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Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study Report• AP Conventions• Local District 2 Mandated Algebra Walks• Triad Walks1. Academic Standards for Each Area – To what extent are there definedacademic standards for each subject area, course, and/or program?VHHS is dedicated to a standards-based, comprehensive, challengingacademic curriculum that supports ESLRs and that encourages everystudent’s highest level of achievement. The school curriculum is aligned withthe LAUSD, state, and national standards needed in order for all students toacquire and apply subject area knowledge, concepts, and skills. Curriculumand instruction are aligned to the state standards in English/Language Arts,mathematics, social science, science, and visual and performing arts. LAUSDLearning standards models also include health, physical education, andcareer preparation/technical arts.Teachers and students at VHHS have an understanding of the CaliforniaState Standards Tests and the connection between curriculum and theirachievement on these tests. Stakeholders work to encourage students toachieve to the best of their ability on these tests. All teachers have access toachievement results on these examinations through the MyData system onthe district website. This data is utilized to work with students on theirparticular area of challenge and to guide curriculum to support these areasin the classroom. Teachers are able to support students who are Basic,Below Basic, or Far Below Basic to progress in skill level; counselors can alsouse MyData to ensure that students are enrolled in courses that they canpotentially succeed in.VHHS encourages all students who desire a greater degree of academicchallenge and growth to take Honors English, math, social studies, andscience courses that offer differentiated academically enriched learningopportunities aligned to the state standards. Currently, there are 12 Honorsclasses with approximately 300 students enrolled.Students who wish to participate in college-level classes are also encouragedto take Advanced Placement (AP) courses. AP examinations are givennationally for a period of two weeks near the end of the school year.Verdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 68
Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study ReportStudents who receive a passing score may qualify for college creditdepending on the institution. AP courses are aligned to the curriculumstandards established by the College AP Board. VHHS currently offers 18 APcourses: AP Calculus AB (which had a 100% pass rate last year), APStatistics, AP English Literature, AP English Language, AP Biology, APChemistry, AP Physics, AP World History, AP European History, AP USHistory, AP Government, AP Computer Science, AP Spanish Language, APSpanish Literature, AP Studio Art Drawing, AP Studio Art 2D, AP Studio Art3D and AP Music Theory.English Language ArtsAt VHHS all students participate in a sequential, four-year, standards-basedEnglish Language Arts curriculum. Each student is expected to achievebenchmark levels of performance for every course. All students have accessto opportunities for enrichment and acceleration. Honors courses are open toall students who have the desire to undertake more challenging coursework.As mentioned, AP courses can follow.In order to achieve articulation and cohesion between grades, and to supportthe writing strand of the ELA standards, the VHHS English Department hascreated a common essay rubric and utilizes the Jane Schaeffer WritingProgram. In addition, the English Department has compiled a VHHS EnglishLanguage Arts Handbook which is available online. The handbook containsliterary terms, a business letter format, and explains a variety of study skills.English teachers utilize a common essay prompt; this initial prompt isoffered as the primary vehicle by which the Jane Schaeffer method is taught.The concrete details for the essay are generated by a project that all ninthgraders complete; the project requires students to engage in self-reflection,to share information with their classmates in the form of a speech, andfinally to use this information to write an essay.9 th Grade CurriculumThe VHHS English Department has created thematic pacing plan for its ninthgraders that include the following thematic units: Self-Identity: Choices andConsequences, Family and Interpersonal Relationships: Ethics and Values,Verdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 69
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