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Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study Reportare discussed, including schedules, curriculum, graduation requirements,behavior issues, study skills, and test taking. All classes are available for ELstudents and transportation is available for students involved in after-schoolactivities, including sports and band practice. The EL advisor also visits theclassrooms of EL students to discuss the A – G requirements.The Language Acquisition Team (LAT), comprised of a student, his or herparents, teachers, counselors, and administrators, meets to review andevaluate attendance, academic progress, disciplinary problems, test scores,study skills, and future goals. The student being evaluated must be inattendance before the meeting begins.Communication with all Verdugo stakeholders is critical. All support staff,counselors, coordinators, and deans support effective home to schoolcommunication. This communication is especially vital after midterm andfinal grades. All meetings are documented.Another communication tool is the weekly progress report. Students with“weeklies” are responsible for picking up the progress report and having itsigned by each of their teachers. Each teacher enters the weekly grade,missing assignments, and comments. Phone calls home are delivered on adaily basis to parents of students with absences or tardies. The Connect Edsystem is also used to deliver messages regarding events at our school. Theprincipal sends out weekly messages via Connect Ed to inform families ofschool events.Equal Access to Curriculum and SupportEvery effort is made to ensure that all Verdugo Hills students have equalaccess to curriculum and support. The first step is to ensure that all studentshave equal access to all courses. Students who may not have access toparticular specialized courses due to an AP and/or SDC program are offereda zero period (before the traditional school day), a non-compulsory 4 th and5 th period, online courses, or independent study.The creation of the master schedule, a collaborative effort of the teachers,counselors, and administrators, also ensures that every student has equalaccess to courses. Typically, each spring semester the faculty meets withVerdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 176
Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study Reporttheir departments where the schedule for the following year is discussed. Amatrix is completed by each department, reviewed, revised and thensubmitted to administration for review. Particular attention is given to thesmaller groups of specialization, including Magnet students, Special DayClass students, Resource students and English Language Learners. TheMaster Schedule is carefully analyzed to be certain that all students haveaccess to A-G requirements and LAUSD graduation requirements. In the2013-14 school year adjustments will be made to ensure that all 9 th and10 th -graders have access to foreign language as LAUSD requirements arebrought in line with A-G requirements.Verdugo Hills High School offers a robust Honors and Advanced Placementprogram for students who seek greater academic challenges. At the otherend of the spectrum, the Alternative Curriculum Program is specificallydesigned for designated students who receive services under the specialeducation category of Mental Retardation (MR). All students have anopportunity to integrate campus-wide in electives, during passing periods,and at lunch.All students have access to Honors and AP courses by request. This cohort,including GATE students, progresses through an advanced curricularprogram. These students are offered Honors courses, and they mayeventually take up to 6 AP courses a year in 11 th and 12th grade. Thesecourses are differentiated for advanced and curious learners, providingchallenging and rewarding opportunities which prepare them for the rigors ofa four-year university.English Language Learners are offered ESL classes and courses designatedas EL. These students are identified yearly through administration of theCELDT, the LAUSD-approved measure of a non-native English speakingstudents. The students in both ESL and EL courses access core curriculumthrough traditional teaching methods and SADIE techniques.For students with identified learning disabilities, Verdugo Hills High Schooloffers several learning environments in accordance with LAUSD’s policy ofutilizing the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). Verdugo Hills offers corecourses, using state standardized curriculum, for all special educationstudents who are not in the alternative curriculum program. Appropriateplacement is done through the IEP process. Students are programmed into aVerdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 177
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