Coronado is one of twenty-seven schools across California named Model Continuation High Schools for 2011. The award recognizes the school's exemplary educational program designed to support struggling students.

According to the California Department of Education, Coronado is among schools that "create a learning and provide educational opportunity for students whose lives have been challenge. These Model Continuation High Schools have programs worth emulating. The help young people realize that getting a good education and earning a high school diploma is their chance toward leading a better and more prosperous life."

A partnership between the California Department of Education and the California Continuation Education Association, the goal of the Model Continuation High School Recognition Program is to identify outstanding programs and assemble a list of schools for other continuation schools to visit and emulate. To be eligible for the honor, we successfuly demonstrated excellence in instrutional strategies, curriculum, school management, culture, guidance and counseling with supporting written statement from the school community.

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