Those who attended the May 30 Court and Community Schools’ graduation ceremony at Bakersfield High’s Harvey Auditorium, were witness to a commencement that included students from the entire county on one site at one time. Approximately 206 students out of a graduating class of 265 high school seniors represented five geographic regions in which Court and Community Schools are operated by the Kern CountySuperintendent of Schools (KCSOS). KCSOS Court and Community Schools offer options that improve student safety, encourage learning, reduce classroom disruption and help reduce Kern County’s dropout rate. Campuses are located on 16 sites in Bakersfield, Delano, Kernville, Lake Isabella, Mojave, Ridgecrest and Taft. During the 2007-08 school year (the most recent figures), KCSOS provided education to 9,335 elementary through high school students who were incarcerated, in juvenile court programs, expelled, on probation or at serious risk of dropping out of school. More