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P.O. Box 428
607 East Tehama
Orland, CA 95963
(530) 865-1683 ext. 3525
Fax: (530) 865-1688
Willows Site
451 South Villa Avenue
Willows, CA 95988
(530) 934-6320 ext. 3525
Fax: (530) 934-6320
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|  William Finch | When California enacted legislation in the late 1990’s that requested that schools not be designated by the type of program they present, the staff of the Glenn County Home Independent Study program launched a search to find a suitable new name.
They researched the history of Glenn County schools and chose the name of William Finch, the first Superintendent of the Glenn County Office of Education.
Born in Portland, Indiana, in 1862, William Finch rode by horseback to Colusi (Colusa) County, California, in 1880. He worked in the fields in the summer while attending Pierce Christian College in Colusa.
Mr. Finch held the first Glenn County Teachers Institute from December 21-24, 1891. At the time, there were just a few teachers in the many locations throughout the country.
While serving as Superintendent, William Finch studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1897. He was then elected as the first Superior Court Judge in 1905. He also helped form and was the President of the First National Bank of Willows.
William Finch married Anna Latimer and had one daughter, Mabel. Because of William Finch's connections to the Glenn County Office of Education as the first Superintendent, this was a great choice for our new name of William Finch School.
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| | - Every student who enrolls in our school will graduate from high school prepared for the option of enrolling in a four-year college.
- S/He will have the confidence, competence, and information needed to make choices for her/his future, and will have demonstrated strength and competence in all the areas needed for full participation in the 21st century economy, and in the political, cultural, and intellectual life of our nation and global society.
- These areas include: technological literacy; communication skills; aesthetic sensibility; critical thinking and reasoning; social, environmental, and civic responsibility; multicultural and cross-cultural competency; and strength of character; as well as academic competency.
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| | In the new Wm. Finch Charter School’s vision of challenging learning activities, the curriculum for all students will emphasize the integration of higher order thinking skills, and on site academy authentic learning. In lieu of students practicing discrete, isolated skills (i.e.: spelling and punctuation done on worksheets), the curriculum will stress composition, comprehension, and applications of skills. Rather than treating basic skills as an obstacle that must be surmounted before exposing students to more complex and meaningful learning activities, WFCS will provide all students and especially at-risk students opportunities to learn and practice basic skills in the context of working on authentic tasks. Through studying research, we have found that at-risk students need to work more in heterogeneous groups. | |
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