WVUSD: 2014-2015 Year-End Results
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Baccalaureate 5th grade exhibition projects that focus on global issues; and the reading of
books written in other languages. At Walnut Elementary School, the Dual Language
Immersion (DLI)–Mandarin program teaches Mandarin literacy, as well as content in both
English and Mandarin. A teacher from China visited the school during the 2014-2015
school year, through an award from the Teachers of Critical Language Program (TCLP).
Another teacher will join the school during the 2015-2016 school year. The visiting
teachers expose non-DLI students across the school to Chinese language and culture.
Elementary schools received half-time Elementary Learning Specialists during 20142015. Teachers and principals report successful implementation that has resulted with
greater support for classroom instruction and student academic interventions.
Middle schools have begun informing parents and students of the University of
California/California State University (UC/CSU) “A-G” course requirements for admission
to the university systems. This information has been disseminated during Parent
Information Nights.
During high school, students have annual meetings with their parents and their assigned
Grade-Level Coordinators (GLC) for individualized scheduling and to review class
offerings. An audit of the district’s UC/CSU A-G completion rate, erroneously calculated
and reported as only 17% in 2013-2014, has been shown to actually be over 72%. It is
anticipated that rescheduling of students, identified as in danger of not meeting particular
A-G courses, will result in an increase of about 4%, to approximately 76%, for seniors
graduating at the end of the 2014-2015 school year.
Several options are available for students needing to recover credits needed for high
school graduation. A credit recovery program is provided at both comprehensive high
schools, and an Alternative Education program, Ron Hockwalt Academies’ (RHA)
Continuation High School (for Credit Recovery, Independent Study, and Online learning),
is offered to students for academic recovery, and to assist students with psychological
and socio-emotional needs. RHA Continuation High School has been relocated to a
campus setting as of fall 2014. Additionally, both comprehensive high schools offer full
programs for students in need of a smaller, more individualized environment. At Diamond
Bar High School, the program is referred to as the Pathways Academy, and at Walnut
High School it is named the Academic Design Program (ADP). Walnut High School has
also implemented an Academic Tutorial period, which allows students to confer with
teachers in courses where students may need assistance.
Other targeted interventions include site interventions programs, funded by targeted
monies. WVUSD has a focus on the support of students who are homeless or living in
foster homes. The District staff has attended training sessions during 2014-2015 to better
address the specific needs of these students.
Every school site has a working Student Study Team process where struggling students
are referred for planning of targeted interventions. Special Education and 504
Accommodations Plans are continuously developed in all sites for students who qualify
and meet the requirements.
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