Amistad High named a model school by California Superintendent
State Superintendent Tom Torlakson named Amistad High School in Indio a “model continuation high school” for the sixth consecutive time, a designation the school will carry for the next three years.
Amistad, a school with about 300 students in Desert Sands Unified School District, is one of 37 continuation school to receive the designation this year. A continuation school is an alternative high school diploma program for students 16 years or older who are at risk of not graduating due to a lack of credits, family circumstances or the need to have a flexible schedule because of a job outside of school, according to the California Department of Education.