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Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study ReportArts and Entertainment Program with career pathways in Animation andFilmmaking and the Digital Arts.The Magnet school hosts a school website that has information on coursesand standards.Counseling OfficeVHHS currently offers independent study on a case-by-case situation. Newstudents who enroll past the fifth week are usually placed on IndependentStudy so that they have a chance at completing at least one class ratherthan fail three. Students can go to the VHHS library and do their courseworkthere and are allowed to participate in VHHS activities such as sports, clubsand dances.In order to support curriculum, the VHHS counseling department offers gradchecks and a four-year graduation plan. They place students in supportclasses such as those available in math tutoring. The counselors meet withseniors four times a year to ensure that students are on track to graduate;they meet with 9th-11th grade students twice a year. Counselors stay intouch with parents/guardians through regular letters and phone calls asneeded; for example, students who receive a D or a fail in a course willreceive a letter from their counselor.One VHHS counselor oversees a peer mentoring/tutoring program for At-Risk 9th graders. The program ensures that students have the academic andemotional support to achieve to the best of their ability.Counselors also recommend seniors for Exploratory Teaching in which VHHSstudents leave campus to work with elementary students at PlainviewElementary.The Counseling Department pays special attention to students who are atrisk of not meeting graduation requirements. Counselors are in regularcontact with students and their parents/guardians making them aware oftheir credit recovery options. Because of district budget constraints, optionssuch as summer school are no longer as viable for many students.Verdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 84
Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study ReportSome years, Verdugo has been able to offer summer school on campus, butnot last year. However, students had the opportunity to attend anotherLAUSD school for summer school not far from Verdugo. Due to budgetconstraints the district has cut back summer school services. VHHS wasallotted 120 slots last summer. The district also offers online summer school.Community collegesThe College Counselor oversees administration of the PSAT test. In 2011 theDistrict paid for all VHHS 10th graders and 75 of the 11th graders to takethe test. VHHS paid for the remaining 11th graders to take the test. 9thgraders also took the test as a free practice examination. The CollegeCounselor organized follow-up assemblies to explain scores, discuss collegeparticipation information, SAT preparatory classes, and other relevantcollege information.Changes in district mandates have impacted course offerings a great deal.For example, Life Skills is no longer a graduation requirement for LAUSD.VHHS continues to offer some sections, but not all students take it. Studentscan elect to take a remedial class, math or English booster. The CounselingOffice plans to offer an Introduction to Computers course as an alternative toLife Skills. There might be Introduction to World History as a preparation forAP World.EVIDENCE• State Standards• District-produced curriculum guides• PSAT• Course syllabi• Magnet Brochure and website• IEP for Special Needs Students• Department meetings• Curricular maps• Course outlines• Textbooks• LAUSD graduation requirements• UC “A-G” requirements• Survey of post-secondary plansVerdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 85
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