" LaVoy Fuller^[2]^[3]
Enrollment	376 (as of 2005-06)^[4]
Faculty	33 (as of 2005-06)^[4]
Student:teacher ratio	11.4 (as of 2005-06)^[4]
Type	Public alternative secondary school
Grades	9-12
Campus	Suburban
Campus size	12 acres (4.9 ha)
Mascot	Eagle
Color(s)	Burgundy and silver
Established	2004
Information	(727) 507-4730
Homepage	http://www.bayside-hs.pinellas.k12.fl.us/

Bayside High School is a public alternative secondary school in Clearwater, Florida, United States. The school is the first long-term alternative school in the Pinellas County School District and is a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.^[1]^[5]

1 History
2 Campus
3 Students
4 Curriculum
5 School accountability
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

In 1997, Pinellas County School Board members committed to building an alternative high school. Locating the campus on property already owned by the School Board near 58 St N and 150 Ave N, in Clearwater, was proposed, but residents complained about having the at-risk students in their neighborhood. The School Board purchased the current site for $2,400,000 after voters approved a referendum in November, 2002, and work began during Fall, 2003.^[6]^[7]

The school opened in the Fall semester of 2004.

[edit] Campus

Bayside High School is located on 12 acres (4.9 ha) of land at 14405 49 St N, in Clearwater, FL, across the street from the Pinellas County Jail. The 90,000 square foot school building houses a reception area with nearly 30 feet (9.1 m) high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows. Visual and performing arts studios are also located there. The school utilizes 65 surveillance cameras.

[edit] Students

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As of 2005-06, Bayside High School enrolled 376 students while the school can enroll approximately 500 students.^[4]^[1] Students apply and are accepted into Bayside High School because they have been truant at their previous school, they are too old for their grade level, or they unlikely to graduate.

[edit] Curriculum

Bayside High School schedules four classes per day; many other high schools in Pinellas County have six. The maximum class size is 22 students, but has been known to exceed 30 students for certain classes needed for graduation, such as mathematics.

Bayside offers the Performance Diploma Option which allows students to earn a diploma based on performance instead of credits, Credit Recovery which allows students to retake failed classes online, and dual enrollment with Pinellas Technical Education Centers.^[8]

[edit] School accountability

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The Florida Department of Education assigned the grade F to Bayside High School for the 2004-2005 school year, the grade I for the 2005-2006 school year, and the grade P for the 2006-2007 school year.^[9]