2013-14 School Accountability
Report CardPublished January 2015
Ventura Ventura High School Two North Catalina Street High School Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 641-5116 We will: Principal’s Message Inspire all students to excel academically, Val Wyatt, Principal Welcome to Ventura High School. In accordance Honor the unique qualities and diverse Charles Cornwell, Assistant Principal with Proposition 98, every school in the state is backgrounds of all students, Lorelle Dawes, Assistant Principal required to issue an Annual School Accountability Build supportive relationships, Susan Eberhart, Assistant Principal Guide all students to reach Grades 9-12 Report Card. Whether you are a student, parent, or community member, the data contained their full potential, within this report will prove useful in informing Motivate all students to successfully pursue their chosen life paths, and you about our campus environment, Engage all students to become responsible Ventura Unified instructional programs, support services, school and contributing members of society. staff, and student progress. School District The vision of Ventura High School is to prepare 255 West Stanley Avenue, Suite 100 all students for full participation in and District & School Profile Ventura, California contribution to the larger society by delivering high-quality programs and instruction to all Ventura Unified School District 93001 students in a caring atmosphere. Ventura Unified School District is the third (805) 641-5000 largest district in the county and located on Our Cougar Educational Outcomes (CEO’s) set the California coastline, 63 miles northwest of the foundation for sharing with students what www.venturausd.org Los Angeles. More than 17,000 students in they should know and be able to do upon grades kindergarten through twelve receive a graduation. We expect students to become rigorous, standards-based curriculum from effective and ethical communicators, critical dedicated and highly qualified professionals. Board of Education thinkers, active and collaborative community The district is comprised of 17 elementary Barbara J. Fitzgerald members, and reflective and self-aware decision schools, 4 middle schools, 3 comprehensive makers. We stress student involvement, Debbie Golden high schools, 1 continuation high school, and leadership, and interaction in an effort to build 3 alternative high schools. Mary Haffner successful attitudes, resolve problems, and Velma Lomax increase student achievement. Ventura High School John Walker The excellent quality of our program is a Ventura High School serves students in grades reflection of our highly committed staff who are nine through twelve following a traditional District Administration dedicated to providing a welcoming, stimulating calendar. At the beginning of the 2013-14 environment. We value the support of parents school year, 2,113 students were enrolled, Dr. Trudy T. Arriaga and the community. Together, we provide the including 9.7% in special education, 11.3% Superintendent challenges, preparation, and support for our qualifying for English Language Learner students to achieve fulfilling, successful lives. support, and 52.9% qualifying for free or Jennifer Robles, Ed.D reduced price lunch. Assistant Superintendent District Vision Statement Ventura High School, established in 1889 as Educational Services In the Ventura Unified School District all students the first high school in Ventura, currently will receive an exemplary and balanced serves a diverse student body in all grade education fostering a life-long passion for Kathy Asher levels. Students are offered an academically learning and engagement. We demand superior standards-based, comprehensive Assistant Superintendent excellence of ourselves because our supportive curriculum supplemented with a wide variety Human Resources community has entrusted us with their children. of extracurricular and enrichment activities. Ventura High School is proud of its standing as Joseph Richards, Jr. District Mission Statement the leader in Channel League and CIF- Assistant Superintendent The Ventura Unified School District will educate Southern Section athletics and award winning all students in safe, healthy and high performing Business Services performing arts program. Partnering with schools. parents and the community, Ventura High
Ventura High School 1 2013-14 School Accountability Report Card provides an environment that promotes in Spanish (STS). The STAR tables in this report academic excellence, social development, Parent Involvement illustrate the percentage of students achieving career preparation, and a desire to learn. Parents are encouraged to get involved in their Proficient and Advanced levels of proficiency child’s learning environment either by through fiscal year 2012-13. Beginning in 2013- 14, students at Ventura High School volunteering in the classroom, participating in a decision-making group, or simply attending participated in the new statewide student school events. School-to-Home communication assessment system program identified as is provided in English and Spanish. Parents stay CAASPP, California Assessment of Student informed on upcoming events and school Performance and Progress. For the 2013-14 activities through the school newsletters, the school year, the CAASPP reports results for the school website, the school marquee, the CAPA science test given in grades five, eight Summer Packet, PTSA website, and Parent and ten only. Connect. Contact the school office at (805) 641- Results are shown only for subgroups with ten 5116 for more information on how to become students or more taking the exam. Detailed involved in your child’s learning environment. results by grade level for each student group Opportunities to Volunteer can be obtained from the California • Assistance in the Cougar Cafe Department of Education’s website http://star. • Chaperone for School Events cde.ca.gov. • Assistance with PTSA-sponsored events (Senior BBQ, football snack bar, teacher recognition California High School Exit Exam activities, and senior scholarships) The California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) Local Control is a state-mandated test given to 10-12 grade Committees students to measure student proficiency in Accountability Plan • School Site Council math and language arts. The CAHSEE helps • English Learner Advisory Council identify students who are not developing skills (LCAP) • Parent Teacher Student Association that are essential for life after high school and As part of the new Local Control Funding • District English Learner Advisory Council encourages schools to give these students the Formula, school districts are required to • Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Council attention and resources needed to help them develop, adopt, and annually update a three- • Technology Committee achieve these skills during their high school year Local Control and Accountability Plan • Booster Clubs (football, aquatics, basketball, years. Students must pass the language arts (LCAP). The following components of this baseball) and math components of the examination to SARC address some of the priorities identified be eligible for a high school diploma. The test in the District’s LCAP: School Activities is initially given to students in the tenth grade. • Back to School Night Students are given numerous chances to pass Conditions of Learning – State Priority 1: • PIQE (Parent Institute for Quality Education) the test during their sophomore, junior, and Covered in Teacher Assignment, including the • Student Performances senior years; 86% of Ventura High School’s Teacher Credentials & Misassignments & NCLB • Sports Events tenth grade students who took the test passed Compliance charts; Instructional Materials, • Art Shows the math portion of the exam and 84% passed including the Textbooks chart; and School • Dances the language arts portion. Proficiency scores Facilities & Safety, including the Campus from the test are used as a determination of Description and School Facility Good Repair tudent chievement Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as noted in the Status charts. S A AYP section of this report. Pupil Achievement – State Priority 4: Covered Standardized State Assessments in Standardized State Assessments, including Students at Ventura High School participate in Physical Fitness In the spring of each year, Ventura High School the STAR Results and CAASPP charts; Academic California’s STAR examination each year. The is required by the state to administer a physical Performance Index, including API chart; and mandatory STAR Program (Standardized Testing fitness test to all students in ninth grade. The Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs and Reporting) is a set of assessments that physical fitness test measures each student’s (Workforce Preparation), including the CTE evaluates student proficiency in core subject ability to complete six fitness tasks in six major Program Participation and UC/CSU charts. areas and compares student results with other areas. Students that either meet or exceed the Other Pupil Outcomes – State Priority 8: students in the state who took the same test. standards in all six fitness areas are considered Covered in California High School Exit Exam, The STAR is comprised of a series of four to be physically fit or in the “healthy fitness including the CAHSEE charts; and Physical components: the California Standards Tests zone.” Comparative results can be found at Fitness, including the Physical Fitness Test (CST), the California Alternative Performance www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/. chart. Assessment (CAPA), the California Modified Assessment (CMA), and Standards-based Tests Parental Involvement – State Priority 3: Covered in Parent Involvement. Pupil Engagement – State Priority 5: Covered in Dropout & Graduation Rate, including Dropout & Graduation Rate and Completion of High School Graduation Requirements charts. School Climate – State Priority 6: Covered in Discipline & Climate for Learning, including Suspension & Expulsion chart; and School Site Safety Plan. Ventura High School 2 2013-14 School Accountability Report Card California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Results by Student Group in Science 2013-14 Percentage of Students Scoring at Academic Performance Index Proficient and Advanced Levels California uses the results of STAR testing to VUSD 67 calculate the Academic Performance Index (API) which is used to measure school Ventura High 61 performance, set academic growth targets, Male 61 and monitor progress over time. The API is a Female 61 numeric index between 200-1000 that African American measures student performance in grades two American Indian or Alaskan Native through eleven. An API score of 800 is the Asian state’s designated performance target for all Filipino schools. Test results are weighted and a Hispanic or Latino 47 formula is applied to determine API. Hawaiian or Pacific Islander White (not Hispanic) 78 Growth Targets: For schools with an API under Two or More Races 71 800, the state requires a gain of 5% of the Economically Disadvantaged 48 difference between the school’s actual API and English Learners 4 800. Growth Targets apply not only schoolwide, Students with Disabilities 12 but to each numerically significant subgroup Migrant Education as well.
Note: Science assessments include California Standards Tests (CSTs), California Modified Assessment (CMA), Schools/subgroups that have achieved an API and California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) for students in grades 5, 8 and 10. Scores are not of 800 or above must maintain their scores. shown when the number of students tested is ten or less, either because the number of students in this category is Statewide Rank: All schools in California are too small for statistical accuracy or to protect student privacy. categorized according to type (elementary, middle, high) and are placed on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest. Similar Schools Rank: School performance is also compared to other similar schools in the state, based on demographic characteristics, and ranked 1 to 10 within a grouping of 100 schools. Adequate Yearly Progress The Federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires that all students perform at or above the proficient level on the state’s standards based assessment by the year 2014. Meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) milestones helps determine whether students are reaching proficiency level targets set by NCLB. AYP requires annual evaluation and reporting of the academic progress of all students and defined student subgroups. On March 7, 2014, the U.S. Department of Education approved California’s testing waiver allowing flexibility in making AYP determinations for elementary and middle schools and unified school districts participating in the Smarter Balanced Field Test. CDE will not produce a 2014 AYP report for these qualifying schools and districts. High schools and high school districts will receive a 2014 AYP report based on achievement results from the grade ten California High School Exit Ventura High School 3 2013-14 School Accountability Report Card Any school receiving Title I funds is required to comply with respective program testing and reporting activities, achieve specific levels of student proficiency, and monitor school progress towards meeting established goals. California Adequate Yearly Progress calculations determine whether a Title I school has met performance goals. Schools not meeting specific AYP criteria enter Program Improvement, a monitoring system and curriculum enhancement program designed to help schools to increase student proficiency levels. More information about Title I and Program Improvement can be located on the CDE’s website www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ti/.
Examination (CAHSEE) and California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) as well as the School Facilities & cohort graduation rate. Maintenance The AYP table in this report illustrates the The district takes great efforts to ensure that school’s progress in meeting 2013-14 AYP target rates for applicable schools. More all schools are clean, safe, and functional through proper facilities maintenance and information on AYP can be found on the California Department of Education’s (CDE) campus supervision. Ventura High School’s website www.cde.ca.gov/nclb/ and the U.S. original facilities were built in 1938; ongoing Department of Education’s website www. maintenance and campus improvements ensure facilities remain up to date and provide ed.gov/ nclb/accountability/. adequate space for students and staff. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act is part of the Federal Title I funding program designed to support additional staffing and programs to meet the needs of low-income, low achieving students, and other designated students with special needs. Schools may apply, based upon their student demographics, for one of two types of Title I funding: Title I Schoolwide or Title I Targeted Assistance. Title I Schoolwide schools use federal funds for schoolwide improvement of student achievement. Title I Targeted Assistance schools use federal funds to help those students who meet specific program criteria. In 2013-14, Ventura High School did not receive Title I funding and therefore is not subject to comply with Title I program requirements.
Campus Supervision School administration and teaching staff place a high priority on providing adequate adult supervision on campus before, during, and after school. As students arrive on campus Ventura High School 4 2013-14 School Accountability Report Card each morning, administrators and campus supervisors patrol the campus, entrance areas, and designated common areas. Administrators, campus supervisors, the school resource officer, and some teachers monitor lunch time activity in the cafeteria and common student activity areas. At the end of the day when students are dismissed, the resource officer, campus supervisors, and administrators monitor student behavior and ensure students either leave campus or travel to after-school activities in a safe and orderly manner. To enhance two-way routine communication and facilitate an immediate response to urgent situations, campus supervisors, administrators, nurse’s office, school office, guidance office, attendance office, and school resource officer possess hand-held radios while on campus. During school hours, all visitors must sign in at the school’s office and wear identification badges while on school grounds. Facilities Inspections The district’s maintenance department
inspects Ventura High School on an annual basis in accordance with Education Code §17592.72(c)(1). Ventura High School uses a school site inspection survey to identify unsafe or hazardous conditions and facility improvement needs. The most recent school inspection took place on October 21, 2014. During fiscal year 2013-14, all restrooms were fully functional and available for student use. School Site Safety Plan The Comprehensive School Site Safety Plan was developed for Ventura High School in collaboration with local agencies and the district office to fulfill Senate Bill 187 requirements. Components of this plan include child abuse reporting procedures, teacher notification of dangerous pupil procedures, disaster response procedures, procedures for safe arrival and departure from school, sexual harassment policy, dress code policy, and bully prevention policy. The school’s most recent school safety plan was reviewed, updated, and shared with school staff in November 2014. Campus culture promotes a secure learning environment. All persons are to be treated with dignity and respect. The district, schools, students, parents/guardians and community have an obligation to promote mutual respect and safe, harmonious relations that support dignity and equality. Bullying and harassment are not tolerated. The school district has in place policies, procedures, and practices that are designed to reduce and eliminate bullying and harassment as well as processes and procedures to address incidents of bullying and harassment when they occur. Students and their parents receive information annually regarding district policies concerning anti- bullying and harassment.
Ventura High School 5 2013-14 School Accountability Report Card Facilities Maintenance Classroom Environment District maintenance and site custodial staff ensure that the repairs necessary to keep the Teaching Load school in good condition are completed in a The Teaching Load Distribution table in this timely manner. A work order process is used report illustrates the distribution of class sizes by by school and district staff to communicate subject area, the average class size, and the non-routine maintenance requests. number of classes that contain 1-20 students, 21- Emergency repairs are given the highest 32 students, and 33 or more students. Calculations priority. exclude classrooms of 50 or more students. 2013-14 Campus Improvements: • Addition of a mural on Main Street Gym • Installation of a new electronic marquee Discipline & Climate for Learning Ventura High School’s discipline policies are 2014-15 Planned Campus Improvements: based upon a schoolwide discipline plan and the • Modernization of cafeteria to create a student Response to Intervention behavior model, which union are used as guides to develop school rules, • Removal of old portables develop behavior management programs, Every morning before school begins, the day promote responsibility, promote respect, and custodian and assistant principal in charge of minimize classroom disruptions. Teachers clearly facilities inspect the entire campus for safety identify and explain behavior expectations to hazards or other conditions that need their students and discuss consequences for poor attention prior to students and staff entering or disruptive behavior in the classroom. At the school grounds. One day custodian and seven beginning of the school year, administrators lead evening custodians are assigned to Ventura an orientation assembly which includes discussions on school rules and behavior expectations. High School. The day custodian is responsible Discipline policies are outlined in the school agenda; a copy of the agenda is provided to every for: student and is available on the school website. Ventura High School employs a progressive • Restrooms approach in managing students who make poor choices in behavior, do not follow school rules, • Cafeteria or are disruptive in the classroom. • General Cleaning and Custodial Functions Restrooms are checked throughout the day for cleanliness and subsequently cleaned as needed. The evening custodians are responsible for: • Auditorium • Common Use Areas • Restrooms • Classrooms • Gyms • Routine Maintenance Dropouts • Office Areas Ventura High School’s teachers and administrative staff practice the early identification of and intervention on behalf of students who exhibit warning signs and/or behavioral traits that may The principal, assistant principal in charge of lead to dropping out of school. Intervention strategies used to promote attendance and reduce facilities, and the day custodian communicate dropout rates include monitoring CAHSEE test results, parent conferences, counseling, daily concerning maintenance and school independent study, evaluation of credit completion rates, transcript reviews, BYU (Brigham Young safety issues. University) online independent study, adult school enrollment, concurrent enrollment in community college, and referral to a continuation high school. Understanding that the needs of Deferred Maintenance each student are different, administrators, counselors, and teaching staff continue their efforts Ventura High School participates in the State to discover successful solutions to help students complete their high school program. School Deferred Maintenance Program, which In the adjacent Dropout & Graduation Rates table, 2012-13 data are most current information provides dollar-for-dollar matching funds to available since state certification/release dates for dropout data occur too late for inclusion in this assist school districts with major repairs or report. Beginning with the graduation class of 2010, the California Department of Education replacement of existing school building developed Cohort Dropout and Cohort Graduate rate formulas, based on CALPADS’ (California components. Deferred maintenance projects Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System) generally include roofing, plumbing, heating, four-year accumulation of student data, to more air conditioning, electrical systems, interior/ accurately determine dropout and graduation exterior painting, and floor systems. During rates in California’s schools. The new calculations the 2013-14 school year, Ventura High School take many factors into consideration when did not receive any deferred maintenance identifying actual dropouts/graduates. funds. Graduation rates include only graduates that earned their diplomas within a specific four-year period of time; graduation rates do not include students who, for a variety of reasons, took longer than four years to graduate. Detailed information about dropout rates and graduation rates can be found on the DataQuest web page at http://dq. cde.ca.gov/dataquest/. Ventura High School 6 2013-14 School Accountability Report Card Graduation Requirements Curriculum & Instruction Students must accumulate 230 course credits, pass the math portion of CAHSEE, pass the Instructional Materials language arts portion of CAHSEE, and earn a All textbooks used in the core curriculum at are passing grade in Algebra 1 to receive a high aligned to the Common Core State Standards. school diploma from Ventura High School. Instructional materials are selected from the Alternative methods of acquiring a diploma are state’s most recent list of standards-based available through the continuation school, materials and adopted by the State Board of community college, and adult school for those Education. The district follows the State Board students who have been unsuccessful in a high of Education’s six-year adoption cycle for core school environment or have exhausted their content materials (English/language arts, math, opportunities to remain at Ventura High School. science, and social science). The following table illustrates the percentage of students graduating from Ventura High School OnSeptember 23, 2014, the Ventura Unified who have met both CAHSEE and district School District Board of Education held a public graduation requirements. hearing to certify the extent to which textbooks and instructional materials have been provided to students. The Board of Education adopted Resolution #14-23 which certifies as required by Education Code §60119 (1) that textbooks and instructional materials were provided to all students, including English learners, in the district to the extent that each pupil, including English Learners, has a standards-aligned textbook and/or instructional materials to use in class and to take home, which may include materials in a digital format but shall not include photocopied sheets from only a portion of a textbook or instructional materials copied to address a shortage, (2) that all students who are enrolled in the same course within the district have standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials from the same adoption cycle, (3) sufficient textbooks and instructional materials were provided to each student, including English learners, that are aligned to the academic content standards and consistent with the cycles and content of the curriculum frameworks in math, science, history-social science, and English/language arts, including the English language development component of an adopted program, 4) sufficient textbooks or instructional materials were provided to each pupil enrolled in foreign language or health classes, and 5) sufficient laboratory science equipment was available for science laboratory classes offered in grades 9-12, inclusive. In addition to core subject areas, districts are required to disclose in their SARCs the sufficiency of instructional materials used for their visual/performing arts curricula. During the 2014-15 school year, Ventura Unified School District provided each student, including English learners, enrolled in a visual/performing arts class with a textbook or instructional materials to use in class and to take home. These materials complied with the state’s content standards and curriculum frameworks. Staff Development All curriculum and instructional improvement activities at Ventura Unified School District are aligned to the California State Content Standards and Frameworks and Common Core Standards. Staff development concentrations Ventura High School 7 2013-14 School Accountability Report Card are selected and identified based on NCLB Staff members are encouraged to attend admission guarantee policies for students who requirements and Common Core Standards professional workshops and conferences. New graduate or transfer from high schools and implementation. Findings from formative teachers, experienced teachers, mentor/teacher colleges that are historically served by a CSU assessment results, DIBELS, SRT, and IDEL leaders, administrators, and support staff are campus in that region. For general admissions indicate that reading, writing, and math are encouraged to participate in workshops requirements, please visit the California State the primary focus areas. sponsored by the Ventura County University website at www.calstate.edu/ Staff Development Days Superintendent of Schools as well as the Ventura admission/. Three-Year Trend Unified School District. Profession and subject 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 specific offerings are consistent with the Advanced Placement 200California Content Standards. Classified support In 2013-14, Ventura High School offered staff may receive job-related training from advanced placement courses for those district representatives; training activities and students seeking to qualify for college credit. During the 2013-14 school year, Ventura High workshops are designed to enhance and extend Sophomores, juniors, and seniors achieving a School participated in staff development job performance. score of three, four, or five on the final AP training focused on: exams qualify for college credit at most of the • Common Core Standards nation’s colleges. • Grading Policies College Preparation & • WASC Supplementary site-based professional Work Readiness development takes place through grade level collaboration, department level collaboration, College Preparation Courses Students are encouraged to take required and subject area collaboration on early release courses if they plan on attending a four-year and late start days. Professional development college or university. The following table activities are closely aligned to district goals, illustrates the proportion of courses taken and school goals, and WASC goals and include successfully completed in relation to the data analysis and creating common number of course enrollments (sum of total assessments using Illuminate. enrollment in all classes). The district supplements site-level professional development to follow up and support year-round and ongoing programs centered around reading, writing, and math and tied to either specific strategies to Workforce Preparation improve student learning or district-adopted Students in grades nine through twelve curriculum materials. Supplemental receive counseling from school personnel professional development is offered regarding career paths and courses of study. throughout the school year on early student During their freshman year, students meet release days, after school, on designated staff with the counselor to discuss their four-year development days, and during substitute academic plan and are introduced to Ventura release time. During the 2013-14 school year, Admission Requirements for California Public Universities High School’s technical and career education professional development was offered related programs; the counselor meets at least once to Common Core State Standards, SBAC University of California a year with each student to follow up on their Testing, Instructional Strategies, and Cultural Admission requirements for the University of progress in meeting graduation requirements Proficiencies. Teacher Content Specialist California (UC) follow guidelines set forth in the and career objectives. All career and technical Teams work with school site administrators Master Plan, which requires that the top one- education (CTE) courses comply with state- and teaching staff to provide support and eighth of the state’s high school graduates, as adopted content standards and are integrated training to ensure the successful well as those transfer students who have into the student’s four-year academic plan as implementation of the Common Core successfully completed specified college work, elective courses. Ventura High School offers Standards. be eligible for admission to the UC. These the following programs that promote Ventura Unified School District and the requirements are designed to ensure that all leadership, develop job-related skills, provide Ventura County Superintendent of Schools eligible students are adequately prepared for on-the-job experience, and increase interest jointly support new and veteran teachers in University-level work. For general admission in school: requirements please visit the University of developing their teaching skills through the • Work Experience Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment California website at www.universityofcalifornia. edu/admissions/general.html. • Regional Occupational Programs (BTSA) program and the Peer Assistance and • Workability Review (PAR) program. BTSA is a state- California State University • Career Pathways approved program that offers first and second Admission requirements for the California State • Community Service Partnerships for Culinary year teachers comprehensive support and University (CSU) use three factors to determine Arts Classes and Landscaping Class training for new teachers with a preliminary eligibility. They are specific high school courses; • Southern California Edison Internship credential; after successful completion of the grades in specified courses, and test scores; and Program two-year BTSA training, teachers may apply graduation from high school. Some campuses • Discovery Program for their clear teaching credential. PAR is have higher standards for particular majors or • Segue Program available for veteran teachers who need to students who live outside the local campus area. improve their instructional skills, classroom Because of the number of students who apply, On Campus Pathway Sequences management strategies, subject knowledge, a few campuses have higher standards Cabinet Making and Woodworking and/or related aspects of their teaching (supplementary admission criteria) for all Food Service and Hospitality performance. applicants. Most CSU campuses utilize local Network Communications
Ventura High School 8 2013-14 School Accountability Report Card Ornamental Horticulture county’s Camarillo Airport Campus; free bus Teacher Assignment Plant and Soil Science transportation is available to participating During the 2013-14 school year, Ventura High Vehicle Maintenance and Service students. School had 84 teachers who met all credential Welding Technology Workability provides work experience requirements in accordance with state opportunities outside the school day that meet guidelines. The Federal No Child Left Behind CTE Student Organization the students’ interests and aptitudes while Act requires that all teachers in core subject Future Farmers of America (FFA) providing real-world job experience prior to areas meet certain requirements in order to be Future Homemakers of America (FHA) - Hero graduation. The program is available to all considered as “NCLB Compliant.” Minimum students with disabilities who have an qualifications include: possession of a On-campus ROP Courses Individualized Education Plan. bachelor’s degree, possession of an Auto Service appropriate California teaching credential, and Computer Repair & Maintenance Ventura Unified School District receives funds demonstrated competence in core academic Computer Security from the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical subjects. Culinary Arts I, II Education Act (Perkins). This grant enables Floral Design Ventura High School to provide its students with Landscaping the academic and technical skills needed to Network Technology (Cisco I & II) succeed in a knowledge and skills-based Practical Compute Literacy economy and helps provide programs that Robotics prepare students for both postsecondary education and the careers of their choice. For more information on career technical programs, On-campus CTE Courses ROP, workability, partnership academies, and Agricultural Biology Automotive Mechanics I, II work experience, contact the counselor or visit the state’s career technical website at www.cde. Business Fundamentals Computer Graphics Media Technology ca.gov/ci/ct/. Family and Human Development Food & Beverage Production/Preparation Foods and Nutrition Science Professional Staff Information Systems Management Information Technology Counseling & Support Staff Keyboarding & Computer Applications Ventura High School provides professional, Metal I, II highly qualified staff that provide additional Networking services and support centered on the whole Ornamental Horticulture student academically, physically, and mentally. Professional Theatre/Play Production The Counseling and Support Services table in Set Design and Construction this report illustrates the availability of non- Video Production instructional support staff to Ventura High Woodworking I, II School’s students. Word Processing Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a standard Individual student assessment of work measurement used to identify an employee’s readiness skills takes place through: regular work load on a weekly basis. For • End of course exams example, an FTE of 1.0 designates a full-time • Completion of course-required projects position and the employee is on campus and • On-the-job observation available all day every day of the week; an FTE • Classroom observation of 0.5 indicates that the staff member is available • Post-graduate surveys and on campus a portion (50%) of the week. In the table below, which identifies the Work experience students are partnered with number of classrooms taught and not taught local community organizations and local by NCLB-compliant teachers, high poverty employers that provide on-the-job training schools are those schools in the highest and mentoring for students 16 years of age or quartile for student participation defined by older. Work experience students receive the free and reduced price meal program. Low guidance and supervision designed to ensure poverty schools are those schools that are in maximum educational benefit from part-time the lowest quartile of program participation. job placement. For more information, students should contact the counselor. Regional Occupational Programs (ROP) are offered in partnership with the Ventura County Office of Education. A variety of career technical education courses are available on and off-campus to help prepare high school students (16 years and older) for entry-level employment, upgrading current job skills, or obtaining more advanced levels of education. *One Full Time Equivalent (FTE) equals one staff Off-campus ROP courses are offered at the member working full time; one FTE could also represent two staff members who each work 50% of full time. Ventura High School 9 2013-14 School Accountability Report Card • Title I, II, III District Expenditures • Tobacco-Use Prevention Education • Transportation Salary & Budget Comparison • Transportation: Special Education State law requires comparative salary and budget • Vocational Programs information to be reported to the general public. For comparison purposes, the State Department of Education has provided average salary data SARC Data & Internet from school districts having similar average daily attendance throughout the state. (Note: 2012-13 Access salary comparison data was the most recent data available at the time this report was published.) DataQuest DataQuest is an online data tool located at Expenditures Per Student http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/ that contains For the 2012-13 school year, Ventura Unified additional information about Ventura High School District spent an average of $7,671 of total School and comparisons of the school to the general funds to educate each student (based on district, the county, and the state. DataQuest 2012-13 audited financial statements and in provides reports for school accountability, accordance with calculations defined in including but not limited to API, AYP, STAR Education Code §41372). The table in this report results, enrollment, and staffing. 1) compares the school’s per pupil expenditures from unrestricted (basic) and restricted (supplemental) sources with other schools in the Public Internet Access Location district and throughout the state, and 2) Parents may access Ventura High School’s compares the average teacher salary at the SARC and access the Internet at any of the school site with average teacher salaries at the county’s public libraries. The closest public district and state levels. Detailed information library to Ventura High School is the E. P. Foster Library, a branch of Ventura County Library. regarding expenditures and salaries can be found at the CDE website at www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ Address: 651 E. Main St., Ventura fd/ec/ and www.cde.ca.gov/ds/fd/cs/. (The Phone Number: (805) 648-2715 figures shown in the following table reflect the WebSite: http://www.vencolibrary.org direct cost of educational services, per ADA, Number of Computers Available: 26 excluding food services, facilities acquisition and construction, and certain other expenditures.)
In addition to general fund state funding, Ventura Unified School District receives state and federal categorical funding for special programs. For the 2012-13 school year, the district received categorical, special education, and support programs funds for: • After School Learning & Safety Neighborhood Partnerships • Agricultural Vocational Incentive Grants • Class Size Reduction • Continuation Education • Department of Rehabilitation • Economic Impact Aid (EIA) • Education Protection Account • Indian Education • Lottery: Instructional Materials • Medi-Cal Billing Option • Other Federal Funds • Other Local Funds • Other State Funds • Special Education • State Lottery
Ventura High School 10 2013-14 School Accountability Report Card VENTURA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 2014-2015 SY Calendar
X Non-School Days X Holiday - DISTRICT CLOSED X Pre/Post Serv Staff Development Day
X Elementary Parent Conferences Early Dismissal X Middle School Parent Conferences Early Dismissal # ELEMENTARY School Trimester Ends *MIDDLE/HIGH School Quarter/Semester Ends
S M T W TH F SA JULY, 2014 1 2 3 4 5 July 4 Independence Day – DISTRICT CLOSED 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
S M T W TH F SA AUGUST, 2014 TH=11/T=12/S=9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Aug 14 Pre-Service Days–Elem/Middle Schools 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Aug 15 Certificated/Teacher Inservice Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Aug 18 Pre-Service Day–Elem/Middle/High Schools 24/31 25 26 27 28 29 30 Aug 19 First Day of School
S M T W TH F SA SEPTEMBER, 2014 T=20/S=19 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sept 1 Labor Day – DISTRICT CLOSED 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Sept 18-24 Middle School Parent Conferences – Student’s Early Dismissal 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Sept 25 Non-Student Contact Day – students, teachers, most school site personnel off 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Sept 26 NO SCHOOL Certificated/Teacher Inservice Day
S M T W TH F SA OCTOBER, 2014 T=18/S=18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Oct 17 – End of 1st Quarter – 41 days 12 13 14 15 16 17* 18 Oct 17 Middle School Minimum Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Oct 20-24 Fall Break – NO SCHOOL 26 27 28 29 30 31 Oct 27 Return from Fall Break
S M T W TH F SA NOVEMBER, 2014 T=16/S=16 1 Nov 11 Veteran’s Day – DISTRICT CLOSED 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Nov 19-25 Elementary Parent Conferences – Student’s Early Dismissal 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Nov 21 – End of 1st Trimester – 60 Days 16 17 18 19 20 21# 22 Nov 26 Non-Student Contact Day students, teachers, most school site personnel off 23/30 24 25 26 27 28 29 Nov 27-28 Thanksgiving/Board Holiday – DISTRICT CLOSED
S M T W TH F SA DECEMBER, 2014 T=15/S=15 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dec 22-Jan 2 Winter Break – NO SCHOOL 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Dec 24 Christmas Eve Holiday – DISTRICT CLOSED 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Dec 25 Christmas Day Holiday – DISTRICT CLOSED 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Dec 26 Board Holiday – DISTRICT CLOSED 28 29 30 31 Dec 31 New Year’s Eve Holiday – DISTRICT CLOSED
Board Approved: March 11, 2014
Ventura High School 11 2013-14 School Accountability Report Card Disclosure The statistical information disclosed in this report is obtained from the California Department of Education and the Ventura Unified School District. At the time of publication, this report met all SARC-related state and federal requirements, using the most current data available. Data to prepare the instructional materials were acquired in September 2014 and school facilities sections were acquired in December 2014.
Ventura High School 12 2013-14 School Accountability Report Card