WVUSD: 2014-2015 Year-End Results
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approaches such as Thinking Maps, Daily 5 strategies, Close Reading, and evidencebased writing. Students needing intervention and support, whether identified as special
education or as in need of developing skills, are provided with specialized and highly
differentiated programs such as Language!, Reading Mastery Plus, Touch Math,
adaptations of Close Reading, Step Up to Writing, Ed Mark, and Project Read.
At the high school level, students have the opportunity to enroll in the International
Baccalaureate (IB) Career-related Programmes in Biomedical Sciences at Walnut High
School and in the Brahma Tech Academy Project Lead the Way STEAM program at
Diamond Bar High School, in addition to the IB Diploma Program. IB program validation
visits demonstrate that the quality of the program meets requirements set by International
Baccalaureate. Students at the high school level also have opportunities for career
investigation and training through the East San Gabriel Regional Occupational Program
and Technical Center (ESGVROP/TC). ESGVROP/TC is a high caliber program recently
recognized as “Best in the World” during a recognition ceremony in Belgium. WVUSD
students have excellent options for meeting the requirements of both college and career.
In addition, WVUSD’s Executive Cabinet has begun planning discussions with Mt. San
Antonio College (Mt. SAC) to implement a Middle College High School in a classroom
building on the campus that will be contributed by Mt. SAC. This arrangement will provide
WVUSD 10th through 1