Verdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 1

Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study ReportDrumline, and Color Guard. The music department works closely with theparents of the music students to ensure success in academic classes to helpwith eligibility and high standards.VHHS also has a Work Experience Education program. Not only can anystudent get a work permit, which is required by state law, but students whowork a minimum amount of hours a week can also enroll in Work ExperienceEducation class for credit. Student complete state and District paper work,and make their job a learning experience. Students work with theirsupervisors and managers on projects, which they then hand in to the WorkExperience teacher. Students meet once a week during zero period with theWork Experience teacher in a class to discuss job related issues and workthrough a Work Experience curriculum.Furthermore, this year our new principal has established a Glee Club thatmeets weekly. The members of the Glee Club have had the opportunity togo caroling during the Winter Holiday throughout the community, sing at theAnnual Faculty Holiday Breakfast, and overall this club has been a brightaddition to VHHS.The VHHS Parent Center provides the faculty and staff with a direct line ofcommunication between the school and the parents of the students. TheParent Center works closely with the VHHS faculty. In collaboration with theParent Center’s Director members of the faculty have conducted a series ofreading instructional workshops designed to help parents motivate theirchildren to improve their reading habits and to increase theircomprehension. The reading workshops include basic theory behind readinginstruction as well as simple, practical strategies to get students to read athome. The Parent Center staff also provides invaluable services for thefaculty such as laminating documents, creating posters, and coordinatingTitle I meetings. The Parent Center’s Director also acts as the liaisonbetween the school and the parent community by keeping them inform ofimportant occurrences such as upcoming Governance Council elections andmeetings. Lastly, the Parent Center hosts a yearly teacher appreciationluncheon, which brings faculty and parents together socially. This sort ofevent is essential for it brings together two groups of valuable stakeholdersin the instruction process: the teachers and the parents and it forge a bondthat is invaluable to student achievement.Verdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 137