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Verdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 1

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<strong>Verdugo</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>WASC</strong>/CDE <strong>Self</strong>-<strong>Study</strong> ReportAmerican and 13% Latino, 10% English Learners, and 31% ReclassifiedEnglish Proficient (RFEPs).Student Ethnicities and Other Sub-Groups(2012-13)African American 3% English Learners 10%American Indian 1% Reclassified ELs (RFEP) 31%Asian 5% Students With Disabilities 12%Filipino 3% Economically Disadvantaged 67%Latino 57% Identified Gifted-All 18%Pacific Islander 0% Identified Gifted-African American 17%White (not Latino) 31% Identified Gifted-Latino 13%StaffingThe student population is served by a staff of 59 teachers, 2 ROP (RegionalOccupational Program), 2 ROTC officers (Reserved Officer Training Corp), 4administrators, 1 head counselor/administrative counseling designee, 1magnet coordinator, 1 special education coordinator, 3 ½ counselors, 1teacher-librarian, 1 school nurse, and a handful of teachers with out-ofclassroom assignments for part of the day (Technology Coordinator, AthleticDirector and Assistant Athletic Directors, Testing Coordinator, Title OneCoordinator, and English Learners/Bilingual Programs Coordinator) . Of these59 teachers, 10 are VHHS graduates. One of the teachers is National BoardCertified (NBC).ProgramsSpecial programs at <strong>Verdugo</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> include Gifted and TalentedEducation (370 students), and Special Education/Special Day Class (85students). VHHS also has 1 Multi-Media Magnet (370 students) and 3 SLCs(Small Learning Communities), Humanitas (450 students), Bio-Medical (450students), and Visual and Performing Arts (450 students). A new Visual andPerforming Arts Magnet, is scheduled to open in Fall, 2013 with 100 ninthgraders and will reach capacity of 400 students (100 in each grade) in Fall,2017. Another magnet has been discussed, focused on Equestrian Studies(including equine therapy and & veterinary medicine) but this magnet hasnot yet been formally presented for approval to the district. The SLCstructure is dynamic at <strong>Verdugo</strong> with changes for 2013-14 being discussed inthe spring including restructured and new SLCs.<strong>Verdugo</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>WASC</strong> <strong>Self</strong>-<strong>Study</strong> <strong>Page</strong> 11

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