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Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study ReportEVIDENCE• Operation DVD• Project Impact• Brownie Pen Pals• Peer Counseling• Glee Club• Work Experience Program• Music Department• VHHS Athletic Program• Humanitas Club• Leadership ClassSTRENGTHSThe Instruction Focus Group identified strengths and growth areas bylooking at the campus through the lens of instruction. VHHS’s greateststrength is the dedicated faculty, staff, and administration, who all worktowards a common goal which revolves around providing the students withthe best quality instruction that, will prepare them for their future. As Dons,the faculty, staff, and administration take pride in ensuring that all VHHSstudents receive a quality education that will make them college-ready andencourage them to become productive members of society. The instructionfocus group felt that other obvious strengths at VHHS would be the VerdugoHills Writing Program, which has united all disciplines to use a commonlanguage when speaking about writing. The Peer Mentoring Program is asuccess in helping both student mentors and mentees to develop a positiveself-image and to further embrace and understand the importance ofeducation. The program Students Run LA is another strength that isinvaluable to the students who participate in it. The students train andparticipate in the LA Marathon and this program, not only teaches thestudents stamina, but also teaches them determination. VHHS’s continuousgains on the CST illustrate the fact that the VHHS staff and faculty arededicated to making sure their courses of instruction are aligned with theCDOE State Content Standards. All of the VHHS departments of instructionhave a vested interest in the students and their education as illustrated bythe fact that each department has created their own assessments. The mathdepartment meets at lunch to discuss best practices, instruction and deliveryVerdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 138
Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study Reportof lessons, and assessments. Overall, the focus group felt that there was agreat support system in place for VHHS’s ELL and special educationpopulations.Finally, the focus group felt that the staff development time that was allottedto teachers to share their best practices with their fellow colleagues wasboth informative and useful. It illustrated to the focus group that the facultyis dedicated and determined to constantly find new ways to bring new andinsightful instruction to their classrooms. The VHHS faculty is not a faculty torest on their laurels.GROWTH AREASThe instruction focus group looked at VHHS and discussed what areas shouldbe targeted to improve in terms of instruction. The focus group felt theforemost the issue that needs to be addressed at VHHS are students whoare 9Rs. These are students that fail three classes as freshman, and thus arebehind on their credits. Although, there are peer tutors in place in manyclasses to help these students in content areas and programs like peermentoring in place, the focus group as a whole felt that more has to be doneto address this issue. The focus group would like to see a program startedand maintained by the Counseling Office in which students who failed morethan two classes in eighth grade were identified and meetings were set upwith parents to explain VHHS’s expectations as a school before they enteredthe ninth grade. Also, the instructional focus group felt it would be useful tostart workshops for these students on how to be successful students, whatare good study habits, and skills that will make them ready to meet theCDOE State Content Standards, which will ensure that they pass all theirclasses.Also the instructional focus group would like to use some of professionaldevelopment allotted time to address how to use technology in the class ininnovative ways. Furthermore, the focus group felt that some upgrades ontechnology were needed as a lot of the operating systems on campus areoutdated.Verdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 139
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