Established 2004 Phone +1 727-507-4730 Mascot Bayside Eagle | Faculty 33 (as of 2005-06) District Pinellas County Schools Colors Burgundy, Silver | |
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Type Public alternative secondary school Motto SOAR to Success
Stay Motivated
Opt for Honesty
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Respect Self and Others School district Pinellas County Schools Principal Patricia "Patty" LaVoy Fuller Address 14405 49th St N, Clearwater, FL 33762, USA Similar School Board Pinellas, Clearwater Central Catholic, Calvary Christian High Sch, Pinellas County School, St Petersburg Catholic | ||
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.
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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.
The school opened in the Fall semester of 2004.
Campus
Bayside High School is located on 12 acres (49,000 m2) of land at 14405 49 St N, in Clearwater, FL, across the street from the Pinellas County Jail. The 90,000-square-foot (8,400 m2) 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.
Students
As of 2005-06, Bayside High School enrolled 376 students while the school can enroll approximately 500 students. 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 are unlikely to graduate.
Curriculum
Bayside High School schedules four classes per day; many other high schools in Pinellas County have seven. 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.
School accountability
The Florida Department of Education assigned the grade A to Bayside High School for the 2004-2005 school year, the grade A for the 2005-2006 school year, and the grade A' for the 2006-2007 school year.