Alliance College-Ready Public Schools

Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High School (formerly Alliance Heritage College-Ready Academy High School) is a free public charter school authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District.

 

In 2010, Burton Technology Academy adopted the Blended Learning for Alliance School Transformation (BLAST) program which provides each student with a laptop and uses a wide variety of technological tools to prepare them for success in college and future careers.  To read more about the BLAST model click here.

 

Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High School students achieved a 2011 Academic Performance Index (API) score of 715. CST results: 36% Advanced/Proficient in English, 22% Advanced/Proficient in Math.  For more on the school's 10-11 Performance Indicators, click here.

 

Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High School is located in South Los Angeles on the original site of the Sheen Educational Center.  Many of the schools in the surrounding area are overcrowded.

 

86% Hispanic and 14% African American, 22% English Language Learner (ELL) Students, and 98% free or reduced meal program participants. To date, average daily attendance is 98%.

 

Davida Fountain comes to the Alliance with more than 15 years of education experience.  Prior to joining the Alliance team Ms. Fountain served as an educator and administrator at charter schools in Compton and South Los Angeles.  In 2008, Ms. Fountain became the Assistant Principal at Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High School and was part of the leadership team that led the blended learning pilot at the school.  In 2011 she took over as Principal at Burton Technology Academy.  Ms. Fountain earned a bachelor of arts in Education from Loyola Marymount University where she coordinated the Academic Persistence Program.  She also holds a master's degree in Education Leadership from California State University, Sacramento.