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Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study ReportStrategies Used for Student Growth/DevelopmentEducators at Verdugo utilize strategies that best suit their individual styles,acquired through university programs, professional development meetings,and from colleagues. For example, teachers use SDAIE strategies,differential instruction, cooperative and active learning strategies,technology, and behavior modification plans. A Math Lab has been institutedto help underachieving students, providing more strategies for strugglingAlgebra, Geometry, and Algebra II students. This extra practice gives themmore confidence, which in turn leads to more success.The College Counselor assists all students in grades nine through twelve toprepare for college admission by arranging college outreach representatives,workshops, student/parent presentations, campus visits, PSAT/NMSQTreadiness, SAT preparation workshops, and college and career fairs. TheCareer Advisor assists students in using career resources, developinginterest inventories, investigating different careers/training opportunities,and directing students to local occupational programs.Grade-level assemblies for tenth-, eleventh-, and twelfth-grade students areheld to discuss progress toward graduation, options for making up highschool credits, computer literacy, service learning projects, pre-collegeactivities and events, and the school attendance/tardy policies. During thetenth and eleventh-grade years, counselors meet individually with studentsand their parents to review progress toward graduation. When midterm andfinal grades for each term are available, the counselors review and recordprogress on the Graduation Checklist and Individualized Graduation Plan.Graduation and college entrance requirements are regularly reviewed forprogress.CAHSEE Preparation class is for those students who have not passed theCAHSEE. Three weeks prior to the scheduled November and March CAHSEE,students can attend “CAHSEE Test Prep class twice a week for three weeks.The California Scholarship Foundation (CSF) emphasizes high standards ofservice, scholarship, and citizenship and encourages students to reach theiracademic best. Each semester, CSF offers the student an opportunity toVerdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 174
Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study Reportqualify for awards and scholarships.California State University, Northridge, included VHHS in their grant proposalfor Upward Bound program support, supporting students from low-incomefamilies where neither parent holds a bachelor’s degree and/or students arefirst-generation college-bound. Instruction is provided in mathematics, labsciences, composition, literature, and foreign languages, along with tutoring,mentoring, work-study, and post-secondary counseling.Support Services and LearningFor Special Education students in the Diversified Learning Academy (DLA),opportunities for remediation, pre-teaching, and re-teaching are availablethrough the Learning Center. The Learning Center is a place for intervention,guidance, and the support of standards-based learning. Opportunities arealso available through SDC/RSP team collaboration with general educationteachers and schoolwide tutoring programs.The Department of Transition Services Teacher (DOTS) assists students indeveloping a plan for continuing education and finding a career path oncethey complete high school. DOTS teachers assist students in findingemployment while in high school or putting them in job placementprograms. Individual Transition Plans include goals for post-secondaryeducation, independent living, and transportation. Learning and postsecondarygoals are carefully planned for each individual student’s needsand the plan is written into each IEP. Each student’s progress, placementand services is continuously reviewed and evaluated with parents, teachers,and service providers.Finally, the DLA students have access to the Student Service Center locatedin room 227. This center provides students with a safe, quiet, low sensory,low stimulus environment. Students can drop in between classes and atlunch. Students can also use this center during class if they need a break.Students have a space for homework and access to school supplies,including pens, pencils, and paper.For English Language Learners (EL students), Verdugo Hills has a BilingualCoordinator who holds parent meetings on a monthly basis. Various topicsVerdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 175
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