Attendance:
CHS students have averaged 93-95% attendance each year for the past five years.

Communication:
The District sponsors "Reflections", a newsletter, which provides information to parents about events, school board meetings, etc., and recognizes student and staff achievement. Reports of student progress are mailed home, along with a newsletter, every 4 ½ weeks. Students in the Leadership class produce a weekly radio spot which highlights upcoming events. The Chelan Valley Mirror assigns a reporter to cover school events and also highlights students and staff. Email addresses of all staff are provided to parents at the beginning of each year, and some staff send a periodic classroom newsletter via email. The District's website, www.chelanschools.org, provides a great deal of information and is consistently updated. An automated dialing system calls the home of every absent student.

Counseling Services:
CMS /CHS share 1.5 ESA certified counselors who provide a full range of counseling services. A prevention / intervention specialist, hired through the local Education Service District, is on campus to provide drug/alcohol counseling three days per week. A Career Center, which provides college and career planning services and scholarship assistance, is open to serve students each day.

Parent Participation Options:
Parents are represented on our Site-based Council, which consists of students, staff and parents. They act as an advisory body to the School Board for issues related to the high school. There are active Music Booster and Athletic Booster clubs.

Staffing:
There are 23.7 certificated staff members serving 424 FTE students, a ratio of 17.2 students per teacher. There are 3.5 secretaries that serve grades 6-12. There are two special education aides and one bilingual aides available to assist students. One daytime and two evening custodians service the 6-12 building, as well as two cooks and one dishwasher.

Staff Development:
During staff inservice days the focus is on curriculum development and teacher collaboration. One early release is planned for each month of the school year, two of which are used for parent-teacher conferences. The others are used for staff and curriculum development.

Technology:
Every teacher has at least one computer in the classroom. Seven teachers have recently received Teacher Leadership Project grants from the Gates Foundation, which places seven computers in the classroom and training on how to use them in a variety of classroom settings. The library has eight computers for research. A local area network provides Internet access to all networked computers in the district. A number of students make use of digital still and video cameras and editing equipment in making classroom presentations.