About Paterson Independent Study

Patterson Independent study is a place where students from Patterson, Westley, Newman and Gustine attend school. We are a small school centrally located in Patterson. We have been in Patterson for over 16 years helping students to catch up on credits and improve their grades. Students attend Patterson I.S. for many different reasons. Some students come to our school because they may need to catch up on high school credits. Some students work so they can only attend school once a week. Other students are ill and need the flexibility of an Independent Study program. Other students have been expelled from the local school and are required to attend I.S. for the remainder of the school year. We have students that stay with our programs for only a few months, and we have other students who have been with us for years. Most students either graduate from our program or return back to their school one they are caught up on credits.

Currently, there are about 105 students who attend Patterson Independent Study. Each student attends once a week and meets individually with his or her teacher. Mr. Wood is the head teacher and the other teachers are Mrs. Bernard, Mr. Spratling and Mrs. Huston. Students can graduate through our program. They can receive a high school diploma as long as they have earned the required credits, passed the California Exit Exam and have met the 20 hours of community service obligation. Approximately 25 students graduate from Patterson I.S. each year.