About

Our mission is to retain students in school despite their adult responsibilities or other lifestyle factors that prevent regular attendance and to encourage academic progress through self-paced study, mastery learning, and one-on-one instruction.

 

 

We are PASS and we are the Phoenix

We take pride in offering new opportunities for success

We engage individual minds

We value diversity, perseverance, flexibility, and all areas of instruction

We are PASS and we are the Phoenix

We count every student, staff, and teacher as worthy and important

We know that we must be responsive to a constantly evolving world

We model acceptance

We are PASS and we are the Phoenix

We believe in second chances

We face obstacles with caring and optimism

We build future stories by fostering a positive educational experience

We are PASS and we are the Phoenix

From the Ashes, I will Soar!

The Positive Alternatives for Student Success (P.A.S.S.) Program was founded by Sandy McCoy in 1991 and the Positive Alternative Campus (P.A.C.) was established in 2006. In 2020, the campus was renamed The Sandy McCoy Positive Alternative Campus (S.M.P.A.C.) to honor our founder’s legacy. Throughout the decades, multiple alternative programs such as I.C.A.R.E., P.A.L.S., and P.A.C.E. have existed to meet the evolving needs of our students. Currently, the campus is home to KUSD’s Online Learning Academy High School which consists of two educational pathways to graduation:  PASS and KOLA.