Academics

Hiring the best and brightest teachers in the nation results in students who are prepared to lead and serve in a fast changing global community. Public Safety Academy desires to create habits of learning that transcend the college experience and extend into all areas of life: precision in thinking, effective communication, independent reading, revision strategies, critical thinking, creativity, and most importantly – a passionate love of learning.

Through purposeful, active mentorship our faculty not only teach the practical skills of college preparation, but they expose students to larger questions of the vastness and greatness of community.

The Public Safety Academy seeks cadets who are intellectually curious, who seek continuous improvement, and who are committed to service above self. At the Academy, our academic programs provide the intellectual foundation for developing cadets with these qualities.

San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Department of Public Safety have always provided our cadets outstanding education opportunities!

What you need to know about academics at PSA.

Everyone speaks - Learning is often discussion-based so you will discover wisdom in other people’s ideas and in the texts.

Demanding Teachers - Teachers encourage students to analyze, to explore critical thought, and to develop a qualified point of view.

High-Powered Classes - We offer avid and honors courses in all disciplines, and challenging courses are offered at all levels.

Teachers as Mentors - Teachers are always available during open periods, lunches and after school to help, talk, and listen.

You Are Not a Number - Teachers and staff get to know you and become integral to your life.

Exciting Electives - Electives are not limited only to a text but can take you from working on a fire engine or police car to participating on a Navy Battle Ship to learning leadership from the US Navy's SEAL Team.

Teachers as Scholars - History teachers are historians; science teachers are scientists; your english teachers are writers. You get the picture.

Teachers Have a Passion - They are people that love what they do.