SVHS 2014 Wasc ReportWASC Report

S o n o m a Va l l e y H i g h S c h o o l
20000 Broadway
Sonoma, CA 95476
WASC Repo rt 2013/ 201 4
WASC Visiting Team Members

March 9, 2014 March 12, 2014
Chairperson
Ms. Jennifer D. Hendren
English Teacher
Wheatland Union High School
Members
Ms. Olga Cid
Education Programs Consultant
California Department of Education
Mrs. LeeAnna Fortenberry-Ford
Community School Teacher
Valley Springs, CA
Mrs. Deanna Holen
Assistant Principal
Pleasant Valley High School
Mr. John P. McCumiskey
Teacher, Coordinator
C. K. McClatchy High School
Additional Member To Be Determined
Sonoma Valley High School

Focus On Learning
WASC Self-Study
2013-2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
School Administration, Board and District Administration ......................................................... i
SelfStudy Process ...................................................................................................................................... ii
WASC Meetings & Timeline....iv
WASC Stakeholders ................................................................................................................................. viii
District/Site Leadership Team .............................................................................................................. ix
Certificated Staff ........................................................................................................................................... x
Classified Staff ............................................................................................................................................. xii
CHAPTER I: Student and Community Profile

Student/Community Profile and Supporting Data/Findings...................................................... 1
Vision, Mission and Student Learner Outcomes .............................................................................. 4
Student Demographic Data ...................................................................................................................... 6
Demographic/Program Distribution.................................................................................................... 8
Senior Statistics ......................................................................................................................................... 12
Enrollment ................................................................................................................................................... 14
Post High School Plans/College trends ............................................................................................ 18
Staffing .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
ELL Breakdown ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Attendance/Suspension and Expulsion Rates ............................................................................... 23
Academic Achievement API Data .................................................................................................... 27
CAHSEE Data............................................................................................................................................... 31
SAT and CST Data ...................................................................................................................................... 34
CELDT Data ................................................................................................................................................. 60
AP Data .......................................................................................................................................................... 61
EAP Data ....................................................................................................................................................... 62
School Perception ..................................................................................................................................... 64
Healthy Kids ................................................................................................................................................ 66
CHAPTER II: Progress Report

Significant Developments ...................................................................................................................... 67
School wide Action Plan Progress ...................................................................................................... 84
CHAPTER III: Overall Summary

Overall Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 89
Critical Learner Needs and Schoolwide Action Plan ................................................................... 90
CHAPTER IV: Self-Study Findings

A. Organization: Vision and Purpose, Governance, Leadership and Staff, and
Resources.95
B. Standards-based Student Learning: Curriculum..128
C. Standards-based Student Learning: Instruction....148
D. Standards-based Student Learning: Assessment and Accountability..168
E. School Culture and Support for Student Personal and Academic Growth.185
CHAPTER V: Schoolwide Action Plan

Plan on a Page207
Critical Learner Need #1....208
Critical Learner Need #2211
Critical Learner Need #3218
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WASC Schoolwide Action Plan Progress Key areas for follow-up

SVHS Site Specific Acronyms
SVUSD Strategic Plan
SVHS 2013-2104 School Profile
SVHS Spotlight on Performance, 2012-2013
SVHS Bell Schedule & School Calendar
SVSH Course Catalogue
SVHS Graduation Requirements / a-g Course List
Personal Learning Plan Academic Plan & Academic Resume
Freshman Team Brochure
Engaging Electives Brochure
Engineering Design & Technology Brochure
SVHS College Handbook
SVHS College Bound Students Data
College Readiness J. Kelly Blog
SVHS Behavior Expectations
AVID Report
Data Sample Distributed to Teachers
WASC Student Survey
WASC Teacher Survey
WASC Parent Survey
SVHS Administration Roles & Responsibilities
Master Schedule / Teacher Assignments
SVHS Support Personnel Accountability Report Card, 2013
Professional Development Opportunities, 2012-2013
Common Core State Standard Leads and Meetings
Focus on Learning

20000 Broadway
Sonoma, California 95476
School Administration:
Kathleen Hawing, Principal
Jessica Hutchinson, Vice Principal
Andrew Ryan, Vice Principal
Paul Tuohy, Vice Principal
Mike Lyons, Self-Study Co-Coordinator
Andrew Gibson, Self-Study Co-Coordinator
Board of Trustees:
Nicole Abat Ducarroz
Gary DeSmet
Dan Gustafson
Helen Marsh
Salvador Picazo Chavez
Paulina Prasad - student
District Administration:
Louann Carlomagno, Superintendent
Justin Frese, Assistant Superintendent
Robert Curtis, Curriculum and Instruction
Loyal Carlon, Human Resources
Nanci Mathison, Student Services
PREFACE: The Self-Study Process

The Self-Study completed by Sonoma Valley High School (SVHS) followed the process
established by the Focus on Learning Joint WASC/CDE Process Guide, 2013 Edition. The selfstudy engaged all SVHS stakeholders in a comprehensive evaluation of the entire school
program resulting in three Critical Learner Needs (CLN) and the development of a
schoolwide action plan to guide and monitor continued improvement.
The Focus on Learning self-study process began in the spring semester of 2013 with the
selection of a self-study coordinator and initial training for the coordinator and two viceprincipals. Focus Group chairpersons were selected and there was an initial meeting of the
stakeholders group with information about the process and timeline. This information
was also shared at Site Council.
The first task of the Stakeholder Group, which included the Focus Group leaders, was to
review the Critical Learner Needs, formerly Critical Academic Needs, from the previous
2008 WASC accreditation process with the 3-year visit in 2011. Focus Groups were formed
and met several times to begin the self-study process by reviewing the Expected
Schoolwide Learner Results (ESLRs) now called Critical Learner Needs. Student, staff and
parent surveys were conducted to ascertain perception data, but participation was
minimal, most likely due to the transition of leadership.
With the resignation of the principal and the replacement with an interim principal, the
WASC process slowed somewhat. The new principal, Kathleen Hawing was selected and
assumed her role in July 2013. The initial WASC Coordinator, Mike Lyons, retired in June
2013 and an additional on-site coordinator, Andy Gibson, was selected to work as a Cocoordinator with Mr. Lyons. As the Co-coordinators assumed their roles and began to work
with the new principal, reorganization of the Focus Groups and Focus Group Leaders took
place since several new teachers, two new counselors and a new vice-principal were added
to the certificated roster.
In August 2013, the WASC Self-Study Process began again with the meeting schedule and
timeline documented on the following pages. Due to the minimal participation by students
and staff in the previous spring, the perception data surveys were repeated with greater
than 90% participation by both the student body and staff members, a considerable
improvement over the spring administration. The parent survey was modified with a
sampling of questions given on paper at Back to School Night and at an English Learner
Advisory Committee (ELAC). Results of the surveys are reported in Chapter 1 as
perception data and a copy of the surveys are located in the Appendix.
The Focus Groups were organized around the five WASC/CDE categories of criteria. In
their examination of the criteria, the members answered the questions and documented
their findings identifying supporting evidence, strengths and areas for growth.
The Stakeholders Group made up of administration, teachers, certificated staff, parents,

students and community members met throughout the fall semester of 2013 and
continuing in 2014 to review demographic, student performance and perception data and
to give input and ideas for analysis. The Stakeholders Group also reviewed and
commented on the significant developments, responses to the recommendation by the
previous WASC.
The same process as is described above was completed by the Site Council and with both
the certificated staff at staff meetings, in Home Groups (department meetings), in Focus
Groups, and to a lesser degree with the classified staff at their monthly or bi-monthly
meetings. The findings were also presented at Site Council to allow for comments and
input.
Home Groups and Focus Groups were asked to review the Student Learner Outcomes
(SLOs) and to look at the performance data to consider the Critical Learner Needs (CLNs) at
different stages throughout the process to give input and suggestions. The WASC
Leadership drafted the revised CLNs to focus on improvement of Sonoma Valley High
Schools overall program. These draft CLNs were presented to the staff for their review and
comment in November 2013.
The details of the Action Plan were developed by the Leadership Team members who drew
from the input which was provided by the Home Groups an the Focus Groups, and the staff
feedback sessions. Action Items and Growth Targets were adjusted to so that action items
would be measureable and allow for monitoring and follow-up.
The WASC Action Plan (Chapter 5) is part of the Single Plan for Student Achievement
(SPSA) and Chapters 2 (Significant Developments) and 3 (Progress on Action Plan) are
included in the Appendix of the SPSA. The Site Council is developing a monitoring tool to
be able to monitor implementation and the accomplishments of the Plan on a regular basis.
The Leadership finalized the comprehensive schoolwide action plan in January 2014 and
the Site Council approved the SPSA in January 2014.
This self-study and subsequent WASC Report represent the collaborative effort and the
commitment to strive for continuous performance improvement so that all students will
graduate both college and career ready by the time they graduate from Sonoma Valley
High School.
WASC Timeline & Meeting Schedule

2013-2014
Certificated Staff
Classified Staff
Students
Parents
Leadership / Community
Date
Meeting / Event
Participant/s - Content
Time/Location
Tues.
9/3
Focus Group Leader

/ WASC Leadership
Calibration
Student Leadership
Class Meeting
Focus Group
Meetings
Focus Group Leaders/WASC

Coordinators/Principal
3:00 p.m. Merit

Room, SVHS Library
Leadership Class / Principal Information

on WASC Process
All Staff Continue with findings and
evidence, review and comment on past
Critical Learner Needs
WASC Progress Update
10:00 a.m. in
Leadership Class
2:10 p.m. location
determined by group
Wed.
9/4
Wed.
9/4
Mon.
9/9
Mon.
9/9
Tues.
9/10
Wed.
9/11
Mon.
9/16
Tues.
9/17
Wed.
9/18
Wed.
9/18
Thurs.
9/19
Mon.
9/23
9/23 9/27
Wed.
9/25
Faculty Meeting
Boosters Club
Meeting
Parents / Athletic Director / Activities

Director / Principal Review Process and
Timeline
Classified Employee Classified Employees / Principal
Staff Meeting
Review Process and Timeline
Back to School
Parents / Staff recruit for ELAC,
Night
Boosters and select Site Council
outstanding membership, parent survey
in Advisory
Faculty Senate /
Department Chairpersons / Principal
WASC Leadership
Review Findings and Critical Learner
Needs, Draft
Site Council Meeting Review WASC Timeline, Process &
Report on Initial Progress
Home Group Meeting Departments meet to review findings and
Critical Learner Needs, Draft
ELAC Meeting
Parents of English Learners / Staff
Representative/ Principal Review
Process and Timeline, invite parent
participation.
WASC Leader
WASC Co-Coordinator/Principal
Training
Training at Sonoma County Office of
Education
Faculty Meeting
Update on Progress / Staff Survey on
Survey Monkey, repeated
Student Survey
Student survey on Survey Monkey
completed in social studies / history
classes
Focus Group
Finalize findings and evidence, bullet
Meeting
point strengths and areas of growth /
additional stakeholders join groups
3:10 p.m. in E3
7:00 p.m. SVHS
Library
10:00 a.m. in E3
Staff Room
5:45 p.m. SVHS
3:15 p.m. Merit

Room, SVHS Library
3:15 p.m. Merit
Room, SVHS Library
2:00 in Departments
6:30 p.m. SVHS
Library
All day @ SCOE
3:15 p.m. in E3
At home or in class
during the one week
window
2:10 p.m. location
determined by group
Thurs.
9/26
Student Home Group

- Student Club
Presidents Meet
Tues.
10/1
WASC Stakeholders
Group
Wed.
10/2
Focus Group
Meeting
Thurs.
10/3
Student Home Group

- Student Club
Presidents Meet,
meet #2 , if needed
Fri.
10/4
Student Home
Group/ General
Assembly
Mon.
10/7
Mon.
10/7
Faculty Meeting
Tues.
10/8
Classified Employee
Staff Meeting
Wed.
10/9
Focus Group
Meeting
Fri.
10/11
Student Home Group

- Leadership
Mon.
10/14
Faculty Senate
Meeting / WASC
Leadership
Site Council Meeting
Tues.
10/15
Wed.
10/16
Wed.
10/16
Mon.
10/21
Boosters Meeting
Student clubs presidents / WASC CoCoordinator / Principal Review process,

explain 5 areas, bullet point strengths and
areas for growth.
Certificated & Classified Staff /
Administration / District Administration /
Parent Representatives / Community
Representatives Review Timeline and
Progress, Drafts of Focus Group Work,
Identify strengths and areas of growth
Revise strengths and areas for growth,
comment and revise Critical Learner
Needs, begin identifying Action Items
Student clubs presidents / WASC CoCoordinator / Principal Review process,
explain 5 areas, bullet point strengths and
areas for growth.
Lunch in K15
Student Representatives from Advisory
Advisory in Little
Theatre
(one under classmen and one upper classmen from

each Advisory plus Slate and class officers)
Review process, explain 5 areas, bullet

point strengths and areas for growth.
Review Student & Staff Surveys, discuss
Critical Learner Needs
Share Focus Group findings and
evidence, identify strengths and areas for
growth
Share Focus Group findings and
evidence, identify strengths and areas for
growth
Finish Findings & Evidence, identify
Critical Learner Needs and review
Student Learner Outcomes
Review student survey. Input on Areas of
Strength and Growth.
Postponed WASC Report
Discussion about initial findings, identified

Critical Learner Needs, results of student,
parent survey & Stakeholder comments
Home Group Meeting Identification and discussion of focus
groups
ELAC Meeting
Review of WASC process, discussion of
initial findings, results of student and staff
survey, administer parent survey and
gather comments.
Faculty Meeting
Review of next steps, parent survey
results, prep. for Nov. 1 Staff
Development Day
3:15 p.m. in the

Merit Room, SVHS
Library
2:10 p.m. location

determined by group
Lunch in K15
3:15 p.m. in E3
7:00 p.m. SVHS
Library
10:00 a.m. in E3
Staff Room
2:10 p.m. location
determined by group
A+ in M3
3:15 p.m. Merit
Room, SVHS Library
3:15 p.m. in the
Merit Room, SVHS
Library
2:00 in Departments
6:30 p.m. SVHS
Library
3:15 p.m. in E3
Wed.
10/23
Fri.
10/25
Tues.
10/29
Fri.
11/1
Mon.
11/4
Wed.
11/6
Wed.
11/6
Mon.
11/18
Tues.
11/19
Fri.
11/22
Mon.
12/2
Home Group Meeting Continuation of CCSS trainings and

implementation, focus students
Student Home Group Review student and staff surveys.
Leadership
Review Learner Outcomes and share
identified Critical Learner Needs.
WASC Stakeholders Share results of parent survey, review
Meeting
Critical Learner Needs, presentation of
data, input on Action Items
Staff Development
Presentation of data, jigsaw and share
Day
data findings, present parent survey,
brainstorm and identify action items as
per Critical Learner Needs.
Boosters Meeting
Share update and findings.
WASC Visiting
Site Tour, meet with site leadership, meet
Committee Leader
with district leadership, other TBD
Initial Visit
Home Group Meeting Continuation of CCSS trainings and
implementation
Faculty Senate
Draft of WASC Report / Chapters 1,2, 5.
Meeting / WASC
Leadership
Site Council
Single Plan Review / Draft WASC Report
Chapters 1, 2, 5.
Student Home Group
General Assembly
Advisory
Faculty Meeting
Tues.
12/3
Tues.
12/3
Wed.
12/4
Classified Employee
Staff Meeting
WASC Stakeholders
Meeting
Home Group
Meetings as a Staff
Wed.
12/11
Home Group
Meetings
Tues.
12/17
Thurs.
12/19
Mon.
1/13
Site Council
Tues.
1/14
WASC Draft Report

Completed
Faculty Senate
Meeting / WASC
Leadership
Site Council
Sharing of Survey Results and WASC

Update
2:00 in Departments
Advisory in Little
Theatre
3:15 p.m. in the
Merit Room, SVHS
Library
All Day, E3 Staff
Room
7:00 p.m. SVHS
Library
All Day
2:00 in Departments
3:15 p.m. Merit
Room, SVHS Library
3:15 p.m. in the
Merit Room, SVHS
Library
Advisory in Little
Theatre
Additional/Final Input on Chapter 4,

Evidence and Findings in Home Groups /
Jigsaw
Review WASC Report Findings
3:15 p.m. SVHS in

E3
Review WASC Report Chapters 1, 2 and

5 w/ emphasis on Action Plan
Input on Chapter 5, Action Plan Critical
Learner Needs, Action Items and Growth
Targets
Review Chapter 3, Summary of WASC
Report
3:15 p.m. in E3
Review WASC Draft Report Chapters 3

and 5
Final draft of report sent to WASC
Committee Chairperson
WASC Update & Approval of SPSA
3:15 p.m. in the

Merit Room, Library
WASC Update & Approval of SPSA
3:15 p.m. in the

Merit Room, SVHS
Library
10:30 a.m. in E3
2:00 in E3
2:00 in Departments
3:15 p.m. Merit

Room, SVHS Library
Wed.
1/15
Mon.
1/27
Mon.
1/27
Mon.
1/27
Tues.
1/28
Tues.
1/28
ELAC
WASC Update & Overview Timeline
Student Home Group

Leadership Class
Faculty Meeting
Overview of Timeline and Visit
WASC Report
Completed and sent
Classified Staff
Meeting
WASC Stakeholders
Meeting
Fri.
1/31
Student Home Group

General Assembly
Advisory
Boosters Meeting
Final draft of report sent to WASC Visiting

Committee and Stakeholders
Overview Timeline and Visit
10:00 a.m. in E3
Staff Room
Presentation of WASC Final Draft Report 3:15 p.m. in the
& Overview of Timeline and Visit
Merit Room, SVHS
Library
Overview of Timeline and Visit
Advisory in Little
Theatre
Mon.
2/3
Mon.
2/3
Tues.
2/4
Tues.
2/11
Overview Timeline and Visit
WASC Update
Faculty Meeting
WASC Update
Classified Employee
Staff Meeting
Site Council
WASC Update
Wed.
2/12
Mon.
2/24
Fri.
2/28
Sun.
3/9
ELAC
Prep for Visit
Student Home Group

Leadership Class
Student Home Group
General Assembly
WASC Reception
Prep for Visit
3/10
3/12
WASC Visit
Wed.
3/12
WASC Visiting
Committee Exit
Report
Prep for Visit
6:30 p.m. SVHS

Library
A+ in M3
3:15 p.m. SVHS
Library
7:00 p.m. SVHS

Library
3:15 p.m. SVHS
Library
10:00 a.m. in E3
Staff Room
3:15 p.m. in the
Merit Room, SVHS
Library
7:00 p.m. SVHS
Library
A+ in M3
Information about Visit
Advisory in Little
Theatre
WASC Visiting Committee / Parent &
Time TBD, SVHS
Community Representatives / ELAC / Site Library
Council / Faculty Senate / WASC
Leadership Group
All School and School Community
WASC Leadership
@ 7:00 a.m. each
morning
All Staff
2:10 p.m. SVHS
Little Theatre
*WASC Self Study process began in the spring of 2013. However, with the change in
administration, staffing and WASC leadership, much of the process extra time for review
occurred in the fall 2013.
*Home Groups (Department Meetings) occur each Wednesday from 2:00 3:00 p.m. with the
exception of when Focus Groups have met.

WASC Stakeholders Group
School
Certificated
Mike Lyons
Andy Gibson
Janet Hansen
Darian Tucker
Andy Mitchell
Carrenne Purtell
Drue Jacobs
Julie Niehaus
Barbara Ciapponi
Alison Manchester
Janine Crowe
Dennis Housman
Kathleen Hawing
Jessica Hutchinson
Andrew Ryan
Paul Tuohy
Retired English Teacher

Soc. Sci. Dept. Chair, AVID Teacher
Eng. Dept. Chair, Forensics, Librarian
Social Science, AVID Teacher
Photography / Yearbook Teacher
Mathematics Teacher / Frosh Team
Mathematics Dept. Chair & EDT
Health & Wellness Teacher
Special Education Teacher
English Department Chair
Mathematics Teacher / Frosh Team
Health & Wellness Dept. Chair
Principal
Vice-Principal
Vice-Principal
Vice-Principal
WASC Co-Coordinator
WASC Co-Coordinator
Group A- Organization Co-Leader
Group A- Organization Co-Leader
Group B- Curriculum Co-Leader
Group B- Curriculum Co-Leader
Group C- Instruction Co-Leader
Group C- Instruction Co-Leader
Group D- Assessment Co-Leader
Group D- Assessment Co-Leader
Group E- Culture Co-Leader
Group E- Culture Co-Leader
Classified
Jamie Laster
JoAnn Merritt
Olwen Pencil
Students
Paulina Prasad
Adam Curry
Adalid Hernandez
Luis Alvarez
Library Technician
Administrative Secretary
Instructional Assistant
Parent
Alumni
Parent
Grade 12
Grade 11
Grade 11
Grade 10
Leadership Student Voice
Parent ELAC
Parent
Parent
Parent
Site Council Representative

SVUSD Trustee
TSN Volunteer
Boosters, SVUSD Trustee
Parent
Pilar Cruz
Gary DeSmet
Andy Gray
Dan Gustafson
District
Louann Carlomagno
Justin Frese
Robert Curtis
Community
Cristin Lawrence
Kathy Witkowicki
Laura Zimmerman
Dave Pier
Superintendent
Deputy Superintendent
Director Curriculum &
Instruction
Executive Director
Executive Director
Executive Director
Executive Director
Director of Fiscal Services
Sonoma Valley Teen Services

Sonoma Vly. Mentoring Alliance
Sonoma Valley Education Found.
Sonoma Valley Boys & Girls Club,
Parent
SONOMA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Board of Trustees
Helen Marsh
Nicole Abat Ducarroz
Gary DeSmet
Dan Gustafson
Salvador Picazo Chavez
Paulina Prasad
President
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Student Trustee
District Administration
Louann Carlomagno
Justin Frese
Robert Curtis
Nanci Mathison
Loyal Carlon
Superintendent
Deputy Superintendent
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Director of Student Services
Director of Human Resource
Sonoma Valley High School Administration

Kathleen Hawing
Jessica Hutchinson
Andrew Ryan
Paul Tuohy
Tracy Dorrance
Kalia Gurnee
Kate Keating
Maricela Sanchez
Robert Midgley
Jann Thorpe
Karling Skoglund
Principal
Vice-Principal
Vice-Principal
Vice-Principal
Counselor
Counselor
Counselor
Counselor
Athletic Director
Athletic Director
Activities Director
Department Chairs
Maricela Sanchez
Alison Manchester/Janet Hansen
Dennis Housman
Drue Jacobs
Jacqueline Levy
Andy Gibson
Linda Duff
Peter Hansen
Pedro Merino
Counseling
English
Health and Wellness
Mathematics
Science
Social Science
Special Education
Visual Performing Arts & Career Tech (VPACT)
World Languages
SONOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Certificated Staff 2013-14
Hannah Aclufi
Dan Alderson
Aaron Anderson
Chris Anspach
Dan Aschwanden
Jonathan Beard
Lisa Biddle Dedmore
Dane Bishop
Jeff Boevers
Rick Browning
Erica Chapin
Barbara Ciapponi
Michelle Clark
Kathleen Closs
Lisa Conner +
Elisha Coon
Janine Crowe
Devin Daly
Linda Dillon
David Donnelley
Tracy Dorrance
Linda Duff +
Barbara Duncan *
Dave Fichman +
Judith Frey-Cohen +
Janeth Garcia
Andy Gibson *
Gary Gissell
Mike Gregg
Kalia Gurnee
Colleen Hamilton + ~
Janet Hansen * +
Peter Hansen
Kathleen Hawing + ~
Dennis Housman
Jessica Hutchinson
Drue Jacobs *
Kate Keating
Kelly Kennedy
Dean Knight +
Renate Kuprian
Mark Lea
Julio Leon
Jacqueline Levy
*SVHS Alumni
World Languages
English
VPACT / Art
Mathematics
VPACT / Ag. Mechanics, Floral Design
VPACT / Culinary
Special Education
Science
Special Education
Special Education
VPACT / Living Skills
Special Education
Mathematics
English
College & Career Center
Science
Mathematics
Mathematics / World Languages
English
Social Science
Counselor
Special Education
Social Science
Social Science
Special Education
World Languages
Social Science
Social Science
VPACT / Wood
Counselor
English
English
VPACT / Video Productions
Principal
Health and Wellness / P. E.
Vice Principal
Mathematics
Counselor
VPACT / Engineering
Science
VPACT / Art
VPACT / Metal
World Languages
Science
+ Parent of SVHS Graduate
~ Parent of current SVHS Student
Danielle Lovejoy
Don Lyons +
Alison Manchester *
Jane Martin ~
Krista McAtee
Nancy McEnery
Leslie McLean *
Jennifer McPherson
Patricia McVeigh*
Pedro Merino +
Robert Midgley *
Andy Mitchell
Staci Mitchell
Emily Moore
Julie Niehaus
Carolina Ochoa-Roloff
Jennifer Panicacci
Carolina Pickens
Lenny Pieraccini *
Carrenne Purtell *
Michelle Purvis
Meredith Regan
Tammy Rivara
Felicia Rush
Andrew Ryan *
Maricela Sanchez
Patty Sempell
Karling Skoglund
Sydney Smith
Jon Southam
Mary Spragens
Tricia Stones
Bill Sweek
Steve Thomas +
Darian Tucker
Paul Tuohy +
Bernadette Weissmann*
Ann Wittbrodt +
*SVHS Alumni
English
English
English
VPACT / Drama, English
Mathematics
Library / Social Science
English
English
Special Education
World Languages
VPACT / Photography
VPACT / Music
World Languages
English
Science
Social Science
Mathematics
Science
Mathematics
Science
Vice Principal
Counselor
Science
Science / Leadership
Independent Study
Mathematics
English
VPACT / Child Development
Social Science
Psychologist
Social Science
Vice Principal
Social Science
Mathematics
SONOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Classified Staff 2013-14
Alberta Ammann
Sherry Anderson * + ~
Pedro Barragan +
Bebe Bartos
Melinda Beasley * +
Brian Cain *
Maria Campos-Orona +
Yvonne Castro
Sarah Cess ~
Karen Crawford * +
Sherry Dean
Johanna Fichtenberg *
Elaine Giorgi * +
Julie Goodman ~
Penny Hamilton
Jill Johnson ~
Veronica Jordan ~
Mary Klenow +
Laura Kracke +
Jamie Laster ~
Diana Lawrence +
Julie Lorenzen
Eduardo Martinez
Amber McCann-Howlett * ~
Brian McCracken
Barbara Melendy +
JoAnn Merritt * +
Dolores Messier +
Laurel Mohring +
Linda Patterson
Olwen Reed-Pencil ~
Sue Sammon * +
Beth Samuelwicz +
Leslie Santogrossi
Gloria Wilson * +
*SVHS Alumni
Food Service
School Community Liaison
Custodian
Campus Supervisor
Food Service
Custodian
Translator
Food Service
Food Service
Counseling Technician
ASB Bookkeeper
Food Service
Full Inclusion Assistant
Health Technician
College & Career Center Technician
Attendance Specialist
Librarian Technician
Student Welfare Specialist
Staff Secretary
Custodian
Registrar
Campus Supervisor
Administrative Secretary
Campus Supervisor
Mentor Center Coordinator
Truant Officer
Mentor Center Coordinator
Chapter I:

Student/Community
Pro ile

&
Supporting Data and Findings
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Chapter(1"
Student/Community-Profile-&-Supporting-Data-and-FindingsTHE$COMMUNITY$
The" Sonoma" Valley" Unified" School" District" serves" the" educational" needs" of" the" entire"
Sonoma" Valley" from" San" Pablo" Bay" in" the" south" to" Kenwood" in" the" north." The" valley" is"
approximately"18"miles"long"and"24"square"miles"wide."The"incorporated"City"of"Sonoma"
has" a" population" of" approximately" 10,000," while" the" Boyes" Hot" Springs" area" to" the" north"
has"another"20,000"or"so"residents."According"to"Chamber"of"Commerce"figures,"the"entire"
valley"population"is"about"45,000,"including"Glen"Ellen"and"Kenwood."The"City"of"Sonoma"is"
largely" homogeneous," but" the" communities" north" of" town" are" more" diverse." The" largest"
ethnic"minority"by"far"is"the"Latino"population"with"a"strong"presence"in"the"Springs"area.""
"
The" Valley" has" an" agricultural" base," but" retail" goods" and" services," tourist" amenities" and"
attractions" and" cultural" opportunities" comprise" other" notable" sectors." The" wineries,"
vineyards"and"their"support"industries"make"up"the"largest"segment"of"the"local"economy."
The"largest"single"employer"is"the"Sonoma"Developmental"Center"located"in"Eldridge,"just"
south"of"Glen"Ellen"on"Arnold"Drive."
"
The"District"consists"of"one"comprehensive"(grades"9""12)"high"school,"one"alternative"
grades"(9""12)"high"school,"two"grades"(6""8)"middle"schools,"and"five"grades"(K""5)"
neighborhood"elementary"schools.""In"addition,"there"are"two"KW8"charter"schools,"Sonoma"
Charter,"opened"in"1994"and"Woodland"Star,"opened"in"2003."
THE$SCHOOL$
Sonoma" Valley" High" School" is" the" only" comprehensive" high" school" in" the" Sonoma" Valley"
Unified" School" District." Total" school" enrollment" was" 1318" as" of" December" 2013." The"
demographic" breakdown" is" 44%" White," 51%Latino" and" 5%other" ethnicities" including"
Asian" and" AfricanWAmerican." Student" enrollment" includes" a" wide" range" of" adolescents,"
including" highWachieving," English" Learners," special" education," atWrisk" and" disadvantaged"
youths.""The"latest"figures"indicate"there"are"153"ELL"students"enrolled"and"165"students"
with"IEPs"for"Resource"Specialist"Support"or"in"Special"Day"Classes,"and"34"students"with"
504"Plans"(although"there"may"be"a"small"overlap"between"students"with"IEPs"and"504s)."
There"is"a"significant"portion"of"the"population"that"is"socioeconomically"disadvantaged"and"
49%"of"the"student"body"participates"in"the"Free"or"Reduced"Price"Lunch"program."""
"
Sonoma"Valley"High"School"is"staffed"by"74"teachers,"3.4"counselors,"a"0.8"librarian"and"3.35"
administrators." The" campus" includes" four" general" use" computer" laboratories," video"
production," photography" and" engineering" laboratories," fine" arts" facilities," industrial" arts"
shops,"an"agricultural"farm,"a"theatre,"three"gymnasiums,"four"tennis"courts,"an"allWweather"
track"and"practice"fields.""
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The"school"offers"an"AVID"program"which"targets"firstWgeneration"collegeWbound"students"
from" low" socioWeconomic" backgrounds." Students" have" access" to" support" from" community"
organizations" such" as" the" Sonoma" Valley" Mentoring" Alliance," the" Sonoma" Valley" Teen"
Services," the" Sonoma" Valley" Boys" and" Girls" Club," 10,000" Degrees" and" the" Sonoma" Valley"
Education" Foundations" Teacher" Support" Network," among" others." The" District" and" school"
have"adopted"aWg"graduation"requirements"as"a"standard,"beginning"with"the"Class"of"2015,"
with" options" for" reverting" to" the" State" of" California" minimum" graduation" requirements" if"
needed"through"a"waiver"process."""A"Senior"Project"is"also"a"requirement"for"graduation.""
"
Sonoma"Valley"High"School"offers"a"wide"range"of"electives"and"programs"for"its"students.""
Advanced" visual" and" performing" arts" courses" include:" Art" Design," Advanced" Drama,"
Advanced" Dance," Choir," Concert" and" Jazz" Bands," Advanced" Photography," Advanced" Video"
Arts" and" Floral" Design." " The" music," yearbook," newspaper," culinary," forensics," agriculture,"
photography" and" video" arts" programs" have" all" been" recognized," featured" and" honored" at"
events"ranging"from"local"to"county,"as"well"as"state"and"nationwide."An"agricultural"farm"is"
located"adjacent"to"the"campus"where"students"have"participated"in"FFA"competitions"and"
won" many" awards," including" State" Degrees" and" Grand" and" Supreme" Champion" Awards.""
There" is" a" newly" developed" series" of" engineering" courses" for" the" students" in" the"
Engineering," Design" and" Technology" Pathway." " Additionally," Sonoma" Valley" High" School"
offers" a" wide" range" of" extracurricular" activities" including" more" than" 46" clubs" and" 30"
interscholastic"sports"teams."
"
In" the" last" 20" years," the" Sonoma" Valley" Unified" School" District" has" passed" 3" school" bond"
measures,"each"of"which"significantly"benefited"Sonoma"Valley"High"School.""The"success"of"
the"1994"and"1997"measures"supported"rebuilding"and"expansion"projects"which"resulted"
in" a" new" student" services" building," new" fine" arts/English" building," new" library," and" new"
math"and"technology"building"which"has"now"made"room"for"additional"science"classrooms.""
Modernization"efforts"resulted"in"a"commercial"culinary"arts"facility,"additional"land"for"the"
agricultural" farm," main" building" modernization" and" parking" lot" realignment" and" paving."
Measure"H,"passed"in"2010,"provided"funds"for"technology"improvement"and"has"resulted"
in" the" facilitation" of" solar" power" for" electricity," upgrades" in" classroom" technology" and"
upgrades"in"educational"and"clerical"software."
"
The" academic" year" is" organized" on" a" modified" rotating" block" schedule" with" all" classes"
meeting" Wednesdays." Students" generally" take" six" 95Wminute" block" classes" period," almost"
all"of"which"meet"over"the"course"of"two"semesters."In"addition,"there"are"a"number"of"zero"
period"55Wminute"classes"which"meet"every"class"day,"beginning"at"7:00"a.m."A"wide"range"
of" class" offerings" is" available." " Courses" are" available" to" meet" all" UC/CSU" admission"
standards." There" are" presently" 14" Advanced" Placement" classes" available" in" the" subject"
areas" of" English," Mathematics," Spanish" Language," Science," History" and" Computer" Science."
Elective"offerings"include"Drama,"Music,"Agriculture,"Art,"Dance,"Industrial"Arts"(Wood"and"
Metal)," Photography," Video," Forensics," Leadership," Child" Development" and" Culinary" Arts.""
Freshmen" students" are" enrolled" in" teams," in" which" they" share" four" common" teachers" in"
their" Mathematics," English," Science" and" Physical" Education" classes" and" have" expanded"
opportunities" to" meet" with" teachers." Additionally," Freshman" Team" teachers" have"
"
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additional" collaboration" time" built" into" the" day." " An" Engineering," Design" and" Technology"
Pathway" for" linked" learning" has" been" developed" and" is" entering" its" second" year" of"
implementation,"with"both"sophomore"and"junior"participants.""
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VISION,$MISSION$AND$STUDENT$LEARNER$OUTCOMES$
"
"
The"vision"statement"of"Sonoma"Valley"High"School:"
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!The!Vision!of!Sonoma!Valley!High!School!is!to!provide!the!best!possible!education!in!a!
safe,!orderly!and!supportive!environment!that!challenges!all!students!to!achieve!their!
full!potential.!!
"
This" statement" is" grounded" in" the" belief" that" all" students" can" achieve" at" high" academic"
levels"so"that"students"will"graduate"having"met"the"Student"Learner"Outcomes.""""
"
The"District"development"of"a"Strategic"Plan"over"the"past"three"years"includes"four"critical"
benchmarks:""at"least"one"year"of"highWquality"preschool,"reading"at"grade"level"by"3rd"grade,"
proficient"in"English"and"mathematics"by"6th"grade"and"ready"for"college"prep"classes"by"9th"
grade," with" the" ultimate" goal" that" all" students" will" graduate" Sonoma" Valley" High" School"
both"college"and"career"ready.""The"Sonoma"Valley"Unified"School"Districts"mission"states,"
Together," with" the" support" of" parents," teachers," and" the" community," students" will"
graduate" from" SVUSD" prepared" for" success" in" college," career," and" life." " " Our" focus" as" a"
school"has"been"to"define"what"it"means"to"be"college"and"career"ready"and"make"sure"that"
what"we"do"as"a"school"is"driven"by"this"goal."
"
The" Student" Learner" Outcomes" (SLOs)," formerly" Expected" Schoolwide" Learning" Results"
(ESLRs),"were"developed"to"show"what"each"student"should"know,"understand"and"be"able"
to"do"by"the"time"they"graduate,"according"to"WASCs"own"definition"of"the"term."The"SLOs"
which" remain" from" the" previous" WASC" process" include:" " strive" to" succeed," use" language"
effectively;" compute," analyze," apply;" choose" health" and" wellness;" exercise" citizenship;"
express"creativity;"and"demonstrate"respect.""Starting"in"the"Fall"of"2012,"a"process"of"reW
examining" the" SLOs" was" undertaken" as" a" part" of" the" yearly" Single" Plan" for" Student"
Achievement" (SPSA)" review" and" revision," and" as" one" of" the" first" steps" for" the" impending"
WASC" SelfWStudy." " The" SLOs" were" reviewed" as" a" topic" of" discussion" and" evaluation" at"
department" meetings" and" at" School" Site" Council" (SSC)." " A" representative" student" group"
comprised"of"all"grades,"academic"levels"and"ethnicities"also"met"to"discuss"the"SLOs."The"
consensus" at" the" time" of" all" these" groups" was" that" the" original" SLOs" continue" to" be"
appropriate"although"there"was"concern"about"the"actual"internalization"of"these"outcomes."""
We"continue"to"post"and"refer"to"the"Student"Learner"Outcomes,"but"students,"staff"and"the"
wider" community" do" not" validate" their" importance" as" evidenced" by" uniform" recognition"
and"utilization.""While"the"District"goals""for"students"are"clear"with"the"Strategic"Plan"and""
critical" benchmarks" leading" to" college" and" career" ready" graduation," the" high" school"
community" will" work" towards" more" clarity" and" common" language" surrounding" Student"
Learner"Outcomes.""A"District"graduate"profile"will"be"created"which"may"better"be"able"to"
measure"what"students"should"know,"and"be"able"to"do,"when"they"graduate"from"Sonoma"
Valley" High" School," similar" if" not" synonymous" with" student" learner" outcomes." " " This"
discussion" and" subsequent" possible" modifications" will" be" completed" by" identified" Action"
Items"in"the"WASC"Plan."""
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The VISION of Sonoma Valley High School is to provide the best

possible education in a safe, orderly, and supportive environment that
challenges all students to achieve their full potential.
Schoolwide Learner Outcomes

trive to Succeed
Organize and study effectively
Be punctual
Be prepared for class
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Maximize performance""
Stay engaged"
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Excel in learning"
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se Language Effectively
Read critically and write cogently
Speak articulately and listen actively
Communicate in a second language
ompute, Analyze, Apply

Compute mathematically
Solve problems
Examine scientific principles and relationships
Demonstrate the use of technologies
Investigate the past & its relationship to the present & future
hoose Health and Wellness

Practice fitness and nutrition
Apply safety skills
Make informed decisions
xercise Citizenship
Become involved in the community
Define your role as a citizen in a democracy
Develop a personal five-year plan
Be respectful, responsible and resourceful
xpress Creativity
Participate in the visual and performing arts
Craft/produce innovative projects
Demonstrate originality
emonstrate
Respect
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Value diverse cultures

Respect the rights of others to have different ideas, opinions and beliefs
Work collaboratively
Demonstrate ethical behavior
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DEMOGRAPHIC$DATA$
"
In"general"at"Sonoma"Valley"High"School,"while"the"enrollment"remains"fairly"constant,"the"
demographic"breakdown"is"shifting.""Just"this"school"year,"the"percentage"of"Latino"students"
surpassedthe" percentage" of" white" students." " For" the" various" subgroups," such" as"
Socioeconomically" Disadvantaged" and" English" Language" Learners," the" percentages" are"
decreasing"slightly.""This"trend"could"change"however"as"the"Sonoma"Valley"Unified"School"
District" as" a" whole" has" a" higher" Latino" population" (53%" versus" 51%)" and" a" higher"
socioeconomically"disadvantaged"population"(57%"versus"38%)"than"Sonoma"Valley"High"
School." " District" enrollment" has" been" decreasing" steadily" for" the" past" 12" years" but" has"
leveled"off"for"the"past"4"years"paralleling"the"same"trend"as"at"Sonoma"Valley"High"School."
Table$I:$Number$of$Students$Enrolled$
"
Number$of$Students$
Enrollment$by$Grade$Level$
400"
350"
300"
250"
200"
150"
100"
50"
0"
9th"
10th"
11th"
12th"
2009"W"2010"
375"
330"
291"
318"
2010"W"2011"
374"
361"
315"
268"
2011"W"2012"
363"
361"
326"
286"
2012"W"2013"
353"
352"
331"
294"
2013"W"2014"
365"
326"
316"
311"
"
Source:""PowerSchool"
"
"
School"
2009"W"2010" 2010"W"2011"
Year"
Total"
Enrollment"
1314"
1318"
2011"W"2012"
2012"W"2013"
2013"W"2014"
1336"
1330"
1318"
"
"
"
"
"
"
6"
"
Total$Enrollment$
1800"
9$H$12$Enrollment$
1600"
1485"
1383"
1538"
1508"
1598" 1570"
1631"
1559"
1541" 1538"
1437"
1470"
1382"
1400"
1314"
1318" 1336" 1330"
1318"
1200"
1000"
800"
600"
400"
200"
0"
School$Year$
"
Source: California Department of Education
Table$I:$Conclusions$
Sonoma" Valley" High" Schools" enrollment" peaked" during" the" 2003W2004" school" year" and"
decreased"steadily"until"the"2008W2009"school"year"when"it"reached"its"lowest"point.""Since"
then," overall" enrollment" has" increased" slightly," but" has" remained" consistent" for" the" most"
part"at"a"little"over"1300"students.""Since"2009W2010,"the"entering"freshman"class"size"has"
decreased"slightly.""There"is"a"significant"difference"in"the"number"of"students"enrolled"as"
freshman"and"the"number"who"graduate"from"the"same"class"four"years"later.""Causes"for"
this"decline"vary"and"are"difficult"to"track"since"the"identified"group"does"change.""However,"
it"is"generally"thought"that"a"viable"way"to"measure"graduation"rate"in"the"future"would"be"
to"document"the"12th"graders"who"enter"and"then"eventually"graduate"in"the"same"year."""
"
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Table$II:$Graph/Chart$of$Ethnic$Demographic$and$Program$
Distribution$
"
Ethnicity$
60.00%"
Percentage$
50.00%"
40.00%"
30.00%"
20.00%"
10.00%"
0.00%"
America
Asian,"
Hispanic" n"Indian"
Not"
or"Latino" or"Alaska"
Hispanic"
Native"
Pacijic"
Islander"
Filipino"
African"
America
n"
White"
Two"or"
More"
Not"
Races,"
Reported"
Not"
Hispanic"
2009W2010" 42.85%"
0.23%"
1.67%"
0.08%"
0.53%"
0.61%"
53.58%"
0.00%"
0.46%"
2010W2011" 44.23%"
0.15%"
1.82%"
0.08%"
0.38%"
1.21%"
51.75%"
0.38%"
0.00%"
2011W2012" 45.51%"
0.30%"
1.65%"
0.07%"
0.45%"
0.97%"
49.78%"
0.37%"
0.90%"
2012W2013" 46.47%"
0.38%"
1.88%"
0.15%"
0.53%"
0.75%"
48.87%"
0.23%"
0.75%"
There"has"been"a"steady"increase"in"percentage"of"Latino"enrollment"since"2009W2010,"and"
a"steady"decrease"in"white"enrollment"since"2009W2010."""In"the"2013W2014"school"year,"the"
percentage"of"Latino"students"exceeded"the"percentage"of"white"students"for"the"first"time"
by"2.4%."
"
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Socioeconomically$Disadvantaged$Students$
700"
47%"
#$of$Students$
600"
38%"
43%"
41%"
46%"
49%"
500"
400"
300"
200"
100"
0"
2008"W"2009" 2009"W"2010" 2010"W"2011" 2011"W"2012" 2012"W"2013" 2013"W"2014"
#"students"
526"
545"
568"
629"
614"
646"
Source:""Free"and"Reduced"Lunch"numbers"from"Food"Service$
The number of socioeconomically disadvantaged students has increased since 2008-2009, hitting
its high point in 2011-2012, but decreased slightly in 2012-2013 and then rose again this year.
One possible explanation of the increase from 2009 to 2013 could be the state of the national
economy beginning with the recession in 2008. This year nearly half of the student population is
socioeconomically disadvantaged.
English$Learners$
Number$of$Students$
250"
14.5%"
200"
12.9%"
11.7%"
12.0%"
12.2%"
11.6%"
150"
100"
50"
0"
Series1"
2008"W"2009"
2009"W"2010"
2010"W"2011"
2011"W"2012"
2012"W"2013"
2013"W"2014"
162"
191"
170"
160"
162"
153"
"
Source:""California"Department"of"Education,"Spring"Census"Counts"
"
The" number" of" English" Language" Learners" has" decreased" slightly" almost" annually" since"
2009W2010.""""The"District"criteria"for"redesignation"of"EL"students"has"been"less"rigorous"
during"the"past"four"to"five"years"which"could"account"for"the"declining"number"of"English"
Learners.""Although"the"number"of"students"considered"English"Learners"is"decreasing,"the"
"
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District" percentage" of" English" Learners" has" hovered" around" 30%" for" the" past" four" years.""
The" differences" between" the" fall" census" and" the" spring" census" are" significant" since" many"
students"have"been"redesignated"as"they"enter"high"school."
Special$Education$Students$
180"
160"
#$of$Students$
140"
120"
100"
80"
60"
40"
20"
0"
#"of"Students"
2009W2010"
2010W2011"
2011W2012"
2012W2013"
2013W2014"
97"
112"
123"
148"
165"
Source:""Calpads"
The"number"of"special"education"students"with"Individualized"Education"Plans"(IEPs)"has"
been"increasing"by"about"20"students"annually"for"the"past"few"years.""These"numbers"do"
not"include"the"number"of"students"with"504"plans."""
Table$II:$Conclusions$
Although" the" student" enrollment" has" stayed" fairly" constant," the" ethnic" breakdown" of"
students"has"been"changing"to"a"current"majority"that"is"identified"as"Latino"students.""This"
increase"in"Latino"students,"however,"does"not"represent"an"increase"in"English"Language"
Learners," but" rather" an" increase" in" students" who" are" considered" English" proficient," but"
whose"home"language"is"still"Spanish."""Additionally,"there"is"a"higher"quantity"of"students"
with"identified"learning"disabilities."
"
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Table$III:$12th$Grader$Statistics$
"
Gradua1on'Rate'
Number'of'Students'
350&
300&
250&
200&
150&
100&
50&
0&
2009$2010&
2010$2011&
2011$2012&
2012$2013&
Beginning&of&Year&Enrollment&
318&
268&
286&
294&
Graduated&
304&
231&
261&
276&
95.60%&
86.19%&
91.26%&
93.88%&
%&Graduated&
"
Source:"CBEDS"(census"date"October"4)"and"graduation"program"counts.""
"
Although" the" graduation" rate" declined" significantly" in" 2010W2011," but" since" then" it" has"
slowly" been" increasing" with" almost" 94%" of" the" students" graduating" in" the" 2012W2013"
school"year."
"
COHORT"GRADUATION"RATE"BY"SUBGROUP"
GROUP"
2010W2011" 2011W2012" 2012W2013"
Hispanic/Latino"
93.2%"
93.3%"
DataunavailableWhite"
96.6%"
94.9%"
until-MarchFemale"
96.0%"
95.7%"
2014Male"
94.7%"
93.0%"
English"Leaners"
88.2%"
88.9%"
Special"Education"
90.5%"
95.7%"
Socioeconomically"
92.9%"
93.8%"
Disadvantaged"
Overall"
95.3%"
94.4%"
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""EdWData"
"
When"broken"down"by"subgroup,"the"graduation"rates"for"whites" are"slightly"higher"than"
those"of"Latino"students"and"those"for"females"are"slightly"higher"than"those"for"males.""The"
graduation" rate" for" English" Learners" is" approximately" 5%" lower" than" other" groups." " The"
graduation"rate"for"Special"Education"students"has"increased"by"approximately"5%"and"that"
of"socioeconomically"disadvantaged"students"has"remained"fairly"consistent."""
"
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NUMBER"OF"DROPOUTS"FROM"SCHOOL"COHORT"BY"SUBGROUP"
GROUP"
2008W2009" 2009W2010" 2010W2011" 2011W2012" 2012W2013"
Hispanic/Latino"
15"
1"
5"
7"
DataunavailableWhite"
7"
3"
3"
5"
until-MarchOther"Ethnicities"
2"
0"
0"
0"
2014"
Female"
Breakdown2"
3"
6"
UnavailableMale"
2"
5"
6"
English"Learners"
2"
4"
7"
Special"Education"
0"
1"
1"
Socioeconomically"
1"
5"
7"
Disadvantaged"
Total"
24"
4"
8"
12"
Source:""EdWData"
"
The"number"of"dropouts"has"been"increasing"steadily"by"about"4"students"each"year"since"
the"2009W2010"schoolWyear,"after"a"markedly"high"number"of"dropouts"in"2008W2009.""For"
the"subgroups"of"English"Learners,"Socioeconomically"Disadvantaged"and"Latino"students,"
the"number"of"dropouts"is"slightly"higher"than"students"not"in"those"groups."
"
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SVHS$aHg$Completion$Rate$including$Latinos$
"
Sonoma"
Valley"HS"
YEAR"
2003W2004"
2004W2005"
2005W2006"
2006W2007"
2007W2008"
2008W2009"
2009W2010"
2010W2011"
2011W2012"
2012W2013"
#"Students"
Completing"
Total"
Graduates"
#"Latinos"
Completing"
Total"#"
Latino"
Graduates"
%"Students"
Completing"
out"of"all"
graduates"
105"
159"
106"
142"
111"
130"
132"
105"
108"
"109"
325"
352"
276"
277"
304"
288"
303"
247"
270""
288""
11"
17"
9"
21"
14"
20"
36"
29"
35"
"30"
71"
69"
65"
60"
67"
83"
116"
96"
"128"
"98"
32.3"
45.2"
38.4"
51.3"
36.5"
45.1"
"43.6"
"42.5"
"40.0"
"37.8""
%"Latino"
Completing"
(out"of"all"
Latinos"
graduates)"
15.5"
24.6"
13.8"
35.0"
20.9"
24.1"
31.0"
30.2"
27.3""
30.6""
%Latino"
Completing"
(out"of"all"
graduates)"
%"Latino"
completing"
out"of"all"
students"
completing"
AWG"reqs"
%"NonW
Latinos"
Completing"
(out"of"all"
graduates)"
3.4"
4.8"
3.3"
7.6"
4.6"
6.9"
11.9"
11.7"
13.0""
10.4""
10.5"
10.7"
8.5"
14.8"
12.6"
15.4"
27.3"
27.6"
32.4"
27.5"
28.9"
40.3"
35.1"
43.7"
31.9"
38.2"
31.7"
30.8"
27.0""
27.4""
Source:"California"Department"of"Education"(2003"W"2012)"and"SVHS"College"Acceptance"List"(2013)"
"
Although"the"number"of"students"completing"the"aWg"requirements"fluctuates"up"and"down"
from" year" to" year," the" rate" has" been" within" 4%" of" 40%" for" the" past" four" years." " The"
percentage"of"Latino"graduates"completing"the"aWg"requirements"has"been"steadily"climbing"
with"a"slight"drop"to"10.4%"in"2012W2013,"but"is"still"significantly"less"than"the"proportion"
of" Latino" students" at" the" school" which" is" 53%." " However," when" restricted" to" the" Latino"
population" only," approximately" 30.6%" of" all" Latino" students" are" completing" the" aWg"
"
12"
requirements"and"that"number"has"been"fairly"consistent"for"the"past"4"years.""Additionally,"
of" all" the" students" completing" the" aWg" requirements," the" percentage" Latino" students" has"
been"consistently"around"27%"for"the"past"four"years"as"well."""Four"years"ago,"there"was"a"
significant" increase" in" the" amount" of" Latino" students" completing" the" aWg" requirements"
which"coincides"with"the"time"our"AVID"Program,"which"is"primarily"Latino,"reached"its"full"
maturity,"whereas"the"numbers"for"the"general"public"have"remained"fairly"stagnant.""In"the"
past"four"years,"the"aWg"completion"rate"for"both"groups"has"not"drastically"changed."""
Table$III:$Conclusions$
After"an"almost"10%"drop"in"graduation"rate"between"2009W2011,"there"has"been"a"steady"
increase" in" the" percentage" of" students" who" graduate" from" SVHS," in" particular" for" Special"
Education" students." " " " These" numbers" are" based" on" the" initial" and" final" enrollment" of"
students" at" the" senior" level" each" year." " " With" respect" to" students" completing" the" aWg"
requirements," the" percentages" have" been" fairly" constant" for" the" past" four" years," for" both"
Latino" students" and" the" general" population," after" an" increase" in" the" percentage" of" Latino"
students" completing" the" aWg" requirements" four" years" ago." " SVHS" adopted" aWg" minimum"
graduation" requirements" in" 2011W2012" and" switched" to" an" open" enrollment" policy," with"
the"first"aWg"class"graduating"in"the"spring"of"2015,"so"this"may"have"a"significant"impact"on"
our"aWg"completion"rate,"but"will"not"be"known"until"the"2014W2015"year"end."""
"
"
13"
Table$IV:$Course$Enrollment$
AP$Course$Enrollment$
"
2009""2010"
#"
Students"
AP"Biology"
29"
AP"Calculus"AB"
34"
AP"Chemistry"
31"
AP"Computer"Science"A"
0"
AP"English"Language"and" 27"
Composition"
AP"English"Literature"
33"
and"Composition"
AP"Physics"
13"
AP"Spanish"Language"
35"
AP"Spanish"Literature"
15"
AP"Statistics"
29"
AP"United"States"History"
0"
AP"World"History"
0"
Totals"
246"
2010""2011"
#"
Sections"
2011""2012"
2012""2013"
2013"W"2014"
#"
Students"
#"
Sections"
#"
Students"
#"
Sections"
#"
Students"
#"
Sections"
#"
Students"
#"
Sections"
1"
26"
1"
28"
1"
43"
1"
36"
1"
2"
1"
1"
1"
0"
0"
10"
8"
33"
5"
25"
60"
67"
329"
1"
1"
1"
1"
2"
2"
13"
4"
37"
15"
26"
130"
114"
504"
1"
1"
1"
1"
4"
4"
19"
12"
61"
23"
47"
123"
97"
528"
1"
2"
1"
2"
4"
4"
22"
6"
67"
25"
48"
131"
96"
567"
1"
2"
1"
2"
4"
4"
22"
1"
1"
1"
0"
1"
32"
21"
24"
0"
28"
1"
1"
1"
0"
1"
20"
34"
31"
13"
52"
1"
1"
1"
1"
2"
21"
29"
22"
15"
35"
1"
1"
2"
1"
2"
35"
53"
20"
18"
32"
2"
2"
1"
1"
1"
"
In"the"past"five"years,"the"enrollment"in"our"AP"courses"has"more"than"doubled.""In"the"past"
four"years"there"has"been"the"addition"of"three"AP"courses:""U.S."History,"World"History"and"
Computer"Science"A.""The"AP"History"courses,"of"which"there"are"currently"four"sections"of"
each," have" particularly" increased" the" number" of" students" taking" Advanced" Placement"
courses"at"our"school.""This"school"year,"we"have"two"sections"of"AP"Calculus"AB"and"two"
sections"of"AP"Statistics,"which"is"a"first.""For"our"AP"Biology"and"Chemistry"courses,"there"
has"been"significant"teacher"turnover"in"the"past"three"years"which"may"have"contributed"
to" a" decline" in" numbers." " The" first" class" of" Dual" Immersion" students" graduated" in" 2011"
contributing" to" the" increase" in" enrollment" in" the" both" the" AP" Spanish" Language" and" AP"
Spanish" Literature" classes." " Additionally," there" have" been" some" targeted" efforts" to"
encourage"bilingual"students"to"take"the"AP"Spanish"Language"exam.""Although"not"offered"
as"a"course,"we"have"had"a"number"of"students"take"the"AP"Calculus"BC"(four"in"2012W2013)"
and"AP"European"History"(five"in"2012W2013)"through"individualized"study."
"
"
Course$Enrollments$in$Higher$Level$Math$and$Science$
ALGEBRA$2$
09W10$
10W11$
11W12$
12W13$
13W14"
Total"
190"
155"
277"
227"
257"
Latino"
54"
42"
110"
85"
128"
%"
Latino"
28%"
27%"
48%"
37%"
50%"
Source: PowerSchool
"
14"
MATH$4$
Total"
64"
76"
93"
120"
134"
09W10$
10W11$
11W12$
12W13$
13W14"
Latino"
17"
14"
22"
38"
41"
%"
Latino"
27%"
18%"
24%"
32%"
31%"
Source: PowerSchool
CHEMISTRY$
09W10$
10W11$
11W12$
12W13$
13W14"
Total"
131"
147*"
129*"
163*"
246"
Latino"
35"
44"
26"
44"
107"
%"
Latino"
27%"
30%"
20%"
27%"
43%"
Source: PowerSchool
* Numbers do not include one section of chemistry in summer school of approximately 30 students
-
There"has"been"a"significant"increase"in"both"the"number"of"students"taking"Algebra"2"and"
Chemistry," as" well" as" an" increase" in" the" percentage" of" Latino" students" in" those" classes.""
There" are" three" possible" explanations" for" this" increase." " The" first" is" due" to" the" AVID"
Program," which" is" significantly" Latino," encouraging" more" Latino" students" to" take" the" aWg"
requirements.""The"second"is"that"since"the"Class"of"2015"started"attending"Sonoma"Valley"
High" School," the" graduation" requirements" have" changed" to" include" a" third" year" of"
mathematics,"Algebra"2.""A"third"reason"would"be"the"percentage"of"Latino"students"at"the"
school"has"increased."
"
AVID$Student$Information$and$Comparison$
(Source:""AVID"Center"based"on"information"reported"by"SVHS)"
"
School"
Year"
Total"
Number"
of"
Students"
in"SVHS"
#"Latino"
AVID"
Students"
Percent"
of"School"
that"are"
AVID"
Students"
#"AVID"
Students"
#"AP"
Courses"
taken"
#"AVID"
Seniors"
Total"#"
of"
Seniors"
AVID"%"
of"
Seniors"
04W05"
1559"
25"
7"
1.6%"
0"
0"
n/a"
0.0%"
05W06"
1541"
60"
22"
3.9%"
2"
0"
n/a"
0.0%"
06W07"
1536"
90"
51"
5.9%"
4"
17"
315"
5.4%"
07W08"
1468"
86"
53"
5.9%"
7"
15"
358"
4.2%"
08W09"
1380"
99"
75"
7.2%"
10"
11"
335"
3.3%"
09W10"
1305"
108"
91"
8.3%"
13"
22"
317"
6.9%"
10W11"
1292"
114"
91"
8.8%"
26"
27"
258"
10.5%"
11W12"
1303"
108"
93"
8.6%"
61"
25"
274"
9.1%"
12W13"
1304"
109"
92"
8.4%"
42"
32"
290"
11.0%"
15"
"
As"we"have"added"sections"throughout"the"years"since"its"inception"in"2004,"the"number"of"
AVID"students"has"slowly"increased"to"its"current"state"of"approximately"8.4%"of"the"school"
and"11%"of"the"senior"class.""Since"we"are"currently"limited"by"four"sections,"the"amount"of"
growth"possible"now"is"limited.""It"is"clear"that"the"number"of"Advanced"Placement"courses"
taken" by" the" AVID" students" has" been" increasing" which" is" an" indicator" that" more" Latino"
students"are"taking"higher"level"courses."
"
Students'Taking'Zero'Period'
Percentage'
20.00%&
15.00%&
10.00%&
5.00%&
0.00%&
Series1&
2009$2010&
2010$2011&
2011$2012&
2012$2013&
13.50%&
16.50%&
16.84%&
15.07%&
""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""PowerSchool"
"
"
The" percentage" of" students" taking" Zero" Period" has" increased" since" 2009," and" remained"
steady"at"15W16%"of"the"total"enrollment."""Zero"period"course"offerings"have"consistently"
been" Algebra" 2," Math" 4," AP" Calculus" and" Physical" Education" with" this" year" including"
multiple" levels" of" Spanish." The" significance" of" this" increase" is" most" likely" due" to" more"
students" taking" a" more" academically" rigorous" schedule" but" still" wanting" to" enroll" in"
elective"courses,"thereby"creating"the"need"for"a"7"period"day.""Additionally,"until"this"year,"
students"in"our"music"program"had"the"opportunity"to"take"music"classes"during"7th"period"
which"met"after"school,"again"allowing"students"to"participate"in"the"elective"program"and"
still"maintain"an"academically"rigorous"course"load."
"
ALL$AP$
COURSES$
09"W"10"
10"W"11"
11"W"12"
12"W"13"
13"W"14"
#"
Males"
117"
144"
208"
222"
225"
#"
Females"" %"Male"
136"
185"
296"
306"
342"
46%"
44%"
41%"
42%"
40%"
%"
Female"
#"
Caucasian"
#"
Hispanic/"
Latino"
#"Other"
Ethnicities"
%"
Caucasian"
%"
Hispanic/"
Latino"
%"Other"
Ethnicities"
TOTAL"
Enrollment"
54%"
56%"
59%"
58%"
60%"
175"
243"
349"
321"
326"
63"
72"
120"
174"
215"
17"
14"
35"
33"
26"
69%"
74%"
69%"
61%"
57%"
25%"
22%"
24%"
33%"
38%"
7%"
4%"
7%"
6%"
5%"
253"
329"
504"
528"
567"
"
The" demographics" of" our" AP" courses" demonstrate" both" hopeful" and" concerning" trends.""
The"percentage"of"Latino"student"enrollment"in"our"AP"courses"has"been"increasing"steadily"
nearing" the" demographic" percentage" that" mirrors" the" school" population." " However," there"
has" been" a" constantly" higher" number" of" female" students" in" our" AP" courses" than" male"
students"(60%"versus"40%).""Upon"closer"inspection"of"the"individual"courses,"the"course"
enrollments"with"the"largest"gender"disparity"are"Biology,"Statistics,"English,"World"History"
"
16"
and"Spanish"Language."""Certain"courses"have"more"males,"such"as"Physics"and"Computer"
Science," but" the" number" of" students" in" those" courses" is" smaller." " Although" in" summary," a"
greater" proportion" of" the" enrollment" in" AP" courses" are" Latino" students," that" increase" in"
numbers" is" happening" in" our" Spanish" AP" courses" which" are" approximately" 80%" Latino"
versus"20%"white,"whereas"for"the"other"courses,"in"particular"Biology,"Chemistry,"Physics"
and"English,"have"significantly"less"Latino"students"compared"to"white"students."
Table$IV:$Conclusions$
All"indicators"show"improvement"in"this"area.""We"have"a"greater"variety"of"AP"courses"that"
students" may" take," adding" the" two" history" courses" and" computer" science." " " We" have" a"
greater" number" of" students" taking" AP" courses" due" to" a" new" open" access" policy," with"
greater" numbers" of" students" taking" our" AP" History" courses" and" more" students" taking" AP"
Spanish" Language," possibly" as" a" result" of" the" KW8" Dual" Immersion" Program" arriving" to"
Sonoma" Valley" High" School." " We" have" a" greater" number" of" Latino" students" and" a" higher"
proportion"of"Latino"students"in"these"courses,"one"reason"being"our"AVID"Program"which"
is"primarily"Latino.""We"have"more"students"and"more"Latino"students"taking"higher"level"
Mathematics" and" Science" which" is" due" to" a" combination" of" AVID" and" our" new" aWg"
graduation" requirements," since" the" first" wave" of" students" bound" to" these" requirements"
entered" these" classes" starting" in" 2012W2013." " There" is" however," significant" gender" and"
ethnic"differences"from"one"AP"course"to"another,"with"the"majority"of"Latino"AP"students"
taking"one"of"our"AP"Spanish"courses."
$
"
"
17"
Table$V:$Post$High$School$Plans$
"
SVHS$Post$High$School$Plans$
Graduating"Class"
2"year"college"
4"year"college"
Work/Travel/Other"
Trade"School"
Military"
TOTAL"
2010W2011"
125"(51%)"
91"(37%)"
10"
12"
6"
244"
2011W2012"
139"(54%)"
97"(37%)"
6"
15"
2"
259"
2012W2013"
162"(56%)"
97"(34%)"
17"
8"
4"
288"
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Source:$$Senior$EndHofHYear$Survey$
SVHS$aHg$Completion$Rates$vs.$4Hyear$College$Attendance$
Grad"
Year"
2007"
2008"
2009"
2010"
2011"
2012"
2013"
%"of"
Seniors"
Completing"
aWg"reqs"
%"of"
Seniors"
Enrolled"in"
aWg"reqs"
#"Seniors"
Attending"
CSU"
#"Seniors"
Attending"
UC"
#"Seniors"
Attending"4"
year"(not"
CSU/UC)"
#"Seniors"
Attending"
4"year"
TOTAL"
#"Seniors"
Attending"
CC"
51%"
37%"
45%"
44%"
43%"
40%"
38%"
65%"
71%"
n/a"
74%"
82%"
*"
*"
13"
13"
12"
37"
45"
51"
40"
7"
6"
8"
18"
13"
8"
17"
*"
*"
*"
45"
32"
37"
37"
20^"
19^"
20^"
100"
90"
96"
94"
49"
53"
66"
*"
125**"
139**"
162**"
Source: SARC and SVHS College Acceptance List (2010 2013)
*Info. unavailable ^Does not include private or non-UC/CSU schools ** Different source than 2007-2010
Table$V:$Conclusions$
Upon"graduation"fewer"students"are"choosing"to"enter"the"military"and"more"students"are"
choosing"to"work"or"travel.""There"has"been"a"recent"trend"of"academically"high"achieving"
students" choosing" to" take" a" gap" year" before" entering" college." " The" percentage" of" seniors"
going" on" to" attend" a" community" college" has" slowly" been" increasing," but" the" number" of"
students" attending" a" four" year" university" has" been" between" 34%" and" 37%" over" the" past"
three" years," with" a" majority" going" to" the" CSU" system" or" private" universities" over" the" UC"
system.""For"the"data"that"we"have"available,"there"appears"to"be"a"discrepancy"between"the"
number"of"student"completing"the"aWg"requirements"and"the"number"of"students"enrolled"in"
the" aWg" requirements." " There" are" a" variety" of" possible" explanations" for" this" with" the" two"
primary" being" grades" and" a" decision" to" attend" Santa" Rosa" Junior" College." " Due" to" the"
proximity," quality" and" financial" benefits," many" of" our" students" elect" to" attend" the" Santa"
Rosa" Junior" College" over" a" four" year" university." " Although" the" percentage" of" students"
completing" the" aWg" requirements" may" increase" due" to" our" changed" graduation"
requirements,"it"will"be"interesting"to"see"if"the"trends"in"postsecondary"education"change."""
It" is" important" to" note" that" until" our" College" and" Career" Center" changed" its" focus" from"
college" to" both" college" and" career," the" data" collection" for" postsecondary" plans" was"
inconsistent" at" best." " It" is" only" for" the" past" four" years" that" the" data" was" collected" and"
tabulated"in"a"similar"manner."
"
18"
Table$VI:$Staffing$
"
Staff$Ethnicity$and$Gender$Breakdown$
Hispanic"
Decline"
or"
to"
""
Sex" Asian" Latino" White" State" Total"
Female"
2"
2"
40"
""
44"
Certified"
Staff"
Male"
""
2"
27"
1"
30"
Female"
""
""
12"
""
12"
Para."
Professionals" Male"
""
""
""
""
0"
Female"
""
1"
8"
""
9"
Office/"
Clerical"
Male"
""
""
""
""
0"
Female"
""
1"
7"
""
8"
Other"
Classified" Male"
""
2"
2"
""
4"
Totals"
""
2"
8"
96"
1"
107"
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""CBEDS"
"
Teacher$Credential$Status$and$Number$of$Beginning$Teachers$
#"of"
Teachers"
Full"
Cred"
Emergency"
Cred"
74"
74"
0"
Number"of"
first"year"
teachers"
6"
Number"of"
Second"year"
Teachers"
6"
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""CBEDS"
"
Teacher$Educational$Level$and$Years$in$the$District$
""
Doctorate" Master's" Bachelor's" Total"

Degree"
Degree"
Staff"
Female"
Male"
Total$
1"
0"
1$
22"
10"
32$
44"
30"
74$
Avg."
Years"in"
the"
District"
44"
13.11"
30"
10.47"
74$
12.03$
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""CBEDS"
$
Computer$and$Internet$Resources$and$Access$
Year"
2008W2009"
2009W2010"
2010W2011"
2011W2012"
2012W2013"
Number"of"
#"of"
Computers" Students"
per"
Computer"
651"
2.1"
485"
2.7"
485"
2.7"
485"
2.8"
597"
2.2"
#"of"
Classrooms"
w"Internet"
Access"
70"
70"
70"
76"
77"
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""EdWData"
"
19"
Average$Class$Size$
"
2008W2009"
2009W2010"
2010W2011"
2011W2012"
School"
English"
Math"
25.7"
27"
22.7"
26.6"
23.1"
26"
17.6"
24.8"
27.7"
29"
26.8"
25.2"
Social"
Science"
29.8"
29"
16.1"
27.4"
Science"
29.7"
25"
24"
28"
Source:"""EdWData"and"SARC"(09W10)"
Table VI: Conclusions
The"ethnicity"of"the"staff"at"Sonoma"Valley"High"School"is"predominately"white"with"eight"
Latino"staff"members.""There"are"no"staff"members"who"are"American"Indian,"Alaska"Native,"
Pacific"Islander,"Filipino"or"African"American.""The"ethnic"breakdown"of"the"staff"is"clearly"
distinct"from"that"of"the"students.""Additionally,"there"are"almost"twice"as"many"female"staff"
members" as" male" staff" members." " When" considering" the" classified" staff" in" particular," this"
difference"is"even"larger"(27"females"versus"2"males).""Almost"17%"of"the"teachers"are"in"
their"first"or"second"year"teaching,"but"100%"of"the"staff"has"a"full"credential.""""FortyWfive"
percent"of"the"teaching"staff"has"a"masters"degree"or"higher.""The"average"number"of"years"
in" the" District" for" the" teaching" staff" is" about" 12" years." " We" have" had" a" large" number" of"
retirees" in" the" past" four" years," leaving" younger" and" less" experienced" teachers" than" in"
previous" years." " Despite" less" experience," the" recent" hires" have" embedded" themselves" in"
programs" and" extracurricular" activities" helping" to" build" stronger" relationships" between"
teachers"and"students."
"
The" number" of" computers" on" campus" and" access" to" WIFI" has" increased" has" increased" to"
include" the" entire" campus." " Additionally," all" teachers" have" schoolWprovided" laptops" and"
most"classrooms"have"a"technology"cart"that"includes"an"LCD"projector,"a"document"camera"
and"speakers.""All"school"computers"are"linked"together"and"students"can"access"documents"
stored"to"their"own"student"folder"from"all"school"computers.""Most"of"the"computer"labs"
have" been" recently" updated." " These" changes" are" due" to" both" Measure" H" funding" and"
funding"for"the"Engineering,"Design"and"Technology"Pathway."""
"
"
$
"
20"
Table$VII:$ELL$Numbers$including$LEP,$FEP,$RFEP$
"
SVHS$Student$English$Proficiency$Status$Breakdown$
"
English"Only"
English"Learner"
RFEP"
IFEP"
Total"
2010W2011"
768"
118"(9%)"
419"(32%)"
13"(1%)"
1318"
2011W2012"
761"
102"(8%)"
457"(34%)"
16"(1%)"
1336"
2012W2013"
750"
104"(8%)"
461"(35%)"
15"(1%)"
1330"
2013W2014"
685"
153"(12%)"
465"(35%)"
17"(1%)"
1320"
Source:""EdWData"
Note:""English"Learner"data"counts"are"inconsistent"from"report"to"report"due"to"the"date"during"the"year"at"which"the"data"was"submitted.""
Some"data"is"from"the"Fall"Census"date.""Some"data"is"from"the"Spring"Language"Census"date.""Some"occurs"prior"to"students"being"
redesignated"that"year;"some"occurs"after."
SVHS$EL/FEP/RFEP$Data$Annually$
"
2008W2009"
EL"
191"(14%)"
FEP"(IFEP"+"
332"(24%)"
RFEP)"
Redesignated" 24"(15%)"
since"prior""
Year*"
2009W2010"
177"(14%)"
353"(27%)"
2010W2011"
208"(16%)"
309"(23%)"
2011W2012"
162"(12%)"
401"(30%)"
2012W2013"
101"(8%)"
480"(36%)"
62"(33%)"
59"(33%)"
37"(18%)"
107"(66%)"
Source:""California"Department"of"Education"
*Percentages"are"out"of"#"of"EL"from"prior"year.""District"data"was"not"certified"in"10W11"so"it"is"incomplete."
"
"
SVUSD$H$$EL/FEP/RFEP$Data$Annually$
"
EL"
FEP"(IFEP"+"
RFEP)"
Redesignated"
since"prior""
Year*"
2008W2009" 2009W2010" 2010W2011"

1559"(33%)" 1521"(33%)" 1561"(33%)"
578"(12%)" 623"(13%)" 615"(13%)"
135"(9%)"
153"(10%)"
227"(15%)"
2011W2012"
1483"(32%)"
784"(17%)"
2012W2013"
1364"(29%)"
962"(21%)"
161"(10%)"
263"(18%)"
"
"
Title$III$Accountability$(AMAO$#$1$and$#2)$
Year"
08W09"
09W10"
10W11"
11W12"
12W13"
AMAO"1""Annual"Growth"
AMAO"2""Attaining"English"Proficiency"
#"
CELDT"
Takers"
#"in"
Cohort"
%"with"
prior"
CELDT"
scores"
Number"
met"
AMAO"1"
Percent"
met"
AMAO"
1"
Less"than"5"years"
#"in"
#"
%"
Cohort" Attain"
Attain"
English" English"
Prof"
Prof"
189"
202"
210"
141"
66"
182"
202"
210"
141"
66"
96%"
100%`"
100%"
100%"
100%"
77"
118"
126"
75"
44"
42%"
58%"
60%"
53%"
67%"
Not"broken"down"
68"
10"
15%"
62"
12"
19%"
33"
4"
12%"
34"
7"
21%"
More"than"5"years"
#"in"
#"
%"
Cohort" Attain"
Attain"
English" English"
Prof"
Prof"
81"
142"
162"
111"
40"
17"
75"
70"
47"
23"
21%"
53%"
43%"
42%"
58%"
"
21"
Table$VII:$Conclusions$
We"found"that"the"number"of"English"Learners"reported"varies"by"data"source.""Part"of"this"
discrepancy"is"due"to"the"number"of"students"being"redesignated"and"the"time"of"the"year"
the"data"was"collected.""There"is,"however,"a"consistent"increase"in"the"number"of"students"
who"are"considered"RFEP.""If"you"combine"the"number"of"English"Learners"with"the"number"
of" newly" redesignated" students," Sonoma" Valley" High" School" has" approximately" 16%" of"
students" who" still" need" English" language" support," but" only" half" of" those" are" receiving"
support"due"to"designation.""The"implications"of"these"changes"mean"there"is"less"need"for"
ELD"and"ALD"classes"at"our"school,"but"there"may"be"more"language"issues"present"in"our"
general" college" preparatory" English" classes." " " There" is" a" significant" difference" in" the"
EL/RFEP"ratio"at"the"district"level"compared"to"SVHS.""Although"the"District"did"not"meet"
the" AMAO" targets" 1" and" 2" for" the" past" nine" years," SVHS" has" achieved" higher" target"
percentages"for"12W13"(58%"target"for"AMAO"1,"21%"target"for"less"than"5"years"and"47%"
target"for"more"than"5"years).""The"percentage"of"English"Learners"attaining"proficiency"at"
SVHS"has"fluctuated"greatly"with"a"much"larger"percentage"for"both"newcomers"and"nonW
newcomers"increasing"significantly"last"school"year.""We"successfully"CELDT"test"all"of"our"
English"Learners"each"year."
"
"
$
"
22"
Table$VIII:$Attendance$$
"
"
Year&
2008W09&
2009W10&
2010W11&
2011W12&
2012W13"
Attendance$Rate&
93%&
93.4%&
93.9%&
93.9%&
96.2%"
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:"School"Welfare"Officer"
&
"
&
#$of$Students&
"
w/$Unexcused$Absence$
Enrollment& or$Tardy$3$or$More$Days$
(truant)&
Truancy$Rate&
2008H09&
1,383"
90"
6.51%&
2009H10&
1,310"
141"
10.76%&
2010H11&
1,252"
112"
8.9%"
2011H12&
1,336"
95"
6.8%"
2012H13$
1,330"
97"
7.2%"
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""School"Welfare"Officer"
-
Table$VIII:$Conclusions$
The" attendance" rate" has" been" steadily" increasing" each" year" for" the" past" five" years" and" is"
currently"over"95%.""Our"truancy"rate"seems"to"fluctuate.""Although"it"was"only"7.2%"last"
year,"this"7%"of"students"who"are"not"attending"school"regularly"could"have"a"large"impact"
on"our"other"measures,"including"test"scores"and"grades."
"
"
23"
Table$IX:$Suspension/Expulsion$Rates!!
"
Expulsion$and$Suspension$Summary$Breakdown$by$Type$
"
"
Enrollment"
"
2008H09"
2009H10"
2010H11"
Violence/Drug"
"
"
Expulsions"Suspensions"
Total"
Persistently$Dangerous$
Expulsions"
Overall$Total"
"
"
Expulsions"Suspensions"
1,382"
7"
58"
0"
14"
144"
1,314"
3"
47"
0"
15"
88"
1,318"
28"
82"
0"
32"
116"
2011H12$
1,336"
11"
38"
0"
23"
98"
2012H13$
1,330"
4"
17"
0"
11"
57"
"
"
Expulsion$and$Suspension$Rates$
"
"
08H09"
144"
10.42%"
14"
1.01%"
1,382"
Suspensions$(number)"
Suspensions$(rate)"
Expulsions$(number)"
Expulsions$(rate)"
Enrollment"
09H10"
88"
6.70%"
15"
1.14%"
1,314"
10H11"
116"
8.8%"
32"
2.43%"
1,318"
11H12"
98"
7.3%"
23"
1.72%"
1,336"
12H13$
57"
4.3%"
11"
0.83%"
1,330"
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""School"Welfare"Officer"
Discipline$Referrals$and$Suspensions$
Ed$Codes"
Ed$Code$Text"
"
Related"to"physical"injury"to"
48900(a)(1)" another"person"
48900(a)(2)" Related"to"use"of"force"or"
48900(b)"
"
48900(c)"
"
48900(f)"
"
48900(g)"
"
48900(h)"
"
48900(i)"
"
violence"
"
Possession" or" use" of" a"
weapon"or""
"
other"dangerous"object"
"
Related"to"possession"or"sale"
of"controlled"substances,"
alcohol,"or"intoxicants."
"
Caused"or"attempted"to"
cause"damage"to"school"
property"or"private"property"
"
Stole"or"attempted"to"steal"
school"property"or"private"
property"
Related"to"possession"or"use"
of"tobacco"
products"
"
Committed"an"obscene"act"
or"engaged"in"habitual"
profanity"or"vulgarity"
Suspensions"
08/09"
Suspensions"
09/10"
Suspensions"
10/11"
Suspensions"
11/12"
Suspensions$
12/13$
18"
19"
17"
18"
4"
5"
2"
2"
1"
1"
"
1"
2"
5"
1"
35"
26"
61"
19"
12"
"
1"
"
1"
"
1"
"
1"
"
5"
5"
3"
"
6"
"
3"
"
1"
"
"
"
"
2"
"
2"
"
5"
"
3"
"
3"
24"
"
48900(j)"
"
48900(k)"
"
48900(l)"
48900(n)$
48900(r)`$
Related"to"possession"or"sale"
of"drug"paraphernalia"
"
"
Related"to"disruption"of"
school"
activities"or"willful"defiance"
"
Knowingly"received"stolen"
school"property"or"private"
property"
"
6"
3"
6"
"
69"
27"
14"
35"
"
13"
1"
"
"
3"
2"
"
Related"to"committing"or"
attempting"to"commit"sexual"
assault"or"battery"
"
1"
1"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
1"
3"
"
144"
Related"to"bullying"
"
Related"to"sexual"
harassment"
"
48900.3"
PDSWRelated"to"hate"
violence"
Related"to"harassment,"
threats,"or"
intimidation"
Related"to"terrorist"threat."
"
48900.7"
"
"
3"
"
48900.2"
"
48900.4"
"
3"
Overall"Totals:"
"
"
"
1"
"
1"
1"
1"
"
2"
2"
"
2"
"
9"
"
"
1"
"
88"
116"
98"
57"
"Source:""School"Welfare"Officer"
Table$IX:$Conclusions$
Both"the"number"of"expulsions"and"number"of"suspensions"have"decreased"by"nearly"50%.""
The" suspension" rate" is" down" 7.3%" to" 4.3%," and" the" expulsion" rate" is" down" 1" percent" to"
0.8%.""There"was"an"unusually"high"number"of"suspensions,"116"of"which"61"were"due"to"
drug"or"alcohol"violations,"in"the"2010W2011"school"year"when"the"school"changed"from"a"
no" tolerance" expulsion" policy," which" was" ineffective," to" a" behavior" contract" probationary"
policy" for" drug" and" alcohol" violations." The" new" policy" seems" to" be" much" more" effective,"
particularly" since" it" releases" administrative" time" from" disciplinary" action" and" keeps"
students"in"school."""The"number"of"suspensions"due"to"physical"injury"to"another"person"
dropped"significantly"close"to"18"for"the"prior"four"years"to"only"4"for"the"2012W2013"school"
year." " The" number" of" suspensions" due" to" disruption" of" school" activities" or" defiance" have"
dropped" significantly" as" well," from" 69" five" years" ago" to" 35" two" years" ago" to" 13" last" year.""
Although" there" is" no" definitive" reason" to" explain" these" changes," there" are" several" factors"
that" could" have" positively" influenced" the" drop" in" discipline" issues." " The" first" could" be" in"
2012W2013," there" were" more" administrators" on" campus." " The" counselors" also" started"
playing" a" more" active" role" in" helping" students" to" deal" with" conflict" and" our" school"
benefitted"from"the"group"and"individual"counseling"services"of"SAY"(Student"Advocates"for"
Youth)."""The"newly"enforced"and"highly"successful"tardy"policy"resulted"in"fewer"students"
roaming"the"halls"thereby"providing"less"opportunity"for"negative"behavior.""These"changes"
could" in" part" be" due" to" the" changes" in" support" programs," via" Link" Crew" and" the" smaller"
learning" communities" of" the" EDT" Pathway" and" 9th" grade" Freshman" Teams." " In" particular,"
there"was"a"significant"drop"in"9th"grade"discipline"after"the"inception"of"9th"grade"Teams.""
The" number" of" 9th" grade" classroom" referrals" dropped" from" 97" the" year" before" Freshman"
"
25"
Teams" were" in" place" to" 59" the" first" year" Freshmen" Teams" were" implemented." " Prior" to"
Freshman" Teams," 28" freshmen" had" a" total" of" 46" suspensions" whereas" after" the"
implementation"of"freshmen"teams,"only"17"freshmen"had"a"total"of"27"suspensions.""The"
number"of"suspensions"due"to"bullying,"sexual"harassment,"hate"violence"and"intimidation"
has"increased"from"3"to"13"last"year.""This"increase"may"be"a"result"of"the"positive"reaction"
to"the"many"activities"from"our"Tolerance"Plan"last"year."""Students"became"far"more"aware"
of" those" issues" and" the" ripple" effects," thereby" increasing" the" amount" of" reporting." " " It"
appears"by"all"counts"the"incidences"of"fighting,"defiance,"and"drug"and"alcohol"use"during"
school"functions"has"decreased"and"the"reporting"of"bullying"and"intolerance"has"increased.""
"
"
26"
STUDENT$PERFORMANCE$
TABLE$I:$API,$Sub$Group,$API$Scores/Profiles,$Parent$Education$
Levels,$AYP$Indicators$
"
2009H2010$
Academic$Performance$Index$(API)$H$Additional$Indicator$for$AYP$
""
""
"
"
Met$2010$API$Growth$
2009$Base$
2010$Growth$
2009H10$
/Subgroups$met$API$
API$
API$
Growth$
Growth$
736"
731"
W5"
No/Yes"
""
"
"
"
2010H2011$
""
""
"
"
2010$Base$
2011$Growth$
2010H11$
/Subgroups$met$API$
API$
API$
Growth$
Growth$
730"
738"
8"
Yes/No"
"
"
2011H2012$
""
""
"
"
2011$Base$
2012$Growth$
2011H12$
/Subgroups$met$API$
API$
API$
Growth$
Growth$
736"
723"
W11"
No/No"
"
"
2012H2013$
""
""
"
"
2012$Base$
2013$Growth$
2012H13$
Met$2013$API$Criteria$
API$
API$
Growth$
723"
712"
W11"
No/No"
Source:""EdWData"
"
The" past" two" years," the" base" API" has" decreased" and" the" growth" target" has" failed" to" have"
been"met"both"in"general"and"by"the"subgroups.""
"
"
27"
API$Subgroups$$Number$Tested$$
#"of"
Students"
in"Sub"
Group""for"
API"
07W08"
#"of"
Students"
in"Sub"
Group""for"
API"
08W09"
#"of"
Students"
in"Sub"
Group""for"
API"
09W10"
#"of"
Students"
in"Sub"
Group""for"
API"
10W11"
#"of"
Students"
in"Sub"
Group""for"
API"
11W12"
#"of"
Students"
in"Sub"
Group""for"
API"
12W13"
Schoolwide"
Black"or"African"American"
American"Indian"/"Alaska"Native"
Asian"
Filipino"
Hispanic"or"Latino"
1007"
11"
4"
12"
10"
387"
939"
6"
2"
13"
6"
415"
906"
7"
1"
14"
4"
405"
971"
12"
2"
17"
5"
433"
970"
8"
3"
19"
4"
438"
943"
6"
3"
17"
4"
472"
Native"Hawaiian/Pacific"Islander"
White"
Two"or"More"Races"
5"
578"
0"
1"
496"
0"
1"
473"
1"
0"
499"
3"
1"
494"
3"
1"
437"
3"
Socioeconomically"Disadvantaged"
English"Learners"
Students"with"Disabilities"
386"
305"
80"
411"
327"
72"
429"
334"
81"
471"
346"
76"
481"
321"
91"
506"
318"
119"
Student"Groups"
Source:""EdWData"
"
The" number" of" white" students" has" decreased" significantly" and" the" number" of" Latino"
students" has" increased" significantly." " The" number" of" Socioeconomically" Disadvantaged"
students"has"increased"and"the"number"of"English"Learners"has"decreased.""The"number"of"
Students"with"Disabilities"has"increased"significantly"in"the"past"two"years."
"
API$Subgroups$$Performance$$
Student"Groups"
Schoolwide"
Black"or"African"American"
American"Indian"/"Alaska"Native"
Asian"
Filipino"
Hispanic"or"Latino"
Native"Hawaiian"/"Pacific"Islander"
White"
Two"or"More"Races"
Socioeconomically"Disadvantaged"
English"Learners"
Students"with"Disabilities"
Sub""Group" Sub"Group"
API"
API"
07W08"
08W09"
Sub"Group"
API"
09W10"
Sub"Group"
API"
10W11"
Sub"Group"
API"
11W12"
Sub"Group"
API"
12W13"
735"
*"
*"
*"
*"
736"
*"
*"
*"
*"
730"
*"
*"
736"
791"
*"
723"
*"
*"
712"
*"
*"
759"
*"
746"
*"
797"
*"
622"
*"
639"
*"
647"
*"
645"
*"
643"
*"
812"
*"
809"
*"
804"
*"
807"
*"
790"
*"
772"
*"
650"
*"
776"
*"
616"
579"
*"
628"
592"
*"
637"
615"
491"
643"
597"
412"
648"
578"
490"
647"
576"
486"
*data"not"available"or"numbers"were"not"statistically"significant"
Source:""EdWData"
"
"
28"
"
The" overall" school" API" has" decreased" the" past" three" years." " The" API" for" the" white"
population" has" decreased" in" the" past" three" years" whereas" the" API" for" the" Latino" and"
Socioeconomically"Disadvantaged"populations"(which"has"a"significant"amount"of"overlap)"
have" both" increased" slightly." " The" API" for" the" English" Learners" has" dropped" after"
considerable"growth"in"2011W2012,"the"Students"with"Disabilities"API"has"dropped"slightly"
as" well." " In" general," the" subgroup" with" the" highest" API" is" shrinking" and" performance" is"
declining"while"the"subgroups"with"the"lower"APIs"are"increasing."""
"
"
Parent$
Education$Level$
" 2009H2010$
"
$
Not$High$School$
Grad$
High$School$Grad$
Some$College$
College$
Grad$School/Post$
Grad$
Decline$to$Answer$
""
316"
204"
258"
283"
24.05%"
15.53%"
19.63%"
21.54%"
" 2010H2011$
"
317"
204"
259"
284"
24.05%"
15.48%"
19.65%"
21.55%"
" 2011H2012$
"
333"
196"
263"
289"
" 2012H2013$
"
24.93%"
14.67%"
19.69%"
21.63%"
355"
202"
260"
279"
26.69%"
15.19%"
19.55%"
20.98%"
160" 12.18%" 161" 12.22%" 166" 12.43%" 161" 12.11%"

93" 7.08%"
93" 7.06%"
89" 6.66%"
73" 5.49%"
1314" ""
1318" ""
1336" ""
1330" ""
""""""""""""Source:""PowerSchool"
"
The"percentage"of"parents"in"each"education"level"has"remained"fairly"constant"for"the"past"
four" years," although" the" percentage" of" parents" who" are" not" high" school" graduates" has"
increased"by"about"2%"to"27%"this"past"year."""The"fact"that"41%"of"our"students"parents"
have"only"a"high"school"education"or"less"may"have"a"significant"impact"on"the"number"of"
students" completing" the" aWg" requirements" or" being" interested" in" attending" a" fourWyear"
university."
"
"
AYP$Data$
ANNUAL"MEASURABLE"OBJECTIVES"W"PERFORMANCE"
"
ELA"%"
All"
Math"%"
All"
"
Proficient" subgroups" Proficient" subgroups"
or"Above" met"target" or"Above" met"target"
in"ELA?"
in"Math"
2009"
64.3%"
NO"
63.5%"
YES"
2010"
55.6%"
NO"
58.9%"
NO"
2011"
63.2%"
NO"
63.0%"
NO"
2012"
61.0%"
NO"
61.0%"
NO"
2013"
57.8%"
NO"
60.4%"
NO"
"
"
"
29"
ANNUAL"MEASURABLE"OBJECTIVES"W"PARTICIPATION"
"
2009"
2010"
2011"
2012"
2013"
"
"
2009"
2010"
2011"
2012"
2013"
ELA"
Participation
"%"
All"
subgroups"
met"target"
in"ELA?"
Math"
Participation
"%"
All"
subgroups"
met"target"
in"Math?"
97.0%"
98.0%"
99.0%"
96.0%"
99.0%"
YES"
YES"
YES"
YES"
YES"
98.0%"
98.0%"
99.0%"
98.0%"
99.0%"
YES"
YES"
YES"
YES"
YES"
ADDITIONAL"INDICATORS"
Growth"
Met"API"
2009"
API"
Growth" Graduation"
Target"
target"
Rate"
735"
YES"
89.9%"
731"
YES"
92.6%"
738"
YES"
96.2%"
723"
NO"
95.3%"
712"
NO"
94.4%"
Made"
Graduation"
Rate"Target"
YES"
YES"
YES"
NO"
YES"
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""EdWData"
"
We" did" not" meet" our" growth" targets" for" the" performance" data" in" AYP." " Most" of" our"
subgroups,"despite"not"meeting"the"targets"did"actually"either"show"some"improvement"or"
remain"the"same"in"2013"compared"to"2009,"with"the"exception"of"the"English"Learners"in"
Mathematics."
"
Our"participation"rates"are"very"high"and"we"have"always"met"the"participation"rate"target,"
as"have"our"additional"indicators"with"the"exception"of"the"graduation"rate"in"2012"which"
did"not"meet"the"target."
TABLE$I:$Conclusions$
The"API"results"are"stagnant"or"declining"as"a"whole"and"for"most"subgroups.""The"changes"
in" enrollment" for" the" various" subgroups" contribute" to" testing" trends." " Parent" education"
level"does"not"appear"to"be"a"positive"contributing"factor"to"influencing"student"test"scores."
"
$
"
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TABLE$II:$CAHSEE$Exam$by$Subject!
"
"
CAHSEE$H$Mathematics"
"
Group$
""
""
10th"Grade""
""
""
""
""
11th"Grade"
""
""
""
""
12th"Grade"
""
""
Year$
2008W2009"
2009W2010"
2010W2011"
2011W2012"
2012W2013"
2008W2009"
2009W2010"
2010W2011"
2011W2012"
2012W2013"
2008W2009*"
2009W2010*"
2010W2011"
2011W2012"
2012W2013"
"
"
CAHSEE$H$Math$ CAHSEE$H$Math$%$
CAHSEE$H$Math$
Number$Tested$
Passing$
Mean$Scaled$Score$
281"
88%"
393"
315"
83%"
385"
320"
87%"
391"
327"
87%"
390"
325"
87%"
388"
50"
24%"
341"
35"
49%"
353"
59"
44%"
351"
51"
49%"
346"
43"
42%"
348"
40"
93%"
351"
28"
78%"
348"
23"
48%"
362"
18"
61%"
349"
13"
38%"
346"
"
*"Combined"October"&"February"Scores"/"Averaged"Mean"Scale"Score"
"
Historically,"the"passing"rate"for"10th"graders"has"been"over"80%"in"math,"and"over"87%"for"
the"past"three"years.""By"the"end"of"a"three"year"cycle"from"2010W2013,"only"a"small"number"
of"students"did"not"pass"the"test.""We"have"also"seen"a"decrease"in"the"number"of"seniors"
taking" the" CAHSEE" (California" High" School" Exit" Exam)" from" 2008" to" 2013," although" the"
passing" rate" for" these" seniors" also" dropped." " The" scores" on" the" tests" for" each" grade" level"
have"remained"fairly"consistent"over"the"past"few"years,"even"with"the"10th"graders,"despite"
an"increase"in"the"number"of"students"taking"the"test."
"
"
"
"
"
31"
CAHSEE$H$English$Language$Arts"
Group$
""
""
10th"
Grade""
""
""
""
""
11th"
Grade"
""
""
""
""
12th"
Grade"
""
""
Year$
2008W2009"
2009W2010"
CAHSEE$H$ELA$
Number$Tested$
279"
314"
CAHSEE$H$ELA$%$
Passing$
85%"
83%"
CAHSEE$H$ELA$Mean$
Scaled$Score$
392"
385"
2010W2011"
2011W2012"
2012W2013"
2008W2009"
2009W2010"
326"
321"
325"
63"
43"
84%"
83%"
81%"
29%"
37%"
390"
387"
385"
338"
344"
2010W2011"
2011W2012"
2012W2013"
2008W2009*"
2009W2010*"
60"
54"
61"
41"
52"
37%"
48%"
41%"
62%"
56%"
352"
349"
347"
345"
341"
2010W2011*"
2011W2012*"
2012W2013*"
20"
36"
34"
60%"
74%"
51%"
368"
342"
338"
*Combined"October"&"February"Scores"/"Averaged"Mean"Scale"Score$
"
The"passing"rate"for"10th"graders"has"consistently"been"over"80%"in"ELA"(English"Language"
Arts).""The"number"of"seniors"taking"the"ELA""CAHSEE"has"increased"since"2010W2011"and,"
at"the"same"time,"the"passing"rate"has"decreased"for"this"group"by"12%."
$
$
10th$grade$CAHSEE$Results$by$Subgroup$
All$Students$
2010$
Proficient$
Passed$
&$Above$
"
"
2011$
2012$
Proficient$
Proficient$
Passed$
Passed$
&$Above$
&$Above$
"
Math$
82%"
82%"
84%"
86%"
81%"
87%"
&
&
&
&
&
&
"
"
ELA$
"
55%"
58%"
&
&
62%"
64%"
83%"
87%"
61%"
61%"
"
2013$
Proficient$
Passed$
&$Above$
58%"
60%"
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
32"
&
Hispanic$or$Latino$Students$
"
"
ELA$
Math$
2010$
Proficient$
Passed$
&$Above$
"
"
2011$
2012$
Proficient$
Proficient$
Passed$
Passed$
&$Above$
&$Above$
"
71%"
74%"
72%"
80%"
70%"
80%"
35%"
39%"
"
"
"
"
White$Students$
"
"
"
"
ELA$
Math$
"
"
35%"
55%"
"
"
69%"
82%"
"
"
"
41%"
47%"
"
"
"
2012$
2010$
Proficient$
Passed$
&$Above$
2011$
Proficient$
Passed$
Passed$
&$Above$
95%"
92%"
92%"
89%"
80%"
81%"
79%"
69%"
94%"
92%"
"
2013$
Proficient$
Passed$
&$Above$
"
"
"
42%"
51%"
"
"
"
2013$
Proficient$
&$Above$
Passed$
Proficient$
&$Above$
80%"
74%"
94%"
94%"
74%"
70%"
Overall"SVHS"has"seen"an"increase"in"the"number"of"students"who"score"Proficient"or"higher"
on" both" the" ELA" and" Mathematics" CAHSEE" tests," with" the" percentage" of" Proficient" and"
above" scores" " consistently" around" 60%" for" both" ELA" and" Mathematics" since" 2011." " The"
scores"of"Proficient"or"higher"for"Latino"students"have"significantly"increased"in"both"ELA"
and" Mathematics," with" 7%" increase" in" ELA," and" a" 12%" increase" in" Mathematics" in" 2010."""
However,"there"has"been"a"decrease"in"Proficient"or"above"scores"in"our"White"students,"by"
6%"in"ELA,"and"11%"in"Mathematics"since"2010.""The"percentage"of"Latino"students"passing"
the" Mathematics" portion" of" the" CAHSEE" is" 10%" higher" than" the" percentage" of" Latino"
students" passing" the" ELA" portion" of" the" CAHSEE." " It" is" interesting" to" note" that" the" higher"
achieving" Latino" students" perform" better" on" the" Mathematics" portion" of" the" CAHSEE" by"
9%,"whereas"the"higher"achieving"White"students"perform"better"on"the"ELA"portion"of"the"
CAHSEE"by"4%.""""
TABLE$II:$Conclusions$
Students" at" Sonoma" Valley" High" School" demonstrate" mastery" in" the" math" portion" of" the"
CAHSEE" than" the" ELA" portion" of" the" CAHSEE," and" have" close" to" equal" numbers" scoring"
proficient" or" above" for" both" portions." " However," when" broken" down" into" subgroups," it" is"
clear"that"the"passing"rate"for"the"white"students"while"consistently"over"90%"is"distinctly"
different" than" the" passing" rate" for" the" Latino" students," which" is" consistently" around" 70%"
for"the"ELA"and"80%"for"Mathematics.""This"would"indicate"that"most"of"the"students"who"
are" have" to" take" the" CAHSEE" multiple" times" are" primarily" Latino," explaining" the" higher"
number"and"lower"passing"rate"in"ELA"for"seniors."
$
$
"
33"
TABLE$III:$SAT$1$and$ACT$Summary$!
"
SAT$
$
2008H2009$
Critical$
Reading$
Writing$
Math$
#$Tested$
SVHS$
"
SVHS$
"
SVHS$
"
SVHS$
"
State$
"
Nation$
"
State$
"
Nation$
480"
495"
496"
491"
496"
488"
508"
512"
514"
142"out"of"286"(49.7%)"
$2012H2013$
Critical$
Reading$
Writing$
Math$
#$Tested$
"
Nation$
509"
495"
497"
511"
494"
489"
546"
513"
514"
119"out"of"268"(44.4%)"
$2011H2012$
Critical$
Reading$
Writing$
Math$
#$Tested$
"
State$
521"
501"
501"
518"
500"
492"
537"
516"
516"
127"out"of"318"(39.9%)"
$2010H2011$
Critical$
Reading$
Writing$
Math$
#$Tested$
Nation$
526"
500"
501"
520"
498"
493"
531"
513"
515"
141"out"of"354"(39.8%)"
$2009H2010$
Critical$
Reading$
Writing$
Math$
$#$Tested$
State$
"
SVHS$
"
State$
"
Nation$
504"
498"
496"
517"
495"
488"
515"
512"
514"
161"out"of"294"(57.8%)"
"""
"Source:""College"Board"
$
$
"
34"
ACT$
"
Total"Tested"
Grad"
Year"
2009"
2010"
2011"
2012"
2013$
English"
Mathematics"
Reading"
Science"
Composite"
School"
State"
School" State" School" State" School" State" School" State" School" State"
73"
81,494"
23.7"
21.8"
24.7"
22.8"
24.2"
22.4"
23.1"
21.4"
24.1"
22.2"
65"
90,371"
21.6"
21.7"
23.8"
22.9"
21.3"
22.3"
22.0"
21.5"
22.3"
22.2"
84"
99,002"
22.2"
21.6"
24.3"
22.7"
22.8"
22.0"
22.2"
21.4"
22.9"
22.1"
109"
103,024" 19.8"
21.6"
22.2"
22.8"
20.3"
22.1"
20.6"
21.5"
20.8"
22.1"
98$
107,243$ 22.4$ 21.6$ 23.2$ 22.8$ 22.6$ 22.3$ 22.2$ 21.5$ 22.7$ 22.2$
Source:""ACT"
"
TABLE$III:$Conclusions$
On" the" SAT," the" reading" and" writing" scores" of" Sonoma" Valley" High" School" students"
decreased" from" 2008W2009" to" 2011W2012" but" last" year," both" categories" showed" an"
increase.""The"math"scores,"in"contrast,"were"increasing"until"2011W2012"when"they"took"a"
considerable" drop" which" slightly" improved" last" year." " Although" the" scores" are" not"
necessarily"improving"by"large"quantities,"it"is"important"to"note"that"the"scores"of"Sonoma"
Valley"High"School"students"have"been"at"or"above"the"state"and"national"averages"with"the"
exception" of" the" 2011W2012" school" year." " However," the" percentage" of" seniors" taking" the"
SAT"has"been"significantly"increasing"and"reached"its"highest"at"58%"last"year."""
"
On"the"ACT,"the"scores"for"all"subject"areas"have"fluctuated"for"the"past"five"years,"but"never"
changed"significantly"and"were"always"within"2"points"or"less"of"the"state" average.""What"
has"changed"is"the"number"of"students"taking"the"ACT.""At"its"highest"in"2012,"the"number"
taking"the"ACT"was"significantly"higher"than"it"was"in"2009."""
"
In" general," more" students" at" Sonoma" Valley" High" School" take" the" SAT" than" the" ACT" and"
with"slightly"better"results,"compared"to"the"state"averages"for"each"exam."
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
35"
TABLE$IV:$CST$Scores$and$Semester$Grade$Distributions$
"
STAR$Scores$and$Semester$Grade$Distribution$H$English$
ELA'9'
Percentage'
35&
30&
25&
20&
15&
10&
5&
0&
2008&
2009&
2010&
2011&
2012&
2013&
Advanced&
30&
22&
27&
31&
29&
20&
Procient&
28&
25&
31&
25&
27&
30&
Basic&
21&
27&
23&
26&
29&
23&
Below&Basic&
13&
17&
14&
12&
11&
17&
Far&Below&Basic&
8&
8&
4&
6&
3&
10&
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""California"Department"of"Education"
"
"
%$Proficient$and$Advanced$
ELA$H$9th$grade$
$$
Year"
All" White" H/L"
2009" 47"
74"
25"
2010" 58"
76"
35"
2011" 56"
75"
37"
2012" 56"
75"
36"
2013" 50"
62"
40"
$$
$$
$$
SED" SWD"
23"
n/a"
36"
n/a"
35"
n/a"
40"
n/a"
38"
10"
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""California"Department"of"Education"
"
Semester$
Grades$
English"1"(P)"
""
""
""
""
English"1"(HP)"
""
""
""
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""PowerSchool"
Term$
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
""
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
Enrolled$
237"
236"
234"
196"
""
94"
90"
92"
90"
%$A,$B,$C$ %$D$
70%"
14%"
68%"
15%"
68%"
19%"
67%"
19%"
""
""
97%"
2%"
94%"
4%"
96%"
4%"
93%"
7%"
%$F$
15%"
17%"
12%"
14%"
""
1%"
1%"
0%"
0%"
"
"
36"
Advanced" and" Proficient" scores" have" remained" above" 50%" for" all" but" one" year," 2009,"
where"the"combined"scores"reached"47%.""Basic"scores"have"fluctuated"across"the"board."
Below"Basic"scores"reached"a"6"year"low"in"2012"of"11%,"only"to"rise"the"next"year"to"17%."
Far"Below"Basic"scores"have"fluctuated"depending"on"the"year,"reaching"a"high"of"10%"in"
2013." " " The" percentage" of" Hispanic/Latino" students" scoring" Proficient" or" Advanced" has"
been" increasing" whereas" the" percentage" of" white" students" has" been" decreasing.""
Additionally," Hispanic/Latino" students" seem" to" fare" better" in" 9th" grade" than" they" do" at"
subsequent" grade" levels," by" almost" 10%," but" the" students" with" disabilities" fare" worse" by"
about"10%."
"
Approximately"31%"of"our"freshmen"are"in"Honors"English.""Approximately"one"third"of"the"
freshmen"in"CP"English"receive"D"or"F"grades."""The"14%"that"receive"Fs"will"have"to"repeat"
the"course"for"graduation,"which"impacts"both"the"master"schedule"and"summer"school"as"
there"is"one"section"of"English"offered.""Additionally,"the"44"students"(15%)"who"received"
Ds" need" to" repeat" the" course" in" order" to" meet" the" aWg" requirements" for" the" UC/CSU"
systems,"again"impacting"the"master"schedule"with"1.5"sections"of"English."
"
ELA'10'
Percentage'
35&
30&
25&
20&
15&
10&
5&
0&
2008&
2009&
2010&
2011&
2012&
2013&
Advanced&
21&
17&
19&
21&
19&
19&
Procient&
25&
31&
22&
28&
24&
27&
Basic&
28&
32&
33&
26&
26&
28&
Below&Basic&
15&
10&
15&
16&
18&
14&
Far&Below&Basic&
10&
10&
11&
8&
14&
11&
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""California"Department"of"Education"
"
"
$$
ELA$H$10th$grade$
$$
$$
$$
Year"
All" White" H/L" SED" SWD"
2009"
48"
65"
27"
24"
n/a"
2010"
41"
63"
23"
21"
n/a"
2011"
49"
64"
26"
28"
n/a"
2012"
43"
63"
22"
23"
n/a"
2013"
46"
56"
34"
33"
18"
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""California"Department"of"Education"
"
"
"
37"
Semester$
Grades$
English"2"(P)"
""
""
""
""
English"2"(HP)"
""
""
""
Term$
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
""
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
Enrolled$
233"
228"
253"
242"
""
118"
111"
88"
85"
%$A,$B,$C$ %$D$
%$F$
64%"
18%"
18%"
73%"
14%"
13%"
66%"
17%"
17%"
74%"
13%"
12%"
""
""
""
92%"
4%"
3%"
95%"
4%"
1%"
94%"
5%"
1%"
93%"
6%"
1%"
"
"
Advanced and Proficient scores have ranged 41%-49% from 2008 to 2013. Basic scores have
remained consistent. Below Basic scores and Far Below Basic scores dropped from 32% in 2012
to 25% in 2013. Compared with ELA 9th grade scores, both 10th grade and 11th grade ELA the
percentages of Advanced and Proficient scores are lower by over 10% consistently. The same
trend of the Hispanic/Latino students improving with the white students declining continues in
10th grade.
Approximately 26% of the sophomore class is in Honors English. There seems to be a decrease
in the percentage of students receiving D and F grades in 10th grade, dropping to 25% from 9th
grade, but the impact on the master schedule and summer school for students to graduate and/or
complete the a-g requirements to be CSU/UC eligible is still of note.
"
ELA'11'
Percentage'
35&
30&
25&
20&
15&
10&
5&
0&
2008&
2009&
2010&
2011&
2012&
2013&
Advanced&
21&
23&
21&
20&
24&
21&
Procient&
25&
25&
24&
20&
27&
24&
Basic&
23&
22&
29&
32&
23&
22&
Below&Basic&
18&
18&
14&
17&
15&
19&
Far&Below&Basic&
14&
12&
12&
10&
11&
13&
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""California"Department"of"Education"
"
"
"
"
"
38"
ELA$H$11th$grade$
$$
$$
$$
$$
Year"
All"
White"
H/L"
SED"
SWD"
2009"
48"
64"
25"
23"
n/a"
2010"
2011"
45"
40"
64"
60"
21"
21"
24"
21"
n/a"
n/a"
2012"
51"
62"
30"
30"
n/a"
2013"
45"
63"
24"
25"
13"
"
Semester$Grades$
English"3"(P)"
""
""
""
""
English""3"(HP)"
""
""
""
Term$
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
""
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
Enrolled$
195"
186"
213"
199"
""
70"
69"
75"
73"
%$A,$B,$C$
%$D$
77%"
12%"
80%"
15%"
66%"
20%"
69%"
18%"
""
""
89%"
9%"
94%"
4%"
97%"
3%"
100%"
0%"
%$F$
10%"
5%"
13%"
14%"
""
3%"
1%"
0%"
0%"
Advanced" and" Proficient" scores" have" increased" from" 40%" in" 2011" to" 45%" in" 2013." Basic"
scores"have"been"on"a"downward"trend"since"2011,"reaching"a"6Wyear"low"of"22%"in"2013.""
Below"Basic"and"Far"Below"Basic"scores"have"risen"since"2010,"from"26%"to"32%"in"2013.""
Compared" to" ELA" 9th" grade" scores," both" 10th" grade" and" 11th" grade" ELA" Advanced" and"
Proficient"scores"are"lower.""The achievement gap is far more pronounced by 11th grade. Last
year, the percentage earning Proficient and Advanced in 9th and 10th grades was 22%, while it
was 39% in 11th grade.
The percentage of students earning Ds and Fs is fairly consistent with the other grade levels at
32% for the students in CP English. Approximately 22% of the junior class is enrolled in Honors
English with another 11% enrolled in AP English. While there is a decrease in the percentage of
students taking advanced English at the 10th grade, this increase is reversed in the 11th grade.
Semester$Grades$
English"4"(P)"
""
""
""
""
English"4"(HP)"
""
""
""
"
Term$
Enrolled$
Fall,"2011"
171"
Spring,"2012"
161"
Fall,"2012"
147"
Spring,"2013"
141"
""
""
Fall,"2011"
64"
Spring,"2012"
64"
Fall,2012"
89"
Spring,"2013"
89"
%$A,$B,$C$
78%"
78%"
67%"
64%"
""
95%"
91%"
99%"
97%"
%$D$
19%"
17%"
22%"
32%"
""
%$F$
3%"
5%"
10%"
4%"
""
5%"
9%"
1%"
3%"
0%"
0%"
0%"
0%"
39"
At the 12th grade level, the number of students in Honors or AP English increases to
approximately 42% of the senior class. There is a significant drop in the percentage of students
failing CP English, but that difference is found in an increase in the number of students receiving
D grades. In the past year, the percentage of students receiving Ds and Fs has increased by
almost 14 percent.
Semester$Grades$
English"1E"
(Read"180"Program)"
""
""
English"Language""
Development"
""
""
""
RSP"English"9/10"
""
""
""
""
SDC"English"9/10"
""
""
""
""
RSP"English"11/12"
""
""
""
""
SDC"English"11/12"
""
""
""
Term$
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
""
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
""
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
""
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
""
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
""
Fall,"2011"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
Enrolled$
16"
18"
13"
""
14"
18"
17"
19"
""
27"
30"
45"
45"
""
12"
11"
16"
18"
""
22"
18"
24"
25"
""
7"
6"
5"
6"
%$A,$B,$C$
56%"
44%"
100%"
""
100%"
83%"
76%"
89%"
""
74%"
77%"
82%"
76%"
""
83%"
91%"
81%"
72%"
""
77%"
94%"
75%"
64%"
""
71%"
83%"
80%"
100%"
%$D$
38%"
28%"
0%"
""
%$F$
6%"
28%"
0%"
""
0%"
11%"
24%"
0%"
""
0%"
6%"
0%"
11%"
""
19%"
13%"
7%"
16%"
""
7%"
10%"
11%"
9%"
""
8%"
0%"
13%"
22%"
""
8%"
9%"
6%"
6%"
""
9%"
0%"
21%"
16%"
""
14%"
6%"
4%"
20%"
""
14%"
0%"
20%"
0%"
14%"
0%"
0%"
0%"
Although the number of students in our Special Education Programs is small (with the exception
of RSP English which is growing), the D and F rate is smaller than that of the general population.
"
"
"
"
"
40"
STAR$Scores$and$Semester$Grade$Distribution$$Social$Studies$
World'History'
Percentage'
35&
30&
25&
20&
15&
10&
5&
0&
2008&
2009&
2010&
2011&
2012&
2013&
Advanced&
10&
13&
10&
14&
13&
15&
Procient&
20&
27&
21&
24&
17&
22&
Basic&
32&
25&
33&
23&
31&
30&
Below&Basic&
12&
12&
13&
13&
14&
10&
Far&Below&Basic&
26&
23&
22&
25&
26&
23&
"
"
$
$$$$$$$$$$$$World$History$
$$
$
$
Year"
All" White" H/L" SED"
SWD"
2009"
40"
53"
23"
20"
n/a"
2010"
31"
50"
15"
15"
n/a"
2011"
38"
53"
17"
18"
n/a"
2012"
30"
45"
11"
13"
n/a"
2013"
37"
49"
25"
28"
19"
"
Semester$Grades$
World"History"(P)"
""
""
""
""
RSP"World"History"
""
""
""
""
SDC"World"History"
""
Term$
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
""
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
""
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
Enrolled$
259"
258"
267"
264"
""
12"
11"
13"
15"
""
13"
15"
%$A,$B,$C$
68%"
68%"
63%"
61%"
""
42%"
45%"
62%"
73%"
""
69%"
40%"
%$D$
17%"
14%"
19%"
17%"
""
50%"
36%"
8%"
13%"
""
15%"
40%"
%$F$
15%"
18%"
17%"
22%"
""
8%"
18%"
31%"
13%"
""
15%"
20%"
"""""""""""""""Source:""PowerSchool"
"
41"
Since" 2008," there" has" been" a" steady" increase" in" the" percentage" of" students" who" score"
Proficient"or"Advanced"on"the"World"History"CST.""Between"2008"and"2013"there"has"been"
an" 8%" increase" in" Advanced" or" Proficient" CST" Scores," with" the" highest" percentage" of"
Advanced"in"2013.""The"percentage"of"students"who"scored"Basic"has"somewhat"fluctuated."
There" has" been" a" slight" decrease" in" the" percentage" of" Below" Basic" and" Far" Below" Basic"
scores." " Hispanic/Latino" students" and" Socioeconomically" Disadvantaged" students" have"
shown" increases" in" the" number" of" Proficient" and" Advanced" in" the" last" year." " AP" World"
History"was"introduced"in"the"2009W2010"school"year,"initially"starting"with"two"sections,"
and"has"grown"to"four"sections.""Freshman"Geography"&"World"Cultures"was"introduced"in"
the"2011W2012"school"year,"marking"the"first"time"at"SVHS"there"has"been"a"social"studies"
presence" at" the" freshman" level." " The" introduction" of" this" class," in" addition" to" AP" World"
History,"may"have"contributed"to"the"improvement"in"World"History"scores."""
"
Approximately" 29%" of" the" sophomore" class" is" enrolled" in" AP" World" History." " In" the" CP"
World" History" courses," approximately" 68" students" failed" and" must" repeat" the" course" in"
order"to"graduate.""Another"45"earned"Ds"and"need"to"repeat"the"course"in"order"to"be"aWg"
eligible." " This" has" a" large" impact" on" the" master" schedule." " The" World" History" grade"
distribution"is"fairly"consistent"with"the"CST"score"distribution,"although"students"perform"
slightly"higher"on"the"CST"tests"than"they"do"in"the"course."
"
US'History'
Percentage'
40&
35&
30&
25&
20&
15&
10&
5&
0&
2008&
2009&
2010&
2011&
2012&
2013&
Advanced&
13&
13&
11&
11&
20&
20&
Procient&
30&
27&
26&
29&
21&
22&
Basic&
26&
25&
36&
29&
25&
26&
Below&Basic&
15&
12&
11&
14&
9&
13&
Far&Below&Basic&
17&
23&
16&
17&
24&
19&
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""California"Department"of"Education"
"
"
U.S.$History$
$$
$$
$$
$$
$$
Year"
All"
White"
H/L"
SED"
SWD"
2009"
2010"
44"
37"
60"
51"
22"
18"
24"
19"
n/a"
n/a"
2011"
40"
58"
23"
24"
n/a"
2012"
41"
55"
17"
24"
n/a"
2013"
42"
57"
25"
26"
10"
"
42"
Semester$Grades$
US"History"(P)"
""
""
""
""
SDC"US"History"
""
""
RSP"US"History"
""
""
""
Term$
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
""
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
""
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
Enrolled$
216"
179"
217"
197"
""
9"
7"
""
13"
10"
13"
15"
%$A,$B,$C$
66%"
69%"
67%"
69%"
""
67%"
86%"
""
62%"
90%"
77%"
67%"
%$D$
14%"
15%"
22%"
17%"
""
0%"
0%"
""
38%"
0%"
8%"
7%"
%$F$
19%"
16%"
12%"
15%"
""
33%"
14%"
""
0%"
10%"
15%"
27%"
"""""""""""""""Source:""PowerSchool"
"
"
Since" 2008," the" percentage" of" students" who" score" Proficient" or" Advanced" on" the" U.S."
History" CST" has" remained" consistent." " However," there" has" been" a" 9%" increase" in" the"
students"who"scored"Advanced"since"2011.""The"percentage"of"students"who"scored"Basic"
has" been" on" the" decline" since" 2010," while" the" students" who" scored" Below" Basic" or" Far"
Below" Basic" has" remained" mostly" consistent." " In" 2013" there" was" a" 5%" decrease" in" Far"
Below"Basic"Scores,"while"there"was"a"4%"increase"in"Below"Basic"scores"in"the"same"year.""
Advanced"Placement"AP"U.S."History"was"introduced"in"the"2009W2010"school"year,"initially"
starting" with" two" sections," and" has" grown" to" and" maintained" four" sections." " The"
introduction" of" AP" U.S." History" and" the" 9th" grade" Geography" and" World" Cultures" classes"
may" have" contributed" to" the" improvement" in" U.S." History" scores." " Compared" with" World"
History" CST" scores" of" Advanced" or" Proficient," US" History" CST" scores" of" Advanced" or"
Proficient"are"the"same"or"significantly"higher,"as"seen"in"2012"and"2013,"when"scores"of"
Advanced"or"Proficient"rose"by"10%"and"5%"respectively.""As"noted"in"World"History,"the"
Latino"students"scoring"proficient"or"advanced"is"increasing."
"
The"grade"distribution"in"U.S."History"is"similar"to"that"of"World"History,"although"a"slightly"
higher" percentage" of" students" are" passing" the" course." " Additionally," there" is" a" higher"
proportion" of" the" junior" class" in" AP" U.S." History" (39%)" than" there" is" in" World" History"
(29%)."
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
43"
Semester$Grades$
Civics"(HP)"
(No"spring"Civics"HP"
courses)"
""
Civics"(P)"
""
""
""
""
RSP"Civics"
(only"1"semester"each"year)"
""
SDC"Civics"
""
Economics"(HP)"
(No"fall"Econ"HP"courses)"
""
Economics"
""
""
""
""
RSP"Economics"
(only"1"semester"each"year)"
""
SDC"Economics"
Term$
Fall,"2011"
Fall,"2012"
""
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
""
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2013"
""
Spring,"2013"
""
Spring,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
""
Fall,"2011"
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
Spring,"2013"
""
Spring,"2012"
Fall,"2012"
""
Fall,"2012"
113"
%$A,$B,$C$
93%"
%$D$
4%"
%$F$
3%"
132"
""
29"
130"
31"
117"
""
6"
12"
""
6"
""
113"
128"
""
135"
24"
121"
33"
""
3"
12"
""
7"
90%"
""
52%"
71%"
65%"
55%"
""
83%"
83%"
""
83%"
""
94%"
97%"
""
84%"
83%"
79%"
94%"
""
100%"
92%"
""
86%"
8%"
""
34%"
25%"
29%"
42%"
""
0%"
8%"
""
17%"
""
4%"
3%"
""
14%"
4%"
18%"
6%"
""
0%"
8%"
""
0%"
2%"
""
14%"
4%"
6%"
3%"
""
17%"
8%"
""
0%"
""
2%"
0%"
""
2%"
13%"
2%"
0%"
""
0%"
0%"
""
0%"
Enrolled$
""""""""""""""""""Source:""PowerSchool"
"
There" is" a" higher" D/F" rate" in" both" Civics" and" Economics" during" the" second" semester.""
Seniors" seem" to" be" more" successful" in" Economics" than" they" are" in" Civics." " Approximately"
45%"of"the"senior"class"is"enrolled"in"Honors"Civics"and"Economics."""
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
44"
"
STAR$Scores$and$Semester$Grade$Distribution$H$Mathematics$
"
Algebra'1'
Percentage'
50&
45&
40&
35&
30&
25&
20&
15&
10&
5&
0&
2008&
2009&
2010&
2011&
2012&
2013&
Advanced&
1&
1&
1&
1&
1&
0&
Procient&
11&
11&
12&
12&
10&
13&
Basic&
25&
29&
30&
25&
22&
22&
Below&Basic&
44&
43&
44&
40&
40&
40&
Far&Below&Basic&
19&
16&
14&
22&
26&
25&
"
"
"
Algebra$1$H$9th$grade$
Year"
All" White" H/L"
2009" 15"
25"
8"
2010" 17"
27"
6"
2011" 19"
25"
13"
2012" 17"
21"
14"
2013" 17"
22"
15"
"
"
"
"
Number$Tested$
$$"
Algebra$1$H$9th$grade$
Year"
All" White" H/L"
2009" 175"
73"
98"
2010" 154"
83"
65"
2011" 158"
67"
87"
2012" 227"
82"
138"
2013" 225"
76"
140"
"Source:""California"Department"of"Education"
"
"
"
"
$$
$
$$
$$
SED" SWD" $
"
9"
n/a"
"
9"
n/a"
"
11" n/a"
"
12" n/a"
"
11"
2"
"
$$"
$$"
$$
$$
SED" SWD"
93" n/a"
76" n/a"
91" n/a"
137" n/a"
156" 42"
"
$
$
"
"
"
"
"
"
$$
Algebra$1$H10th$through$12th$
$$
Year"
2009"
6"
5"
6"
6"
n/a"
2010"
6"
13"
4"
4"
n/a"
2011"
5"
9"
3"
4"
n/a"
2012"
1"
3"
0"
0"
n/a"
2013"
1"
0"
0"
0"
0"
"
"
"
Number$Tested$
$$"
$$"
$$"
Algebra$1$H10th$through$12th$
$$
Year"
2009" 121"
42"
71" 76" n/a"
2010" 125"
37"
83" 88" n/a"
2011" 112"
40"
67" 77" n/a"
2012" 121"
36"
85" 96" n/a"
2013" 84"
29"
54" 60"
26"
45"
"
Number$Tested$
$$
General$Math$H$9th$grade$
Year" All" White" H/L"
2009" 92"
19"
70"
2010" 100"
34"
63"
2011" 72"
23"
47"
2012" 12"
1"
9"
2013" 6"
3"
3"
$$
$$
SED"
76"
73"
55"
9"
4"
$$
$$
SWD"
n/a"
n/a"
n/a"
n/a"
6"
"
"
Semester$Grades$
Term$
Algebra"I"(P)"W"9th""
Fall,"2011"
""
Spring,"2012"
""
Fall,"2012"
""
Spring,"2013"
""
""
Enrolled$
200"
201"
235"
221"
""
Algebra"1"(P)"W"10/11/12" Fall,"2011"
190"
""
Spring,"2012"
161"
""
Fall,"2012"
61"
""
Spring,"2013"
68"
%$A,$B,$C$
74%"
54%"
63%"
46%"
""
50%"
38%"
74%"
34%"
%$D$
15%"
17%"
15%"
15%"
""
24%"
27%"
16%"
34%"
%$F$
12%"
29%"
22%"
39%"
""
26%"
35%"
10%"
32%"
"""""""""""""""""""""Source:""PowerSchool"
"
Most"advanced"students"take"Algebra"1"in"the"7th"and"8th"grades,"and"will"take"a"higher"level"
math" class" upon" reaching" high" school," which" largely" accounts" for" the" low" percentage" of"
students"who"score"Advanced"on"the"Algebra"1"CST.""Since"2011,"the"number"of"students"
taking"Algebra"2"as"freshmen"has"almost"tripled"from"12"to"32.""The"majority"of"students"in"
Algebra"1"score"Below"Basic,"while"the"percentage"of"students"who"score"Far"Below"Basic"
has" increased" slightly" in" the" past" couple" of" years." " The" percentage" of" students" scoring"
Proficient"has"remained"consistent.""The"elimination"of"preWalgebra"classes"in"2011"for"the"
nonWRSP" population," and" the" implementation" of" the" Open" Access" Policy" are" factors" that"
possibly"have"contributed"to"the"slight"increase"in"lower"CST"scores"in"Algebra"1."Prior"to"
2011"there"were"70""100"students"in"preWalgebra,"those"students"are"now"in"Algebra"1"and"
taking" the" Algebra" 1" test." " " However," it" is" important" to" note" that" while" the" number" of"
students" taking" Algebra" has" greatly" increased" since" 2011" and" the" increase" is" mostly"
represented"in"the"Latino"population,"the"scores"have"remained"fairly"consistent"with"more"
students." " " The" intervention" and" success" of" the" Freshman" Team" model" has" most" likely"
deterred"an"even"greater"drop"in"test"scores."""There"seems"to"have"been"an"increase"in"the"
percentage" of" Latino" students" who" scored" proficient" or" advanced" (as" well" as" a" higher"
number" of" Latino" students" tested)" whereas" the" percentage" of" white" students" scoring"
proficient" or" advanced" is" decreasing" slightly." " Although" there" are" fewer" 10th" through" 11th"
graders"having"to"repeat"Algebra"1,"those"students"who"are"repeating"the"course"are"doing"
far"worse"than"in"the"past,"with"almost"none"scoring"proficient"or"advanced."
"
46"
"
In" terms" of" grades," the" number" of" 9th" grade" Algebra" students" failing" the" course" is"
increasing.""This"will"result"in"an"impact"of"almost"87"students"having"to"repeat"the"course"
thus" affecting" the" Master" Schedule." " Another" significant" development" is" the" Algebra" 1"
course"for"nonWfreshmen"is"not"equivalent"to"the"Algebra"1"course"for"freshmen.""This"may"
due" to" less" material" covered" because" of" the" low" skills" of" the" students." " Most" of" these"
students"even"after"repeating"algebra,"unless"repeated"in"summer"school"and"moving"on"to"
geometry,"will"not"be"prepared"for"CP"geometry"and"ultimately,"not"be"able"to"complete"the"
aWg" requirements." " Traditionally," there" is" also" a" much" higher" failure" rate" for" second"
semester"Algebra"I"than"first"semester."
"
"
Geometry'
Percentage'
60&
50&
40&
30&
20&
10&
0&
2008&
2009&
2010&
2011&
2012&
2013&
Advanced&
6&
6&
4&
8&
1&
2&
Procient&
26&
25&
15&
23&
16&
9&
Basic&
38&
34&
37&
29&
34&
23&
Below&Basic&
23&
29&
36&
30&
34&
48&
Far&Below&Basic&
8&
7&
8&
9&
15&
19&
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""California"Department"of"Education"
"
"
$$$$$$$$Geometry$
$
$
Year"
All" White"
H/L"
2009"
2010"
2011"
2012"
2013"
31"
19"
31"
17"
11"
38"
27"
43"
21"
10"
18"
8"
18"
12"
9"
$
SED"
16"
9"
19"
15"
9"
"
$
$
SWD"
n/a"
n/a"
n/a"
n/a"
0"
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""California"Department"of"Education"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
47"
"
"
Semester$Grades$
Term$
Enrolled$
Freshman"Geometry"(P)"
Fall,"2011"
88"
""
Spring,"2012"
85"
No"Data"Available"Fall"2012"
Fall,"2012"
""
Spring,"2013"
""
""
Geometry"(P)"
Fall,"2011"
173"
""
Spring,"2012"
164"
""
Fall,"2012"
253"
""
Spring,"2013"
238"
"
57"
""
%$A,$B,$C$
86%"
80%"
"
88%"
""
65%"
70%"
66%"
56%"
%$D$
11%"
11%"
"
9%"
""
17%"
15%"
21%"
21%"
%$F$
2%"
9%"
"
4%"
""
17%"
15%"
12%"
24%"
"
Since" 2008" there" has" been" a" significant" decrease" in" Advanced" &" Proficient" scores" in"
Geometry.""In"2013,"Basic"scores"reached"its"lowest"level"of"23%.""The"percentage"of"Below"
Basic"and"Far"Below"Basic"scores"has"the"highest"representation"of"students."""Additionally,"
the" achievement" gap" in" the" Geometry" courses" in" essentially" nonexistent" and" white" and"
Latino"students"are"doing"equally"poor"on"the"CST"tests.""For"many"students,"second"only"to"
Algebra" 1," Geometry" is" the" first" class" they" take" at" SVHS." " The" elimination" of" PreWAlgebra"
classes"in"2011,"and"the"implementation"of"the"Open"Access"Policy"are"factors"that"have"
contributed"to"the"CST"scores."""
"
In"terms"of"grade"distribution,"the"grades"are"significantly"higher"than"the"test"scores.""Even"
so,"last"spring"45%"of"the"students"earned"a"D"or"an"F.""This"low"performance"in"geometry"
could"be"due"to"a"higher"number"of"C"grades"in"Algebra"1.""Weak"students"in"Algebra"1"will"
continue"to"have"their"weakness"exacerbated"as"they"take"more"and"more"difficult"classes.""
Due"to"open"access,"students"are"choosing"to"move"forward"in"the"math"sequence"without"
necessarily"earning"passing"scores"in"the"previous"course.""In"spring"2012,"93"9th"graders"
earned" a" D" or" an" F," but" there" were" only" 61" students" of" grades" 10," 11" and" 12" enrolled" in"
Algebra"1"the"following"fall.""Additionally,"due"to"an"increase"in"acceleration"at"the"middle"
school"level,"13%"of"the"freshmen"(or"7)"students"earned"a"D"or"an"F"in"freshmen"Geometry"
last"year.""Typically,"these"students"are"those"who"are"the"strongest"in"math"so"it"appears"
odd"that"such"a"high"quantity"would"not"pass"the"course."
"
"
48"
Algebra'II'
Percentage'
45&
40&
35&
30&
25&
20&
15&
10&
5&
0&
2008&
2009&
2010&
2011&
2012&
2013&
Advanced&
3&
2&
8&
7&
4&
4&
Procient&
31&
21&
21&
24&
19&
13&
Basic&
31&
41&
37&
37&
25&
24&
Below&Basic&
24&
28&
27&
29&
34&
39&
Far&Below&Basic&
12&
8&
7&
3&
19&
20&
"
"
Algebra$II$
$$
$$
Year"
All" White" H/L"
2009"
23"
24"
18"
2010"
29"
33"
18"
2011"
31"
30"
22"
2012"
23"
27"
11"
2013"
17"
22"
8"
$$
$$
$$
SED" SWD"
17" n/a"
21" n/a"
22" n/a"
16" n/a"
12"
0"
"Number$Tested$
"
"
$$"
$$"
$$"
Algebra$II$
$$
$$
$$
$$
Year"
2009" 171"
121"
46" 36" n/a"
2010" 159"
116"
38" 39" n/a"
2011" 152"
106"
37" 41" n/a"
2012" 225"
144"
72" 80" n/a"
2013" 180"
111"
61" 68"
2"
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""California"Department"of"Education"
"
Semester$Grades$
Term$
Enrolled$
Algebra"II"(P)"
Fall,"2011"
312"
""
Spring,"2012"
300"
""
Fall,"2012"
242"
""
Spring,"2013"
230"
%$A,$B,$C$
69%"
65%"
81%"
63%"
%$D$
17%"
12%"
13%"
19%"
%$F$
13%"
23%"
6%"
17%"
""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""PowerSchool"
"
"
49"
Since"2008"there"has"been"a"significant"decrease"in"Advanced"&"Proficient"scores"in"Algebra"
2.""In"2013,"Basic"scores"reached"the"lowest"level"of"24%.""The"percentage"of"Below"Basic"
and" Far" Below" Basic" scores" has" the" highest" representation" of" students." " " Algebra" II"
represents"a"diverse"group"of"students"that"range"from"9th"to"12th"grade"making"it"difficult"
to"pinpoint"subgroups"by"grade"level."""There"seems"to"be"a"huge"demographic"shift"in"our"
Algebra"II"courses.""Simply"by"test"level,"the"number"of"Latino"students"testing"in"Algebra"II"
is"higher"while"the"number"of"white"students"is"decreasing"significantly.""This"could"be"an"
indication"of"more"Latino"students"taking"higher"level"math"courses.""Additionally,"many"of"
the"seniors"who"are"taking"Algebra"II"are"Latino"students"in"AVID"and"these"changes"will"
not"be"evident"in"this"data."""
"
The" distribution" of" passing" grades" is" significantly" higher" than" the" distribution" of" passing"
test" scores" (by" 20%)." " " Fewer" students" are" enrolled" in" Algebra" II" for" unknown" reasons.""
There" is" also" a" significant" disparity" between" the" number" of" students" who" pass" first"
semester"and"the"number"of"students"who"pass"second"semester."""
"
Summa1ve'High'School'Mathema1cs'
Percentage'
45&
40&
35&
30&
25&
20&
15&
10&
5&
0&
2008&
2009&
2010&
2011&
2012&
2013&
Advanced&
23&
17&
13&
14&
12&
4&
Procient&
40&
30&
38&
39&
30&
37&
Basic&
27&
38&
40&
29&
37&
32&
Below&Basic&
9&
15&
7&
18&
19&
25&
Far&Below&Basic&
1&
0&
2&
0&
2&
2&
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""California"Department"of"Education"
"
"
"
Summative$Mathematics$
Year"
All" White" H/L"
2009" 47"
52"
0"
2010" 51"
54"
33"
2011" 53"
49"
82"
2012" 42"
44"
36"
2013" 41"
44"
33"
"
"
"
"
"
"
$$
$$
$$
SED" SWD"
0"
n/a"
0"
n/a"
82" n/a"
53" n/a"
35"
0"
"
"
50"
Number$Tested$
$$
$$
$$
Summative$Mathematics$
$$
$$
Year"
2009" 71"
58"
9"
7"
n/a"
2010" 60"
46"
12"
7"
n/a"
2011" 78"
63"
12" 12" n/a"
2012" 93"
71"
14" 17" n/a"
2013" 113"
73"
33" 37"
1"
"
Semester$Grades$
Term$
Enrolled$
Math"IV(P)"
Fall,"2011"
104"
""
Spring,"2012"
100"
""
Fall,"2012"
139"
""
Spring,"2013"
127"
%$A,$B,$C$
85%"
73%"
73%"
73%"
%$D$
12%"
12%"
21%"
15%"
%$F$
4%"
15%"
6%"
12%"
"
Since" 2008," there" has" been" a" significant" decrease" in" Advanced" scores," while" Proficient"
scores" have" remained" fairly" consistent." " Far" Below" Basic" scores" have" also" remained"
consistently"low"from"2008W2013,"however"there"has"been"a"significant"increase"in"Below"
Basic" scores" since" 2008." " SVHS" offers" a" variety" of" challenging" math" courses" that" include"
Math" 4," Advanced" Placement" Calculus," Advanced" Placement" Statistics," and" Advanced"
Placement"Computer"Science"(which"meets"the"g"requirement"of"the"aWg)."""Despite"the"low"
level" of" success" in" Algebra" II," both" in" test" scores" and" grades," at" the" level" of" Summative"
Mathematics" that" downward" trend" reverses," with" 41%" scoring" Advanced" or" Proficient"
compared"to"17%"in"Algebra"II."""The"achievement"gap"is"less"at"the"Summative"Math"level"
than" at" the" Algebra" II" level," with" proficiency" and" advanced" rates" only" differing" by" 10%"
rather"than"14%."
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
51"
STAR$Scores$and$Semester$Grade$Distribution$H$Science$
Life'Science'
Percentage'
35&
30&
25&
20&
15&
10&
5&
0&
2008&
2009&
2010&
2011&
2012&
2013&
Advanced&
21&
30&
21&
29&
26&
23&
Procient&
28&
29&
24&
21&
23&
25&
Basic&
25&
21&
30&
18&
18&
25&
Below&Basic&
15&
9&
14&
15&
13&
15&
Far&Below&Basic&
12&
10&
11&
17&
19&
12&
"
"
$$
Life$Science$H$10th$grade$
$$
$$
Year"
2009"
59"
73"
40"
39"
n/a"
2010"
45"
70"
23"
23"
n/a"
2011"
50"
67"
25"
28"
n/a"
2012"
49"
71"
26"
27"
n/a"
2013"
48"
64"
33"
36"
31"
"
"
Life" Science" scores" of" Advanced" and" Proficient" reached" a" six" year" high" of" 59%" in" 2009.""
Since"this"time"Advanced"and"Proficient"scores"have"ranged"between"48%"and"50%.""Basic"
Scores"dropped"in"2011"and"2012,"only"to"rise"to"25%"in"2013.""Below"Basic"and"Far"Below"
Basic"scores"have"declined"from"32%"in"2011"to"27%"in"2013.""
"
"
52"
Biology'
Percentage'
40&
35&
30&
25&
20&
15&
10&
5&
0&
2008&
2009&
2010&
2011&
2012&
2013&
Advanced&
17&
28&
17&
25&
20&
19&
Procient&
29&
22&
28&
21&
30&
24&
Basic&
29&
27&
29&
27&
26&
34&
Below&Basic&
11&
9&
15&
16&
8&
12&
Far&Below&Basic&
14&
14&
11&
12&
15&
11&
"
"
"
Biology$
$$
$$
Year"
All" White" H/L"
2009" 50"
68"
27"
2010" 45"
66"
27"
2011" 46"
67"
20"
2012" 50"
68"
27"
2013" 43"
58"
27"
"
"
"
"
"Number$Tested$
"
"
$$"
Biology$
$$
$$
Year"
All" White" H/L"
2009" 352" 185"
153"
2010" 346" 159"
177"
2011" 391" 200"
167"
2012" 478" 250"
211"
2013" 327" 154"
160"
$$
$$
$$
SED" SWD"
25" n/a"
27" n/a"
25" n/a"
30" n/a"
31"
30"
"
$$"
"
$$"
$$
$$
SED" SWD"
150" n/a"
170" n/a"
188" n/a"
224" n/a"
184" 28"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
53"
Semester$Grades$
Term$
Enrolle
d$
%$A,$B,$C$
%$D$
%$F$
Ag"Biology"(P)"
Fall,"2011"
162"
67%"
14%"
20%"
""
Spring,"2012"
146"
58%"
23%"
21%"
""
Fall,"2012"
155"
54%"
19%"
26%"
""
Spring,"2013"
145"
57%"
19%"
24%"
""
""
""
""
""
""
Lab"Biology"(P)"
Fall,"2011"
311"
70%"
16%"
14%"
""
Spring,"2012"
275"
79%"
14%"
7%"
""
Fall,"2012"
190"
69%"
14%"
15%"
""
Spring,"2013"
165"
78%"
12%"
10%"
"
The" overall" percentage" of" students" scoring" Advanced" or" Proficient" in" Biology" has" stayed"
relatively"consistent,"while"the"percentage"that"scored"Basic"rose"significantly"in"2013."The"
scores"of"Below"Basic"or"Far"Below"Basic"stay"around"a"combined"25%."The"Science"report"
card" analysis" shows" student" grades" are" lower" than" the" CST" scores," specifically" when"
comparing"A"grades"to"the"percentage"who"scored"Advanced"on"the"CST.""More"students"are"
passing" Biology" with" a" D" or" higher" than" the" percentage" scoring" Below" Basic." " The"
percentage"of"Latino"students"scoring"Proficient"or"Advanced"has"remained"constant"while"
the"decrease"is"in"the"white"student"population.""Freshman"Teams"were"introduced"in"2011"
which"coincided"with"an"increase"in"the"number"of"freshmen"who"were"either"taking"Lab"
Biology" or" Agriculture" Biology." " " " More" students" are" successful" in" Lab" Biology" than" in" Ag"
Biology.""It"would"be"interesting"to"look"at"the"number"of"freshmen"versus"other"grades"in"
each"of"these"classes"as"well"as"the"location"of"the"special"education"students"and"the"ethnic"
breakdown"to"see"why"there"is"such"a"big"difference"in"passing"rates.""It"is"also"interesting"
to" note" the" number" of" students" in" both" of" these" courses" drops" significantly" from" first" to"
second"semester"and"fewer"students"pass"first"semester"compared"to"second"semester."
"
Chemistry'
Percentage'
60&
50&
40&
30&
20&
10&
0&
2008&
2009&
2010&
2011&
2012&
2013&
Advanced&
20&
17&
19&
12&
9&
5&
Procient&
26&
36&
23&
33&
30&
17&
Basic&
48&
37&
49&
45&
30&
51&
Below&Basic&
5&
7&
6&
8&
17&
16&
Far&Below&Basic&
2&
3&
3&
2&
14&
11&
"
"
54"
"
$$Chemistry$ $$
$$
Year"
All" White" H/L"
2009" 53"
58"
27"
2010" 42"
46"
25"
2011" 45"
52"
25"
2012" 39"
44"
20"
2013" 22"
29"
11"
$$
$$
$$
SED" SWD"
25" n/a"
17" n/a"
31" n/a"
33" n/a"
15"
0"
"
"
"
"
"
"Number$Tested$
"
"
$$"
$$"
Chemistry$ $$
$$
$$
Year"
2009" 121"
96"
22" 20"
2010" 116"
84"
24" 23"
2011" 131"
95"
32" 32"
2012" 162" 120"
35" 40"
2013" 219" 134"
76" 82"
"
"$$
$$
SWD"
n/a"
n/a"
n/a"
n/a"
5"
"
Semester$Grades$
Term$
Enrolled$
%$A,$B,$C$
%$D$
%$F$
Chemistry"(P)"
Fall,"2011"
201"
83%"
10%"
6%"
""
Spring,"2012"
131"
89%"
8%"
4%"
""
Fall,"2012"
188"
90%"
6%"
3%"
""
Spring,"2013"
183"
89%"
7%"
4%"
""
""
""
""
""
""
Ag"Chemistry"(P)"
Fall,"2011"
61"
70%"
25%"
5%"
""
Spring,"2012"
56"
63%"
27%"
11%"
""
Fall,"2012"
87"
85%"
11%"
3%"
""
Spring,"2013"
86"
94%"
0%"
6%"
When"comparing"the"CST"scores"in"Chemistry"to"grades"in"Chemistry"over"the"last"2"years,"
CST" scores" have" shown" that" 5%W8%" of" students" are" performing" below" their" class" grades."
The" percentage" of" students" who" scored" Advanced" has" dropped" significantly," while" the"
percentage" of" students" scoring" Proficient" has" fluctuated." The" percentage" of" Below" Basic"
and"Far"Below"Basic"has"increased"significantly"over"the"last"2"years.""During" 2012W2013,"
the"Chemistry"courses"were"taken"over"primarily"by"a"first"year"teacher"who"is"no"longer"
with"the"District,"following"a"teacher"with"significant"longevity"who"developed"the"program"
left.""The"Agriculture"Chemistry"course"was"also"taught"by"a"teacher"new"to"our"school"who"
is" no" longer" with" the" District." " There" has" also" been" a" 50%" increase" in" Special" Education"
enrollment"since"2009"which"may"have"influenced"scores"in"Science.""Overall,"the"Chemistry"
"
55"
rates"of"Proficient"or"Advanced"has"dropped"by"almost"one"half,"but"the"impact"on"the"white"
population" was" significantly" larger" than" that" of" the" Latino" population." " It" is" interesting" to"
note" that" this" is" the" one" place" where" there" is" a" distinctive" difference" between" the" Latino"
student" scores" and" the" socioeconomically" disadvantaged" scores." " It" is" also" important" to"
note"that"there"has"been"a"significant"increase"in"the"number"of"students"taking"Chemistry."
"
Earth'Science'
Percentage'
40&
35&
30&
25&
20&
15&
10&
5&
0&
2008&
2009&
2010&
2011&
2012&
2013&
Advanced&
19&
11&
20&
17&
16&
4&
Procient&
23&
27&
23&
24&
26&
15&
Basic&
26&
35&
26&
32&
32&
36&
Below&Basic&
17&
11&
16&
10&
13&
15&
Far&Below&Basic&
16&
16&
16&
17&
14&
29&
$$
SED"
19"
23"
26"
36"
14"
$$
$$
SWD"
n/a"
n/a"
n/a"
n/a"
6"
"
"
Earth$Science$
$$
'All" White"
Year"
2009"
38" 55"
2010"
43" 58"
2011"
41" 56"
2012"
42" 55"
2013"
19" 30"
$$
H/L"
22"
22"
27"
35"
16"
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""California"Department"of"Education"
"
Semester$Grades$
Enrolled$
%$A,$B,$C$
%$D$
%$F$
Earth"Science"(P)"
Fall,"2011"
Term$
118"
62%"
19%"
19%"
""
Spring,"2012"
125"
43%"
27%"
30%"
""
Fall,"2012"
175"
53%"
22%"
25%"
""
Spring,"2013"
175"
37%"
23%"
39%"
""
""
""
""
""
""
Ag"Earth"Science"(P)"
Fall,"2011"
89"
75%"
16%"
9%"
""
Spring,"2012"
90"
53%"
19%"
28%"
""
Fall,"2012"
86"
79%"
15%"
6%"
""
Spring,"2013"
84"
56%"
17%"
26%"
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""PowerSchool"
"
56"
"
There"has"been"a"significant"drop"in"CST"scores"across"the"board"in"Earth"Science"in"2013,"
but"not"as"drastically"for"the"Latino"students"as"for"the"white"students.""""Top"students"in"the"
freshman"class"are"taking"Lab"Biology"or"Agriculture"Biology,"which"may"explain"the"drop"
in"scores"in"2013.""This"also"may"be"indicative"of"the"profile"of"last"years"freshman"class,"
as" Far" Below" Basic" scores" are" the" highest" in" 2013." " " At" the" same" time" the" Lab" Physical"
Science"class"and"Science"Tech"classes"for"freshmen"were"eliminated."""There"has"also"been"
a" 50%" increase" in" the" enrollment" of" Special" Education" students" at" the" high" school" since"
2009" which" may" have" influenced" scores" in" Science." " In" particular," 27%" of" the" students"
taking"the"Earth"Science"test"were"students"with"disabilities."
"
There"has"been"a"significant"increase"in"the"number"of"students"taking"Earth"Science"this"
year,"which"could"be"due"to"changes"in"placement"for"the"incoming"freshmen."""Additionally,"
there" appears" to" be" a" large" drop" in" the" percentage" of" students" passing" the" first" semester"
compared" to" the" second" semester," in" both" courses." " Interestingly," Agriculture" Biology"
students" performance" has" decreased" compared" to" Lab" Biology." At" the" Earth" Science" and"
Agriculture"Earth"Science"level,"this"trend"is"reversed."
"
"
Physics'
Percentage'
30&
25&
20&
15&
10&
5&
0&
2008&
2009&
2010&
2011&
2012&
2013&
Advanced&
9&
Procient&
28&
Basic&
25&
Below&Basic&
15&
Far&Below&Basic&
22&
"
"
"
"
Physics$
$$
$$
$$
'
Year"
2013"
37" 45"
31" 31"
$$
$$
SWD"
n/a"
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""California"Department"of"Education"
"
"
"
57"
Semester$Grades$
Term$
Enrolled$
%$A,$B,$C$
%$D$
%$F$
Physics"(P)"
Fall,"2011"
25"
80%"
12%"
8%"
""
Spring,"2012"
22"
64%"
18%"
18%"
""
Fall,"2012"
57"
81%"
14%"
5%"
""
Spring,"2013"
52"
85%"
15%"
0%"
""
""
""
""
""
""
Physics"EDT"(P)"
Fall,"2012"
52"
56%"
31%"
13%"
""
Spring,"2013"
50"
56%"
24%"
20%"
The"CST"data"for"Physics"is"only"available"for"one"year"so"no"comparison"to"prior"years"can"
be"made."""The"scores"for"previous"years"were"not"included"due"to"the"fact"that"not"enough"
students"took"the"Physics"CST.""Beginning"in"2013,"many"students"took"Physics"as"part"of"
the" new" Engineering" and" Design" Pathway," and" many" of" these" EDT" students" who" took"
Physics"had"not"passed"Algebra"I."""It"is"clear"from"the"grade"distribution"that"they"struggled"
significantly" as" 44%" of" these" students" did" not" pass" Physics" while" only" 15%" of" the" other"
students" did" not" pass." " The" policy" of" having" sophomores" take" physics" has" now" been"
changed.""Also"seniors,"who"have"traditionally"been"the"group"of"students"at"SVHS"who"take"
Physics,"do"not"take"the"CST."""However,"the"distribution"of"physics"scores"in"2013"is"a"bit"
better" than" that" of" Chemistry," with" more" students" scoring" proficient" in" Physics" than" in"
Chemistry.""
"
Semester$Grades$
Term$
Enrolled$
%$A,$B,$C$
%$D$
%$F$
RSP"Science"Tech"1"
Fall,"2012"
18"
44%"
28%"
28%"
""
Spring,"2013"
20"
30%"
50%"
20%"
""
""
""
""
""
""
RSP"Science"Tech"2"
Fall,"2012"
18"
72%"
17%"
11%"
""
Spring,"2013"
19"
58%"
21%"
21%"
""
""
""
""
""
""
Sci"Tech"1"
Fall,"2011"
98"
57%"
33%"
10%"
""
Spring,"2012"
26"
38%"
15%"
46%"
""
Fall,"2012"
18"
67%"
33%"
0%"
""
Spring,"2013"
13"
62%"
38%"
0%"
""
""
""
""
""
""
Sci"Tech"2"
Fall,"2011"
113"
63%"
21%"
16%"
""
Spring,"2012"
88"
39%"
9%"
52%"
""
Fall,"2012"
20"
30%"
50%"
20%"
""
Spring,"2013"
17"
29%"
29%"
41%"
""
""
""
""
""
""
SDC"Sci"Tech"1"
Fall,"2011"
17"
82%"
12%"
6%"
""
Spring,"2012"
15"
93%"
7%"
0%"
""
""
""
""
""
""
SDC"Science"Tech"II" Fall,"2012"
13"
92%"
0%"
8%"
""
13"
100%"
0%"
0%"
Spring,"2013"
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Source:""PowerSchool"
"
58"
"
Our" Science" Tech" courses" have" been" phased" out" for" general" education" students" once"
students" who" need" to" repeat" those" courses" have" passed" through" the" school." " A" limited"
number"of"Special"Education"students"are"still"enrolled"in"Sci"Tech"1"for"original"credit."
TABLE$IV:$Conclusions$
For" our" English" CSTs," the" freshmen" routinely" perform" better" than" the" sophomores" and"
juniors."However,"for"all"English"CSTs,"the"majority"are"passing"at"Proficient"and"Advanced.""
World" History" and" U.S." History" have" seen" an" improvement" in" scores;" however" the"
percentage"of"scores"at"Advanced"and"Proficient"is"approximately"equal"to"the"percentage"
of"scores"that"are"Basic.""For"the"Mathematics"classes,"the"scores"in"Algebra"1"and"Algebra"II"
have"declined,"with"the"highest"category"being"Basic"and"the"percentages"of"Advanced"and"
Proficient" dropping." Geometry" appears" to" have" had" the" most" dramatic" drop" with" almost"
50%"of"geometry"students"scoring"Below"Basic"last"year"while"the"Summative"Math"seems"
to" be" better" than" Algebra" II," which" matches" CA" State" trends." " In" the" Science" courses," the"
most"significant"changes"have"been"in"Chemistry"and"Earth"Science.""Life"Science"has"been"
fairly" consistent" and" although" Biology" had" a" drop" in" Proficient" and" Advanced" scores," the"
lower"two"scoring"categories"remained"the"same.""""
"
Overall"in"most"of"our"CSTs,"the"Latino"population"has"increased"performance"slightly"the"
white" population" has" not," although" there" is" still" a" significant" achievement" gap" between"
these" subgroups." " In" the" Chemistry" class" there," is" an" interestingly" large" discrepancy"
between" the" Latino" scores" and" the" SED" scores." " The" number" of" Latino" students" in" these"
courses"is"also"increasing."
"
The"distribution"of"grades"tends"to"be"higher"than"the"distribution"of"test"scores,"with"the"
exception"of"Science.""There"are"interesting"differences"from"one"course"to"the"next,"as"well"
as"from"one"semester"to"the"next.""At"the"senior"level,"there"are"far"fewer"students"failing,"
especially"second"semester.""There"is"a"higher"number"of"Honors"and"AP"students"in"senior"
English"than"previous"years.""The"number"of"students"who"have"to"repeat"courses"in"order"
to" graduate" is" high" and" has" a" large" impact" on" our" master" schedule" since" our" graduation"
rates"are"high"and"our"summer"school"program"is"small."
"
"
"
"
59"
TABLE$V:$CELDT$Scores$$
"
"
CELDT$Test$Results$
Number$Tested$
250"
200"
150"
100"
50"
0"
Early"
Intermedia
Intermedia
te"
te"
Advanced"
Early"
Advanced"
Beginning"
Number"
Tested"
#"RFEP'ed"
2008"W"2009"
13"
59"
70"
37"
35"
214"
24"
2009"W"2010""
16"
74"
74"
32"
18"
214"
62"
2010"W"2011"
25"
98"
82"
18"
15"
238"
59"
2011"W"2012""
13"
51"
58"
15"
13"
150"
37"
2012"W"2013"
8"
24"
25"
13"
9"
79"
107"
Number$of$Students$
"
"
Number$of$Students$CELDT$
Tested$by$Grade$Level$
250"
200"
150"
100"
50"
0"
9"
10"
11"
12"
Total"
2008"W"2009"
111"
46"
36"
21"
214"
2009"W"2010""
84"
79"
32"
19"
214"
2010"W"2011"
100"
56"
62"
20"
238"
2011"W"2012""
59"
47"
21"
23"
150"
2012"W"2013"
32"
25"
20"
2"
79"
"
"
60"
"
TABLE$V:$Conclusions$
"
Although" the" number" of" English" Learners" is" fluctuating," routinely" the" majority" of" the"
students"tested"are"at"the"Early"Advanced"and"Intermediate"levels.""There"was"a"significant"
increase" in" the" number" of" students" who" were" redesignated" last" year" due" to" the" lack" of"
redeisgnations" that" should" have" taken" place" at" the" middle" school" in" the" previous" year.""""
Most"of"the"students"who"are"CELDT"tested"are"in"the"9th"grade"and"the"number"dropped"by"
about"half"last"year."
$
TABLE$VI:$SVHS$AP$Exam$Results$$
"
$$Advanced$Placement$
Year"
#"Students"
Enrolled"
Total"Number"
of"Students"in"
all"AP"Sections"
Tests"Given"
2009W2010"
136"
253"
225"
%"of"Students"
Enrolled"in"all"
AP"Taking"
Test"
89%"
2010W2011"
2011W2012"
2012W2013"
196"
289"
305"
329"
504"
517"
313"
480"
475"
95%"
95%"
92%"
Scored"3"or"
Higher"on"All"
Tests"Given"
77%"
61%"
61%"
58%"
Source:""College"Board"and"PowerSchool"
"
TABLE$VI:$Conclusions$
Although" there" has" been" a" significant" decrease" in" the" number" of" students" scoring" a" 3" or"
higher"on"all"AP"tests,"there"has"been"an"increase"in"both"the"number"of"students"enrolled"
in" an" AP" class" as" well" as" the" number" of" tests" taken." " Most" of" these" changes" can" probably"
best" be" explained" by" the" creation" of" our" AP" History" courses" which" have" embraced" the"
Open" Access" Policy" and" allowed" more" students" to" benefit" from" an" Advanced" Placement"
curriculum.""We"have"also"had"significant"turnover"in"the"teachers"teaching"our"AP"classes"
over" the" past" four" years," which" may" have" an" effect" on" test" results." " The" percentage" of"
students"enrolled"taking"the"test"has"remained"high"which"is"an"indication"of"the"success"of"
our"school"in"helping"students"to"not"let"financial"burden"impede"the"ability"to"benefit"from"
AP"testing.""
"
"
61"
$
TABLE$VII:$SVHS$EAP$Results$$
"
Early$Assessment$Program$(EAP)$
"
English$
2008$ 2009$
%"Participation"
97%" 97%"
Sonoma"County"%"Participation" 79%" 79%"
#"Ready"
79"
68"
#"Tested"
337"
312"
SVHS"%"Ready"
23%" 22%"
Sonoma"County"%"Ready"
23%" 23%"
California"%"Ready"
17%" 16%"
"
2010$
95%"
81%"
69"
253"
27%"
28%"
21%"
"
2011$
95%"
84%"
67"
281"
24%"
30%"
23%"
"
2012$
96%"
85%"
91"
285"
32%"
31%"
23%"
"
2013$
96%"
86%"
66"
277"
24%"
27%"
23%"
"
"
"
Algebra$2$
2008$
2009$
%"Participation"
90%" 91%"
#"Ready"
5"
3"
#"Conditional"
16"
25"
#"Tested"
74"
82"
SVHS"%"Ready"
7%"
4%"
7%"
5%"
California"%"Ready"
5%"
5%"
SVHS"%"Conditional"
22%" 30%"
Sonoma"County"%"Conditional"
21%" 26%"
California"%"Conditional"
20%" 20%"
"
2010$
89%"
81%"
6"
13"
59"
10%"
9%"
7%"
22%"
27%"
20%"
"
2011$
86%"
81%"
5"
11"
61"
8%"
13%"
8%"
18%"
24%"
19%"
"
2012$
93%"
86%"
2"
14"
101"
2%"
8%"
7%"
14%"
27%"
22%"
"
2013$
93%"
82%"
1"
8"
70"
1%"
8%"
6%"
11%"
25%"
22%"
"Summative$Mathematics$
"
"
"
"
2008$
2009$
2010$
2011$
%"Participation"
94%" 97%" 100%" 94%"
Sonoma"County"%"Participation" 77%" 85%" 89%" 89%"
#"Ready"
62"
14"
10"
9"
#"Conditional"
24"
43"
46"
39"
#"Tested"
37"
58"
57"
50"
SVHS"%"Ready"
39%" 24%" 18%" 18%"
27%" 23%" 26%" 27%"
California"%"Ready"
21%" 21%" 23%" 23%"
SVHS"%"Conditional"
60%" 74%" 81%" 78%"
64%" 71%" 69%" 67%"
65%" 67%" 65%" 65%"
"
2012$
99%"
91%"
11"
59"
73"
15%"
29%"
22%"
81%"
65%"
67%"
"
2013$
99%"
92%"
8"
72"
89"
9%"
26%"
22%"
81%"
65%"
66%"
62"
"
"
"
"All$Mathematics$
"
"
2008$
2009$
%"Participation"
92%" 93%"
#"Ready"
29"
17"
#"Conditional"
53"
68"
#"Tested"
136"
140"
SVHS"%"Ready"
21%" 12%"
17%" 14%"
California"%"Ready"
13%" 13%"
SVHS"%"Conditional"
39%" 49%"
43%" 47%"
42%" 44%"
"
"
2010$
94%"
84%"
16"
59"
116"
14%"
17%"
15%"
51%"
45%"
42%"
"
"
2011$
90%"
84%"
14"
50"
111"
13%"
19%"
15%"
45%"
42%"
43%"
"
"
2012$
95%"
88%"
13"
73"
174"
7%"
18%"
15%"
42%"
45%"
46%"
"
"
2013$
96%"
86%"
9"
80"
159"
6%"
17%"
14%"
50%"
45%"
46%"
&
&
&
&
*Source:""ets.org"
&
&
TABLE$VII:$Conclusions$
Our"school"has"significantly"higher"EAP"participation"rates"than"both"Sonoma"County"and"
State"averages.""In"particular,"our"English"EAP"participation"rates"are"consistently"at"95%"
or" above" and" at" least" 10%" higher" than" both" the" County" and" State." " The" percentage" of"
students" who" are" designated" to" be" College- Ready" in" English" is" higher" than" the" State," but"
lower"than"Sonoma"County,"hovering"around"24%."
"
In"Algebra"II,"our"participation"rates,"while"not"as"strong"as"the"English"rates"are"still"about"
10%"higher"than"the"County"and"the"State.""Our"percent"of"College-Ready"in"Algebra"II"has"
been"dropping"to"almost"none"and"is"lower"than"both"the"State"and"County.""Our"percent"of"
Conditionally-Ready"at"11%"is"also"lower"than"both"the"State"and"County"and"has"worsened"
over"the"past"few"years."""
"
Our"Summative"Math"participation"rates"are"still"higher"than"the"State"and"County,"but"not"
quite"as"high"as"in"English"and"Algebra"II.""The"percent"of"students"who"are"College-Ready"at"
9%" is" much" lower" than" the" State" and" County" and" decreasing," but" the" percent" of" students"
who"are"Conditionally-Ready"is"significantly"higher"than"both"the"State"and"County"and"has"
been"constant."""
"
Combining" the" two" math" results" together," we" have" a" much" higher" participation" rate," a"
significantly" lower" percent" of" students" who" are" College- Ready," but" a" higher" percent" of"
students"who"are"Conditionally-Ready"than"both"the"State"and"County."
"
It"should"be"noted"that"one"of"the"reasons"for"low"scores"is"that"we"are"testing"students"at"a"
much" higher" rate," and" possibly" other" schools" are" more" selective" in" the" students" who"
participate"in"the"test,"thereby"causing"the"scores"to"be"higher."
"
63"
While"EAP"is"one"measurement"for"college"readiness,"there"is"evidence"that"SVHS"students"
are"prepared"and"subsequently"are"successful"in"their"first"year"of"college"at"higher"rates"
than"other"schools"in"Sonoma"County.""The"California"State"University"system"generally"
accepts"the"top"third"of"Californias"students.""In"a"recent"analysis"completed"by"John"Kelly,"
a"local"attorney,"the"average"GPA"for"SVHS"students"completing"their"first"year"of"college"at"
a"CSU"was"3.05,"while"other"schools"performance"was"significantly"lower.""The"graph"below"
was"created"Mr."Kelly"and"his"blog"with"further"commentary"and"analysis"may"be"found"at"
http://blog.lawWkelly.com/?m=1"
"
"
Infographic-available-at"https://infogr.am/selectedWschoolsWgpa/"
$
"
"
64"
SCHOOL$PERCEPTION$
TABLE$I:$SURVEY$RESULTS$
"
STATEMENT$
SVHS"sets"high"academic"
expectations."
STAFF$
94%"agree"
6%"disagree"
PARENTS$
96%"agree"
0%"disagree"
96%"agree"
4%"disagree"
STUDENTS$
76%"agree"
18%"disagree"
"
79%"agree"
12%"disagree"
SVHS"has"rigorous,"relevant"
standards"based"curriculum."
"
Students"of"diverse"
backgrounds"are"given"equal"
access"to"educational"
opportunities"at"SVHS."
"
Students"at"SVHS"are"required"
to"do"an"appropriate"amount"
of"homework."
"
Teachers"at"SVHS"care"about"
their"students."
"
SVHS"administrators"support"
students."
"
Overall"the"quality"of"
instruction"at"SVHS"is"very"
good"or"excellent."
"
Teachers"at"SVHS"generally"
respond"to"my"questions."
89%"agree"
9%"disagree"
76%"agree"
16%"disagree"
64%"agree"
3%"disagree"
67%"agree"
25%"disagree"
59%"agree"
37%"disagree"
"
98%"agree"
2%"disagree"
70%"agree"
21%"disagree"
"
90%"agree"
5%"disagree"
58%"agree"
32%"disagree"
"
90%"agree"
7%"disagree"
65%"agree"
27%"disagree"
"
96%"within"48"hrs"
3%"within"1"week"
"
42%"within"48"hrs"
19%"within"1"week"
4%"within"2"weeks"
8%"longer"or"never"
"
"
*Not"all"percentages"add"to"100%"because"some"people"either"indicated"no"comment/didnt"know.""
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
"
65"
Parent$Survey$Results$
Statement$
Behavior"expectations"including"school"policies"on"
attendance,"academic"honesty"and"dress"code"are"clear"and"
effective."
There"are"support"systems"in"place"or"help"for"my"student"
when"he/she"encounters"difficulties."
SVHS"does"a"good"job"of"communicating"information"about"
academic"progress,"school"programs"and"opportunities"for"
students."
Students"are"welcomed"in"a"clean,"safe"and"orderly"
environment."
Parent$Response$
88%"Agree"
5%"Disagree"
88%"agree"
3%"disagree"
85%"agree"
6%"disagree"
86%"agree"
7%"disagree"
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""*Not"all"percentages"add"to"100%"because"some"people"either"indicated"no"comment/didnt"know."
TABLE$I:$Conclusions$
All" surveys" were" completed" in" early" fall" 2013." " Teaching" staff" and" student" surveys" were"
administered"online.""The"staff"survey"was"completed"by"73"(94%)"teachers.""The"student"
survey" was" completed" by" 1140" (86%)" students" in" their" Social" Science" or" Living" Skills"
classes.""Parent"surveys"were"voluntary"response"paper"surveys"filled"out"at"Back"to"School"
Night"and"one"of"the"ELAC"(English"Learner"Advisory"Council)"meetings.""Some"results"are"
highlighted"above"with"complete"responses"included"in"the"Appendix."
"
There" are" some" discrepancies" in" perception" with" respects" to" high" academic" expectations."
94%"of"the"teaching"staff"believes"that"SVHS"sets"high"expectations,"while"three"quarters"of"
the" students" believe" this." " 67%" of" teachers" believe" that" students" are" required" to" do" an"
appropriate"amount"of"homework,"whereas"59%"of"students"believe"the"same.""And,"90%"of"
teachers" believe" that" there" is" a" high" quality" of" instruction," whereas" only" 65%" of" students"
agree"with"this."
"
There" is" also" a" discrepancy" between" staff," students" and" parents" about" whether" or" not" all"
students"are"afforded"equal"access,"with"parents"who"are"farthest"removed"from"the"school"
seeing"more"inequity"or"not"having"enough"information"to"answer."
"
While"most"staff"believe"that"teachers"and"administrators"support"and"care"about"students,"
the"student"perception"of"this"is"different,"particularly"with"respect"to"administrators."
"
There"is"also"considerable"discrepancy"in"teacher"/"student"perception"about"the"timing"in"
which"teachers"respond"to"questions."""
"
Overall,"parent"response"was"positive"and"most"parents"believe"that"our"discipline"policies"
are" clear" and" that" the" school" is" safe" and" clean." " They" also" mostly" believe" that" our" school"
supports"students"in"need"and"effectively"communicates."
"
66"
TABLE$II:$HEALTHY$KIDS$SURVEY$RESULTS$
For"the"purposes"of"this"WASC"Report,"we"have"chosen"not"to"include"the"existing"data"
provided"by"the"Healthy"Kids"Survey"since"it"is"currently"incomplete"and"inconclusive.""For"
subsequent"years,"we"will"look"to"include"this"data.""(See"AP"Statistics"teachers"comments"
below.)"
We-only-have-two-years-of-data-J-2009J2010-and-2011J2012.--Results-are-listed-for-2010J2011-onCalifornia-Department-of-Education-(CDE)-website,-but-they-are-actually-the-KJ8-Sonoma-CharterSchools-report.--SVHS-results-for-2010J2011-isn't-there.---The-data-reported-in-this-survey-is-about-drugand-alcohol-use,-happiness-and-living-situation.--The-happiness/supported-part-is-mostly-in-survey-datawe-already-reported-and-the-drug/alcohol-use,-while-important-is-not-really-reflected-or-addressed.-There-is-a-question-about-suicide-though-which-has-a-huge-difference-between-freshmen-and-juniors,but-since-we-only-have-two-years,-it-might-be-something-to-note-for-data-to-look-at-because-this-yearsdata-will-have-the-first-team-group-as-juniors-and-we-can-compare-when-they-were-incomingfreshmen.-That-might-be-more-revealing,-taking-into-account-Freshman-Teams-and-Link-Crew.--If-welook-at-it-now,-it's-not-quite-as-informative.-----
TABLE$II:$Conclusions$
"
None"at"this"time."
"
67"
Chapter II:
Progress Report
Signi icant
Developments

Schoolwide
Action
Plan
Progress

Chapter(2(
((
Progress'Report'
(
(
SIGNIFICANT)DEVELOPMENTS)
Significant( developments( have( affected( Sonoma( Valley( High( School( since( the( 2008( WASC(
visit(and(the(2011(Three(Year(Review(
(
Changes)in)District)and)Site)Administration)
There( have( been( significant( changes( over( the( past( six( years( in( both( district( and( site(
administration.( ( There( have( been( several( new( hires( at( the( district( level( including( a( new(
Superintendent( in( 2010( and( new( Directors( of( Curriculum( and( Instruction( in( 2013.((
Additionally,(there(has(been(significant(turnover(in(site(administration(with(the(addition(of(
a( new( principal,( Kathleen( Hawing,( hired( in( July( of( 2013.( ( She( follows( 5Mmonth( Interim(
Principal(and(former(Director(of(Curriculum(and(Instruction,(Lynn(Fitzpatrick(and(former(
Principal(Dino(Battaglini,(who(was(hired(in(2010,(but(resigned(in(January(of(2013.((Prior(to(
Dino(Battaglini,(Micaela(Philpot(served(as(principal(from(2006(to(2010(until(her(retirement.((
Principal(Kathleen(Hawing(was(hired(from(her(previous(positions(of(ViceMPrincipal,(College(
&(Career(Coordinator,(Work(Experience(Teacher(and(Spanish(Teacher(at(SVHS.((A(new(viceM
principal,(Jessica(Hutchinson,(was(hired(in(summer,(2013,(replacing(Kathleen(Hawing(who(
had( replaced( longtime( former( viceMprincipal( Kathleen( Summers.( ( ( ( In( addition( to( Jessica(
Hutchinson,( there( are( two( other( viceMprincipals,( Paul( Tuohy( hired( in( 2005( and( Andrew(
Ryan,(hired(in(2011.(((Site(viceMprincipals(have(redefined(their(roles(as(follows:((one(viceM
principal( who( oversees( curriculum( and( instruction,( counseling( and( testing,( one( viceM
principal( in( charge( of( smaller( learning( communities,( linked( learning( development( and(
student(activities;(and(one(viceMprincipal(who(oversees(school(safety,(facilities,(attendance,(
discipline(and(athletics.((Some(of(the(principals(responsibilities(include:((public(relations,(
community( outreach,( master( scheduling,( staffing,( professional( development,( the( Single(
Plan( for( Student( Achievement( (SPSA),( WASC,( Site( Council,( English( Learner( Advisory(
Committee((ELAC)(and(Special(Education.(((See(Appendix,(Administrative(Responsibilities)(
(
Changes)in)Certificated)Staff)and)Office)Personnel)
SVHS( has( also( seen( a( significant( turnover( in( certificated( staff( due( to( retirements( or(
relocations,(resulting(in(a(nearly(50%(rate(of(new(certificated(staff(since(the(last(completed(
WASC( SelfMStudy( in( 2008.( ( This( year,( 2013M2014,( eight( teachers( were( new( to( the( site,( in(
addition( to( two( new( counselors,( although( some( new( hires( have( several( years( of( teaching(
experience.( ( ( Longtime( Administrative( Secretary,( JoAnn( Merritt,( retired( this( December(
2013,(with(the(position(being(filled(in(January(2014(by(Angelica(Guzman(who(is(bilingual.((
Long( time( ASB( Bookkeeper,( Maggie( Cunningham,( retired( in( December( 2012,( and( her(
position(was(filled(by(former(bilingual(receptionist,(Jo(Fichtenberg.((Our(long(time(registrar,(
Irene(Aikens,(passed(away(and(was(replaced(by(Kyra(Halkovich(who,(after(3(years,(moved(
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into(a(position(in(the(District(Office.((Our(new(registrar,(Amber(McCannMHowlett,(was(hired(
in( August( 2013.( ( We( also( have( had( significant( turnover( in( personnel( in( our( District(
Technology(Department(this(past(summer.((One(new(IT(member(was(hired(in(October(2013(
with(the(lead(IT(position(filled(in(January(2014.(((
(
Increases)in)Bilingual)Staffing)
There( have( been( additions( to( the( number( of( bilingual( Spanish( speaking( certificated( and(
classified( employees( to( better( address( the( needs( of( our( students( and( families.( ( While( we(
have( one( administrator( and( 5( certificated( teachers( with( BCLAD( certification,( we( have(
several(staff(members(who(are(fluent(in(both(English(and(Spanish.((Currently,(our(bilingual(
staff(includes:(
Administration((Principal(
Counseling((3(counselors(
Certificated( Teachers( ( 5( world( language,( 4( mathematics,( 1( science,( 1( special(
education,(1(visual(performing(arts(
Classified( Staffing( ( 1( Translator/Interpreter,( 1( ASB( Bookkeeper,( 1( Administrative(
Secretary(
There(are(also(several(staff(members,(who(while(not(considered(fluent,(have(made(efforts(
through(taking(classes(or(attending(immersion(programs(to(learn(Spanish.(
(
School)Redesign)/)Design)Team))
To( meet( the( needs( of( the( changing( student( population,( a( Design( Team,( (a( committee( of(
representative( teachers( elected( by( their( peers,( site( administrators( and( district(
administrators)( was( formed( in( the( Fall( of( 2010( and( met( regularly( throughout( the( fall( of(
2010( and( into( the( spring( of( 2011( to( reMdesign( the( school( to( meet( the( district( designated(
goal(that(all(students(would(be(college(and(career(ready(by(graduation.(((
(
The(committee(and(staff(adopted(five(Cornerstones(in(the(spring(of(2009(to(help(guide(the(
decision(making(process:(Adaptive(Pedagogy;(Personalization;(Authentic(Curriculum;(High(
Standards( and( PerformanceMBased( Assessment;( and( Collaboration,( Planning( and(
Professional(Development.((While(there(has(been(some(confusion(amongst(staff(about(the(
difference( between( the( Cornerstones( and( Student( Learner( Outcomes( (SLOs),( the(
Cornerstones( were( implemented( to( help( guide( our( decisions( for( school( redesign( and(
restructure(while(the(SLOs(are(what(each(student(should(know,(understand(and(be(able(to(
do(upon(graduation(in(order(to(be(globally(competent.(((Focus'on'Learning,'WASC'2013).(
The(result(of(the(almost(yearMlong(process(culminated(in(the(formation(of(Freshman(Teams,(
the( addition( of( Geography( as( a( required( freshman( class( and( adoption( of( aMg( graduation(
requirements.( ( Interest( at( that( time( was( to( consider( a( 7Mperiod( day( to( accommodate(
completion( of( aMg( and( allow( students( to( take( additional( electives( and( pursue( areas( of(
interest.(
(
The(original(plans(for(the(Design(Team(to(continue(to(meet(to(move(forward(and(discuss(
the( idea( of( career( pathways( did( not( materialize( past( the( spring( of( 2011.( ( Site( certificated(
staff(expressed(varying(levels(of(concern(over(the(decision(making(process(and(timeline(for(
implementation;(while(communication(and(direction(from(site(and(district(administration(
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became( clear( in( the( fall( of( 2011( a( commitment( to( form( additional( smaller( learning(
communities( through( linked( learning( pathways( became( evident.( ( In( 2011M2012,( moving(
forward(with(the(idea(of(linked(learning(pathways,(staff(had(varied(opinions(and(concerns(
as( they( worked( with( outside( consultants( Connect( Ed,( participated( on( site( visitations( to(
schools(in(Porterville,(Oakmont,(Kearny,(Antioch,(etc.,(conducted(a(student(interest(survey,(
and( participated( on( ( Community( Planning( Council( (CPC)( which( included( both( staff( and(
community( stakeholders.( ( The( result( of( this( collaboration( is( the( first( linked( learning(
pathway,(Engineering,(Design(and(Technology((EDT).((
(
aDg)Graduation)Requirements)
In(2011(the(SVUSD(School(Board(adopted(modified*(aMg(requirements(as(the(primary(SVHS(
graduation( requirements.( ( ( Raising( the( academic( standards( has( not( come( without(
challenges,( especially( in( the( areas( of( mathematics( and( lab( sciences.( ( The( first( graduating(
class(to(follow(these(new(rigorous(requirements(will(be(the(Class(of(2015.((We(are(currently(
assessing(the(situation(and(looking(at(how(to(best(address(the(needs(of(struggling(students(
who(are(attempting(to(meet(the(aMg(requirements.(By(signing(a(waiver,(students(and(their(
parents( have( the( option( of( meeting( the( State( of( California( minimum( graduation(
requirements(to(receive(a(diploma.((((*The'Board'approved'aDg'with'a'D'or'better'while'the'
UC/CSU'eligibility'is'CD'or'better.)'
(
Additionally,(an(effort(has(been(made(to(certify(as(many(of(our(courses(as(possible(to(meet(
one(of(the(aMg(requirements.((In(particular,(we(now(have(both(beginning(and(advanced(level(
courses(in(Art,(Video(Productions,(and(Dance(and(these(have(been(aMg(approved(in(recent(
years.( ( We( implemented( our( dance( program( in( 2011M2012( which( has( expanded(
significantly(over(the(past(two(years;(it(meets(P.E.(requirements(or(the(visual(performing(
art( aMg( requirement,( depending( on( what( the( student( needs.( ( ( We( also( have( increased( the(
number(of(aMg(approved(agriculture(courses,(including(Ag(Chemistry,(Ag(Biology,(Ag(Earth(
Science(and(Floral(Design.((We(removed(some(of(our(non(aMg(science(courses((Science(Tech(
1( and( Science( Tech( 2( currently( only( available( to( students( with( IEPs)( and( replaced( them(
with( aMg( science( courses( (Earth( Science).( ( Although( our( music( courses( are( aMg( approved,(
there(has(been(a(decline(in(our(music(program,(due(in(part(to(remediation(programs(at(the(
middle( school( level( preventing( students( from( beginning( level( music.( ( ( Additionally,( the(
emphasis( on( aMg( requirements( has( more( freshmen( taking( world( languages( possibly(
affecting(the(enrollment(of(some(electives.(((This(is(slightly(offset(by(our(0(period(offerings(
in(mathematics,(world(languages(and(physical(education.((We(considered(offering(American(
Sign( Language( as( a( world( language( option,( but( were( unable( to( find( a( qualified( teacher.((
Efforts(are(currently(being(made(to(aMg(certify(our(two(engineering(courses.(
(
Freshman)Teams)D)Personalization(and(Early(Intervention)
The(concept(of(Freshman(Teams(was(developed(in(2010M2011(and(implemented(in(the(fall(
of( 2011( addressing( the( desire( for( personalization( through( smaller( learning( communities(
and( the( need( to( address( early( intervention( to( ensure( early( success( in( high( school.( ( Three(
teams(of(4(teachers(each((Mathematics,(English,(Science(and(Physical(Education,(make(up(
the( teaching( staff( for( Team( Fuji,( Team( Olympus( and( Team( Mauna( Kea.( ( Each( team( has(
approximately(120(students(which(all(four(teachers(on(team(share(in(common.((Freshman(
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Team( teachers( teach( four( of( five( classes( and( have( an( additional( period( with( their( Team(
teachers( three( times( a( week( for( a( total( of( 235( minutes( of( weekly( collaboration( time.(((
Freshman( teachers( spend( time( in( the( summer( planning( and( they( continue( to( use(
collaboration(time(to(deliver(a(program(that(is(widely(praised(by(students,(parents(and(the(
community.(((
(
Teachers(have(also(spent(a(considerable(amount(of(time(cultivating(a(cohesive(intervention(
program( and( are( working( to( create( interdisciplinary( projects.( ( Teams( hold( parent(
conferences(and(have(regular(communications(with(the(home(via(email,(eblasts,(newsletter(
and(phone(calls.(((Since(its(inception,(the(freshman(team(program(has(shown(improvement(
in(freshman(attendance(and(discipline(with(students(reporting(a(sense(of(community(and(
belonging.( ( Team( teachers( are( currently( looking( at( problem( solving( and( considering(
adjusting( practice( to( address( the( needs( of( students( who( are( struggling( with( a( more(
rigorous( aMg( course( load,( especially( in( algebra.( ( ( Now( in( its( third( year,( the( team( teachers,(
counselor(and(administrator(are(considering(additional(ways(to(assess(the(effectiveness(of(
the( team( model( and( at( the( same( time( focus( on( Common( Core( State( Standards(
implementation.(
(
Engineering,)Design)&)Technology)Pathway)(Personalization(/Career(Readiness(
The(Engineering,(Design(and(Technology((EDT)(linked(learning(pathway(was(developed(in(
2011M2012( after( research( and( consideration,( including( several( off( site( visitations.((
Subsequently,(the(EDT(pathway(was(implemented(in(the(fall(of(2012.(With(only(the(spring(
term( to( recruit( and( summer( to( plan,( the( EDT( team( of( teachers( went( to( NAF( (National(
Academy( Foundation)( and( STEM( (Science,( Technology,( Engineering( and( Math)( training,(
developed( curriculum( and( began( the( 2012M2013( school( year( with( the( first( class( of(
sophomores.( ( New( CTE( courses( have( been( developed:( ( Introduction( to( Engineering( and(
Principles( of( Engineering( (POE)( where( students( learn( Solid( Works( and( 3MD( modeling( to(
provide( experienceMbased( learning.( ( A( third( capstone( course( will( be( introduced( next( year(
for(the(seniors(in(the(EDT(pathway.((
(
The(pathway(is(structured(with(most(of(the(students(having(common(math,(English,(history(
and(Engineering(teachers(who(work(together(to(provide(integration(across(the(curriculum.((
These( teachers( meet( weekly( after( school( and( are( compensated( for( their( time.( ( The( EDT(
team( lead( has( a( 0.2( assignment( to( work( on( coordination( within( SVHS( as( well( as(
coordinating( with( the( community( connections.( ( EDT( provides( a( smaller( learning(
community(for(students(with(common(interests(and(has(a(goal(to(provide(opportunities(for(
workMbased( learning,( certification( opportunities( and( ties( to( industry.( ( The( pathway( has(
strong(community(support(with(an(active(Advisory(Board(interested(in(contributing(to(and(
advising(the(development(of(the(EDT(pathway.(((
(
Addition)of)Advisory))
The(master/bell(schedule(has(been(altered(a(number(of(times(in(recent(years(while(striving(
to(provide(more(support(for(students(to(improve(achievement(and(provide(personalization.((
This(has(included(maintaining(the(A+(period(remediation/intervention(period(three(days(a(
week,( with( an( addition( of( an( Advisory( period( this( year,( 2013M2014,( on( most( Fridays.(
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Students(attend(their(regular(class(periods(1M6(with(rotating(A+(on(Mondays,(Tuesdays(and(
Thursdays(with(the(possibility(of(travel(to(other(classes.(((See(Appendix,(bell(schedule)((The(
Friday(Advisory(class(consists(of(students(proportionally(derived(from(all(grade(levels.((The(
intent(of(the(addition(of(the(Advisory(period,(was(to(build(in(more(personalization(with(a(
multiMyear( class( that( also( provided( support( for( the( Senior( Project.( ( Additionally,( the(
Advisory(periods(allows(for(opportunities(to(address(grade(specific(issues,(while(attending(
to(school(wide(interests(and(activities,(and(time(for(general(curriculum(assistance.((Within(
the( Advisory( class,( each( teacher( has( 4M6( seniors.( ( The( Advisory( teacher( doubles( as( the(
Senior( Project( support( provider( for( the( seniors( assigned( to( their( class,( helping( to(
ameliorate( the( difficulties( seniors( were( having( finding( contact( time( with( their( support(
providers.( ( We( are( also( looking( to( provide( future( lesson( plans( for( Advisory( to( address(
college(&(career(readiness(skills.(
(
Addressing)Common)Core)State)Standards))
Initial(training(in(Common(Core(began(in(fall(2010(for(a(handful(of(teacher(leaders.(In(2011M
2012( two( crossMcurricular( cadres( including( English,( History( and( Science( teachers( were(
formed(to(address(the(shifts(in(teaching,(curriculum(and(assessment.((One(cadre(was(made(
up(of(eight(9M10(grade(teachers(and(the(other(of(eight(11M12(grade(teachers.((Additionally,(
math(teachers(attended(5(dayMlong(trainings(with(the(Sonoma(County(Office(of(Education(
(SCOE)(and(a(representative(from(Smarter(Balanced(Assessment(Consortium((SBAC)(over(
the(course(of(a(year(to(look(at(the(changes(in(the(Common(Core(State(Standards(and(how(to(
implement( these( new( standards.( ( These( meetings( also( included( the( middle( school( math(
teachers( providing( a( strong( level( of( articulation( through( the( math( curriculum( from( the(
middle(school(to(the(high(school.(
((
To( address( the( discrepancy( in( training( and( professional( development( among( the( faculty,(
many(teachers(attended(either(a(threeMday(workshop(over(the(summer(or(an(intensive(oneM
day( workshop( with( a( Common( Core( specialist,( to( prepare( all( teachers( for( CCSS(
implementation.( Also( during( the( summer( 2013,( all( departments( used( the( furlough(
replacement( days( to( address( the( shift( to( Common( Core.( ( In( fall( 2013,( the( first( English(
Language( Arts( performance( task( was( given( to( juniors( in( their( English( classes.( ( The(
assessment(was(scored(by(English(teachers(and(the(Common(Core(specialist(using(a(rubric(
that( is( aligned( to( the( Smarter( Balanced( rubric.( ( Several( other( departments,( including(
Science,( History,( the( Arts( are( also( developing( performance( tasks.( ( The( Mathematics(
Department(has(implemented(portfolio(problems(in(all(nonMAP(Mathematics(courses(which(
encourage( mathematical( communication( and( openMended( process.( ( The( department( is(
working( on( having( a( common( rubric( for( these( tasks.( ( Sample( MARS( (Mathematics(
Assessment( Resource( Service)( tasks( have( been( given( in( some( math( classes( as( well.((
Additionally,( the( math( department( switched( to( a( Common( Core( State( Standard( aligned(
Algebra( 1( text( which( is( being( implemented( this( year,( and( the( entire( math( department( is(
participating(in(CPM((College(Preparatory(Mathematics)(training,(our(adopted(Mathematics(
curriculum,( for( three( Saturdays( this( year( to( assist( with( the( implementation( of( the( CCSS(
aligned(text(and(CCSS.((
(
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The( District( has( hired( a( Common( Core( specialist( from( Sonoma( State( University,( a( Math(
teacher( specialist( from( Sonoma( State( University,( and( teacher( leaders( to( support( teachers(
with(the(changes(as(a(result(of(CCSS(and(articulation(KM12.((Training(is(onMgoing(this(year(
through( professional( development( days,( faculty( meetings,( department( meetings,( District(
trainings( and( outside( workshops( and( conferences.( ( In( particular,( the( Math( Department(
leads(at(both(the(high(school(and(middle(school(are(working(with(the(Sonoma(State(Math(
teacher(specialist( on(a(peer(observation(and( reflection(tool(to(assist(the(Math(teachers(in(
their( implementation( of( the( CCSS.( ( Recognized( by( the( Sonoma( County( Assistant(
Superintendent,( one( of( our( English( Department( CoMChairs( participated( in( eight( days( of(
professional( development( and( now( serves( as( a( trainer( for( the( Close( Reading( Secondary(
Teacher(Leaders(Pilot(for(Sonoma(County.(
(
Special)Education)
With( significant( increases( to( the( number( of( students( who( have( Individualized( Education(
Plans((IEPs)(in(the(past(few(years,(consideration(of(how(best(to(serve(these(students(in(the(
least(restrictive(environment(has(been(a(primary(consideration(this(year.(((In(the(spring(of(
2013,( Resource( Specialist( Program( (RSP)( teachers( and( administration( met( with( 8th( grade(
families( for( IEP( transitional( meetings( to( establish( the( most( appropriate( placement( for(
students(entering(high(school.((Many(RSP(students(were(placed(in(general(education(classes(
necessitating( a( push( in( model( for( both( RSP( teaching( staff( and( Special( Education(
instructional(assistants.((Four(of(the(six(teachers(have(one(period(in(which(they(work(with(
general( education( teachers( in( the( classroom.( ( Although( still( being( adjusted,( Special(
Education(instructional(aides(have(also(been(placed(in(general(education(classes(for(some(
of(their(day(as(appropriate(to(better(serve(the(needs(of(students(with(IEPs.(
(
Additionally,(this(fall(we(have(had(significant(changes(of(our(special(education(instructional(
assistant( staffing( with( the( untimely( passing( of( one( aide( and( retirement( of( two( additional(
instructional( assistants.( ( We( have( a( new( RSP( Science( teacher,( hired( in( late( fall( after( the(
previous( teacher( informed( the( school( that( he( wouldnt( be( returning( just( days( before( the(
start( in( August.( ( We( will( continue( to( look( for( the( most( strategic( placement( for( our(
certificated(and(classified(support(within(the(general(education(classes.(
(
Ongoing( concerns( were( addressed( this( year,( 2013M2014,( with( the( addition( of( Advisory( to(
the( Master( Schedule.( This( change( now( allows( Special( Education( teachers( to( see( all( of( the(
students( on( their( caseloads( on( a( regular( basis( and( to( have( easy( access( to( their( students(
progress.( ( Previously,( neither( Special( Education( teachers,( nor( general( education( teachers(
could( easily( identify( caseload( managers( through( the( student( information( system,( Power(
School.((With(the(creation(of(the(Advisory(classes,(this(information(break(has(been(resolved.((
All(Special(Education(teachers(have(their(own(caseloads(for(their(Advisory(classes(and(as(
such,( have( contact( with( the( students( on( their( caseload( almost( weekly.( ( All( staff( can( now(
easily(identify(RSP(or(SDC(students(by(the(Advisory(teacher.(
(
Also( new( in( 2013M2014,( Special( Education( teachers,( instead( of( meeting( separately( as( a(
department( during( the( weekly( Common( Planning,( are( meeting( with( teachers( in( their(
content(department(meetings(for(three(of(the(four(Wednesdays(per(month.((Currently,(they(
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meet(the(4th(Wednesday(of(the(month(during(the(contractual(Common(Planning(as(a(Special(
Education(Department(and(then(also(collaborate(after(school(on(the(1st(and(3rd(Thursday(of(
the(month(for(an(hour,(as(needed.((This(adjustment(to(their(common(meeting(times(allows(
the( Special( Education( teachers( to( collaborate( and( plan( with( general( education( teachers,(
particularly(important(due(to(the(fact(there(are(greater(numbers(of(students(with(IEPs(in(
the(general(education(classes,(and(with(the(imminent(changes(in(instruction(due(to(CCSS.(
(
Staff,( through( Faculty( Senate,( is( working( this( year( to( create( a( task( force( comprised( of(
teachers(and(administrators(who(will(address(concerns(and(clarify(definitions(and(criteria(
for(accommodations(versus(modifications(and(the(implications(on(the(curriculum(content(
and(course(level(within(the(general(education(classroom.(
(
English)Learners)and)English)Language)Development))
Over( the( past( three( years,( the( ELD( population( has( decreased( which( has( resulted( in( a(
combined( class(of(ELD(1,(2(and(3(with(an(enrollment(of(13(which(meets(for(two(periods.((
This(class(utilizes(Teacher(Support(Network((TSN)(volunteers(as(well(as(student(academic(
tutors.( ( Students( who( are( classified( as( ELD( 4( are( either( placed( in( English( 1( with( ALD(
(Academic( Language( Development)( support,( with( a( current( enrollment( of( 16( or( in( Read(
180,(if(they(need(additional(help(in(reading(with(a(current(enrollment(of(10.(Students(are(
scheduled(individually(to(maximize(their(academic(success.((
(
The( number( of( students( being( redesignated( has( increased( significantly.( ( The( high( school(
has(an(English(Learner(Coordinator(with(a(0.2(FTE(assignment.((She(is(on(campus(one(day(
per(week,(but(her(responsibilities(include(monitoring(all(English(Learners(and(all(students(
redesignated(for(two(years(following(their(redesignation(which(is(upwards(of(300(students.((
We( are( cognizant( that( this( is( insufficient( time( to( monitor( and( provide( accurate(
documentation( and( are( looking( at( ways( to( provide( additional( classified( and( certificated(
support.( ( English( Learners( enrolled( in( ELD,( ALD( and( Read( 180( (which( are( 39( out( of( 153(
English(Learners)(have(been(successful,(but(the(transition(to(college(preparatory(English(is(
difficult(and(scaffolding(is(not(always(implemented,(particularly(in(core(academic(courses.(
The( Read( 180( course( consists( of( all( freshmen( and( the( ALD( course( enrollment( includes(
primarily(freshmen.(((
(
While( all( certificated( teaching( staff( is( either( currently( BCLAD( or( CLAD/SDAIE( certified(
(with(one(exception(of(a(teacher(who(is(activity(pursuing(certification)(intentional(focused(
staff(development(dedicated(to(addressing(the(particular(needs(of(EL(students(and(recently(
redesignated( students( should( be( augmented.( ( District( EL( Managers( and( administration(
meet(regularly(to(discuss(the(needs(of(English(Learners.((The(school(has(an(active(English(
Learner( Advisory( Committee( (ELAC)( which( meets( monthly( and( District( English( Learner(
Advisory( Committee( (DELAC)( gathers( regularly.( ( However,( an( updated( ELL( Master( Plan(
would( be( beneficial( with( clear( focus( and( direction( on( how( to( address( the( needs( of( this(
subgroup.( ( Latino( students( are( showing( improvement( in( standardized( test( scores,( aMg(
completion(rate(and(entrance(to(4Myear(colleges,(but(there(still(is(a(significant(achievement(
gap.((((
(
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The( EL( Manager( also( acts( as( a( Testing( Coordinator( for( the( District( and( administers( the(
annual( CELDT( (California( English( Language( Development( Test)( and( all( AP( (Advanced(
Placement)(tests.((She(also(assists(with(the(CAHSEE((California(High(School(Exit(Exam).(
(
Impact)of)Dual)Immersion)Program)and)Seal)of)Biliteracy)
Sonoma( Valley( High( School( offered( its( first( a( Seal( of( Biliteracy( to( graduates( who( met( the(
requirements( in( May( 2011.( ( This( year( also( coincided( with( the( first( students( to( graduate(
from( high( school( who( participated( in( the( dual( language( Spanish/English( TwoMWay(
Immersion( Program( at( Flowery( Elementary( and( Adele( Harrison( Middle( Schools.( ( ( The(
requirements(to(achieve(the(Seal(now(match(the(State(of(California(requirements.((In(2011,(
11(seniors(earned(the(Seal(of(Biliteracy,(while(in(May(2012(and(in(May(2013,(18(students(
and( 19( students,( respectively,( earned( this( honor.( ( These( students( did( not( have( a(
predominant(ethnicity.(
(
As( the( Flowery( Elementary( and( Adele( Harrison( Dual( Immersion( Program( students( reach(
high( school,( questions( about( course( articulation( and( distinctive( academic( language( needs(
for(immersion(students(in(Spanish(world(language(classes(have(arisen.((A(District(level(Dual(
Immersion(Task(Force(was(created(this(year,(2013M2014,(to(begin(to(look(at(the(articulated(
program(and(address(the(specific(needs(of(these(students.(
(
Senior)Project)Changes)
Completion( of( a( Senior( Project( is( a( graduation( requirement( and( has( been( in( place( since(
1998.((Students(are(required(to(select(a(project(of(their(choice(which(will(provide(a(learning(
stretch.((They(must(complete(a(Topic(Approval(Packet(with(a(Letter(of(Intent,(and(secure(an(
adult( mentor.( ( Students( also( complete( a( research( paper,( create( a( promotional( poster,(
compile( a( portfolio,( complete( a( minimum( of( 20( hours( in( the( spring( semester( on( their(
project(and(then(deliver(an(oral(presentation(in(May(of(their(senior(year.(((
(
While( Senior( Project( was( designed( to( be( a( cumulative( demonstration( and( assessment( of(
skills( learned( throughout( high( school,( for( some( students( who( did( not( satisfactorily(
complete( research( papers( in( their( English( or( History( courses( in( grades( 9M11,( the(
assessment( becomes( the( learning( vehicle.( ( With( various( changes( to( the( schedule( and( the(
structure( of( Senior( Project( advisors( in( recent( years,( the( diminishing( teacher( advisor(
support( for( students( became( problematic.( ( Implementation( of( Advisory( was( the( primary(
solution( to( provide( contact( time( during( the( school( day( for( seniors( to( meet( with( their(
support( teachers.( ( As( a( secondary( solution( which( was( also( implemented( this( year,( 2013M
2104,( is( a( mandatory( Friday( School( from( 3:00M6:00( p.m.( on( targeted( Fridays( for( students(
who(either(did(not(turn(in(a(Senior(Project(component(on(time,(or(who(need(extra(support.((
Certificated( teachers( and( TSN( volunteers( are( available( to( assist( students( in( completing(
their(Senior(Project.(
(
AVID)Development))
The( AVID( (Advancement( Via( Individual( Determination)( Program( at( Sonoma( Valley( High(
School( was( implemented( to( address( the( underrepresentation( of( subgroups( in( Honors/AP(
courses,( aMg( requirement( completion( and( 4Myear( college( attendance( rates.( ( Our( AVID(
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program(began(with(one(section(of(sophomores(in(2004(and(has(been(at(its(full(maturity(of(
one(section(per(grade(level(since(the(2009M2010(schoolMyear,(with(a(current(enrollment(of(
117(students((approximately(9%(of(the(student(population).((There(is(a(solid(core(of(AVID(
teachers(who(stay(with(their(AVID(class(all(four(years,(as(well(as(a(dedicated(counselor(for(
each(AVID(class.((While(not(by(intent,(but(in(addressing(the(needs(and(demographics(of(our(
school,( the( majority( of( the( AVID( students( are( Latino( students,( and( all( will( be( firstM
generation( college( students.( ( ( Approximately( three( quarters( of( our( AVID( students( are(
considered(socioeconomically(disadvantaged.(((
(
For( several( years( and( until( this( year,( our( school( had( a( 0.2( FTE( onMsite( AVID( Coordinator(
who( managed:( AVID( tutor( training,( promoted( AVID( instructional( strategies,( coordinated(
the(AVID(site(team,(recruited(the(AVID(students,(maintained(program(data(and(completed(
required(documentation.((The(duties(of(the(AVID(Coordinator(are(currently(being(handled(
by( an( AVID( teacher( through( adjunct( duty( hours( and( the( viceMprincipal( who( oversees(
curriculum.( ( The( newly( hired( viceMprincipal( was( an( AVID( District( Coordinator( prior( to(
working( at( SVHS( and( brings( knowledge( of( AVID( strategies( and( the( AVID( Program( to( the(
administrative( level.( ( In( the( 2013M2014( school( year( there( have( been( several( AVID(
instructional( strategies( shared( with( the( staff( which( complement( our( staffs( prior( training(
and(high(usage(of(Cornell(Notes(school(wide.(
(
AVID( success( includes( an( increase( in( the( number( of( Latino( students( applying( to,( being(
accepted( at( and( attending( a( four( year( college( or( university.( ( The( percentage( of( Latino(
students( accepted( into( a( fourMyear( university( is( higher( in( the( AVID( classes( (82%)( versus(
those( not( (10%).( ( In( 2013,( 30( Latinos( completed( the( aMg( requirements( and( of( those( 30(
students,(23(were(AVID(students.((A(high(number(of(our(AVID(students(have(taken(at(least(
one(AP(courses((78%)(and(all(but(one(of(our(AVID(seniors((who(was(already(planning(on(
enlisting(in(the(military)(took(the(SAT(or(ACT(last(year.((Many(of(the(Latino(students(in(the(
higher(level(math(and(science(classes(are(AVID(students.((It(is(also(important(to(note(that(
most( of( these( students( have( been( able( to( fit( AVID( into( their( schedule( by( taking( 0( period(
courses( or( summer( school( chemistry( or( waiving( P.E.( ( As( such,( AVID( has( not( significantly(
prevented(the(students(from(taking(elective(courses.(((
'
Further(development(of(the(AVID(Program(is(needed(in(order(to(address(discrepancies(in(
subgroup(representation(in(Honors(and(AP(courses.(Completing(the(aMg(requirements(and(
four(year(college/university(continues(to(be(an(interest.((Some(areas(for(improvement(are(
further( supporting( the( AVID( students( in( Mathematics( and( Science,( further( assisting( the(
students( in( finding( more( financial( resources( besides( student( loans( so( that( they( will( not(
have( finances( be( a( hurdle( to( attending( a( fourMyear( university,( supporting( those( AVID(
students(who(do(choose(to(attend(the(junior(college(so(that(they(matriculate(to(a(four(year(
university( in( 2( years,( better( promoting( the( successes( of( the( program,( training( the( staff(
members(in(AVID(strategies(and(encouraging(increased(student(interest(in(the(program.(
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Career)and)Technical)Education)
Career( and( Technical( Education( (CTE)( courses( are( grounded( in( traditional( vocational(
education,(but(have(flexibility(to(adapt(to(a(varying(work(force(in(a(changing(technological(
world.( ( These( courses( have( at( least( 50( percent( of( course( curriculum( and( content( directly(
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related( to( the( development( of( career( knowledge( and( specific( industry( skills( (California(
Department(of(Education).(At(Sonoma(Valley(High(School(we(offer(a(sequence(of(courses(in(
seven(industry(sectors:(Agriculture(and(Natural(Resources;(Arts,(Media(and(Entertainment;(
Building( Trades( and( Construction;( Education,( Child( Development( and( Family( Services;(
Engineering( and( Design;( Hospitality,( Tourism( and( Recreation;( and( Manufacturing( and(
Product(Development.((Several(of(our(sections(are(funded(at(the(County(level(through(the(
Regional(Occupational(Program((ROP).(((
(
We(offer(a(wide(array(of(courses(including(Agricultural(Mechanics,(Floral(Design,(Culinary(
Arts,( Photography,( Video( Productions,( Wood,( Metal,( Child( Development,( Introduction( to(
Engineering(and(Principals(of(Engineering.((Several(of(these(courses(are(designated(aMg.((In(
the( last( few( years( we( have( achieved( articulation( agreements( with( Santa( Rosa( Junior(
College,(the(local(community(college,(for(students(to(receive(college(credit(and/or(advanced(
placement( for( courses( in( child( development,( video,( photography,( culinary( arts( and( metal.((
Additionally,(students(have(had(the(opportunity(to(receive(ServSafe(Industry(Certification(
and(begin(the(National(Institute(for(Metal(Working(Skills((NIMS)(Certification,(Level(1(on(a(
limited(basis.((Additional(funding(is(received(with(application(and(documentation(through(
the(Carl(J.(Perkins(grant(for(CTE(sequences(of(courses.((
(
College)&)Career)Center)Redesign)/)College)Support)Programs)
The(resource(center(for(students(underwent(a(major(change(transitioning(from(the(Career(
Center( to( the( College( &( Career( Center( in( the( 2009M2010( school( year.( ( After( significant(
cuts(to(the(Career(Center,(the(position(of(the(College(&(Career(Center(Coordinator(increased(
from( .6( FTE( for( 2009M2010( to( 1.0( FTE( for( 2010M2011.( ( The( Center( currently( has( a( .3( FTE(
classified( College( &( Career( Specialist,( in( addition( to( the( 1.0( FTE( Coordinator( and(
coordinates( and( collaborates( with( the( counseling( staff( on( a( daily( basis.( ( While( the( school(
has(3.4(FTE(counselors(dedicated(to(comprehensive(counseling(including(college(support,(
the( redesign( of( the( College( &( Career( Center( with( greater( collaboration( in( the( entire(
Counseling(Department(has(allowed(for(more(comprehensive(support(for(students.(
(
The(Center(is(open(on(a(walkMin(basis(or(by(appointment,(before(school,(at(break,(at(lunch(
and( after( school,( five( days( a( week.( ( ( With( seven( computers( accessible( to( students( and(
support( from( adults,( students( may( complete( college( applications,( financial( aid(
profiles/applications,( scholarship( applications,( resumes,( and( more.( ( Workshops( and(
student/parent( information( nights( are( offered( throughout( the( year( and( much( of( the(
material( is( available( in( Spanish.( ( Support( personnel( also( offers( a( grass( roots( college(
preparation( assistance( program( called,( College' Application' Accelerated' Track( (CAAT),( for(
junior(students(who(want(to(be(better(prepared(and(obtain(targeted(direction(throughout(
the( application( process.( ( A( summer( camp( was( debuted( in( 2013( to( provide( a( designated(
time,(place(and(academic(environment(with(additional(support(available(to(4Myear(college(
bound( students.( The( College( &( Career( Center( provides( regular( and( consistent( access( to(
relevant(materials(and(support(for(students.((
(
College( &( Career( Center( personnel,( in( conjunction( with( counseling( staff( also( provide(
connections( to( outside( college( support( programs( generally( for( socioMeconomically(
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disadvantaged( first( generation( college( bound( students( such( as( Academic( Talent( Search(
through(Sonoma(State(University,(Summer(Search,(10,000(Degrees,(Students(Rising(Above(
and(QuestBridge.((A(10,000(Degrees(college(support(representative(meets(twice(weekly(on(
campus( to( provide( support( to( students( during( the( A+( time( and( during( lunch.( ( Currently(
there(are(30(students(who(receive(support(and(college(funds(through(10,000(Degrees,(but(
students( who( are( not( officially( part( of( the( program( have( been( welcomed( as( well.( ( ( The(
College(&(Career(Center(also(coordinates(with(the(College(Bound(program(at(the(Boys(and(
Girls(Club(and(with(Sonoma(Valley(Teen(Services.(
(
Community)Support)/)Student)Support)Programs)
The( Sonoma( Valley( Mentoring( Alliance( maintains( an( office/resource( center( on( campus( to(
provide(a(space(for(students(and(their(adult(mentors(to(meet(on(a(regular(basis.((More(than(
100( students( have( mentors( who( have( been( working( with( them( for( multiple( years,( often(
since(elementary(school.((Creation(of(a(supplementary(siteMbased(program,(in(coordination(
with(the(nonMprofit(Sonoma(Mentoring(Alliance,(occurred(for(the(first(time(in(2011.((Seize'
the'Advantage'Student'Seminars'(SASS),(a(young(mens(group(mentoring(program(is(being(
offered(by(community(volunteers(to(address(the(disparity(in(the(number(of(male(students(
who(enroll(in(AVID,(Honors(and(AP(courses,(make(the(Honor(Roll(and/or(apply(to(college.(((
(
The( Sonoma( Valley( Teen( Services( also( has( a( space( on( site( and( runs( a( caf( that( provides(
after(school(activities(and(tutoring(for(students,(job(and(life(skill(training(and(the(Teen(Safe(
Ride( program.( ( The( Teen( Services( provides( work( related( workshops,( field( trips( and(
opportunities( for( student( led( microMbusinesses( such( as( Lovin( Oven( (micro( baking(
enterprise)(and(a(bike(repair(training.(
(
The( Valley( of( the( Moon( Boys( &( Girls( Club( has( representation( on( campus( with( outreach(
personnel( connecting( with( students( at( lunch( and( after( school.( ( Plans( are( pending( for( the(
Club(to(have(a(space(on(campus(in(order(to(provide(lunchtime(activities(such(as(Keystone(
Club,(intramurals(and(extraMcurricular(activities(after(school(with(the(idea(that(there(would(
be(a(satellite(club(on(campus.(((
(
The( Sonoma( Valley( Education( Foundation( (SVEF),( the( fundraising( arm( for( the( Sonoma(
Valley( Unified( School( District,( supports( the( high( school( in( a( variety( of( ways( including:(
Teacher(Support(Network((TSN),(Freshman(Teams,(EDT(Pathway,(school(gardens(project,(
mini(grants(and(more.((TSN(provides(adult(volunteers(to(work(in(the(classroom(to(support(
teachers( and( learning.( ( Volunteers( work( in( AVID( classes,( in( core( subject( classes,( in( CTE(
classes(and(in(the(College(&(Career(Center.((Additionally,(they(work(with(students(to(help(
them(complete(their(Senior(Project.(((
(
Sonoma(High(School(Booster(Club(is(the(fundraising(vehicle(for(athletics(and(coMcurricular(
activities( at( the( high( school.( ( With( an( annual( budget( of( over( $100,000,( Boosters( funds( all(
athletic( teams( with( uniforms,( equipment( and( extra( expenses( including( athletic( training(
supplies( and( tournaments.( The( Booster( Club( also( supports( coMcurricular( activities( on(
campus(including(past(funding(for(the(school(newspaper,(forensics,(video,(dance,(music(and(
more.( ( While( the( Boosters( Club( has( experienced( a( decline( in( membership( and( active(
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leadership( in( recent( years,( new( families( have( recently( joined( bringing( positive( energy(
resulting( in( the( opening( of( the( Dragons( Pit,( an( on( campus( concession( booth( for( home(
games.((The(opening(serves(not(only(as(money(generating(opportunity,(but(also(as(a(source(
pride.( ( ( ( Fundraising( efforts( contributing( to( Boosters( are( the( Sonoma( Home( Winemakers(
event(in(the(fall(and(the(Super(Bowl(Crab(Feed(in(February.(((
(
Outside(funding(for(Sonoma(Advocates(for(Youth((SAY)(which(had(provided(an(onMsite(part(
time(Marriage(Family(Therapist((MFT)(was(originally(cut(this(year.((Fortunately,(additional(
resources(have(recently(been(secured(to(recuperate(a(part(time(MFT(for(students(who(face(
significant(social(and(emotional(challenges.(((This(was(seen(as(critical(and(we(are(grateful(
for(the(positive(response.((
(
In(the(past(two(years,(the(high(school(and(District(administration(have(developed(stronger(
ties( with( community( nonMprofits( and( meet( quarterly( with( Executive( Directors( of( the(
Mentoring( Alliance,( the( Sonoma( Valley( Teen( Services,( the( Boys( &( Girls( Club,( the( Sonoma(
Valley(Education(Foundation((SVEF)(and(the(Chamber(of(Commerce(to(coordinate(services(
to(high(school(students.((Additionally,(this(year(will(mark(the(third(year(that(the(high(school(
has( collaborated( with( the( Chamber( of( Commerce( to( provide( programming( with( student(
speakers(and(performers(at(their(annual(Salute'to'Education'Chamber(breakfast.((((
(
Student)Leadership)/)Student)Activities!
Student(involvement(in(activities(outside(of(the(classroom(is(both(meaningful(and(intrinsic(
to(the(culture(of(Sonoma(Valley(High(School.((As(mentioned(in(Chapter(1,(SVHS(offers(a(wide(
range( of( extracurricular( activities( including( more( than( 46( clubs( and( 30( interscholastic(
sports( teams.( ( There( has( been( a( significant( increase( in( student( led( clubs( which( are(
academic,(service(oriented(and/or(of(special(interest(in(nature.((A(few(years(ago(Club(Rush(
began( and( is( now( an( annual( event( which( encourages( students( to( become( involved( at(
school.( ( Freshmen( in( particular( are( encouraged( to( join( at( least( one( club,( sport( or( coM
curricular( activity.( ( There( has( been( a( significant( increase( involvement( and( enthusiasm(
around(student(clubs.(
(
Student(leaders(are(enrolled(in(a(leadership(class(which(has(had(an(application(process(and(
waiting( list( for( the( last( couple( of( years.( ( The( previous( Leadership( teacher( of( seven( years(
successfully( helped( build( a( student( ledMprogram( of( selfMadvocacy( with( a( wide( range( of(
student( activities.( ( New( this( year,( 2013M2014,( the( current( leadership( teacher( is( receiving(
support(from(the(retiring(teacher(to(insure(a(smooth(transition(and(to(continue(the(strong(
program(that(has(been(in(place.((Students(are(elected(into(leadership(roles(by(their(peers(
through( a( democratic( voting( process( with( the( Slate( ( Student( Voice,( Student( Activities(
Director(and(Student(Financial(Advisor((being(selected(through(a(democratic(convention(
process( each( spring.( ( ( General( Assembly( meets( monthly( and( is( comprised( of(
representatives(from(each(Advisory(class.((School(wide(issues(and(concerns(are(discussed(
at(General(Assembly(for(student(input.(((
(
(
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Link)Crew!
The( Link( Crew( Program( was( introduced( and( implemented( five( years( ago( based( on( a(
commitment(to(support(incoming(freshmen(and(desire(to(improve(our(school(culture.((The(
program(coordination(has(expanded(from(one(staff(member(to(four(trained(staff(members(
in( 2013M2014.( ( The( three( new( Freshman( Team( teachers,( plus( one( returning( leader,(
implemented( and( expanded( the( Link( Crew( program.( ( Beginning( with( a( Link( Crew(
Orientation,( every( freshman( is( assigned( a( trained( upperclassman( Link( Leader.( ( This( peer(
mentor(relationship(beginning(on(the(day(of(orientation(is(designed(to(continue(throughout(
the( year.( ( Each( Link( Leader( is( assigned( to( a( freshman( team( to( offer( additional( support(
through( the( freshman( team( structure.( ( Beyond( the( initial( fourMhour( orientation,( the(
program( has( expanded( to( include( Link( Leader( studentMled( activities( during( Freshman(
Seminar,( as( well( as( extracurricular( activities( for( all( freshmen,( run( by( the( Link( Leaders.((
Activities( include:( a( three( way( dodge( ball( game( at( lunch( for( all( freshmen,( guidance( about(
Homecoming(and(other(student(activities,(a(movie(night(for(all(freshmen,(a(nacho(party(and(
a( finals( study( party( where( the( Link( Leaders( act( as( tutors.( ( In( previous( years,( the(
participation(rate(was(approximately(50%(since(Link(Crew(happened(in(the(days(prior(the(
first(day(of(school.((This(year,(2013M2104,(the(Link(Crew(Program(had(its(most(successful(
year(since(freshman(orientation(occurred(on(the(first(day(of(school(allowing(for(the(entire(
freshman(class(to(participate.((
(
Dragon)Day)
This(year(for(the(first(year(ever,(SVHS(had(an(alternative(first(day(of(school.((The(goal(for(
this( first( day( was( to( show( students( what( we,( as( a( staff,( valued( above( and( beyond( the(
curriculum( of( our( courses.( ( An( acronym( of( the( school( mascot,( DRAGON,( was( developed(
(Dreams,(Respect,(Academics,(Grit,(Originality,(Nobleness)(and(a(lesson(was(developed(for(
each(period(of(the(first(day(of(school(addressing(these(themes.((The(lessons(were(developed(
by(a(crossMcurricular(team(of(teachers(over(the(summer(and(were(taught(and(presented(to(
the(staff(at(the(Staff(Development(Day(prior(to(the(first(day(of(school.(((
(
As(part(of(the(lessons,(all(students(received(a(Dragon(pencil(and(a(card(listing(resources(and(
hotlines( for( students( in( need( or( distress.( ( Additionally,( the( schools( leadership( class(
organized( a( BackMtoMSchool( Rally( that( happened( at( the( end( of( the( first( day( and( every(
student( was( given( a( Dragon( tMshirt.( ( The( goal( was( to( increase( school( spirit,( as( well( as(
provide(every(student(with(dragon(gear(to(wear(throughout(the(year.(((We(also(distributed(
dragon( temporary( tattoos( and( popsicles( to( all( students( at( lunch.( ( It( was( an( incredibly(
positive( beginning( to( the( school( year( and( was( warmly( received( by( the( students,( parents(
and(staff(alike.(
(
Tolerance)Plan)
In(the(Fall(of(2012,(looking(to(respond(to(an(increase(in(student(to(student(and(student(to(
teacher( bullying( the( previous( year,( a( group( of( teachers( and( one( viceMprincipal( set( out( to(
develop(and(implement(a(Tolerance(Plan(for(the(2012M2013(school(year.((The(specific(areas(
of( focus( were( homophobic( and( antiMSemitic( behaviors,( responding( to( slurs( that( had(
occurred( both( visually( and( verbally( the( previous( spring( towards( teachers( and( students.((
This( Tolerance( Plan( included( school( wide( lesson( plans.( ( The( plans( came( from( various(
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sources(and(had(different(approaches,(but(included(a(video(from(Teaching(Tolerance(and(
followMup( activities( which( were( shown( in( all( social( science( courses,( a( series( of( activities(
connecting(the(holocaust(to(modern(day(instances(of(hate(crimes(and(an(activity(based(on(
the( T.V.( show( Glee( which( were( conducted( during( A+.( ( We( had( one( school( wide( assembly(
from( Teen( Truth,( with( a( related( followMup( program( for( 100( students( called( the( Plus(
Program.( ( ( In( this( program,( students( participated( in( and( were( trained( to( run( a( student(
forum(addressing(whatever(issues(were(pertinent.((This(program(inspired(the(creation(of(a(
student(led(club,(The(Plus(Program(Club,(which(has(been(running(student(forums(the(past(
year.(((
(
Additionally,(in(the(spring(of(last(year,(2012,(we(had(a(Challenge(Day(in(which(100(students(
participated.((We(created(a(visual(media(campaign(of(posters(with(positive(messages(that(
were(distributed(to(all(teachers(and(created(a(student(hotline(for(anonymous(reporting(of(
any(hate(incidences.((A(combination(of(district(and(site(funds(as(well(as(support(from(the(
Sonoma( Valley( Education( Foundation( and( a( local( anonymous( donor( made( the( activities(
possible.((As(a(result(of(these(efforts,(we(did(see(a(rise(in(disciplinary(infractions(involved(
with( bullying( and( harassment.( ( This( was( expected( since( students( and( staff( are( better(
informed( and( feel( more( confident( in( passing( along( information( to( the( proper( authorities.((((
Each(of(these(events(raised(student(awareness(on(the(negative(impact(of(hate(and(bullying(
on(others.((It(is(hoped(that(this(raised(awareness(turns(into(positive(action.((There(are(plans(
to( continue( and( further( develop( the( Tolerance( Plan( which( will( parallel( the( updated( and(
revised(Behavior(Expectations.(
(
Professional)Development)
In(the(past(two(years,(staff(has(had(significant(opportunities(for(professional(development(
including( Agriculture( meetings( and( conferences,( AP( training,( AVID( training,( Beginning(
Teacher( Support( and( Assessment( Training( (BTSA),( counseling( conferences( and( training,(
meetings( and( trainings( for( the( EDT( Pathway( and( Freshman( Teams,( Illuminate( Training(
(our( student( data( system),( workshops( for( English( teachers,( Link( Crew( training,( Power(
School( Training,( WASC( training,( tools( for( media( literacy,( and( significant( and( varied(
opportunities( for( training( in( Common( Core( State( Standards( (CCSS)( ( (See( Appendix,( staff(
development)((For(CCSS,(teachers(have(participated(in(site(and(District(trainings(and(have(
formed(cadres(to(learn(about(CC(instructional(strategies,(implementation(and(performance(
tasks.( ( Staff( meets( weekly( for( collaboration( with( departments;( although( the( WASC( SelfM
Study( has( occupied( some( of( this( time.( ( Additionally,( staff( meetings( and( student( free( days(
are(designated(for(professional(development(opportunities.((
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Facilities)Improvements)
While(the(District(went(through(years(of(significant(cutbacks(to(maintenance(and(custodial(
support,(this(year(we(have(been(able(to(restore(two(custodial(positions(to(bring(the(total(to(
four( full( time( custodians( on( campus.( ( Efforts( were( made( during( this( past( summer( to(
beautify( the( campus( with( a( paid( student( work( crew.( ( Painting,( weeding,( planting( and(
general( maintenance( occurred( over( a( threeMweek( period.( ( Additionally,( flower( beds( and(
pots(have(been(planted(and(dragon(footprints(were(painted(to(celebrate(our(mascot(during(
Homecoming.((A(community(work(crew(power(washed,(scraped(gum(off(cement,(weeded,(
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spread(bark(and(painted(one(Sunday(in(October.((A(student(mural(was(created(in(the(H(
courtyard( last( year( with( plans( for( possible( future( murals.( ( There( was( some( movement( in(
classrooms(to(consolidate(the(science(rooms(and(new(flooring(was(placed(in(the(freshman(
science( rooms( with( new( carpeting( and( curtains( for( the( Little( Theatre.( ( The( Science(
computer(lab(received(the(redistribution(of(computers,(while(the(library(received(a(brand(
new( 35Mstation( computer( lab.( ( For( the( first( time,( a( dedicated( staff( room( was( created( to(
allow(for(both(classified(and(certificated(members(to(gather(for(breaks(and(lunch.((The(staff(
room(also(serves(as(a(meeting(room.(
(
Increased)Communication)
In( 2009M2010,( our( schoolMwide( attendance( and( grading( system( changed( over( to(
PowerSchool,( an( integrated( technology( system( which( allows( parents( to( access( student(
attendance(and(grades.((Last(year,(2012M2013,(Illuminate(replaced(Edusoft(as(our(student(
data(system.((Some(training(has(occurred(for(Illuminate,(but(widespread(use(amongst(staff(
is(still(limited.(((
(
In( 2010M2011,( certificated( staff,( District( staff( and( TSN( volunteers( carried( out( a( website(
redesign( for( the( school( web( page( which( has( undergone( ongoing( improvement( to( provide(
information( about( calendar( events,( programs,( teachers( and( services.( ( A( daily( bulletin( is(
read(to(students(over(the(intercom,(posted(on(the(website(and(is(available(in(English(and(in(
Spanish( by( email( for( those( students,( parents( or( community( members( who( wish( to( know(
about( the( happenings( at( SVHS.( ( Global( Connect,( our( mass( telephone( dialing( system,( is(
utilized( to( inform( parents( about( tardies,( absences( and( cuts( as( well( as( about( upcoming(
events(and(programs.(((
(
A( student( broadcast( is( produced( by( the( Advanced( Video( Production( students( at( least( biM
monthly( to( keep( students( apprised( of( happenings( on( campus( and( connect( them( with(
student( life.( ( The( broadcast( capabilities( have( developed( and( become( more( sophisticated(
over(the(past(six(years(as(the(video(program(has(grown.(((The(student(newspaper,(Dragons(
Tale,(is(also(published(at(least(quarterly(by(the(student(newspaper(class(to(keep(students(
informed.(
(
Boosters( Club,( Graduation( Night( Committee,( ELAC( and( School( Site( Council( all( meet( on( a(
monthly(basis(with(attendance(at(Boosters(and(ELAC(meetings(increasing.((Parent(outreach(
also(includes(information(nights(which(are(organized(and(presented(by(Counseling(and(the(
College(&(Career(Center,(the(Freshman(Teams(and(the(Engineering,(Design(and(Technology(
Pathway(teachers.(
(
Measure)H)
Measure(H,(a($40(million(bond(issue,(was(passed(by(the(Sonoma(voters(in(2010.(In(addition(
to(transferring(to(a(solarMpowered(electrical(system(for(all(facilities,(a(significant(portion(of(
monies( raised( has( been( allocated( for( technology( improvement( and( for( career( technical(
education.( Virtually( all( classrooms( have( multiMmedia( teacher( stations,( which( include( LCD(
projectors,( laptop( connectivity,( document( readers,( sound( systems( and( WiMFi( access.((
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Attendance( and( grading( programs( have( been( upgraded( with( PowerSchool( and( access( to(
PowerSchool(by(students(and(parents(has(been(made(more(easily(available.(((
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Sonoma)Valley)Unified)School)District)(SVUSD))Strategic)Plan)
The(Sonoma(Valley(Unified(School(District(Board(of(Trustees(recently(adopted(the(SVUSD(
2013M2016(Strategic(Plan:(Teaching,'Learning'and'Partnering'for'Excellence.(This(document(
describes( the( Districts( strategic( priorities( for( the( next( three( years.( ( Progress( will( be(
assessed(each(year(and(the(plan(will(be(updated(on(an(annual(basis.((The(plan(was(drafted(
under( the( watch( of( a( Strategic( Planning( Steering( Committee( (SPSC),( with( input( from(
stakeholders((students,(parents,(community,(staff)(who(attended(a(focus(group(discussions,(
completed(surveys(and(commented(on(preliminary(findings.(
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Over(the(past(three(years,(the(District(has(been(monitoring(progress(on(critical(benchmarks(
on(the(journey(from(preschool(to(high(school(graduation.((These(critical(benchmarks(and(
their(current(status(in(the(SVUSD(are:(
At( least( one( year( of( highMquality( preMschool( (about' 50%' of' SUVSD' kindergartners' enter'
kindergarten'with'no'preDschool'experience)'
Reading(at(grade(level(by(the(end(of(3rd(grade( (43%' of' third' graders' are' reading' at' grade'

level'according'to'nationally'normedDbenchmark'measures)'
Proficient( in( English( Language( and( Math( by( the( beginning( of( 6th( grade( (59%' of' fifth'
graders' are' proficient' or' higher' in' English' Language' Arts' and' 46%' of' fifth' graders' are' proficient' or'
higher'in'Math'as'measured'by'the'California'Standards'Test)'
Ready( for( college( prep( classes( by( 9th( grade( (48%' are' proficient' in' English' and' 47%' are'
proficient'in'Algebra'or'Geometry'by'the'end'of'8th'grade'as'measured'by'the'CST)'
(
With( these( critical( benchmarks( in( place,( the( SVUSD( Mission( is( that:( ( Together,' with' the'
support' of' parents,' teachers,' and' the' community,' students' will' graduate' from' the' SVUSD'
prepared' for' success' in' college,' career,' and' life.' ( We( are( working( so( that( all( students( will(
graduate(from(Sonoma(Valley(High(School(both(college(and(career(ready.(
(
The(SVUSD(long(range(vision(is(that:(
(All' children' in' the' SVUSD' will' have' the' opportunity' to' reach' their' full' potential' in' the'
classroom'and'beyond.''Within'every'school'there'will'be'a'consistent'commitment'to'teaching'
excellence,'a'culture'of'high'expectations,'and'an'emphasis'on'student'engagement.'''An'active'
partnership'between'students,'parents'and'teachers'will'be'an'essential'component'of'student'
success.' ' Our' community' will' proudly' support' our' schools' with' time,' talent' and' resources.((
Sonoma(Valley(High(School(is(an(integral(part(of(the(Strategic(Plan(for(SVUSD.(
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ONGOING)SCHOOL)IMPROVEMENT)/)LEADERSHIP)
Following( the( 2008( WASC( visit,( The( School( Action( Plan( Advisory( Committee( (SAPA)( was(
formed( to( monitor( and( implement( recommendations( from( the( visiting( committee( report.(
SAPA( team( members( included( representation( from( each( subject( area( department,(
administrators.( One( of( the( significant( developments( that( came( from( SAPA( was( to( design(
goals( listed( under( the( Critical( Learner( Needs( as( SMART( goals.( ( As( work( progressed( on(
subsequent(Single(Plans(for(Student(Achievement((SPSAs),(the(approach(to(creating(SMART(
goals( has( continued.( ( The( SAPA( team( disbanded( with( the( 2010( retiring( principal,( but( the(
Design( Team( was( formed( to( address( some( of( the( goals( of( the( Action( Plan.( ( ( The( Design(
Team(disbanded(after(the(2010M2011(school(year(in(which(freshman(teams,(geography(for(
freshmen(and(aMg(graduation(requirements(were(implemented.((The(2011M2012(leadership(
structure(waivered(somewhat(with(the(disbanding(of(the(Design(Team(and(the(introduction(
of(the(first(linked(learning(pathway,(and(the(site(grappled(with(decision(making(protocols(
and( process( to( address( ongoing( school( improvement.( ( 2012M2013( marked( a( transitional(
year(with(the(resignation(of(the(principal(midMyear(and(a(5Mmonth(interim(principal.((This(
year,( 2013M2014,( the( WASC( process,( in( efforts( to( stabilize( the( leadership( and( decision(
making( structure,( and( to( simultaneously( address( ongoing( school( improvement,( has( been(
inclusive(of(all(stakeholders,(allowing(for(and(encouraging(input(from(all(constituents.((See(
Appendix,(WASC(Meeting(Schedule)(
(
Currently,(the(Faculty(Senate(which(includes(all(department(chairpersons(and(the(principal(
assumes(the(responsibility(for(decision(making(and(for(instituting(plans(for(improvement(
called(for(by(WASC(recommendations(and(the(Single(Plan(for(Student(Achievement((SPSA).((
Additionally,( the( School( Site( Council,( representing( all( stakeholders;( students,( parents,(
community(members,(classified,(certificated(teachers(and(administration,((is(charged(with(
the(responsibility(of(monitoring(and(approving(the(Single(Plan(and(the(changes(needed(to(
achieve(the(yearly(goals.(((There(have(been(varying(degrees(of(participation(on(Site(Council(
by( stakeholders( in( the( past( six( years,( but( the( current( attendance( is( high( at( regularly(
scheduled(monthly(meetings(and(all(positions(are(filled.(((
(
Department( Chairpersons( and( Site( Council( members( elicit( feedback( from( their( various(
constituents( to( influence( the( direction( and( emphasis( of( the( (SPSA).( ( This( organizational(
model( is( still( in( effect,( as( well( as( the( meeting( of( Home( Groups,( Focus( Groups,( student(
groups,(parent(groups(and(a(Stakeholders(Group(to(provide(input(and(validate(the(process(
necessitated(by(the(current(WASC(SelfMStudy(and(subsequent(report.(
(
Based( on( initial( work( done( by( the( Design( Team( in( 2010M2011,( significant( changes( have(
resulted(in(programs(meant(to(address(the(four(Critical(Learner(Needs*(as(identified(by(the(
WASC(process(in(2008(and(the(Revisit(Visiting(Committee(recommendations(in(April(2011.((
The(goal(of(having(all(students(graduate(college(and(career(ready(has(resulted.(A(greater(
emphasis( has( been( place( in( having( all( core( classes( qualify( as( CSU/UC( aMg( compliant.( A(
Freshman( Team( model( has( been( instituted( to( provide( an( effective( support( system( for( all(
incoming( ninth( graders.( An( Engineering( Pathway( had( been( developed( and( is( now( in( its(
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second( year,( expanding( its( reach( to( juniors.( AVID( classes( have( expanded( and( resulted( in(
more( first( generation( college( bound( students( being( prepared( for( the( challenges( of( higher(
education.(Senior(Project(continues(as(before(with(continual(reMshaping(to(provide(a(more(
effective(delivery(and(result(in(higher(achievement(by(students.(Training(in(implementing(
Common(Core(curriculum(is(ongoing(with(elements(being(piloted(in(most(core(classes.(
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*Critical!Learner!Needs'(WASC'2008)'
1. Provide'/'Increase'Academic'Rigor'for'All'Students'
2. Design'and'Implement'a'Support'System'for'All'Students'
3. Increase' Representation' in' College' Prep.' ,' Honors,' and' AP' Classes' to' reflect' the'
demographics'of'the'school'
4. Increase'Access'of'Special'Education'population'to'standards'based'curriculum'
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SCHOOLWIDE)ACTION)PLAN)PROGRESS))!
Schoolwide(Key(Areas(for(FollowMup(
(
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The) WASC) 2008) Visiting) Committee) Recommendations) included) seven)
recommendations) as) identified) below.) ) Additionally,) the) recommendations) by) the)
Visiting)Committee)after)the)threeDyear)term)revisit)in)April)of)2011)also)included)a)
repeat)of)the)recommendations)#1,)#3)and)#5.))
(
(
(
Recommendation)#1:!
There' is' a' need' for' reflective' data' collection' and' analysis' in' order' to' guide' instructional'
practice' and' to' address' the' need' of' Hispanic,' EL,' special' education,' socioDeconomically'
disadvantaged'student'populations.'
'
In(2011M2012,(a(new(student(data(system,(Illuminate,(was(purchased(by(the(District(
to( collect( student( data( including( demographic,( benchmarks( and( standardized( test(
results.)
Off( site,( District( and( site( trainings( have( been( offered( to( familiarize( staff( with( the(
Illuminate( program( and( possible( applications.( ( While( some( staff( members( are(
comfortable(with(this(program,(further(training(is(needed.)
In( the( fall( of( 2013,( the( District( hired( both( certificated( and( classified( data( support(
people(to(help(site(with(gathering,(compile(and(present(data(for(teacher(and(site(use.)
In( the( fall( of( 2013,( staff( received( data( packages( including( demographics,( language(
designation,( subgroup( designation( and( standardized( test( scores( (CST,( CELDT,(
CAHSEE)( for( all( students( in( each( of( their( classes.( ( Staff( reviewed( this( data( during(
staff( meetings( and( has( begun( to( move( forward( with( choosing( focus( students( to( be(
able(to(continue(conversations(around(data.(()
On( November( 1,( a( nonMstudent( professional( development( day,( staff( reviewed( the(
school( wide( data( to( be( included( in( the( WASC( report( including( demographic,(
discipline( and( performance( data.( ( Time( to( analyze( and( reflect( on( the( data( and(
implications(for(the(classroom(was(provided.)
In( fall( of( 2013,( our( WASC( Coordinator,( viceMprincipal( of( curriculum( and( data,( our(
registrar( and( our( AP( Statistics( teacher( have( spent( considerable( amount( of( time(
collecting(data(to(determine(the(next(course(of(action.((It(has(been(determined(that(
our(registrar(will(be(update(the(data(on(an(ongoing(basis(with(support(from(District(
and(site(administration(and(district(technology(resources.)
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Recommendation)#2:)
As' identified' in' the' SelfDStudy,' there' is' a' need' to' increase' academic' rigor' for' all' students.'
There' is' a' need' to' cultivate' a' school' wide' commitment' by' staff' to' develop' a' culture' of'
inclusiveness'and'support'the'belief'that'all'students'will'be'able'to'achieve'at'high'levels.'
'
In(2008,(staff(reached(consensus(on(this(definition:((Academic(Rigor(is(the(consistent(
expectation( of( excellence( and( the( aspiration( to( significant( achievement.( ( Academic(
rigor( helps( all( students( to( develop( the( capacity( to( understand( content( that( is(
thoughtMprovoking,(complex,(ambiguous,(and(personally(or(emotionally(challenging.((
An(academically(rigorous(curriculum(has(agreed(upon(standards(which(are(aligned(
to(postMsecondary(educational(goals.((An(academically(rigorous(curriculum(provides(
multiple(pathways(for(students(to(master(these(standards.(
In( 2011,( aMg( requirements( were( adopted( as( the( graduation( requirements( for(
students(beginning(with(the(Class(of(2015.(
Beginning(in(2011M2012,(an(Open(Access(Policy(was(adopted(to(allow(all(students(
to( enroll( in( more( academically( rigorous( classes( including( honors( and( AP( courses.((
While(the(enrollment(of(our(subgroups(in(honors(and(AP(courses(has(increased(as(
mentioned( previously,( many( students( are( struggling,( especially( in( the( areas( of(
mathematics(and(science.((Staff(is(beginning(to(identify(issues(and(to(problem(solve(
to(address(these(concerns.((
(In( the( last( few( years,( several( new( classes( have( been( certified( as( aMg( courses(
including( Ag.( Earth( Science,( Ag.( Biology,( Ag.( Chemistry,( Earth( Science,( Beginning(
Dance,(Advanced(Dance,(Advanced(Video(Productions,(AP(Computer(Science(and(AP(
Calculus(BC(
For(the(past(three(years,(all(freshmen(are(enrolled(in(Algebra(I(or(higher(when(they(
enter(high(school.(
There(are(currently(a(greater(number(of(freshmen(with(IEPs(and(a(greater(number(
mainstreamed(in(general(education(classes.(
(
)
Recommendation)#3:!
There'is'a'need'to'develop'a'comprehensive'professional'development'plan'for'all'staff'which'
includes' the' full' utilization' of' collaboration' time' to' analyze' data,' reflect' on' instructional'
practice,'examine'students'work,'and'target'strategies'based'on'benchmark'assessments.'All'
staff'needs'to'take'full'advantage'of'ongoing'professional'development'opportunities,'through'
release'time,'conferences'and'workshops,'as'well'as'collaboration'with'colleagues.'
'
Staff( has( participated( in( a( wide( variety( of( professional( development( including(
Agriculture( meetings( and( conferences,( AP( training,( AVID( training,( Beginning(
Teacher( Support( and( Assessment( Training,( counseling( conferences( and( training,(
meetings( and( trainings( for( the( EDT( pathway( and( Freshman( Teams,( Illuminate(
Training,( workshops( for( English( teachers,( Link( Crew( training,( Power( School(
Training,( WASC( training,( tools( for( media( literacy,( and( significant( and( varied(
opportunities(for(training(in(Common(Core(State(Standards((CCSS)(((See(appendix.)(('
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All( certificated( staff( meet( weekly( during( Wednesday( Common( Planning( to(
collaborate,(look(at(student(work,(discuss(Common(Core(implementation(and(reflect(
on(instructional(practice.((Meeting(notes(are(submitted(from(each(meeting.(('
Freshmen(team(teachers,(including(the(freshman(counselor,(meet(on(a(regular(basis(
during( their( respective( Teams( collaboration( period( to( look( at( student( work,( plan(
intervention(and(discuss(strategies(for(student(success.('
The(Engineering,(Design(and(Technology(Pathway(teachers(collaborate(after(school(
on(a(weekly(basis(to(plan(curriculum,(look(at(student(work(and(discuss(strategies(for(
student(success.'
The( Special( Education( Department( and( the( Agriculture( teachers( also( meet( some(
weeks(during(Common(Planning,(in(addition(to(extra(meetings(after(school(at(least(
two(times(per(month.'
Although( professional( development( opportunities( have( been( documented,( a(
comprehensive( professional( development( plan( needs( to( be( created.( ( Considerable(
time( and( focus( has( been( spent( on( Common( Core( training( by( establishing( teacher(
leaders,(work(with(crossMcurricular(cadres(of(teachers(and(developing,(performance(
tasks,( administering( practice( performance( tasks( and( calibrating( the( assessment( of(
these(tasks.('
(
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Recommendation)#4:)
There' is' a' need' to' develop' wellDtrained' professional' teams' to' address' the' significant'
achievement' gap' for' Latinos,' English' learners,' special' needs' and' socioDeconomically'
disadvantaged' students.' A' wellDrespected,' researchDbased' staff' development' model' such' as'
the' PLC' process,' supported' by' persons' such' as' Richard' and' Rebecca' DuFour,' Kate' Kinsella,'
Mike'Schmoker,'could'provide'access'for'all'stake'holders.''
'
In( 2009,( as( a( professional( team,( SAPA( (Single( Action( Plan( for( Achievement)( group(
attended( an( intensive( DuFour( workshop( and( began( the( process( of( implementing( a(
no(fail(support(for(students(based(on(a(cycle(of(inquiry.(A(system(of(visitations(to(
exemplary(schools(was(promoted(and(as(a(result(of(such(visits(various(support(and(
collaboration( structures( were( examined( and( discussed( at( staff( and( department(
meetings.( SAPA( designed( and( conducted( staff( professional( development( days(
starting( in( 2009( to( increased( dataMbased( planning( and( reflection( on( instructional(
best(practices(from(all(staff.((
After( considering( a( number( of( DuFour( intervention( models,( the( Tier( intervention(
system( was( planned( and( implemented.( This( system( served( as( a( form( of( early(
intervention.( ( SAPA( was( an( oversight( group( and( liaison( between( administration,(
Faculty(Senate(and(School(Site(Council(that(was(established(to(monitor(school(wide(
plans( under( Principal( Micaela( Philpot( from( 2008( ( 2010.( ( This( group( did( not(
continue(under(the(next(principal,(Dino(Battaglini(and(the(Tier(intervention(system(
was(discontinued.(
Since(2010,(the(intervention(system(has(been(reMexamined(and(is(now(in(the(form(of(
A+( periods,( with( Friday( Advisories.( ( A+( was( added( in( the( 2010M2011( school( year(
with( students( having( an( extra( period( of( their( 1M6( classes( on( a( rotating( two( week(
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schedule.( ( The( Friday( Advisory( is( a( multiMage( class( which( supports( Senior( Project(
concerns( and( promotes( personalization( with( an( avenue( to( address( school( wide(
initiatives.(
Engineering,( Design( and( Technology( teachers( have( participated( in( STEM( (Science,(
Technology,(Engineering(and(Mathematics)(training(and(works(with(Connect(Ed(for(
additional(training(and(implementation(of(the(pathway.((
Recommendation)#5:)
There'is'a'need'to'modify'actions'plans'so'that'action'items'are'related'to'goals.'
'
The(2009M2010(SAPA(group(spent(considerable(time(making(all(goals(SMART(goals(
and( making( sure( that( goals( were( tied( to( action( items.( ( With( the( retirement( of( the(
then(principal(in(2010,(the(SAPA(group(disbanded.)
During( the( 3Myear( review( in( 2010M2011( the( action( plan( items( were( modified.( The(
action(items(are(related(to(the(goals(in(the(2013M2104(Action(Plan.(()
The( 2013M2014( Action( Plan( has( been( modified( so( that( Action( Items( are( related( to(
the(District(Strategic(Plan(and(school(wide(identified(Critical(Learner(Needs.((Action(
Items(and(Growth(Targets(are(related(to(goals(although(Student(Learner(Outcomes(
will( be( reviewed( in( the( spring( of( 2014( as( a( District( graduate( profile( is( established(
and(adopted.((The(eight(areas(of(State(priority(are(addressed(under(the(Local(Control(
and(Accountability(Plan((LCAP).()
)
Recommendation)#6:)
There' is' a' need' to' provide' support' courses' for' students' in' addition' to' the' core' curriculum.'
This'should'include'a'broader'utilization'of'varied'instructional'practices,'including'SDAIE'for'
all'student'learners.'
'
Support( courses( for( English( Learners( include( a( blocked( double( period( English(
Language( Development( (ELD)( course,( a( double( Academic( Language( Development(
(ALD)( period( for( EL( students( bridging( to( general( education( college( preparation(
English(classes(and(Read(180(for(students(significantly(below(grade(level.(
99%( of( certificated( staff( currently( has( CLAD( or( BCLAD( certification( with( the(
remaining(1%(actively(pursuing(credentialing.((((
SDAIE(instructional(practices(were(incorporated(into(Best'First'Instruction(strategies(
that(were(introduced(to(staff(as(a(result(of(a(DSLT((District(Site(Leadership(Team)(
under(the(previous(Director(of(Curriculum(&(Instruction(in(2012.((While(Best'First'
Instruction(posters(do(exist(on(site,(the(educational(initiative(was(not(well(received.((
Staff(is(currently(actively(engaged(in(looking(at(best(instructional(practice(through(
the(Common(Core(as(evidenced(in(particular(with(the(Eight(Mathematical(Practices.((
Admittedly,( additional( focus( should( be( added( to( provide( additional( strategies,(
services(or(support(classes(for(significant(subgroups.(
Extra( tutoring( is( available( outside( of( the( regular( day( with( services( provided( by(
volunteers(from(TSN(on(targeted(Fridays,(Sonoma(Valley(Teen(Services(on(Tuesdays(
and( Thursdays,( Jim( Jepson( in( mathematics( on( Wednesdays( and( at( Valley( of( the(
Moon(Boys(&(Girls(Club(on(some(week(nights.(
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Recommendation)#7:)
There'is'a'need'to'improve'articulation'and'transition'from'the'middle'schools.'
'
In( January( 2012M2013,( 8th( and( 9th( grade( teachers( and( administrators( met( after(
school( to( discuss( scheduling( and( appropriate( criteria( and( placement( for( incoming(
freshmen.( ( Teachers( and( administrators( will( continue( to( meet( yearly( to( improve(
articulation(and(transition(of(students(from(the(middle(school(to(the(high(school.(((
Informational( folders( are( prepared( for( incoming( families( to( help( orient( them( to(
school.( ( A( website( link( is( also( available( on( the( high( school( website( for( potential(
students(and(their(families.(
Counselors,( College( &( Career( Center( personnel( and( administrators( visit( all( public(
and(private(middle(schools(in(Sonoma(to(meet(with(middle(school(students(prior(to(
scheduling.( ( Information( about( the( high( school,( graduation( requirements,( college(
eligibility(and(registration(procedures(are(provided.(
February( 2013( an( Incoming' Family' Night( welcomed( more( than( 500( people( to( an(
orientation( and( tour( of( the( campus( and( the( electives( offered( at( SVHS.( ( This( event(
was( hugely( successful( and( will( be( repeated( in( February( 2014,( and( annually( each(
year(thereafter.(
In(May(of(each(year,(middle(school(students(are(invited(to(the(high(school(for(a(tour,(
orientation(and(rally(to(help(prepare(them(for(high(school.(
Link( Crew,( a( freshman( orientation( and( peer( mentor( support( program,( and( Dragon(
Day,( new( in( August( 2013,( were( implemented( to( support( the( transition( of( students(
from( middle( school( to( the( high( school.( ( These( were( previously( mentioned( in( the(
report.(
The( establishment( of( Freshmen( Teams( in( 2011M2012( provides( support( for( the(
students( entering( high( school( with( opportunities( for( personalization( and( early(
intervention.(
Articulation(meetings(are(planned(for(2013M2014(for(middle(school(and(high(school(
teachers( and( administration( to( discuss( and( plan( for( a( coordinated( CCSS(
implementation.( ( Beginning( in( summer( 2013,( course( alignment,( teaching( practices(
and(articulation(with(the(middle(schools(for(CCSS(has(been(a(priority.(((
(
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Chapter III:
Overall Summary
Chapter#3#
#
Overall'Summary'
#
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After'a'thorough'examination'of'the'data'in'Chapter'1:'Student/Community'Profile'&'
Supporting'Data'and'Findings'and'Chapter'2:''Progress'Report,'the'leadership'team'with'
input'from'the'WASC'Stakeholders'group,'student'groups,'Focus'Groups'and'Home'Groups'at'
SVHS,'identified'the'following'items'as'important'implications'of'the'data'and'recent'
developments.'
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1. Our#demographics#continue#to#change,#while#our#enrollment#remains#stable.##The#
number#of#special#education#students#is#increasing.##Almost#half#of#our#school#falls#
into#the#category#of#Socioeconomically#Disadvantaged#(SED).##The#percentage#of#
Latino#students#continues#to#increase.###
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2. The#percentage#of#English#Learners#is#in#flux#due#to#the#high#number#of#
redesignations.##Approximately#47%#of#our#student#population#falls#into#the#
category#of#English#Learner#(EL)#or#Redesignated#Fluent#English#Proficient#(RFEP),#
and#of#those#RFEP#students,#approximately#one#fourth#of#them#are#newly#
redesignated.##The#implications#suggest#that#a#large#proportion#of#our#student#body#
recently#designated#as#academically#proficient#in#English,#does#not#necessarily#
receive#additional#support#services#beyond#SDAIE#teaching#strategies#in#the#
classroom.###
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3. We#are#proficient#at#graduating#seniors,#including#our#subgroups,#testing#most#of#
our#students#(CST,#CELDT,#CAHSEE,#EAP#all#have#exceptional#participation#rates),#
placing#most#of#our#aQg#compliant#students#in#4Qyear#colleges#and#seeing#most#of#our#
seniors#go#on#to#some#form#of#post#secondary#education.##We#are#effective#at#getting#
our#students#to#school#(high#attendance#rate#and#low#truancy#rate)#and#class#(tardy#
policy).##We#have#steady#CAHSEE#passing#rates#for#10th#graders#and#success#at#
eventually#having#all#but#a#few#students#pass#the#CAHSEE.###
#
4. There#is#a#discrepancy#between#the#academic#success#and#academic#rigor#of#male#
and#female#students#(AP#enrollment,#aQg#completion).##There#is#also#a#discrepancy#
between#which#AP#classes#white#students#take#versus#Latino#students.##We#are#
improving#our#success#at#increasing#our#numbers#of#Latino#students#completing#the#
aQg#requirements,#taking#AP#courses#and#enrolling#in#higher#level#Mathematics#and#
Science#classes.###
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5. Our#AVID#Program#is#comprised#mostly#of#Latino#students#and#has#had#very#positive#
results.###Additionally,#resources#to#assist#all#students#in#applying#to#college,#
including#AVID#students,#have#increased#and#become#more#proficient#(College#&#
Career#Center).#
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6. The#number#of#students#overall#completing#the#aQg#requirements#has#remained#the#
steady#in#the#past#couple#of#years#even#with#increase#in#numbers#the#number#of#
recently#RFEPd#English#Learners#(ELs),#Special#Education#and#Socioeconomically#
Disadvantaged#(SED)#increasing.##The#implementation#of#the#new#graduation#
requirements#may#help#boost#the#aQg#graduation#rate.##Significantly#more#of#our#
students#are#taking#the#SAT#and#ACT,#a#step#to#apply#to#4Qyear#colleges.#
#
7. Our#Hispanic/Latino,#SED#and#SWD#subgroups#are#showing#consistent#or#slightly#
improving#achievement#(such#as#on#the#CAHSEE)#but#our#white#subgroup#shows#
decreasing#achievement.##The#achievement#gap#between#our#significant#subgroups#
still#exists#and#there#is#an#ongoing#school#plan#to#address#this#gap.#
#
8. School#discipline#issues#are#decreasing#dramatically.#
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9. A#large#proportion#of#our#parents#do#not#have#education#beyond#high#school#which#
may#negatively#impact#the#number#of#students#being#encouraged#to#go#to#a#four#year#
university.#
#
10. Although#in#recent#years#SVHS#has#experienced#the#following#significant#changes#
including:#a)#administrative#personnel#and#structure,#certificated#teaching,#
counseling#and#classified#office#personnel;#b)academic#program#structure#including#
formation#of#Freshman#Teams#and#the#EDT#Pathway;#c)#increase#in#academic#rigor#
in#the#form#of#modified#aQg#graduation#requirements;#d)#temporary#cutbacks#in#
maintenance#and#facilities#which#is#now#restored;#students,#parents,#the#community#
and#staff#alike#are#hopeful#and#moving#in#a#positive#direction.#
#
11. Extensive#staff#training#has#taken#place#and#continues#to#be#a#priority#to#embrace#
and#begin#to#utilize#the#new#Common#Core#State#Standards#(CCSS)#in#instruction.##
The#District#and#the#site#are#committed#to#continuing#this#work.#
#
12. Staff#is#committed#to#looking#at#student#work,#data#and#current#practice#to#inform#
and#improve#instruction#and#to#support#student#performance#to#meet#the#challenges#
students#face#to#become#college#and#career#ready#upon#graduation.#
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CRITICAL'LEARNER'NEEDS'and'SCHOOLWIDE'ACTION'PLAN'
Rigor''Support''Access''Equity'
The'WASC'Leadership'team'reviewed'demographic'data'and'student'performance,'considered'
recent'significant'developments'and'identified'the'following'Critical(Learner(Needs.(((
Listed'under'each'one'are'Action(Items'and'important(questions'designed'to'lead'us'to'an'
understanding'of'what'currently'exists'and'what'direction'we'should'take'with'our'Schoolwide'
Action'Plan.'
Critical'Learner'Need'#1:'Provide#academic'rigor'equitably'to#ensure#that#all(
students#are#college'and'career'ready'when#they#graduate.'
1.1
1.2
1.3
Ensure#all#students#successfully#complete#a#College#and#Career#Preparatory#
Curriculum.#
Identify#and#implement#effective#common#structures#and#processes#for#teachers#to#
collaboratively#assess#student#performance#and#plan#instruction#accordingly.'
Utilize#proven#instructional#strategies#that#are#CCSS#aligned#to#improve#student#
academic#success.#
#
a. How'do'we'measure'academic'rigor?'
b. What'does'college'and'career'ready'mean?'And,'how'do'we'know'that'students'have'
achieved'this'by'the'time'they'graduate?'
c. How'do'we'utilize'data'to'inform'instruction?'
d. What'kind'of'support'do'teachers'need'to'regularly'and'collaboratively'access'and'
utilize'student'demographic'and'performance'data?'
e. What'support'do'we'need'to'fully'implement'the'new'CCSS?'
f. How'do'we'ensure'that'successful'programs'such'as'AVID'have'implications'and'effects'
school'wide?'''
g. What'are'our'measurements'of'success'for'our'linked'learning'pathways'both'in'terms'
of'academics'and'of'career'readiness'as'a'result'of'authentic'learning'or'workWbased'
experiences?'
'
'
Critical'Learner'Need'#2:'Design#and#implement'support'systems'and'intervention'
programs'to'close'the'achievement'gap.'#
2.1
2.2
2.3
Continue#to#develop#and#assess#schoolwide#programs#that#provide#greater#
personalization#to#address#the#individual#learning#needs#of#students#and#increase#
student#engagement.'
Identify#critical#student#learning#needs,#develop,#implement#and#assess#course,#grade#
level#and#schoolwide#intervention#programs#addressing#the#individual#needs#of#all#
students#to#ensure#student#academic#success.##'
Continue#to#implement#practices,#programs#and#policies#that#promote#socialQ
emotional#learning.'
'
a. How'do'we'measure'the'success'of'personalization'as'provided'by'the'smaller'learning'
communities'including'the'Freshman'Teams'and'linked'learning'pathways'and'the'
addition'of'Advisory?'
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b. How'will'we'finally'implement'and'monitor'the'facilitation'of'a'5Wyear'Personal'
Learning'Plan'at'least'biWannually?'
c. How'do'we'identify'student'learning'needs'with'data'collected?'How'does'our'data'
inform'instruction?'''And,'what'are'our'intervention'strategies'for'when'students'do'
not'succeed?'
d. What'additional'data'do'we'need'to'adequately'measure'the'student'performance'and'
changes'to'the'program'structure'of'our'Special'Education'students?''How'will'be'
modify'or'accommodate'for'students'with'IEPs'to'ensure'the'least'restrictive'
environment'with'support?''What'additional'training'do'teachers'need?'
e. What'additional'support'besides'ELD,'Read'180'and'ALD'do'we'need'for'our'English'
Learners'and'recently'RFEPd'students'to'promote'greater'academic'success'and'to'
close'the'achievement'gap'between'subgroups?''What'further'training'do'mainstream'
classroom'teachers'require'to'address'the'learning'needs'of'this'subgroup?'
f. How'do'we'measure'the'success'of'the'young'mens'mentoring'group,'SASS?'And,'what'
other'kinds'of'support'systems'can'be'put'in'place'for'our'increasingly'
underperforming'male'students?'
g. How'do'we'promote'positive'school'culture'with'additional'programs'such'as'Link'
Crew,'Dragon'Day,'Plus'Program'and'how'do'we'measure'the'success'of'these'
programs?'
h. How'do'we'invite'and'encourage'greater'parent'participation'and'engagement?'
i. How'do'we'promote'further'collaboration'and'coordination'with'our'community'
partners'to'assist'us'with'intervention'programs'to'support'student'success?'
j. How'are'we'supporting'the'social'and'emotional'wellWbeing'of'our'students?'
k. How'do'we'measure'the'success'of'our'current'efforts'to'support'socialWemotional'
development'with'programs'such'as'Challenge'Day,'Every'15'Minutes,'Plus'Program'
and'actions'taken'as'a'part'of'the'Tolerance'Plan?'
'
Critical'Learner'Need'#3:'Increase#access'and'success'of'underperforming'
subgroups#in#rigorous#aQg#college#preparatory,#Honors#and#AP#classes.###
#
#
3.1###Increase#the#number#of#students,#especially#those#in#subgroups,#completing#UC/CSU#aQg,#
Honors#and#AP#courses.#
3.2###Develop'specific#and#targeted#outreach#efforts'to#include#and#support#
underrepresented#populations#in#academically#challenging#and#rigorous#college#and#
career#preparatory#curriculum.#
a. How'do'we'target,'monitor'and'evaluate'the'effectiveness'and'the'utilization'of'proven'
instructional'strategies'that'are'aligned'with'CCSS'in'classes'that'include'EL'and/or'
special'education'students?'
b. What'plan'is'there'to'ensure'that'key'identified'AVID'strategies'are'introduced'and'
utilized'schoolwide?''And,'how'will'the'effectiveness'of'these'strategies'be'measured?'
c. How'will'the'Advisory'class'be'utilized?''What'curriculum'or'content,'in'addition'to'the'
Senior'Project,'will'be'introduced'during'this'time?''How'will'the'Advisory'effectiveness'
be'measured?'
d. How'will'we'assess'the'effectiveness'of'our'outreach'programs'to'underrepresented'
populations,'both'on'campus'and'in'the'community?''
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Chapter IV:
Self-Study Findings
A. Organization: Vision and Purpose, Governance,

Leadership and Staff and Resources
Focus Group Leaders

Janet Hansen
Darian Tucker
Members
Dan Aschwanden
Rick Browning
Kathleen Hawing
David Donnelley
Kate Keating
Gary Gissell
Peter Hansen
Kelly Kennedy
Pedro Merino
Robert Midgley
Jennifer Panicacci
Meredith Regan
Tammy Rivara
Felicia Rush
Department
English
Social Science
VPACT / Ag. Mechanics,

Special Education
Principal
Social Science
Counselor
Social Science
VPACT / Video Productions
VPACT / Engineering
World Language
Physical Education
English
Physical Education
Mathematics
Science
Chapter(IV:((Self/Study(Findings(
!
Category(A:(
A1.(
(Organization:(Vision(and(Purpose,(Governance,(Leadership(and(Staff,(and(Resources(
((Organization(Criterion(
The! school! has! a! clearly! stated! vision! and! mission! (purpose)! based! on! its! student! needs,! current! educational!
research,! and! the! belief! that! all! students! can! achieve! at! high! academic! levels.! Supported! by! the! governing! board!
and! the! central! administration,! the! schools! purpose! is! defined! further! by! schoolwide! learner! outcomes! and! the!
academic!standards.!
Indicators(with(Prompts(
Vision((Mission((Schoolwide(Learner(Outcomes((Profile(
Indicator:!The!school!has!established!a!clear,!coherent!vision!and!mission!(purpose)!of!what!students!should!know!
and! perform;! it! is! based! upon! high@quality! standards! and! is! congruent! with! research,! practices,! the!
student/community!profile!data,!and!a!belief!that!all!students!can!learn.!
Prompt:!Evaluate!the!degree!to!which!the!development!of!the!schools!statements!has!been!impacted!by!pertinent!
student/community!profile!data,!identified!future!global!competencies,!and!current!educational!research.!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#VISION#of#Sonoma#Valley#High#School#is#to#provide#the#best#
Written#Mission#Statement#
possible#education#in#a#safe,#orderly,#and#supportive#environment#
SVHS#Cornerstones##
that#challenges#all#students#to#achieve#their#full#potential.#Sonoma#
SVHS#Expected#Schoolwide#
Valley#High#School#is#committed#to#providing#highCquality#
Learner#Outcomes##
education#to#our#diverse#student#body.#We#achieve#our#goals#
District#Strategic#Plan#
through#a#challenging#curriculum,#quality#teachers,#and#an#
Strategic#Plan#Survey#
atmosphere#that#emphasizes#communication#and#cooperation.#
Staff#Meeting#Minutes#/#Agendas#
Together,#these#elements#create#a#safe#and#engaging#learning#
aCg#Graduation#Requirements#
environment#in#which#all#students#can#excel.##
SVUSD#Board#Policy#
#
Previous#SVHS#WASC#Plan#
These#items#were#driven#by#the#student/community#profile,#and#
District#Technology#Plan##
articulate#the#future#competencies#that#SVHS#students#should#strive#
Pathway#Development#
for#and#were#written#in#collaborative#fashion.##Existing#SVHS#
Faculty#Senate#Minutes#/#
written#Mission#Statement#and#Expected#Learner#Outcomes#were#
Agendas#
reviewed#by#SVHS#stakeholder#groups#and#found#to#be#a#clear#
Site#Council#Minutes#/#Agendas#
representation#of#our#current#goals#and#priorities#based#on#data#
District#Strategic#Plan#and#
and#observation#of#our#current#student#needs.##
#
Email#Communication#/#Strategic#
Based#on#consideration#of#student#grades,#discipline#records,#and#
Plan#Survey#
socioeconomic#demographics,#the#developmental#and#affective#
Several#site#sponsored#videos#
needs#of#a#changing#student#population#led#SVHS#to#add#
run#during#A+,#local#cable#TV,#
Cornerstones#of#instruction#to#our#prior#statements.#These#
and#on#siteCrelated#websites.##
Cornerstones#were#identified#and#used#primary#to#help#SVHS#
SVHS#School#Profile##
administration#and#staff#craft#the#SVHS#Critical#Learner#Needs#
referenced#throughout#this#report.##
Data#from#CST#and#CAHSEE#was#used#to#update#The#District#
Strategic#Plan.#The#District#Strategic#Plan#had#previously#been#
streamlined#by#combining#LEAP#(Local#Educational#Agency#Plans),#
the#Site#Plan,#and#the#Strategic#Plan;#now#the#WASC#plan#is#also#
incorporated.#The#Strategic#Plan#is#revised#in#response#to#intensive#
data#analysis,#using#CST#scores,#CAHSEE#and#EAP#results,#and#
demographic#indicators#and#trends.##The#Strategic#Plan#survey#
gathered#data#on#the#quality#and#effectiveness#of#efforts#to#raise#
student#achievement.##
#
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#
Evolving#workplace#realities#and#analysis#of#demographic#and#
academic#achievement#data#led#SVHS#to#align#graduation#
requirements#with#the#basic#CSU#entry#requirements.#CST#scores,#
student#grades,#and#academic#research#determined#this#course#of#
action.#The#resulting#school#and#District#policy#statement#shows#a#
clear#focus#on#increasing#rigor,#access#and#career#preparation#for#all#
students.#
#
The#District#Technology#Plan#was#designed#in#response#to#
socioeconomic#data#which#reflect#the#needs#of#our#current#
population,#using#budgetary#figures#to#prioritize#site#technological#
improvement#priorities,#with#a#special#focus#on#technological#
demands#as#reflected#in#the#released#Common#Core#Standards.#
#
SVHS#attempts#to#reach#out#to#all#students,#parents#and#community,#
through#the#creation#of#promotional#media,#the#SVHS#website,#the#
SVHS#Dragons#Tale#and#Sonoma#Index#Tribune#newspapers,#
promoting,#and#informing#on#programs#both#academic,#elective#/#
career#tech,#and#extraCcurricular.#
!
Development/Refinement(of(Vision,(Mission,(Schoolwide(Learner(Outcomes(
Indicator:! ! The! processes! to! ensure! involvement! of! representatives! from! the! entire! school! community! in! the!
development/refinement!of!the!vision,!mission!and!schoolwide!learner!outcomes!are!effective.!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!the!processes.!
Findings##
Evidence#
With#input#and#review#from#all#stakeholder#groups,#the#District#
Staff#Meeting#Minutes#/#Agendas#
Strategic#Plan#was#rewritten#to#reflect#current#goals,#priorities,#and#
Site#Council#Minutes#/#Agendas#
conditions.#Draft#copies#of#the#plan#were#available#schoolwide#and#
Faculty#Senate#Minutes#/#
time#for#examination#and#comment#was#provided.#The#plan#was#
Agendas#
reviewed#by#the#School#Site#Council,#which#includes#representatives#
Written#Mission#Statement#
from#parent#and#student#groups#as#well#as#classified#employees,#
SVHS#Cornerstones#
teachers,#and#ELAC#members.#After#an#inclusive#design#process,#the#
SVHS#ESLRs##
Strategic#Plan#Survey#was#offered#both#online#and#in#hard#copy#for#
all#stakeholder#groups#response.#The#SVUSD#Technology#Plan#was#
Site#Council#
developed#by#a#team#of#District#staff,#school#administrators,#IT#
Student#Government#
specialists,#and#knowledgeable#teacher#representatives.#
involvement#in#site#policy#&#
#
representation#at#SVUSD#Board#
These#items#were#driven#by#the#student/community#profile,#and#
Meetings#
articulate#the#future#competencies#that#SVHS#students#should#strive#
Interviews#with#Admin#on#aCg#
for#and#were#written#in#collaborative#fashion.#
policy#on#broadcast#media#for#
#
site#and#community.#
Opportunities#are#in#place#for#students,#faculty#and#community#to#
All#documents#are#translated#into#
be#involved#through#a#variety#of#leadership#roles.###Managing#and#
Spanish.#
promoting#these#opportunities#and#keeping#their#agendas#current#
and#relevant#can#be#challenging#in#the#rapidly#changing#climate#of#a#
high#school#Environment.#
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!
Understanding(of(Vision,(Mission,(and(Schoolwide(Learner(Outcomes(
Indicator:! ! Students,! parents,! and! other! members! of! the! school! community! demonstrate! understanding! of! and!
commitment!to!the!vision,!mission,!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!degree!to!which!the!school!ensures!that!students,!parents,!and!other!members!of!the!schools!
community!understand!and!are!committed!to!the!schools!vision,!mission,!and!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#ensures#that#students,#parents#and#other#members#of#the#
SVHS#Website#
schools#community#understand#and#are#committed#to#the#schools#
PowerSchool#
vision,#mission#and#schoolwide#learner#outcomes.#SVHS#also#offers#
SVHS#Behavior#Expectations#
numerous#parent#and#community#inclusive#meetings,#events#and#
Presentations#
volunteer#opportunities#to#raise#awareness#of#the#vision,#mission#
Leadership#Student#interviews#
and#schoolwide#learner#outcomes.#
on#News#Broadcasts#
#
SVHS#Student#Clubs##
Parents#and#community#members#have#a#direct#impact#on#
ELAC#Agendas#/#Minutes#
numerous#committees#and#organizations#that#support#the#vision#
Site#Council#Agendas#/#Minutes#
and#objectives#of#SVHS.##The#impact#these#organizations#provide#
9th#Grade#Orientation#
result#in#positive#results#for#the#school#related#to#fiscal,#educational,#
College#Nights#
operational,#and#culturally#relevant#goals.##There#has#been#
Scholarship#Nights#
significant#improvement#in#the#schools#communication#with#
Evening#Electives#Tour#
stakeholder#groups#concerning#the#SVHS#vision,#mission,#and#
Parent#evening#presentations#on#
Learner#Outcomes#and#a#corresponding#increase#in#understanding#
new#aCg#Graduation#
of#these#elements.#Use#of#technology#such#as#a#dynamic#school#
Requirements#
website#and#email#blasts#have#made#it#much#easier#to#connect#
Road#to#Reality#
with#students,#parents,#and#community#members#creating#greater#
Teacher#Support#Network#
clarity#and#a#shared#understanding#of#the#mission,#vision,#and#
funded#by#Sonoma#Valley#
Learner#Outcomes.##Creating#clear#communication#avenues#
Education#Foundation#
between#these#groups#can#be#challenging,#but#is#something#that#
Channel#27#TV#show#by#Peter#
SVHS#is#committed#to#improving#each#year.##
Hansen#in#English#&#Spanish#
#
Senior#Project#Boards#
The#number#of#opportunities#outside#the#school#day#and#locations#
Pathways#Advisory#Board#&#
other#than#the#SVHS#campus#for#diverse#stakeholder#groups#both#to#
Community#Planning#Council#
gain#and#to#provide#information#has#multiplied#dramatically#in#the#
CTE#Advisory#Board#
last#year.#All#SVHS#sports#and#extracurricular#clubs#(as#well#as#the#
ASB#General#Assembly#Agendas#
Boosters#Club)#raise#significant#money#to#support#things#on#campus#
School#staff#members#on#the#
that#are#aligned#with#the#vision,#mission#and#schoolwide#learner#
Teen#Task#Force#of#B#&#G#Club#
outcomes.#
Sonoma#Valley#High#School#
#
Development#Trust#2009C
The#number#of#bilingual#counselors#and#office#personnel#has#also#
present#funded#school#site#visits#
increased,#significantly#improving#the#dissemination#of#information#
and#strategic#plan.#
to#the#Hispanic#population#and#increasing#opportunities#for#
communication.#
Translation#
equipment/translator#
9th#Grade#Team#Parent#Nights#
!
Regular(Review(and(Revision(
Indicator:!!The!school!is!implementing!an!effective!process!for!regular!review/revision!of!the!school!vision,!mission,!
and! the! schoolwide! learner! outcomes! based! on! student! needs,! global,! national,! and! local! needs,! and! community!
conditions.!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!the!process!for!revising!these!statements!with!wide!involvement.!!
Findings##
The#staff#at#SVHS#is#involved#in#the#annual#revision#of#the#Single#
Evidence#
Single#Plan#Draft#given#to#all#
97#
#
Plan#for#Student#Achievement.#Individual#staff#comments#were#
solicited#by#email,#and#time#was#also#devoted#to#examination#of#and#
response#to#the#Single#Plan#at#both#wholeCstaff#faculty#meetings#and#
representative#Faculty#Senate#meetings.#
#
The#staff#at#SVHS#was#involved#in#the#last#and#current#WASC#
Review.###A#large#amount#of#available#Common#Planning#time#was#
devoted#to#WASC#preparation#meetings;#the#main#portions#of#the#
eventual#report#were#written#by#crossCcurricular#groups#of#staff,#
and#the#final#report#was#available#in#draft#form#to#all#for#comments,#
corrections,#and#suggestions.#Teachers#and#school#staff#members#
monitor#and#revise#policies#and#procedures#annually#to#ensure#that#
the#school#is#meeting#and#exceeding#goals#directly#related#to#
schoolwide#learner#outcomes.#
#
The#SVHS#Site#Single#Plan#has#been#rewritten#into#a#more#
manageable#document#with#input#from#staff#and#community.##SVHS#
Site,#student#and#community#surveys#have#been#administered#to#
evaluate#and#improve#existing#policy#is#ongoing.#
staff#for#input.#
Survey#Monkey#used#as#well#as#
other#shortCterm#surveys#
completed#during#staff#meetings.#
Staff#Meeting#Agendas#/#Minutes#
Faculty#Senate#Meeting#Agendas#
/#Minutes#
Administrative#Council#Agendas#
/#Meeting#Minutes#
Common#Planning#Agendas#/#
Minutes#
#
!
Conclusions(
Prompt:!!Comment!on!the!degree!to!which!this!criterion!is!being!addressed.!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#degree#of#staff#focus#on#the#need#for#revision#of#the#school#
Engineering#pathway#meeting#
vision,#mission,#and#especially,#Schoolwide#Learner#Outcomes#has#
notes.#
increased#substantially.##ACg#instruction#in#all#core#classes#has#
Freshmen#Team#Collaboration#
increased#staff#focus#on#schoolwide#learner#needs.#Teachers#of#core#
notes.#
subjects#have#been#involved#with#cross#curricular#Common#Core#
CCSS#Training#groups#sample#
instructional#training,#which#has#increased#awareness#of#literacy#
lessons.#
strategies#and#academic#rigor#schoolwide.##
AVID#faculty#meeting#activities.#
#
A#similar#effect#connecting#student#learner#needs#to#workplace#
requirements#is#apparent#in#the#work#of#the#cross#curricular#
Engineering#pathway,#with#another#CTE#pathway#to#be#added#in#the#
future.#Additionally,#the#collaborative#work#of#the#Freshman#team#
has#clarified#for#staff#the#need#to#target#specific#areas#for#
intervention#and#support#based#on#student#achievement#and#
demographics.#Changing#learner#needs#have#also#prompted#a#
refocusing#on#training#in#and#using#AVID#strategies#schoolwide#on#a#
regular#basis.#
!
Prompt:!!Comment!on!the!degree!to!which!this!criterion!impacts!the!schools!ability!to!address!one!or!more!of!the!
identified!critical!learner!needs.!
Findings##
Evidence#
A#plethora#of#different#groups#and#teams#are#contributing#to#an#
SVHS#Critical#Learner#Needs#
overall#increase#in#revision#of#the#Critical#Learner#Needs.#It#is#
Board#Adopted#ACG#policy#
important#that#bodies#representative#of#involved#groups,#such#as#
Pathways#
Faculty#Senate,#or#of#all#stakeholders#such#as#the#Site#Council,#
CTE#Programs#
oversee,#contribute#to,#and#coordinate#these#strands.##Through#
Site#Council#
community,#faculty,#parent,#and#student#inclusive#meetings,#all#
Faculty#Senate#
stakeholders#have#the#ability#to#contribute#their#expertise#and#input#
Freshman#Teams#
to#ensure#that#all#students#are#learning#in#an#environment#directly#
Common#Core#Training#
related#to#the#Critical#Learner#Needs#identified.#
AVID#
98#
#
Site#Council#minutes#and#
agendas#
ELAC#minutes#and#agenda#
Faculty#Senate#minutes#and#
agenda#
School#Board#minutes#and#
agenda#
!
A2.(
((Governance(Criterion(
The! governing! board! (a)! has! policies! and! bylaws! that! are! aligned! with! the! schools! purpose! and! support! the!
achievement! of! the! schoolwide! learner! outcomes! and! academic! standards! based! on! data@driven! instructional!
decisions!for!the!school;!(b)!delegates!implementation!of!these!policies!to!the!professional!staff;!and!(c)!monitors!
results! regularly! and! approves! the! single! schoolwide! action! plan! and! its! relationship! to! the! Local! Educational!
Agency!(LEA)!plan.!
Governing(Board(
Indicator:! ! The! policies! and! procedures! are! clear! regarding! the! selection,! composition! and! specific! duties! of! the!
governing!board,!including!the!frequency!and!regularity!of!board!meetings.!
Prompt:! ! Provide! evidence! that! the! policies! and! procedures! regarding! the! selection,! composition,! and! specific!
duties!of!the!governing!board,!including!the!frequency!and!regularity!of!board!meetings!are!clear.(
Findings##
Evidence#
The#policies#and#procedures#are#clear#regarding#the#governing#
SVUSD#Board#Meeting#Agendas#/#
board.##School#Board#meetings#are#wellCpublicized#by#the#District#
Minutes#
Office,#and#the#agendas#are#posted#in#a#shared#space#at#school.#The#
SVUSD#Board#Meeting#Schedule#
Valley#of#the#Moon#Teachers#Association#(VMTA)#actively#
SVHS#Calendar#of#Events#
schedules#teacher#attendance#at#school#board#meetings#and#
Adherence#to#regulations#
encourages#all#to#attend,#as#does#California#School#Employees#
regarding#meeting#publicity#and#
Association#leadership#(CSEA).#The#local#paper#also#publicizes#
minutes#is#clear#in#provided#
Board#meetings#and#covers#the#meetings#in#detail,#often#in#front#
material.#
page#stories.#There#is#a#student#member#of#the#Board#each#year.#
School#board#meetings#are#
Members#of#many#stakeholder#groups#now#watch#the#television#
televised#and#available#via#web.#
coverage#of#school#board#meetings.##Additionally,#the#current#Board#
School#board#members#are#
members#are#wellCknown#to#all#subgroups#of#the#school#
generally#present#at#major#
community.#They#attend#most#school#and#community#functions#and#
events#on#campus.#
are#easily#accessible#both#electronically#and#in#person.#
Student#representatives#at#every#
#
board#meeting.#
At#SVHS,#the#policies#and#procedures#are#clear#regarding#the#school#
Index!Tribune#and#Sonoma!Valley#
board.#Information#about#the#selection#of#the#SVUSD#school#board#is#
Sun#coverage#
clearly#accessible#on#SVUSDs#website.##Inquirers#are#directed#to#
<gamut.com>#and#provided#with#username#and#password#to#be#
logged#in,#and#are#directed#to#the#board#bylaws.#On#this#website#
(which#is#provided#by#CSBA.org,#California#School#Boards#
Association)#there#are#extensive#documents#to#be#found#which#
address#these#inquiries.##Results#of#board#elections#are#publicly#
announced#in#the#news#and#on#the#SVUSD#website.##Online#
documents#regarding#the#composition#of#the#board,#school#board#
activities#and#board#member#information#are#available#on#the#
district#website.#Specific#duties#of#the#board,#including#the#
frequency#and#regularity#of#board#meetings#are#available#on#the#
CSBA.org#link#which#is#provided#on#the#district#website.##Board#
meetings#are#televised#and#available#on#the#web;#there#are#board#
members#generally#present#at#major#events#on#campus,#and#student#
99#
#
representatives#attend#every#board#meeting.#
(
Relationship(of(Governance(to(Vision,(Mission,(and(Schoolwide(Learner(Outcomes(
Indicator:! ! The! governing! boards! policies! are! directly! connected! to! the! schools! vision,! mission,! and! schoolwide!
learner!outcomes.!
Prompt:! ! Evaluate! the! adequacy! of! the! policies! to! support! the! schools! vision,! mission,! and! schoolwide! learner!
outcomes!through!its!programs!and!operations.!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#governing#board#of#SVHS#adequately#supports#the#schools#
vision,#mission#and#Expected#Schoolwide#Learner#Outcomes.##The#
Learner#Outcomes#
current#school#board#has#maintained#an#active#role#in#upholding#the#
schools#mission#and#vision,#and#especially#in#supporting#changes#
Minutes#
necessitated#by#changing#student#learning#needs.#While#considering#
SVUSD#Board#Meeting#Schedule#
community#voices#of#concern,#the#Board#supported#the#change#to#
SVUSD#Board#Policy#
graduation#ACG#requirements#as#in#the#best#interest#of#our#students#
SVUSD#Acceptable#Internet#Use#
based#on#critical#learner#needs.#The#Board#has#made#good#use#of#
Policy.#
community#resources#in#support#of#extending#programs#during#a#
aCg#Graduation#Requirements##
time#of#limited#budgets,#voting#for#the#creation#of#an#Engineering#
pathway#and#investing#in#planning#for#one#other#pathway.##
#
The#SVUSD#school#board#adequately#supports#Sonoma#High#
Schools#vision.#A#few#examples#of#evidence#are#as#follows:##
1. The#boards#adoption#of#the#ACG#policy#for#student#college#
and#career#readiness.#
2. The#board#reports#on#academic#events#at#the#school.#
3. Support#for#technological#issues#such#as#modernization#and#
additional#online#resources#for#student#success.#
#
One#example#of#how#the#board#supports#the#schools#mission#
(Working#together,#supporting#each#other#so#EVERY#student#
succeeds)#includes,#but#is#not#limited#to:##representation#from#all#
stakeholders#at#each#board#meeting:##VMTA#(teachers#union),#
student#representatives,#parent#representatives,#teachers,#school#
administrators.#
#
Finally,#the#school#board#supports#the#high#schools#schoolwide#
learner#outcomes#in#the#following#examples#(not#an#exhaustive#
list):#
1. Review#of#Smarter#Balanced#Assessment#and#allowances#for#
Common#Core#funding.##
2. Review#of#California#Testing#and#Reporting#information#
(Standardized#Testing)#
3. Regular#updates#and#support#of#modernization#of#
technology#resources#at#the#high#school.#
!
Additional( Online( Instruction( Prompt:! Evaluate! the! policies! related! to! online! instruction! for! effectiveness! in!
clarifying! the! vision! for! the! schools! use! of! various! types! of! online! curriculum,! instruction! and! support!
methodologies;!this!includes,!upgrading!or!updating!technology,!acceptable!use!policies,!CIPA!policies,!and!policies!
to!ensure!internet!safety.!
Findings##
SVHS#has#begun#to#develop#policies#relating#to#online#instruction#
for#course#work.#Online#instruction#is#currently#used#for#credit#
recovery#in#the#general#student#population,#and#there#are#original#
Evidence#
SVUSD#Teacher#Laptops#
Increased#use#of#SVHS#Teacher#
100#
#
credit#opportunities#for#students#through#MEAP#and#Independent#
Study.###Quiet#areas#with#required#technology#supervised#by#a#
credentialed#teacher#have#been#created#for#this#work.#Best#
practices#and#most#effective#uses#of#online#instruction#for#the#
learning#needs#of#the#SVHS#student#population#are#being#
considered.#
#
Recognizing#the#importance#of#sufficient#and#appropriate#
technology#for#instruction#and#research,#the#school#has#used#both#
community#and#District#funds#to#maintain#and#modernize#
technology#even#during#budget#reductions.#A#majority#of#
classrooms#now#has#a#laptop,#projector,#and#document#camera,#and#
computer#labs#available#for#class#work#have#been#expanded#and#
improved.#CIPA#requirements#are#complied#with#through#student#
technology#use#agreements#on#file#and#the#use#of#internet#filters#
provided#in#conjunction#with#the#County#Office#of#Education.#
Web#Pages#(posting#assignment,#
notes,#videos,#discussion#forums,#
etc.)#
Independent#Study#Curriculum#
Odyssey#Program#Equipment#/#
Software#
Kuder#Navigator#
STEM#101#
Solid#Works#
CAD#for#Engineering#
!
Understanding(the(Role(of(the(Governing(Board(
Indicator:!!The!school!community!understands!the!governing!boards!role,!including!how!parents!can!participate!
in!the!schools!governance.!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!ways!the!school!community!and!parents!are!informed!as!to!how!they!can!participate!in!the!
schools!governance.!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#SVHS#community#understands#the#governing#boards#role#and#
Boosters#Club#
how#parents#can#participate#in#the#schools#governance.##The#SVHS#
ELAC#Meeting#Agendas#/#Minutes#
community#has#access#to#a#variety#of#channels#that#allow#for#
TSN#
participation#in#the#schools#governance.###Parent#involvement#
Curriculum#Advisory#Committee#
opportunities#include#Boosters,#a#parent#club#whose#mission#is#to#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
support#and#promote#the#student#clubs,#organizations,#athletic#
Parent#Surveys#
teams,#and#other#extraCcurricular#activities#of#Sonoma#Valley#High#
Principal#Interview#Panel#
School#through#financial#support#and#volunteerism.##The#SVHS#
Parent#Volunteers#
Boosters#meets#on#a#monthly#basis.##Additionally,#the#school#
Senior#Project#Boards#
community#can#participate#in#the#schools#governance#via#the#
Bulletin#is#emailed#to#parents##
English#Language#Advisory#Council#(ELAC)#at#a#monthly#
Autocalls#(Autodialer)#
meeting.##We#have#a#dynamic#BackCtoCSchoolCNight,#multiple#
All#documents#are#available#in#
FreshmanCParentCNights,#and#SeniorCParentCNights.##Our#daily#
both#Spanish#and#English.#
bulletin#is#emailed#to#parents#nightly#and#our#Freshman#Teams#
9th#Grade#Teacher#/#Parent#Night#
email#parents#a#biCweekly#newsletter.##
Annual#Back#to#School#Night#
#
(BTSN)#
Staff#involvement#and#participation#in#governance#includes#a#
Freshman#Team#Newsletters##
trusting#and#open#relationship#with#the#Superintendent#and#district#
Sonoma#Index#Tribute##
staff.##Our#Superintendent#is#accessible#and#responsive,#as#are#other#
Education#Section#&##
districtClevel#administrators.##Prior#to#each#school#year#there#is#a#
Website#
newCemployee#orientation#that#allows#new#staff#members#to#feel#
#
wellCinformed#about#the#district#and#school.##NewCteacher#
luncheons#are#hosted#by#current#staff#members#throughout#the#
year#to#build#relationships.##Further#opportunities#to#shape#the#
direction#of#our#school#crop#up#throughout#the#school#year.##This#
year,#for#example,#staff#was#asked#to#volunteer#to#participate#in#a#
Senior#Project#Committee#which#meets#to#discuss#issues#
surrounding#our#Senior#Project,#a#graduation#requirement.##Finally,#
staff#has#weekly#collaboration#time#to#work#with#their#colleagues#on#
developing#curriculum#or#departmentClevel#policy#decisions.##
#
101#
#
Just#as#increased#communication#and#available#meetings#have#
increased#community#awareness#of#the#SVHS#mission,#vision,#and#
learning#results,#these#expanded#connections#have#also#educated#
the#community#about#opportunities#to#participate#in#school#
governance.#Mass#phone#calls,#email#blasts,#the#school#website#and#
local#papers#publicize#many#opportunities#to#take#active#roles#on#
schoolCwide#committees#such#as#ELAC#or#Site#Council,#District#
groups#such#as#the#Curriculum#Advisory#Committee#or#the#bond#
money#Oversight#Council,#parental#action#groups#such#as#the#
Boosters#Club,#or#ad#hoc#committees#such#as#WASC#Focus#Groups#
or#hiring#committees.#
!
Governing(Boards(Involvement(in(Review(and(Refinement(
Indicator:!!The!governing!board!is!involved!in!the!regular!review!and!refinement!of!the!schools!vision,!mission!and!
schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!
Prompt:! ! Evaluate! the! processes! for! involving! the! governing! board! in! the! regular! review! and! refinement! of! the!
schools!vision,!mission,!and!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!
Findings##
The#governing#board#is#involved#in#the#review#of#the#schools#
mission,#vision#and#schoolwide#learner#outcomes.##The#SVUSD#
School#Board#is#wellCinformed#about#work#at#the#school#to#review#
and#refine#the#schools#mission,#vision,#and#school#wide#learner#
outcomes,#and#has#some#opportunities#to#be#involved#in#the#
revision#planning#process.#Through#principals#reports#and#
presentation#for#approval#of#important#governing#documents#such#
as#the#Single#Action#Plan,#the#Board#is#able#to#monitor#and#evaluate#
revision#work,#and#give#input#into#future#action.#In#addition,#Board#
members#are#active#in#some#revision#efforts,#participating#in#the#
District#School#Leadership#Teams,#working#with#teachers#to#plan#
implementation#of#strategies#such#as#Best#First#Instruction,#or#
participating#in#cycles#of#inquiry#using#school#achievement#data.#
Board#members#are#also#part#of#each#WASC#Focus#Group,#and#the#
WASC#Stakeholders#Group.##
Evidence#
WASC#Stakeholders#Group#
Meeting#Agendas#
WASC#Focus#Group#Meeting#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
Minutes#
Strategic#Plan#Presentations#
#
!
Professional(Staff(and(Governing(Board(
Indicator:! ! There! is! clear! understanding! about! the! relationship! between! the! governing! board! and! the!
responsibilities!of!the!professional!staff.!
Prompt:!!Determine!whether!there!is!clear!understanding!about!the!relationship!between!the!governing!board!and!
the!responsibilities!of!the!professional!staff!and!how!that!understanding!is!developed!and!maintained.!
Findings##
Evidence#
Communication#between#District#leadership#and#the#SVUSD#School#
Board#is#direct#and#effective;#the#Board#in#involved#in#and#
Minutes#
supportive#of#the#SVHS#mission,#vision,#and#expected#learning#
Faculty#Senate#Agendas#/#
outcomes.#The#process#at#SVHS#for#designing#and#developing#
Minutes#
specific#programs#in#support#of#the#learning#outcomes#is#being#
revised#and#clarified.#As#part#of#this#process#improvement#the#
Board#should#receive#more#information#about#SVHS#staffs#concerns#
and#involvement#with#potential#programs.#
102#
#
!
Boards(Evaluation/Monitoring(Procedures(
Indicator:! ! There! is! clarity! of! the! evaluation! and! monitoring! procedures! carried! out! by! the! governing! board,!
including!the!review!of!student!performance,!overall!school!programs!and!operations,!and!the!fiscal!health!of!the!
school.!
Prompt:!!Determine!the!degree!to!which!there!is!clarity!of!the!evaluation!and!monitoring!procedures!carried!out!
by!the!governing!board.!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#governing#board#has#clear#evaluations#and#monitoring#
procedures#regarding#student#performance,#overall#school#
Minutes#
programs#and#operations#and#the#fiscal#health#of#the#school#district.##
Memos#and#emails#regarding#the#
As#the#District#has#moved#through#recent#the#challenging#economic#
fiscal#state#of#the#district.#
period,#the#SVUSD#School#Board#has#been#proactive#in#staying#
Staff,#parent#and#student#input#
informed#and#prepared#for#budgetary#impacts,#and#has#made#a#
regarding#budget#cuts#
consistent#effort#to#involve#all#staff#and#community#groups.#
Routine#reports#regarding#
Through#judicious#planning#and#strategic#use#of#community#funds,#
student#achievement#data#
programs#have#been#preserved#and#expanded#over#the#past#few#
Programs#routinely#report#to#
years.#
board#
#
New#courses#must#be#approved#
District#staff#and#SVHS#administration#provide#the#Board#thorough#
by#board;#new#textbooks,#etc.#
and#multiCfaceted#reports#on#student#performance.#The#Board#is#
Pathways#approved#by#board#
informed#of#progress#in#school#program#development.#As#part#of#
developing#procedures#for#planning#and#evaluating#programs,#the#
Board#would#benefit#from#more#detailed#and#impartial#information#
on#program#development#and#direction.#
!
Complaint(and(Conflict(Resolution(Procedures(
Indicator:!The!established!governing!board/schools!complaint!and!conflict!resolution!procedures!as!they!apply!to!
the!schools!stakeholders!are!effective.!
Prompt:! ! Comment! on! the! effectiveness! of! the! established! governing! board/schools! complaint! and! conflict!
resolution!procedures.!
Findings##
The#established#complaint#and#conflict#resolution#procedures#are#
effective.##The#SVHS#Staff#handbook#is#currently#in#development#
and#could#help#staff#stakeholders#need#to#be#better#informed#about#
complaint#and#conflict#resolution#procedures.#
#
Site#Council#and#parent#information#nights#provide#some#
information#about#complaint#procedures#and#available#
remediation.#Pathways#to#complaint#and#resolution#can#be#clarified#
and#consolidated.#
Evidence#
Standard#and#regulation#driven#
complaint#procedures#exist#both#
within#the#district#and#within#the#
VMTA#contract.#
SVHS#Staff#Handbook#in#
development#
Williams#Act#Postings#
Parent#Information#Nights#
VMTA#Meeting#Agendas#/#
Grievance#records#
IEP#and#SST#Meetings#
!
Conclusions(
Findings##
A#new#handbook#is#being#developed#for#staff#which#could#contain#
information#on#complaint#areas#and#procedures.#
Evidence#
development#
103#
#
There#has#been#a#concerted#effort#at#SVHS#to#inform#all#
stakeholders#about#and#increase#access#to#groups#which#are#
currently#the#primary#pathway#to#information#about#possible#
complaints#and#remediation,#but#more#can#be#done#to#consolidate#
information#and#clarify#procedures#for#complaints#and#their#
resolution.#
Grievance#records#
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Many#of#the#subgroups#targeted#in#the#SVHS#Critical#Learner#Needs,#
such#as#the#Hispanic,#and#Special#Needs#populations,#could#benefit#
from#increased#knowledge#of#the#protections#and#entitlements#
development#
afforded#by#our#system.##Permanent#and#consolidated#information#
on#possible#complaints#and#procedures#for#resolution#could#
improve#advocacy#for#students#and#positively#affect#all#identified#
Critical#Learner#Needs,#most#specifically#those#listed#below.##
#
Grievance#records#
Critical(Learner(Need(#3:(Increase#access(and(success(of(
underperforming(subgroups#in#rigorous#aCg#college#preparatory,#
Honors#and#AP#classes.###
3.1###Increase#the#number#of#students,#especially#those#in#
subgroups,#completing#UC/CSU#aCg,#Honors#and#AP#
courses.#
#
3.2###Develop!specific#and#targeted#outreach#efforts!to#
include#and#support#underrepresented#populations#in#
academically#challenging#and#rigorous#college#and#
!
A3.(
((Leadership(and(Staff(Criterion(
Based!on!student!achievement!data,!the!school!leadership!and!staff!make!decisions!and!initiate!activities!that!focus!
on!all!students!achieving!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes!and!academic!standards.!The!school!leadership!and!staff!
annually!monitor!and!refine!the!single!schoolwide!action!plan!based!on!analysis!of!data!to!ensure!alignment!with!
student!needs.!
Broad/Based(and(Collaborative(
Indicator:! The! schools! planning! process! is! broad@based,! collaborative,! and! has! commitment! of! the! stakeholders,!
including!the!staff,!students,!and!parents.!
Prompt:! Comment! on! the! effectiveness! of! the! school! planning! process! to! ensure! that! it! is! broad@based,!
collaborative!and!fosters!the!commitment!of!the!stakeholders,!including!the!staff,!students,!and!parents.!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#schools#planning#process#is#collaborative#and#includes#the#
SVHS#SPSA#
staff,#students#and#parents.##SVHS#is#progressing#in#substantial#
improvements#to#its#planning#process.#Though#the#current#SVHS#
SVUS#Design#Team#Agendas#/#
Engineering#and#Design#Pathway#shows#significant#potential#to#
Minutes#
improve#student#learning,#the#initial#lack#of#an#inclusive#and#
SVHS#Design#Team#Binder#
transparent#process,#under#the#previous#SVHS#Administration,#in#
its#creation#was#challenging#to#SVHS#staff.#####But#as#a#result#of#
Minutes#
changes#in#leadership#and#process,#SVHS#has#made#improvements#
SVHS#Buy#Back#Day#Agendas#/#
in#the#last#6#months#to#its#planning#process.#Collaborative#effort#and#
Minutes#
time#have#been#committed#to#this#continued#improvement#and#
Common#Core#Lead#Agendas#
104#
#
development.#Development#of#a#second#pathway#is#an#action#goal#of#
the#Single#Action#Plan;#information#on#newly#available#resources#
for#this#process#has#been#disseminated#to#all#staff.#Input#from#staff,#
students,#parents,#and#community#will#be#utilized#in#planning#this#
pathway#using#existing#surveys#and#new#groups#representing#all#
stakeholders;#schoolCwide#impacts#and#learning#priorities#will#be#
considered.#
#
Changes#in#planning#procedures#can#already#be#observed#in#current#
processes.#While#some#classes#added#in#past#years#appeared#on#the#
schedule#with#no#opportunity#for#examination#by#many#stakeholder#
groups,#this#year#new#courses#are#presented#for#review#to#Faculty#
Senate#and#to#the#School#Site#Council#of#members#from#all#
stakeholder#groups.##
#
Implementation#of#Common#Core#State#StandardsCbased#
instruction#at#the#early#stage#has#been#delivered#in#crossCcurricular#
groups#of#teachers#chosen#by#departments#as#well#as#to#department#
groups.#All#teachers#were#eligible#for#compensated#Summer#CCSS#
development#time,#and#able#to#apply#for#2013C14#CCSS#Lead#
Teacher#positions;#these#lead#teachers#will#work#collaboratively#at#
the#site#and#in#the#District#to#implement#the#new#standards.#As#a#
result#of#this#inclusive#process,#staff#attitude#toward#CCSS#changes#
is#positive#and#preparation#has#been#substantial.#
#
Given#ongoing#development#of#a#facilities#plan,#work#at#SVHS#in#
Summer#focused#on#maintenance.#Minimal#changes#to#the#SVHS#
facility#were#made,#awaiting#input#from#all#groups#about#the#needs#
and#priorities#for#site#improvements#and#repairs.#Involvement#in#
facilities#decisions#from#parents#and#students#will#be#improved#by#
the#student#work#program#the#District#began#last#summer,#hiring#a#
large#number#of#SVHS#students#to#work#on#campus#maintenance#
and#repair.##
#
The#schools#planning#process#is#fairly#collaborative#and#an#effort#is#
made#to#include#the#staff,#students#and#parents.##There#are#many#
levels#in#which#this#planning#occurs#and#different#levels#of#inclusion#
occur#at#each#level.##At#the#highest#level#of#planning,#is#the#SPSA#
(Single#Plan#for#Student#Achievement),#which#includes#the#goals#
and#action#items#highlighted#in#the#various#plans#that#are#required#
by#other#agencies.##The#SPSA#is#revised#annually#and#efforts#have#
been#made#to#obtain#input#from#staff#prior#to#each#revision,#
although#not#many#staff#take#advantage#of#this#opportunity.##Due#to#
the#fact#that#the#SPSA#was#not#overseen#prior#to#last#year,#the#
School#Site#Council#which#is#made#up#of#classified#and#certificated#
staff,#parent#and#students#has#implemented#a#monthly#review#plan#
to#review#the#progress#in#the#action#items.##This#should#insure#that#
beginning#this#year#and#in#future#years#that#the#SPSA#will#actually#
be#followed#and#implemented#sincerely.##
#
The#Faculty#Senate#which#is#comprised#of#the#principal#and#the#
department#chairs#meets#bimonthly#and#any#faculty#senate#member#
may#add#items#onto#the#agenda.##There#is#a#clear#hierarchy#which#
essentially#permits#any#staff#member#to#initiate#items#on#this#
agenda#through#his#or#her#department#chair.##Information#is#
brought#to#and#from#Faculty#Senate#through#the#department#chairs#
2012C2013##
Summer#2013#Common#Core#
Work#Days#Agendas#
Common#Core#Teacher#Lead#
Agendas##
Senior#Project#Review#Board#
Agendas##
English#Department#CCSS#
Performance#Task##benchmark#
examination#fall#2013#
105#
#
and#discussions#regularly#happen#in#weekly#department#meetings#
to#allow#all#staff#members#to#provide#input#into#decisions#that#will#
be#made#at#a#higher#level.##Also,#all#Faculty#Senate#meetings#are#
open#to#all#staff#members#to#attend.#
#
Although#to#a#certain#extent#the#schools#planning#and#direction#is#
driven#by#the#district,#within#our#school#the#smaller#learning#
communities#in#existence#are#highly#collaborative#and#the#
participants#are#very#committed.##SVHS#has#12#teachers#on#the#
three#freshmen#teams#who#have#a#collaboration#period#in#which#
they#may#discuss#student#issues#as#well#as#plan#for#activities#during#
freshman#seminar.##There#is#also#an#administrator#and#two#
counselors#dedicated#to#the#freshmen#class#who#work#with#all#three#
teams#to#provide#support#and#consistency#across#the#teams.##The#
Engineering,#Design#and#Technology#Pathway#has#a#core#of#6#
teachers#along#with#a#dedicated#administrator#and#counselor#and#a#
community#advisory#board#working#together#to#plan#a#3Cyear#
engineering#program#for#students#grades#10#through#12.##The#AVID#
team,#along#with#its#dedicated#administrator#and#counselor,#works#
together#to#plan#for#the#needs#of#the#students#as#they#matriculate#
through#all#four#years#in#the#program.##The#Agriculture#program#at#
our#school#is#also#highly#collaborative#and#the#three#agriculture#
teachers#have#much#interaction#with#local#industry#leaders#to#both#
support#and#develop#the#agriculture#program.#
#
At#a#departmental#level,#the#planning#process#is#very#effective#and#
efficient.##Each#department#has#created#its#own#plan#for#
implementing#the#Common#Core#State#Standards#in#its#subject#
matter#and#time#and#funding#has#been#provided#to#allow#for#this#
planning#to#occur.##The#administrators#are#regularly#included#in#
these#meetings#and#are#actively#assisting#in#providing#for#necessary#
professional#development#as#each#departments#needs#
demand.##Additionally,#the#History,#English#and#Science#
departments#have#been#working#together#to#have#common#
language#and#implementation#in#the#CCSS.##
#
For#staff#members#whose#curriculum#extends#into#more#than#one#
department,#efforts#have#been#made#to#allow#those#staff#members#
to#participate#in#multiple#departments,#such#as#English#and#VPACT#
or#Agriculture#and#Science.##To#a#certain#extent,#this#planning#for#
CCSS#has#also#extended#down#into#articulation#with#the#middle#
schools#on#many#levels#allowing#for#better#planning#on#both#ends#of#
the#spectrum.#
#
In#addition#to#structures#that#currently#exist#for#planning#and#
collaboration,#there#are#other#opportunities,#past#and#present#that#
have#demonstrated#stakeholder#commitment#to#the#change#process#
at#Sonoma#Valley#High#School.##Three#years#ago,#a#Design#Team#was#
created#and#made#up#of#12#staff#members#and#administrators#to#
redesign#our#school,#in#particular#by#creating#a#plan#to#have#
smaller#learning#communities.##The#result#of#this#process#was#our#
current#freshmen#team#structure.##We#also#have#monthly#staff#
meetings#which#provide#the#entire#staff#the#opportunity#to#discuss#
issues,#share#teaching#strategies#and#review#data.##Although#we#had#
none#last#year#due#to#the#state#budget#issues#and#furlough#days,#
staff#Buy#Back#Days#is#times#when#we#can#spend#time#as#a#staff#
106#
#
doing#common#professional#development#as#well#as#data#review.#
#
Student#and#parent#input#are#not#as#frequent#as#staff#input#but#
exists#nevertheless.##Student#input#is#obtained#primarily#through#
the#vehicle#of#General#Assembly,#which#contains#2#students#from#
every#Advisory#class.##General#Assembly#typically#meets#
monthly.##The#student#body#officers#regularly#meet#with#
administration#both#before#and#after#the#General#Assembly#
meetings#to#obtain#student#opinions#and#concerns#and#
communicate#them#to#the#administrators.##The#parents#that#are#
involved#through#the#various#committees,#councils#and#groups,#
although#not#great#in#number,#are#both#regularly#informed#about#
what#is#happening#and#are#asked#to#give#input#about#issues#and#
policies.##Parents#have#voices#through#the#School#Site#Council,#the#
Boosters#Club#and#ELAC.#
!
School(Plan(Correlated(to(Student(Learning(
Indicator:! ! The! schools! Single! Plan! for! Student! Achievement! is! directly! correlated! to! the! analysis! of! student!
achievement!data!about!the!critical!learner!needs,!schoolwide!learner!outcomes,!and!academic!standards.!
Prompt:! ! How! do! staff! ensure! that! the! analysis! of! student! achievement! of! the! critical! learner! needs,! schoolwide!
learner! outcomes,! and! academic! standards! are! incorporated! into! the! plan! and! impact! the! development,!
implementation,!and!monitoring!of!the!plan?!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#Schools#SPSA#is#directly#correlated#to#data#analysis#about#the#
critical#learner#needs,#schoolwide#learner#outcomes,#and#academic#
Minutes#
standards.#
STAR#Reading#Assessment#Fall#
#
2013#
In#Fall#2013#all#staff#has#been#reintroduced#to#the#Illuminate#site#for#
analysis#of#individual#and#aggregate#student#data.##The#SVUS#
District#reCenrolled#in#STAR#Reading#assessment#at#urging#of#SVHS#
Tier/A+#
English#Dept.#for#instructional#and#intervention#planning.#
SVHS#Design#Team#Agendas#/#
#
Minutes#
Faculty#Senate#receives#data#overview#from#Admin/District#staff#
SVHS#Design#Team#Binder#
and#disseminates#analysis#to#constituents#who#apply#this#
CCSS#Training#Agendas#
information#in#departmental,#team,#and#pathway#planning.##The#
CCSS#Lead#teacher#postings#
entire#staff#also#receives#overview#of#District#data#at#select#
Email,#time#sheet,#Read#180#
intervals.#
ALD#proposal;#ALD#articulation#
#
placement#meetings#notes#
Members#of#core#departments#have#participated#in#CCSS#trainings#
English#Benchmarks#and#Results##
and#cross#curricular#lesson#development#and#will#serve#as#CCSS#
#
lead#teachers,#insuring#that#the#SPSA#will#reflect#Common#Core#
Standards.##In#collaboration#with#teachers,#SVHS#Library#Staff#is#
using#STAR,#CST,#Read#180#Lexile#data#and#grades#to#plan#A+#
Literacy#Interventions,#material#purchases,#and#classroom#support.#
#
Continuation#of#Read#180#class#and#original#development#of#ALD#
class#both#occur#as#a#result#of#English#Department#data#and#
multiple#measures#analysis.#Consistently#administered#and#
assessed#academic#writing#benchmarks#in#English#provide#
information#on#College#and#Career#readiness#and#necessary#
support.##
#
The#schools#SPSA#is#directly#correlated#to#data#analysis#about#the#
critical#learner#needs,#schoowide#learner#outcomes#and#academic#
107#
#
standards.##The#two#school#goals,#including#the#WASC#schoolwide#
goals#for#improvement#(all#subgroups#will#meet#or#exceed#AYP#
growth#targets),#are#directly#related#to#STAR#and#CAHSEE#test#
scores,#graduation#rates#and#attendance.##The#school#has#
implemented#training#for#all#staff#into#the#Illuminate#program#
which#gives#teachers#direct#access#to#all#test#scores#related#to#past#
and#present#students.##This#training#has#occurred#during#staff#
meetings#and#Buy#Back#Days#ensuring#that#all#staff#is#trained.##In#
order#to#reach#the#goal,#all#departments#have#begun#work#towards#
common#core#state#standards,#including#district#support#both#
financially#and#providing#time#and#resources.###
#
A#homework#club#has#been#established#and#in#place#for#the#past#
two#years#in#the#No#Name#Cafe#after#school#to#support#students#
who#need#help#as#well#as#free#math#tutoring#with#Jim#Jepson#
weekly.##All#smaller#learning#communities,#including#Freshmen#
Teams#and#the#EDT#pathway,#regularly#analyze#student#data#to#
determine#academic#progress.##The#district#has#implemented#Best#
First#Instruction#to#encourage#teachers#to#use#effective#teaching#
strategies#to#ensure#student#success,#although#the#implementation#
of#this#program#was#faulty#at#best.##
#
With#respect#to#the#WASC#action#plan,#in#addition#to#what#was#
mentioned#above,#for#the#first#action#plan#item#that#all#students#will#
be#college#and#career#ready,#the#school#has#drastically#changed#its#
approach#over#the#past#4#years.###
#
All#students#beginning#with#the#class#of#2015#have#new#graduation#
requirements#which#are#aligned#with#the#UC/CSU#aCg#
requirements.##All#freshmen#teams#have#an#intervention#plan#and#
use#time#during#collaboration#to#organize#how#the#interventions#
will#work#during#Freshmen#Seminar#and#outside#of#class.##There#is#
time#during#dedicated#Freshmen#Team#meetings#in#which#all#
teachers#of#freshmen#can#share#and#collaborate#on#ideas#that#have#
been#successful#in#making#the#freshmen#more#successful#in#their#AC
G#classes.##In#some#cases,#the#intervention#is#not#enough#though,#
due#to#the#removal#of#the#preCalgebra#class#without#any#plan#for#
intervention#for#those#students#who#do#not#have#strong#math#
skills.##All#teachers#on#the#EDT#pathway#have#attended#multiple#
STEM#curriculum#trainings#over#the#past#two#years.##There#have#
been#discussions#about#future#pathways#to#try#to#engage#students#
who#may#otherwise#not#be#and#to#prepare#them#to#be#college#and#
career#ready.##Many#of#our#elective#courses#have#created#
articulations#with#the#local#junior#college#in#order#to#provide#
students#with#credits#or#advancement#into#technical#programs,#
including#video#arts,#culinary#arts,#agriculture#and#metal.####
#
Over#the#last#6#years,#38#staff#members#have#attended#the#annual#
AVID#Summer#Institute#and#been#trained#in#AVID#strategies.##Staff#
meetings#and#buy#back#days#are#used#to#further#instruct#the#staff#at#
large#in#some#of#these#AVID#strategies.##Also,#most#of#the#school#
supports#the#use#of#Cornell#notes#and#most#of#the#science#classes#
use#Interactive#notebooks,#both#AVID#strategies.###Our#College#and#
Career#Center#has#really#done#a#stellar#job#over#the#past#4#years#of#
increasing#knowledge#of#the#college#application#process#to#the#
student#body#at#large#as#well#as#developing#support#systems,#such#
108#
#
as#CAAT,#summer#application#workshops,#transcript#review,#etc.,#
that#help#more#students#go#to#college.##There#is#a#high#amount#of#
coordination#between#the#College#and#Career#Center#and#our#AVID#
classes.#
#
Regarding#Action#Plan#Item#1C2#which#refers#to#a#Cycle#of#Inquiry#to#
support#increased#student#proficiency,#in#addition#to#that#which#
was#described#below#with#respect#to#professional#development,#our#
school#started#the#Odyssey#online#credit#recovery#system#that#is#
monitored#through#the#Independent#Study#program#two#years#
ago.###Some#of#the#actions#in#this#item#have#not#happened#as#
planned#but#hopefully#with#the#new#principal#and#stronger#Site#
Council#that#will#actually#monitor#the#plan,#these#actions#will#
happen.#
#
Regarding#Action#Plan#item#1C3#which#encourages#the#development#
of#the##AVID#program,##we#have#continued#to#have#4#sections#of#
AVID,#one#per#grade#level,#although#due#to#poor#communication#and#
scheduling#issues,#we#have#not#been#able#to#keep#the#classes#as#full#
as#we#would#like.##Although#it#is#listed#to#continue#funding#for#an#
AVID#coordinator,#the#SVHS#actually#cut#funding#to#this#position#
and#has#the#job#split#between#one#teacher#and#one#viceC
principal.###On#the#positive#side,#our#new#viceCprincipal#has#
significant#experience#with#the#AVID#program#and#has#brought#staff#
development#in#AVID#strategies#to#a#new#level.##We#have#had#solid#
and#consistent#amount#of#professional#development#by#regularly#
sending#4##5#staff#members#to#AVIDs#summer#institute.#
#
Unfortunately,#Action#Plan#Item#2C1#was#a#fatality#under#the#
direction#of#our#former#principal.##Much#was#in#place#to#further#the#
development#of#the#5#year#plan.##The#template#was#created.##Staff#
was#trained#on#the#Kuder#Navigation#program.##Freshmen#students#
started#to#do#work#on#Kuder#during#Freshmen#Seminar#and#Living#
Skills#Classes.##In#the#past#few#months#however,#the#implementation#
of#the#five#year#plan#has#been#renewed#and#will#hopefully#
happen.##The#creation#of#the#new#Advisory#structure#will#allow#
opportunities#for#all#students#to#create#this#Five#Year#
Plan.##Freshman#teams#have#implemented#a#career#exploration#
project#and#use#Freshman#Seminar#to#conduct#it.##All#juniors#
completed#their#Academic#Resume#last#year#during#testing#time.#
#
Our#intervention#plan#is#in#its#infancy.##There#has#been#
communication#to#students#about#tutoring#
opportunities.##Freshmen#team#teachers#worked#together#to#
develop#a#9th#grade#intervention#plan.###If#anything#else#has#been#
done,#it#has#not#been#put#out#to#the#rest#of#the#staff#yet.#
Action#Plan#Item#3C1#which#has#to#do#with#using#effective#
instructional#practice#in#all#classrooms#has#been#attempted#but#due#
to#poor#communication#between#the#school#district#and#school,#has#
been#a#bit#faulty.###The#Best#First#Instruction#program#was#
introduced#in#an#unprofessional#manner#by#our#former#principal#
and#served#to#alienate#most#of#the#staff.##On#the#positive#note,#all#
teachers#have#been#certified#in#SDAIE#techniques#and#many#
teachers#participated#in#EDI#training#last#year.##Unfortunately#there#
were#cuts#to#both#the#ALD#and#Read#180#program#which#seem#to#
contradict#this#action#plan#(follow#up#on#the#rationale#for#this#
109#
#
change)#
#
Action#Plan#Item##3C2#and#3C3,#which#is#to#increase#the#numbers#of#
Latino#students#enrolled#and#successfully#completing#CP,#Honors#
and#AP#courses#and#increase#communication#about#the#college#
process#is#slowly#getting#better.##With#the#introduction#of#our#AP#
History#program#along#with#a#change#to#open#enrollment#for#all#
honors#and#AP#courses,#we#have#seen#a#surge#in#the#number#of#
Latino#students#taking#AP#and#honors#courses.#Our#AVID#program#
has#become#more#and#more#successful#with#more#and#more#Latino#
students#being#accepted#into#four#year#universities.##The#outreach#
by#the#College#and#Career#Center,#as#outlined#above,#has#also#helped#
towards#this#goal.##The#AVID#program#has#recently#implemented#a#
new#requirement#to#the#AVID#contract#in#which#all#AVID#students#
must#take#at#least#one#AP#class#to#remain#in#the#program.##Outreach#
to#parents#has#increased.##There#are#translators#at#all#parent#events#
and#all#documents#are#provided#in#English#and#Spanish.##Three#of#
our#four#counselors#are#bilingual,#one#of#whom#is#bicultural.##There#
are#regular#presentations#during#the#ELAC#meetings#to#better#
inform#Latino#parents#about#the#college#requirements#and#
application#process.#
!
Correlation(between(All(Resources,(Schoolwide(Learner(Outcomes,(and(Plan(
Indicator:! ! There! is! correlation! between! allocation! of! time/fiscal/personnel/material! resources! and! the!
implementation,!monitoring,!and!accomplishing!of!the!Single!Plan!for!Student!Achievement.!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!degree!to!which!the!allocation!of!all!resources!support!the!implementation,!monitoring,!and!
accomplishment!of!the!Single!Plan!for!Student!Achievement.!
Findings##
Evidence#
There#is#a#correlation#between#allocation#of#time,#fiscal,#personnel#
Freshman#Teams#
and#material#resources#and#the#SPSA.###SVHS#has#increased#the#
Pathways#
correlation#between#allocation#of#resources#and#the#Single#Plan#for#
AVID#
Student#Achievement.#Since#2010#the#school#has#significantly#
SVHS#Site#Technology#Team#
increased#resources#devoted#to#the#College#and#Career#Center,#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
which#provides#support#for#College#and#Career#readiness#for#all#
Increase#in#Counseling#staff#
students.#
Computer#Labs#
#
College#and#Career#Center#
SVHS#has#also#devoted#an#increasing#percentage#of#its#resources#to#
Media#Carts#
parent#communication.#The#website#and#parent#gradebook#portal#
PowerSchool##
have#both#increased#ability#of#all#parents#to#monitor#and#respond#to#
Senior#Awards#Day#
student#academic#achievement.##SVHS#now#has#a#.2#Academic#
Parent#Nights#
Coordinator#to#monitor#achievement#and#needs#of#reclassified#
Academic#Coordinator#position#
second#language#students.#
MEAP#Coordinator#
#
Mentoring#Alliance#
SVHS#has#improved#its#utilization#of#community#resources#in#
Senior#Week#
support#of#increased#student#learning#and#has#devoted#resources#to#
Incoming#9th#grade#
supporting#these#connections.#A#significant#percentage#of#the#
parent/student#orientation#
Senior#Project#coordinators#paid#hours#are#spent#in#coordinating#
10,000#Degrees#
TSN,#community#resources#such#as#Sonoma#Valley#Hospital,#and#
TSN#
mentor#volunteers.#Meeting#space#and#scheduling#resources#are#
Library#EWYL#Calendar#
allocated#for#College#and#Career#support#groups#such#as#10,000#
Senior#Project#Schedule,#emails#
Degrees.##
Master#Schedule#
#
To#a#certain#extent#there#is#a#correlation#between#the#plan,#the#
CAC#Agendas#/#Minutes#
resources#and#the#schoolwide#learner#outcomes,#although#decisions#
110#
#
have#been#made#by#the#administration#and#district#that#do#not#
support#this.##There#were#cuts#to#the#AVID#program#(as#detailed#
above),#the#ALD#classes#and#Read#180#program.##There#were#issues#
in#the#scheduling#of#the#freshmen#for#the#past#couple#of#years#which#
so#while#freshmen#team#is#supported#in#professional#development#
and#in#providing#collaboration,#the#scheduling#issues#did#not#
support#the#success#of#the#freshmen.##The#EDT#pathway#has#had#to#
fight#for#funding#to#get#the#required#supplies#and#the#turnover#time#
is#far#too#long#and#scheduling#issues#have#hampered#its#
effectiveness#for#the#past#two#years.###
#
Additionally,#due#to#district#policy,#it#is#becoming#more#and#more#
cumbersome#financially#for#both#outside#and#inside#school#groups#
to#use#the#school#facilities#to#support#programs.##On#the#positive#
side,#there#has#been#an#increase#in#the#number#of#counselors#as#well#
as#an#increase#in#the#number#of#bilingual#counselors.##We#have#had#
an#increase#in#the#amount#of#administrators#which#helps#with#
discipline#and#attendance,#making#class#time#more#productive#and#
successful#for#students.###
#
We#have#refurbished#and#modernized#most#of#our#computer#labs#
providing#better#access#to#technology#for#our#students.##All#teachers#
have#been#provided#with#a#multimedia#cart#including#document#
cameras#and#LCD#projects,#which#will#hopefully#help#more#students#
access#more#curriculum#through#the#use#of#technology#and#the#
benefits#that#it#provides.##The#districts#commitment#to#technology#
within#the#curriculum#is#not#only#seen#in#hardware#and#software#
purchases.##Since#2007,#the#district#has#provided#6#Tech#Coach#
positions#that#are#held#by#staff#members#of#SVHS.##Each#Tech#Coach#
has#a#cadre#of#9C15#teachers#that#usually#share#the#same#prep#
period#as#the#Tech#Coach.##Tech#Coaches#have#a#variety#of#
responsibilities#that#include#but#are#not#limited#to#computer#lab#
scheduling#and#management,#acting#as#a#liaison#between#staff#and#
the#IT#department,#basic#tech#troubleshooting,#and#perhaps#most#
importantly#helping#and#training#SVHS#staff#in#the#implementation#
of#technology#within#their#curriculum.##During#Staff#Development#
Days,#Tech#Coaches#provided#staff#wide#trainings#in#using#the#SVHS#
Website#software,#Google#software,#Collaborize,#Prezi,#and#other#
programs#that#they#currently#use#within#their#own#curriculum.###
#
#We#have#provided#space#to#the#Mentoring#Alliance,#the#Boys#and#
Girls#Club#and#the#Teen#Services#Programs#to#help#students#access#
community#resources#to#help#them#in#school.##The#SVHS#Booster#
have#given#money#to#the#SVHS#Link#Crew#to#help#more#freshmen#
acclimate#to#the#high#school#better#thus#allowing#them#to#focus#
more#on#their#studies#and#academic#achievement.#
!
Conclusions(
Prompt:!Comment!on!the!degree!to!which!this!criterion!is!being!addressed.!
Findings##
SVHS#has#increased#and#diversified#resources#allocated#to#support#
of#the#SPSA,#reflecting#our#demographic#realities.#A#specialized#lab#
has#been#provided#exclusively#to#the#new#Engineering#pathway.#
Freshman#team#teachers#are#provided#with#an#extra#period#for#
Evidence#
Engineering#&#Design#Computer#
lab#
Freshman#schedules#
Library#Classroom#
111#
#
intensive,#student#focused#collaboration.#Using#library#staff#and#
DistrictCfunded#labor,#a#new#classroom#has#been#developed#from#a#
former#library#workspace#to#be#used#as#a#schoolCwide#literacy#
support#and#intervention#center.#Outmoded#classrooms#have#been#
refurbished#for#more#engaging#and#supportive#AgCbased#science#
offerings.#
#
However,#SVHS#must#continue#to#develop#and#clarify#an#inclusive,#
analytical,#and#transparent#process#for#determining#priorities#and#
criteria#to#be#used#in#allocating#resources#in#support#of#the#SPSA.#As#
mentioned#above,#progress#in#that#direction#is#already#evident.####
North#J#wing#
(
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#is#making#demonstrable#progress#in#allocating#its#resources#
according#to#the#SPSA.#Clear#criteria#and#procedures#will#speed#up#
decision#making#and#focus#discussion#of#change.##Course#and#
Minutes#
schedule#design#shows#resources#focused#on#the#SPSA.#Newly#
SVHS#SPSA#
designed#Advisory#offers#individualized#support#and#multiCgrade#
#
student#collaboration;#new#training#for#the#Read#180#teacher#and#a#
probable#system#upgrade#increase#and#continue#the#school#
commitment#to#that#intervention;#development#of#Floral#Design#and#
Dance#classes#offer#engaging,#flexible#opportunities#for#students#to#
complete#ACG#requirements.##This#work#is#directly#addressing#the#
following#identified#Critical#Learner#Needs.##
#
Critical(Learner(Need(#1:(Provide#academic(rigor(equitably(to#
ensure#that#all(students#are#college(and(career(ready(when#they#
graduate.(
1.1
1.2
1.3
Ensure#all#students#successfully#complete#a#College#
and#Career#Preparatory#Curriculum.#
Identify#and#implement#effective#common#structures#
and#processes#for#teachers#to#collaboratively#assess#
student#performance#and#plan#instruction#
accordingly.!
Utilize#proven#instructional#strategies#that#are#CCSS#
aligned#to#improve#student#academic#success.#
!
A4.(
A!qualified!staff!facilitates!achievement!of!the!academic!standards!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes!through!a!
system!of!preparation,!induction,!and!ongoing!professional!development.!
Employment(Policies(and(Practices(
Indicator:!!The!school!has!clear!employment!policies!and!practices!related!to!qualification!requirements!of!staff.!
Prompt:!Evaluate!the!clarity!of!employment!policies!and!practices!related!to!qualification/statutory!requirements!
of!current!and!potential!staff!for!all!programs,!including!all!types!of!online!instruction!and!specialized!programs!
such!as!college/career!preparation.!
Findings##
SVHS#has#clear#employment#policies#and#practices#related#to#
qualification#requirements#of#staff.##
Evidence#
SVUSD#Human#Resources#is#
responsible#for#the#majority#of#
112#
#
these#practices#and#policies;#the#
hiring#decisions#are#both#site#
and#district#driven#and#initiated.#
!
Qualifications(of(Staff(
Indicator:! ! The! school! has! procedures! to! ensure! that! staff! members! are! qualified! based! on! staff! background,!
training!and!preparation.!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!procedures!to!ensure!all!staff!members!in!all!programs,!including!online!instruction!based!
on!staff!background,!training!and!preparation!are!qualified!for!their!responsibilities!within!any!type!of!instruction!
to!ensure!quality!student!learning.!
Findings##
SVHS#has#procedures#to#ensure#that#all#staff#members#in#all#
programs#are#qualified#for#their#responsibilities.#
#
100%#of#core#subject#SVHS#Staff#hold#appropriate#credentials#for#
their#instructional#area#
#
Evidence#
Department#Chairs#in#
cooperation#with#Principal#and#
work#to#ensure#that#
assignments#are#appropriate#
and#provide#professional#
development#when#applicable#
All#teachers#are#in#the#process#of#
professional#development#for#
CCCS#
District#Monitored#Credential#
List#
!
Maximum(Use(of(Staff(Expertise(
Indicator:! ! The! school! has! a! process! to! assign! staff! members! and! provide! appropriate! orientation! for! all!
assignments,! including! online! instruction! and! specialized! programs! so! that! the! expertise! of! the! staff! members! is!
maximized!in!relation!to!impact!on!quality!student!learning.!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!process!to!assign!staff!members!and!provide!an!appropriate!orientation!process!to!ensure!
all!staff!are!qualified!and!prepared!or!their!responsibilities!including!any!type!of!online!instruction.!
Findings##
SVHS#has#a#process#to#assign#staff#members#and#provide#
appropriate#orientation#to#maximize#the#expertise#of#staff#
members.#
#
Departments#plan#assignments#based#on#qualification,#preparation,#
and#student#need.#In#the#English#department#all#fullCtime#teachers#
commit#to#a#variety#of#assignments,#so#that#struggling#students#are#
routinely#assigned#to#a#highly#experienced#and#effective#teacher.#
When#beginning#a#new#assignment,#a#teacher#in#the#English#
department#will#be#paired#with#a#teacher#who#has#more#experience#
in#that#gradeClevel#curriculum,#so#that#observation,#resource#
sharing,#and#constructive#peer#review#can#occur.#
#
Department#Chairs#work#in#cooperation#with#the#Principal#to#
ensure#that#teachers#are#both#appropriately#assigned#and#then#
trained,#if#necessary.##New#courses#must#go#through#Faculty#Senate#
review#to#explore#the#impact#of#the#course#on#the#rest#of#the#master#
schedule.###Each#department#has#its#own#process#that#varies#slightly#
from#department#to#department.##Seniority#does#play#some#role#in#
the#decisions.##SVHS#is#improving#administrative#observation#and#
assignment#practices#to#assure#content#expertise,#and#this#progress#
needs#to#continue.#
Evidence#
Master#Schedule##
Minutes#
Minutes####
#
113#
#
!
Defining(and(Understanding(Practices/Relationships(
Indicator:! ! The! school! has! clear! administrator! and! faculty! written! policies,! charts,! and! handbooks! that! define!
responsibilities,!operational!practices,!decision@making!processes,!and!relationships!of!leadership!and!staff.!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!administrator!and!faculty!written!policies,!charts,!pacing!guides!and!handbooks!that!define!
responsibilities,! operational! practices,! decision@making! processes,! and! relationships! of! leadership! and! staff.!
Determine!the!degree!of!clarity!and!understanding!of!these!by!administration!and!faculty.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#has#some#clear#administrator#and#faculty#written#policies,#etc.#
SVHS#Administration#Chart#of#
that#define#responsibilities#of#the#leadership#and#staff.#
Responsibilities##
#
Formation#of#Process#Leadership#
SVHS#is#improving#the#delineation#of#responsibilities#and#is#
Committee#
evaluating,#planning,#and#creating#needed#written#policies.#For#
Email#Communication##
example,#a#staff#handbook#is#in#progress.##As#recognized#schoolC
SVHS#Student#Activities#
wide#in#recent#years,#SVHS#has#a#need#to#clarify#and#document#its#
handbook#
decisionCmaking#structure.#There#has#been#recent#work#on#this#
Site/District#New#Teacher#
structure#by#Administration,#Faculty#Senate,#and#all#staff.#
Orientation#
!
Internal(Communication(and(Planning(
Indicator:! ! The! school! has! effective! existing! structures! for! internal! communication,! planning,! and! resolving!
differences.!
Prompt:!!How!effective!are!the!existing!structures!for!internal!communication,!planning,!and!resolving!differences?!
Findings##
Evidence#
Collaborative#work#on#internal#communication,#planning,#and#
Email#is#an#existing#and#often#
resolution#of#differences#is#proceeding#at#SVHS.#Recognizing#the#
used#method#of#internal#
need#for#improvements#in#this#area,#since#last#spring#the#structures#
communication;#all#teachers#
for#information#dissemination#and#decisionCmaking#has#been#
have#laptops.#
clarified#and#used#more#effectively,#but#there#is#a#need#for#
Conflicts#are#first#addressed#by#
continued#improvement#in#this#area,#and#a#need#for#common#
department#chairs#and#then#
recognition#and#understanding#of#the#improved#procedures.#
proceed#up#the#chain#of#
#
command.#
The#District#Office#believes#that#existing#channels#of#communication#
Summer#CCSS#Work#Day#
and#planning#are#effective#for#routine#decisionCmaking,#when#they#
Agendas#
are#used#as#intended.#This#year#there#is#effort#to#use#the#established#
SVHS#Calendar##
channels#for#communication#and#decision#making#
#
Minutes#
SVHS#staff#has#expressed#the#need#for#ongoing#improvement#for#
maintaining#communication#and#providing#input#on#now#more#
Email#Communication##
frequently#occurring#major#decisions#regarding#program#
establishment#and#school#reform.#These#decisions#are#often#
completed#outside#the#school#year#and#can#be#unexpectedly#
affected#by#conditions#at#the#State#or#District#level.##Discussion#
regarding#decisionCmaking#procedures#for#issues#such#as#the#
development#of#a#second#pathway#is#proceeding#actively#at#Faculty#
Senate#and#the#Administrative#level.#
114#
#
!
Staff(Actions/Accountability(to(Support(Learning(
Indicator:! ! The! school! evaluates! the! effectiveness! of! the! processes! and! procedures! for! involving! staff! in! shared!
responsibility,! actions,! and! accountability! to! support! student! learning! throughout! all! programs.! This! includes! an!
evaluation!of!the!kinds!of!collegial!strategies!used!to!implement!innovations!and!encourage!improvement,!such!as!
shadowing,!coaching,!observation,!mentoring,!group!presentations.!
Prompt:!!How!effective!are!the!processes!and!procedures!for!involving!staff!in!shared!responsibility,!actions,!and!
accountability! to! support! student! learning! throughout! all! programs?! Provide! representative! examples! and! data!
regarding!impact!on!student!learning.!
Findings##
Evidence#
At#the#Department#level,#processes#and#procedures#for#sharing#
responsibility,#action,#and#accountability#to#support#student#
Minutes#
learning#are#in#place.#In#the#English#Department#shared#common#
Site#Administration#Meeting#
grade#level#benchmarks#determine#shared#focus#of#instruction.#
Agendas#
Grade#level#groups#in#English#are#developing#Common#Core#
BTSA#List#
performance#task#benchmarks#so#that#shared#expectations#for#
CCSS#Lead#Postings#
instructional#strategies#and#content#can#be#developed.#
CCSS#Lead#Agendas#
#
The#English#department#collaboratively#develops#curriculum#and#
shares/compares#strategies#to#increase#student#achievement.#When#
possible,#teachers#taking#on#new#assignments#or#new#to#SVHS#pair#
with#an#experienced#teacher#to#shadow,#share#curriculum,#and#
receive#feedback#after#observation.#Time#available#for#peer#
observation,#mentoring,#and#coaching#could#be#increased.#
#
Colleagues/peers#at#SVHS#have#been#reluctant#to#enforce#
accountability.#One#step#in#improving#this#situation#will#be#
increased#formal#and#informal#observation#by#administrators.#An#
increase#in#classroom#visits#and#schoolCwide#observation#by#
administrators#in#2013#is#already#observable.#
#
Staff#is#involved#in#the#District#School#Leadership,#participating#in#
DistrictCwide#planning#and#professional#development#for#increasing#
student#learning#and#communicating#outcomes#and#information#to#
departments.#There#could#be#improvement#in#the#process#for#
publicizing#and#increasing#these.##Since#last#spring#there#has#been#
an#improvement#in#the#process#and#procedures#for#choosing#
participants#in#teacher#leader#opportunities.#Many#positions#in#all#
departments#were#available#for#CCSS#leads.#These#jobs#were#posted,#
advertised#by#email,#and#shared#through#Faculty#Senate#with#all#
teachers.#
#
BTSA#teachers#at#SVHS#are#provided#with#onCsite#experienced#
teachers#in#their#subject#area.#Mentor#teachers#are#responsible#for#
support#of#their#new#teacher,#and#are#able#to#participate#in#
instructional#standardsCbased#professional#development.##All#staff#
had#the#opportunity#to#participate#in#3#days#of#paid#summer#work#
planning#for#CCSS#implementation#and#creating#CCSS#curriculum#
collaboratively#for#their#subject#areas.#
115#
#
!
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompt:!Evaluate!the!processes!and!procedures!for!involving!online!staff!members!
in!professional!development!activities!that!enhance!the!use!of!technology!in!the!delivery!of!instruction!and!support!
student!learning!
Findings##
This#prompt#does#not#apply#to#Sonoma#Valley#High#School.##
Evidence#
N/A#
!
Evaluation(of(Existing(Processes(
Indicator:!!The!school!leadership!regularly!reviews!the!existing!processes!to!determine!the!degree!to!which!actions!
of!the!leadership!and!staff!focus!on!successful!student!learning.!
Prompt:!!To!what!extent!does!the!school!leadership!regularly!review!the!existing!processes!to!determine!the!degree!
to!which!actions!of!the!leadership!and!staff!focus!on!successful!student!learning?!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#leadership#consists#of#a#number#of#representative#groups#that#
SVHS#Site#Administration#
meet#on#a#weekly#and/or#monthly#basis#to#monitor#what#impact#
Meeting#Agendas#
implementation#of#policy,#curriculum,#or#programs#have#upon#
student#learning.##SVHS#site#administration#meets#weekly,#and#
Minutes#
there#are#additional#administration#meetings#that#occur#at#the#
Administrative#Council#Agendas#
district#level#on#a#monthly#basis.##One#of#these#monthly#meetings#is#
/#Minutes#
the#District#Secondary#Administration#meetings#that#consist#of#
District#Secondary#
Principals,#and#ViceCPrincipals#from#SVHS#and#both#middle#schools.##
Administration#Agendas#/#
District#Administration#also#attends#these#meetings.##Secondly,#
Minutes#
there#is#a#monthly#Administrative#Council#meeting,#consisting#of#all# #
site#administrations#from#SVHS,#the#middle#schools,#and#elementary#
schools.##These#council#meetings#are#presided#over#by#the#
Superintendent#and#all#other#district#administration.##The#goal#of#
these#monthly#meetings#is#to#make#sure#that#the#goals#and#actions#
set#forth#in#the#District#Strategic#Plan#are#being#addressed.###
#
SVHS#site#administration#uses#the#Faculty#Senate,#consisting#of#all#
department#chairs,#as#a#conduit#for#communicating#with#staff.##This#
communication#and#review#of#practice#also#takes#place#in#the#form#
of#scheduled#and#unscheduled#classroom#visits,#where#site#
administration#can#check#in#with#staff#on#a#personal#level,#to#find#
out#the#impact#of#policy#and#programs#are#having#in#the#classroom.##
These#visits#are#also#used#to#interact#with#students#when#
appropriate,#and#solicit#student#feedback.###
!
Conclusions(
Findings##
Evidence#
Under#the#new#SVHS#site#administration,#there#have#been#increased#
efforts#to#open#more#lines#of#communication#and#input#between#the#
Minutes#
District,#site#administration,#and#the#SVHS#staff.###Using#established#
and#successful#lines#of#communication#between#administration#and#
Minutes#
staff#such#as#Faculty#Senate,#and#providing#a#variety#of#
opportunities#for#stakeholders#to#provide#input#on#all#things#SVHS,#
Responsibilities##
as#evidenced#through#this#years#WASC#process,#will#allow#SVHS#to#
continually#grow#in#this#area.##Additionally,#SVHS#is#continuing#to#
handbook#
develop#and#create#written#policies#that#provide#both#clarity#and#
Formation#of#Process#
accountability#to#all#involved#staff.###
Leadership#Committee#
116#
#
Email#Communication#
SVHS#SPSA#
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Using#established#and#developing#school#policies#and#
communication#structures#between#the#District,#administration,#
and#staff#is#crucial#to#addressing#all#of#the#identified#Critical#Learner#
Minutes#
Needs.##Specifically#the#Critical#Learner#Needs#listed#below.##
(
Minutes#
Responsibilities##
graduate.(
handbook#
1.2 Identify#and#implement#effective#common#structures#
Formation#of#Process#
Leadership#Committee#
accordingly.!
SVHS#SPSA#
#
A5.(
Leadership! and! staff! are! involved! in! ongoing! research! or! data@based! correlated! professional! development! that!
focuses!on!identified!student!learning!needs.!
Support(of(Professional(Development(
Indicator:!!The!school!effectively!supports!professional!development/learning!with!time,!personnel,!material,!and!
fiscal!resources!to!facilitate!all!students!achieving!the!academic!standards!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!
Prompt:!!How!effective!is!the!support!of!professional!development/learning?!Provide!evidence!and!examples.!
Findings##
During#Staff#Development#Days,#teachers#are#presented#with#both#
school#and#summer#professional#development#opportunities#either#
in#the#form#of#a#formal#presentation#or#just#general#sign#up#
information.##On#many#occasions,#staff#is#polled#by#SVHS#
Administration#and#the#District#to#find#out#what#type#of#
professional#development#they#are#interested#in#participation.##
#
There#are#a#number#of#professional#development#trainings#that#are#
continually#and#regularly#offered#and#attended#by#staff#members#at#
SVHS.##Most#notably#AVID#Summer#Institute#Trainings#and#
Advanced#Placement#Course#Trainings.##In#addition#to#these#
stalwarts,#new#and#regular#professional#development#opportunities#
surrounding#the#transition#to#Common#Core#Standards#and#STEM#
have#also#been#provided#and#attended#by#staff#members.##
#
On#an#individual#basis,#staff#members#are#encouraged#to#approach#
both#SVHS#Administration#and#district#office#personnel#with#their#
own#professional#development#finds,#and#in#most#cases#when#
available,#funding#has#been#given#to#teachers#that#take#an#extra#
initiative#in#improving#themselves#professionally.##
Evidence#
AVID#Training#Attendance#
AP#Course#Training#Attendance#
Common#Core#Trainings#(SSU#&#
CCSS#Teacher#Lead#Program)#
STEM#Training#Attendance##
117#
#
!
Supervision(and(Evaluation(
Indicator:! ! The! school! implements! effective! supervision! and! evaluation! procedures! in! order! to! promote!
professional!growth!of!staff.!
Prompt:!!How!effective!are!the!schools!supervision!and!evaluation!procedures?!
Findings##
Evidence#
Although#professional#development#has#been#restricted#by#severe#
English#members#to#CATE#2012#
budgetary#concerns,#a#combination#of#private#funding#and#careful#
History#department#staff#to#
use#of#existing#funds#has#allowed#strategically#chosen#
Stanford#History#Education#
opportunities.##Budget#concerns#have#in#some#cases#prevented#but#
Group#Conference#
not#halted#taking#students#on#field#trips#for#educational#or#teacher#
New#Read#180#Teacher#
professional#development.##
scheduled#to#attend#national#
#
training#
The#district#and#school#site#allows#for#time#and#moneys#to#attend#
EDI#Best#First#Instruction#at#
conferences#which#are#subject/field#specific#in#order#to#support#
SCOE#open#to#interested#teachers#
professional#development.#
NAIF#Training#Washington#
#
DC##Summer#2012#
There#has#been#a#marked#increase#in#use#of#data#to#focus#
3C5#Teachers#to#AVID#Training#
professional#development#and#resource#allocation.#A#new#Vice#
each#Summer#
Principal#has#been#hired#who#has#the#task#of#gathering#and#
VP#Job#Posting#
disseminating#data,#and#highlighting#findings#and#their#use#with#
Faculty#Meeting#Agendas#
staff.#There#has#been#an#increase#in#faculty#meeting#time#devoted#to#
Department#Meeting#Minutes#
data#analysis#and#also#training#in#using#data#delivery#systems#such#
Illuminate#Training#materials#
as#Illuminate#and#the#STAR#E#reading#test.#
STAR#E#training#materials#
#
CCSS#agendas#and#signCins#2012C
In#response#to#the#CCSS#shift,#in#2012C2013#SVHS#used#resources#to#
13#
form#and#support#crossCcurricular#teams#of#teachers#in#learning#
Lead#CCSS#Teacher#postings,#
about#and#preparing#lessons#and#rubrics#for#CCSS#implementation.#
agendas#
Subject#area#teams#were#given#3#days#of#paid#time#in#summer#for#
Curriculum#produced#in#
training#and#work#to#design#CCSS#lessons#and#assessments,#and#
Summer,#including#Fall#English#
many#teachers#also#received#a#stipend#for#attendance#at#CCSS#
CCSS#instruction#and#
trainings#at#Sonoma#State#University.#The#school#in#tandem#with#
Performance#Task#benchmark##
the#District#is#devoting#significant#resources#to#training#CCSS#
NDEO#Conference#(National#
teacher#leaders,#with#plans#to#use#these#teachers#to#disseminate#
Dance#Educators#Organization)##
and#support#CCSS#implementation#and#understanding#schoolCwide.##
SCOE#trainings##
#
CPR#Training#
Teachers#are#rarely#required#to#bring#back#professional#
development#learnings#to#the#staff#at#large.##The#exception#to#this#is#
AP#Summer#Trainings#
the#development#of#the#Common#Core#Standards.#
Perkins#for#CTE.##$25K#a#year.#
#
Money#is#made#available#for#
There#has#also#been#little#formal#assessment#of#outcomes#of#
worthwhile#professional#
professional#development#or#request#for#expected#outcomes,#or#
development#
request#to#share#outcomes#with#staff#or#admin.##This#is#done#
however#at#the#department#level,#where#staff#will#share#out#their#
Counselors#are#encouraged#to#
professional#development#outcomes#within#their#subject#areas.##
attend#conferences#and#
#
professional#development#and#
Professional#Development#in#VPA/CTE#is#dependent#on#grants,#
are#compensated#accordingly#
community#fundraising,#and#selfCstudy.#JEA#(National#Journalism#in#
(comp#time,#reimbursement,#
Education#Conference)#attended#by.#PH#and#AM.###Unfortunately,#
etc.).#
little#to#no#funding#is#allocated#for#VPA#Prof.#Dev.##Requests#for#such#
Counseling#department#makes#it#
from#general#fund#are#denied.#
a#priority#to#share#within#the#
#
department#information#learned#
Admin#provides#significant#support#in#terms#of#staff#time#for#grant#
and#materials#gathered#at#all#
writing#and#major#fund#management.###
professional#development#
118#
#
events.#
!
Additional( Online( Instruction( Prompt:! How! effective! is! the! schools! supervision! and! evaluation! procedures! in!
order!to!promote!professional!growth!of!online!instructional!staff,!including!their!technological!competencies!and!
use!of!technology!within!the!curriculum,!and!their!fulfilling!requirements!for!quality!student@teacher!interaction?!
Findings##
Evidence#
Many#teachers#use#webCbased#tools#to#facilitate#online#student#
ALL#math#classes#use#TI#graphing#
learning.#Each#teacher#has#a#Wildfire#webpage#and#most#have#A/V#
calculators.#
technology#including#laptop,#projector#and#doc#cam,#which#are#used#
#Some#math#teachers#have#posted#
to#varying#degrees.#Teachers#use#their#own#resources#to#flip#their#
lectures#and#lecture#notes#on#
instruction#or#to#provide#alternative#methods#of#communication#
their#websites.#
and#analysis.##
We#occasionally#use#java#applets#
#
to#illustrate#mathematical#
There#is#no#concerted#effort#for#a#unified#training#for#online#
concepts#visually.#
professional#growth,#or#for#the#utilization#of#online#resources#for#
#Some#math#teachers#use#
academic#achievement#such#as#Kahn#Academy.###Each#teacher#
PowerPoint#presentations#
develops#his/her#own#strategies.#
All#math#teachers#use#the#
#
Document#cameras#and#LCD#
Illuminate#training#was#funded#by#site,#but#failed#to#achieve#its#
projectors.#
objective#due#to#inadequate#access#/#wireless#access#to#online#site,#
Illuminate#Training#in#G#Lab.###
and#there#was#no#follow#up.#
Approx.##20#staff#showed#for#a#
#
guided#presentation.#
An#increase#in#collaborative#planning#for#and#assessment#of#online#
IS#Odyssey#program#
instruction#has#been#discernable#at#SVHS.#The#programs#are#new#
administered#by#credentialed#
and#evolving#at#the#school#and#there#is#little#widespread#knowledge#
English#teacher#
of#evolving#implementation#plans#and#program#effectiveness#for#
online#instruction.#There#is#a#need#to#share#planning#and#
assessment#of#program#effectiveness#with#staff.#
!
Measurable(Effect(of(Professional(Development(
Indicator:! ! There! are! effective! operating! processes! that! determine! the! measurable! effect! of! professional!
development,!coaching,!and!mentoring!on!student!performance.!
Prompt:! ! Comment! on! the! effectiveness! of! the! processes! in! determining! the! measurable! effect! of! professional!
development,!coaching,!and!mentoring!on!student!performance.!Provide!evidence!about!whether!the!professional!
development/learning!has!had!a!positive!impact!on!student!learning.!
Findings##
Effects#of#professional#development#are#apparent#in#student#
enrollment#and#achievement#data.#Since#AP#training#in#working#
with#open#enrollment#AP#classes,#there#has#been#a#very#large#
increase#in#student#enrollment#and#success#in#AP#History#classes.##
#
Collaboration#between#the#Engineering#and#math#teachers,#after#
having#attended#several#STEM#professional#development#
conferences,#have#created#exciting,#handsCon#activities#and#
connections#between#the#two#courses.#
#
In#the#past#10#years,#37#different#teachers#and#administrators#have#
attended#AVID#summer#institute#and#6#additional#teachers#have#
attended#multiple#times.##This#has#resulted#in#a#schoolwide#
implementation#of#Cornell#Notes#as#well#as#other#AVID#strategies#
and#the#implementation#of#an#interactive#notebook#in#most#of#the#
science#classes.##As#a#result,#student#performance#has#improved#
within#SVHS#classrooms.#As#the#percentage#of#Latinos#completing#
Evidence#
BTSA#support#providers#almost#
always#come#from#the#same#
department#and#can#provide#
curriculum#support#to#new#
teachers.#
Freshman#team#grades#
AP#History#Enrollment#/#
Demographics#
EDT#data#
ELA#Fall#CCSS#Performance#Task#
Benchmark#
Student#Work,#ELA#CCSS#Fall#
Benchmark#
Math#department#implemented#
vertically#aligned#portfolio#
entries#with#a#common#rubric#
119#
#
the#ACG#requirements#and#going#to#a#four#year#university#has#
increased,#and#with#most#of#those#Latinos#being#AVID#students,#it#is#
clear#that#the#AVID#professional#development#has#had#a#positive#
effect.#
#
EDT#team#instruction#in#summer#has#increased#both#rigor#and#
success#for#students#on#the#team#at#the#beginning#of#its#second#year.#
#
CCSS#training#has#increased#both#instruction#in#comprehension#and#
evaluation#strategies;#with#more#class#time#spent#actively#engaging#
in#complex#text,#increased#student#engagement#and#confidence#on#
recently#administered#Fall#CCSS#benchmark#was#evident.#CCSS#
training#and#implementation#schoolwide#ought#to#be#a#priority#for#
SVHS.#
after#our#CCSS#training#together.#
After#CCSS,#redeveloped#common#
assessments#in#Algebra#1#with#
plans#to#do#the#same#in#all#
subsequent#courses#as#we#
introduce#CCSS#aligned#curricula#
each#year.#
All#incoming#freshmen#take#
Algebra#1#and#with#the#
professional#development#of#the#
freshmen#teams,#our#test#scores#
have#remained#fairly#constant#
despite#the#removal#of#the#preC
algebra#course.#
Increased#numbers#of#students#
applying#to#and#attending#
college.#
Increased#enrollment#in#AP#and#
honors#courses#
Conclusions(
Findings##
Data#Collection#and#implementation###for#underachieving#students#
has#long#range#planning#and#vision#for#lifting#test#scores.#
#
Although#there#are#areas#where#professional#development#has#
increased#student#achievement#at#SVHS,#SVHS#needs#to#improve#
schoolwide#implementation#of#Best#First#Instruction/EDI/#SDAIE#
instruction#to#support#increased#success#for#students#in#all#
programs#and#departments,#especially#for#longCterm#language#
learners.#Improved#procedures#for#sharing#and#implementing#new#
techniques#or#information#following#professional#development#
would#increase#the#effect#of#professional#development#on#student#
success.#
Evidence#
Fab#Five#Students#
CST#Scores#
Student#grades#
!
Findings##
Our#Critical#Learner#needs#focus#on#underperforming#subgroups#
that#would#benefit#from#improved#instructional#practices#and#
increased#subject#area#knowledge.#This#area#is#related#to#
observation#for#implementation,#but#also#reveals#a#need#for#
increased#departmental,#team,#or#peer#support#for#
underperforming#teachers#and/or#instructional#assistants,#both#
structured#and#informal.#SVHS#has#seen#an#increase#in#the#number#
of#Latinos#going#to#a#four#year#university,#as#well#as#an#increase#in#
the#number#of#Latinos#taking#AP#and#honors#courses.##These#
specific#Critical#Learner#Needs#are#listed#below.##
#
Evidence#
AVID#Report#
AP/Honors#Enrollment##s#
120#
#
A6.(((
courses.#
Resources(Criterion(
The!human,!material,!physical,!and!financial!resources!are!sufficient!and!utilized!effectively!and!appropriately!in!
accordance!with!the!legal!intent!of!the!program(s)!to!support!students!in!accomplishing!the!academic!standards!
and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!
Allocation(Decisions(
Indicator:! ! There! is! a! relationship! between! the! decisions! about! resource! allocations,! the! schools! vision,! mission,!
and!student!achievement!of!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes!and!the!academic!standards.!The!school!leadership!
and!staff!are!involved!in!the!resource!allocation!decisions.!
Prompt:!To!what!extent!are!resources!allocated!to!meet!the!schools!vision,!mission,!and!student!achievement!of!
the!critical!learner!needs,!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes!and!the!academic!standards.!Additionally,!comment!on!
the! extent! to! which! leadership! and! staff! are! involved! in! the! resource! allocation! decisions.! What! impact! has! the!
process!for!the!allocation!of!resources!made!on!student!learning?!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
There#has#been#a#significant#effort#at#SVHS#to#reallocate#resources#
in#support#of#the#schools#vision,#mission,#and#student#achievement#
Learner#Outcomes#
of#the#Expected#Schoolwide#Learner#Outcomes#and#the#academic#
Staff#Professional#Development#
standards,#but#there#is#a#need#for#continued#and#ongoing#
Teachers#are#compensated#
improvement#in#staff#involvement#in#resource#allocation#decisions#
monetarily#for#collaboration#
and#an#improved#process#for#leadership#decisions#on#resource#
work#done#outside#of#school#
allocation.#Recognition#of#shortfalls#and#gaps#in#student#
related#to#Pathways#and#
achievement#led#to#formation#of#Freshman#team#sand#Engineering#
Freshman#Teams.#
Design#Team,#creation#of#new#classes#such#as#Floral#Design,#and#
Read#180#updated#program#
continued#maintenance#and#development#of#intervention#programs#
purchase#and#teacher#training#
such#as#Read#180,#Academic#Language#Development,#all#of#which#
imminent#
require#redistribution#or#continuance#of#allocated#resources.##
SVHS#Master#Schedule#
#
Collaboration#periods#for#
Focusing#on#the#schoolCwide#vision#of#College#and#Career#for#all,#
Freshman#team#
resources#dedicated#to#the#College#and#Career#Center#have#
Floral#Design#sections#
expanded#since#its#inception,#with#one#full#time#faculty#member#and#
EDT#Sections#
a#partCtime#classified#staff#member#currently#assigned#Revisions#
EDT#Coordinator#section#
and#clarifications#currently#underway#for#resource#allocation#
Ag#Pathway#Planning#section#
decisions#should#clarify#the#process#for#prioritizing#scarce#
2012#
resources#among#multiple#valid#claims#and#for#eliciting#and#
College#and#Career#Center#
directing#large#donations#in#support#of#programs.#
Minutes#
121#
#
Practices(
Indicator:! ! There! are! processes! operating! in! relationship! to! district! practices! for! developing! an! annual! budget,!
conducting! an! annual! audit,! and! at! all! times! conducting! quality! business! and! accounting! practices,! including!
protections!against!mishandling!of!institutional!funds.!(Note:!Some!of!this!may!be!more!district@based!than!school@
based.)!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!the!schools!processes!in!relationship!to!district!practices!for!developing!an!
annual!budget,!conducting!an!annual!audit,!and!at!all!times!conducting!quality!business!and!accounting!practices,!
including! protections! against! mishandling! of! institutional! funds.! (Note:!Some! of! this! may! be! more! district@based!
than!school@based.)!
Findings##
Within#the#parameters#of#this#prompt,#it#is#definitely#district#and#
not#site#based.##There#is#a#clear#process#for#requesting#funds#from#
the#district;#departmental#or#program#budget#information#is#
available#through#the#Principals#staff;#funds#are#accessed#through#
purchase#orders#which#require#approval;#receipts#must#be#
submitted#for#reimbursement.#
#
The#ASB#Bookkeeper#is#very#thorough#and#expeditious#in#
accounting#for#the#multiple#sources#of#funds#which#move#through#
the#ASB#office.#Multiple#signatures#are#required#in#approval#of#
expenditures,#receipts#are#collected#for#every#check#written,#and#
careful#records#are#kept;#the#ASB#accounts#are#audited#regularly.#
Evidence#
Budget#Binders#
Purchase#orders#
ASB#records#
!
Facilities(
Indicator:!!The!schools!facilities!are!adequate!to!meet!the!schools!vision,!mission,!schoolwide!learner!outcomes;!
the!educational!program!and!are!safe,!functional,!and!well@maintained.!
Prompt:! ! Specifically,! to! what! extent! do! the! facilities! support! the! schools! vision,! mission,! schoolwide! learner!
outcomes,!the!educational!program,!and!the!health!and!safety!needs!of!students?!
Findings##
Evidence#
Given#the#constraints#of#recent#fiscal#challenges,#SVHS#has#done#a#
Number#of#custodians#increased#
good#job#of#supporting#student#achievement#through#maintenance#
for#2013C2014#school#year#
and#use#of#facilities.#Most#classrooms#are#clean,#wellClit,#and#
Locker#rooms/gyms#are#swept#
appropriately#climateCcontrolled;#the#facilities#are#conducive#to#
daily#
learning.#Several#underutilized#spaces#have#been#converted#to#
Restrooms#cleaned/stocked#daily#
classrooms#to#allow#greater#enrollment#in#lab#classes;#a#library#
The#school#implemented#a#
work#space#has#been#converted#to#an#instructional#space#for#
student#work#group#this#past#
research#and#writing#instruction#and#intervention#needs,#and#
summer#where#students#assisted#
adjacent#space#has#been#converted#to#an#advance#technology#lab#for#
maintenance#in#physical#plant#
the#EDT.##
improvements#and#this#was#a#
#
success.#
There#is#a#need#for#modernization#of#CTE#facilities#and#World#
E3#Staff#Room#expenditures#
Language#portables#which#should#be#addressed#in#the#upcoming#
Classroom#visits#
Site#Plan.##Increased#and#reallocated#maintenance#budget#has#
New#J#Building#Classrooms#
improved#the#overall#cleanliness#of#the#school,#creating#a#learning#
New#Library#Classroom#
atmosphere#schoolCwide.#
B3#Engineering#&#Design#Lab#
#
#
For#the#first#time#in#many#years,#a#small#but#influential#portion#of#
#
school#resources#have#gone#toward#increasing#collaboration#and#
community#among#staff#in#the#form#of#an#expanded#staff#work#and#
meeting#space.#
122#
#
!
Instructional(Materials(and(Equipment(
Indicator:! The! policies! and! procedures! for! acquiring! and! maintaining! adequate! instructional! materials! and!
equipment,! such! as! textbooks,! other! printed! materials,! audio@visual,! support! technology,! manipulatives,! and!
laboratory!materials!are!effective.!
Prompt:!Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!the!policies!procedures!for!acquiring!and!maintaining!adequate!instructional!
materials! and! equipment,! such! as! technology! tools! and! software,! the! support! systems! for! technology,! software,!
textbooks,!other!printed!materials,!manipulatives,!and!laboratory!materials!for!instruction!including!online.!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#SVHS#Site#Technology#Committee,#which#is#made#up#of#6#
Williams#Act#Surveys#
teacher#Tech#Coaches,#along#with#the#Principal,#district#IT#
SVHS#Tech#Committee#Minutes#
personnel,#and#the#Deputy#Superintendent.##The#task#of#the#Site#
IT#Department#Purchases#
Tech#Committee#is#to#bring#forward#tech#related#issues#or#concerns#
District#Technology#Plan#
of#staff#members,#develop#technology#use#protocol,#and#advise#the#
District#Technology#
district#on#tech#purchases#for#SVHS.#Tech#Coaches#play#an#integral#
Funds/Resource#Allocation#
role#in#the#use#of#technology#on#campus#because#they#are#not#only#
Maintenance#tickets#and#emails#
tech#savvy,#but#understand#the#unique#challenge#of#integrating#
B3#Engineering#&#Design#Lab#
technology#into#course#curriculum.##
#
Although#we#have#a#Site#Technology#Committee,#there#are#instances#
where#the#district#still#makes#decisions#regarding#technology#and#
software#without#getting#a#huge#amount#of#input#from#the#teachers#
who#will#actually#be#using#that#technology#and#software.##In#some#
instances,#it#takes#a#great#deal#of#time#to#get#instructional#materials,#
at#the#detriment#of#the#students#and#at#times#there#is#an#
unnecessary#bureaucratic#delay#in#placing#orders.##For#example,#it#
took#3#years#to#get#calculators#provided#to#AP#Statistics#students,#
despite#repeated#references#to#the#laws#requiring#that#the#district#
provide#all#required#curricular#materials#to#students#for#free.##While#
the#structure#is#there#and#in#some#cases#working#effectively,#this#is#
an#area#we#need#to#continually#improve.##
#
Williams#Act#evaluation#of#adequate#class#resources#occurs#each#
year;#adequate#approved#curricular#material#is#available#in#each#
class.##Budget#cuts#have#impacted#maintenance#and#purchasing#of#
new#instructional#materials#and#equipment,#but#there#has#been#
judicious#use#of#available#funds.#Recent#reallocation#of#school#funds#
allowed#for#a#renovation#of#a#general#use#computer#lab#and#newer#
replacements#for#some#individual#teachers#laptops.#
#
SVHS#in#conjunction#with#SVUSD#needs#to#improve#the#process#for#
researching,#prioritizing,#and#distributing#technology;#decisionC
making#process#using#staff#input#provided#through#the#District#Tech#
Committee#on#District#decisions#can#be#clarified#and#improved.#
Maintenance#budget,#staffing,#and#responsiveness#have#been#an#
issue#to#consider#in#choosing#new#technology#or#reutilizing#older#
equipment.#SVHS#needs#to#involve#more#stakeholders#in#
instructional#materials#and#equipment#purchasing#decisions.#
!
Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!the!policies!and!procedures!for!acquiring!and!maintaining!adequate!technology!and!
software!for!all!instruction,!including!online.!
Findings##
SVHS#technology#is#maintained#primarily#by#the#District#IT#
Evidence#
SVHS#Tech#Committee#Agendas#/#
123#
#
Department,#whose#office#is#housed#on#the#SVHS#campus.##SVHS#
teachers#can#submit#Tech#Tickets#through#their#teacher#Tech#
Coaches,#who#forward#them#on#to#the#IT#Department.##Despite#IT#
staff#turnover#within#the#last#year,#the#short#term#process#for#
maintaining#technology#is#clear,#articulated#and#effective.##
Acquisition#of#technology,#as#well#as#what#type#of#technological#
tools#to#purchase#is#evolving,#and#improving#at#SVHS.##
#
#
Technology#is#a#huge#part#of#current#SVHS#curriculum#across#all#
subject#areas.##However,#many#of#the#6#computer#labs#contained#
outdated#and#broken#equipment.##Since#the#2012C2013#school#year,#
SVHS#has#committed#to#updating#their#labs#in#order#for#students#to#
have#access#to#relevant#and#current#technology.##Last#year,#the#K#
Building#Computer#Lab#and#G#Building#Computer#Lab#were#each#
updated#with#34#Mac#Mini#computers,#installed#with#software#
programs#such#as#iMovie,#KeyNote,#Microsoft#Office,#and#
GarageBand#that#are#regularly#used#by#many#staff#members#in#
Project#Based#Learning#activities#within#their#curriculum.##The#G#
Computer#Lab#was#also#outfitted#with#Logitech#Headphones#and#
Microphones#to#be#used#by#the#World#Language#Department#for#
instruction.##Also,#the#outer#library#added#15#Mac#Mini#computers#
that#are#open#for#student#use#throughout#the#school#day.##This#year,#
the#main#Library#Computer#Lab#was#overhauled#and#now#contains#
34#PCs#for#student#use#and#the#M#Lab#in#the#Science#building#
received#30#refurbished#iMacs#from#the#old#Computer#Graphics#Lab.#
Along#with#the#EDT#Computer#Lab#in#the#Library#and#the#Video#
Productions#Lab#in#HC1,#SVHS#now#has#6#of#its#7#available#computer#
labs#with#updated#hardware.##The#H#Lab#which#is#used#by#both#the#
SVHS#Yearbook#and#SVHS#Yearbook#classes#is#next#on#the#list#for#
update#when#funds#become#available.##Having#updated#and#working#
labs#allows#SVHS#teachers#to#include#rich,#tech#based#projects#that#
are#centered#within#their#content#areas,#and#keeps#students#
engaged#within#the#curriculum.###
(
One#of#the#tools#that#have#been#made#available#to#staff#so#they#can#
integrate#technology#within#their#respective#curriculum#are#the#
Tech#Carts#that#are#now#seen#in#most#classrooms#on#campus.##The#
Tech#Cart#includes#a#speaker,#LCD#Projector,#and#Document#Camera#
housed#in#a#single#unit.##Coupled#with#the#district#provided#Mac#
Books,#teachers#at#Sonoma#High#have#been#given#the#tools#to#
provide#a#relevant#and#technology#infused#curriculum#to#their#
students.##For#the#majority#of#staff#who#has#a#Tech#Cart,#it#has#
become#the#centerpiece#of#their#daily#instruction.##As#more#
technology#funds#become#available,#Tech#Carts#are#continually#
being#added#to#classrooms#with#the#eventual#goal#of#making#sure#
each#classroom#at#SVHS#has#a#Tech#Cart.###
Minutes#
SVHS#Tech#Coach#Job#Description#
IT#Department#Purchases#
District#Technology#Plan#
District#Technology#
Funds/Resource#Allocation#
Maintenance#tickets#and#emails#
!
Well/Qualified(Staff(
Indicator:!Resources!are!available!to!enable!the!hiring,!nurturing,!and!ongoing!professional!development!of!a!well@
qualified!staff!for!all!programs!such!as!online!instruction!and!college/career.!
Prompt:!!Determine!if!the!resources!are!available!to!hire,!nurture,!and!provide!ongoing!professional!development!
for!a!well@qualified!staff.!Include!specifics!if!online,!IB,!and/or!college!career!preparation!programs!are!in!place.!
Findings##
The#district#seems#to#have#a#lot#of#money#for#its#pathway#programs#
Evidence#
BTSA#
124#
#
and#pathway#development#programs.##
#
Beginning#teachers#are#supported#in#their#professional#growth#
through#continued#training#through#the#school#district.##Training#
related#to#updated#state#content#standards#and#methodology#is#
encouraged#and/or#provided.##Teachers#with#post#baccalaureate#
education#are#compensated#for#their#extended#study.#
#
Resources#are#available#to#hire#wellCqualified#staff#for#all#programs#
at#SVHS.#Online#classes#and#College#and#Career#Center#are#staffed#by#
credentialed#teachers#with#access#to#all#general#staff#development#
opportunities#and#to#specific#training#in#their#programs.#
SVHS#lunch#meetings#with#new#
teachers#
New#Employee#Orientation##
Extra#pay#for#advanced#degrees#
College&#Career#Center#run#by#
fullCtime#teacher#who#is#
pursuing#degree#in#college#
advising.##
Counselors#continually#attend#
JC,#UC,#and#CSU#conferences.#
All#counselors#hold#Masters#
Degrees#in#Counseling#
Odyssey#training#
#
Long/Range(Planning(
Indicator:!The!district!and!schools!processes!for!regularly!and!effectively!examining!a!long@range!plan!ensures!the!
continual! availability! and! coordination! of! appropriate! resources! supports! students! achievement! of! the! critical!
learner!needs,!the!academic!standards,!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!these!processes.!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#district#makes#long#range#plans#but#in#some#cases#these#plans#
Freshman#teams,#supported#by#
do#not#necessarily#address#the#needs#of#the#high#school.#Under#our#
adequate#personnel#and#financial#
previous#site#administration,#these#are#often#put#in#place#without#
resources.##
providing#the#adequate#resources#to#achieve#them.##For#example,#
Student#enrollment#in#AVID#
SVHS#instituted#an#Algebra#for#all#9th#graders#requirement#without#
classes#increasing.##AVID#
any#plan#other#than#Freshmen#Seminar,#to#provide#support#to#those#
supported#by#allocation#of#
students#whose#middle#school#teachers#indicated#that#they#were#
financial#resources#and#
not#prepared#for#Algebra.##Under#new#site#administration,#SVHS#is#
professional#development.##
actively#working#to#correct#the#mistakes#and#fallout#of#the#previous#
Migrant#Education#advisor#
administration.###
available#to#support#migrant#
#
students.#
Over#the#past#6#years,#there#are#some#instances#where#SVHS#staff#
School#Counseling#Intern#
has#had##regularly#has#to#react#to#what#the#district#dictates#rather#
available#to#support#the#social#
than#working#together#to#make#change#proactively.##Recent#steps#
and#emotional#wellCbeing#of#
under#our#new#site#administration#have#been#taken#to#ensure#that#
students.#
improvement#is#made#in#regards#to#this#disconnect.##Long#range#
Faculty#Senate#Agendas#
planning#is#ongoing#at#SVHS#and#involves#multiple#stakeholder#
Admin#team#meeting#agendas#
groups.#Faculty#Senate,#school#Leadership,#and#School#Site#Council#
SSC#agendas#and#minutes#
increasingly#participates#in#reexamining#Learner#Outcomes#in#light#
Emails#on#Single#Plan#revision#
of#current#data.#As#of#this#year,#the#School#Site#Council#will#monitor#
participation#
implementation#of#the#Single#Action#Plan.#
#
!
Conclusions(
Findings##
There#is#a#strong#focus#on#improving#long#range#planning#at#SVHS,#
especially#under#our#new#site#administration.#There#is#a#recognized#
need#for#growth#in#the#input/communication#with#the#district#in#
regards#to#how#funds#are#allocated#and#used#at#SVHS.##Although#
there#is#still#work#to#be#done#in#this#area,#significant#steps#have#
Evidence#
Minutes#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
125#
#
been#taken#to#ensure#that#the#voice#of#SVHS#staff#and#students#are#
truly#heard#within#the#budget.#Some#of#examples#of#these#include#
but#are#not#limited#to#the#establishment#of#the#SVHS#Site#
Technology#Committee,#the#improvements#in#SVHS#facilities,#and#
the#commitment#to#the#purchase#and#ongoing#update#of#technology#
at#SVHS.####
SVHS#Single#Plan#
#
!
Findings##
Evidence#
As#mentioned#above,#there#has#been#and#continues#to#be#
improvement#in#establishing#a#continuous#focus#on#long#range#
planning,#as#well#as#increasing#the#communication#and#cooperation#
Minutes#
between#the#district#and#SVHS.##The#ongoing#improvement#to#these#
structures#and#strategies#is#essential#to#addressing#all#of#the#SVHS#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
Critical#Learner#Needs,#most#notably#those#listed#below.###
#
SVHS#Single#Plan#
ensure#that#all(students#are#college(and(career(ready(when#they# #
graduate.(
1.1
Critical(Learner(Need(#2:(Design#and#implement(support(
systems(and(intervention(programs(to(close(the(achievement(
gap.(#
2.2 Identify#critical#student#learning#needs,#develop,#
implement#and#assess#course,#grade#level#and#
schoolwide#intervention#programs#addressing#the#
individual#needs#of#all#students#to#ensure#student#
academic#success.##!
126#
#
!
WASC(Category(A.((Organization:(Vision(and(Purpose,(Governance,(Leadership(and(Staff,(and(Resources:((
Strengths(and(Growth(Needs(
Review( all( the( findings( and( supporting( evidence( regarding( the( extent( to( which( each( criterion( is( being(
addressed.((Then(determine(and(prioritize(the(strengths(and(areas(of(growth(for(the(overall(category.(((
Category(A:((Organization:(Vision(and(Purpose,(Governance,(Leadership(and(Staff,(and(Resources:((Areas(of(
Strength(
1. SVHS! is! committed! to! providing! and! organizing! structures! that! allow! students! to! attend! a! school! that! is!
safe,!challenging,!and!engaging.!!
2. SVHS! makes! a! consistent! effort! to! form! decision@making! bodies! that! include! or! consult! with! major!
stakeholders!that!include!staff,!students,!parents,!community!members,!and!administration.!!
3. SVHS! is! committed! to! building! structures! that! provide! opportunity! for! all! students! to! access! challenging!
curriculum.!!
4. Despite! the! ongoing! transition! of! leadership! at! SVHS! over! the! last! 6! years,! the! current! Administration! in!
place!has!in!a!very!short!time!been!able!to!rebuild!staff!and!student!trust.!!
5. SVHS! provides! and! promotes! a! number! of! professional! development! opportunities! for! staff! members,! and!
the!SVHS!staff!is!proactively!engaged!in!continual!professional!development!
!
Category(A:((Organization:(Vision(and(Purpose,(Governance,(Leadership(and(Staff,(and(Resources:((Areas(of(
Growth!
1. In! as! many! instances! as! possible,! SVHS! needs! to! return! to! a! site! based! decision! making! model,! where!
decisions!on!purpose,!organization,!vision,!and!resource!allocation!is!made!by!SVHS!leadership.!!
2. Channels! of! transparent! and! clear! communication! need! to! continually! be! built! and! maintained! between!
SVHS!staff,!district!personnel,!parents,!and!students.!
3. SVHS! needs! to! continue! to! provide! more! frequent! and! direct! avenues! that! allow! for! parent! and! student!
input.!!!
4. SVHS!needs!to!develop!and!implement!a!facilities!plan!getting!input!from!all!groups!about!the!needs!and!
priorities!for!site!improvements!and!repairs!in!order!to!continue!to!provide!a!safe!environment!for!students.!
5. SVHS! needs! to! complete! development! and! implement! a! 5! year! plan!for! students! as! stated! in! the! previous!
WASC!report.!
!
!
!
!
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(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
127#
#
B. Standards-based Student Learning: Curriculum
Focus Group Leaders

Andy Gibson
Andy Mitchell
Carrenne Purtell
Department
Social Science
VPACT / Photography
Mathematics
Members
Hannah Aclufi
Dan Alderson
Aaron Anderson
Jeff Boevers
Barbara Duncan
Mary Spragens
Julio Leon
Nancy McEnery
Staci Mitchell
Emily Moore
Maricela Sanchez
Patty Sempell
Jon Southam
Darian Tucker
Carolina Pickens
World Language
English
VPACT / Art
Special Education
Social Science
English
World Language
Social Science/Library
Health & Wellness
VPACT / Music
Counselor
Science
Mathematics
Social Science
Science
(
Category(B:( (StandardsDbased(Student(Learning:(Curriculum(
(
B1.((( Curriculum(Criterion(
All!students!participate!in!a!rigorous,!relevant,!and!coherent!standards@based!curriculum!that!supports!the!
achievement!of!the!academic!standards!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!Through!standards@based!learning!
(what!is!taught!and!how!it!is!taught),!these!are!accomplished.!
(
(
Current(Educational(Research(and(Thinking(
(
Indicator:!!The!school!provides!examples!that!document!the!effective!use!of!current!educational!research!related!
to!the!curricular!areas!in!order!to!maintain!a!viable,!meaningful!instructional!program!for!students.!
!
Prompt:!Comment!on!the!effective!use!of!current!educational!research!related!to!the!curricular!areas!to!maintain!
a!viable,!meaningful!instructional!program!for!students.!Examine!the!effectiveness!of!how!the!school!staff!stay!
current!and!relevant!and!revise!the!curriculum!appropriately!within!the!curricular!review!cycle!
#
Findings##
Evidence#
All#departments#were#involved#and#participated#in#trainings,#as#
well#as#school#visitations,#in#order#to#strengthen#existing#practices,#
School#visitations#to#Kerney#High,#
stay#current,#and#revise#curriculum.##New#courses#were#designed#
Hillsdale#High#(2012)#Chicago#
and#offered#at#SVHS,#as#well#as#new#text#curriculum#and#technology.##
(2010)#Adele#Stevenson#High,#
#
High#Tech#High,#Helix#High,#
First#and#second#year#teachers#participate#in#BTSA,#where#they#are#
Petaluma#High#and#Windsor#High.#
paired#with#veteran#teachers#as#support#providers#for#a#two#year#
Differentiation#Training#
period.##
Counseling#Spring#2012#
#
Explicit#Direct#Instruction#Fall#
The#World#Languages#Department#has#received#Differentiation#and#
2012#
Explicit#Direct#Instruction#training.##Additionally#they#have#used#
CLTA#(California#Language#
release#days#to#evaluate#textbooks#for#their#respective#courses.#
Teachers#Conference#2010C2011#
World#Language#teachers#also#have#attended#the#California#
Math#Common#Core#training#
Language#Teachers#Conference,#as#well#as#Advanced#Placement#
Math#CPM#textbook#training#
trainings#for#AP#Spanish#Language#and#AP#Spanish#Literature.##
AP#Trainings#
#
AVID#Training#/#Summer#Institute#
Since#2008,#members#of#the#History#Department#have#been#
CSU,#UC,#SRJC#Conferences#
extremely#proactive#in#participating#in#a#number#of#summer#
Crisis#Training#
professional#development#seminars#and#workshops.##These#include#
College#Board#Professional#
but#are#not#limited#to#Advanced#Placement#Seminars#for#United#
Development#for#Counselors#
States#History,#World#History,#and#American#Government,#as#well#
PowerSchool#/#Master#Schedule#
as#regular#attendance#at#the#AVID#Summer#Institutes#History/Social#
Training#
Science#Strand,#which#is#intended#to#help#teachers#use#AVID#
instructional#strategies#within#the#Social#Science#curriculum.##
Minutes#
Additionally,#members#of#the#History#Department#have#recently#
Differentiation#Training#Fall#2012#
attended#the#Stanford#History#Education#Groups#Summer#Institute,#
Journalism#Education#Association#
participated#in#the#Teaching#American#History#Grant,#S.T.E.M#
training.#
Summer#Trainings,#the#SVUSD#EWYL/MERIT#Technology#Program,#
Freshmen#Team#Collaboration#
and#Common#Core#workshops#through#Sonoma#State#University.##
Agendas#/#Minutes#
Lastly,#during#the#summer#of#2013,#the#History#Department#
Tech#Carts#
developed#and#organized#a#3#Day#Common#Core#Workshop,#where#
CMEA#(California#Music#
History#Department#staff#created,#adjusted,#and#redeveloped#their#
st
Educators#Association)#Bay#
current#1 #semester#curriculum#to#adhere#to#the#Common#Core#
Section#Winter#Conference#in#
Standards.##This#is#one#of#many#examples#of#how#proactive#SVHS#
2013#and#2014#(Became#a#board#
staff#members#are#within#their#own#departments#on#enriching#their#
member#in#2013C2014)#
professional#skills#and#using#new#and#innovative#strategies#to#
128#
#
engage#students.##
#
The#VPACT#Department#has#a#number#of#staff#members#who#
currently#work#within#the#field#they#teach.##Also#the#VPACT#
Department#attended#several#Common#Core#trainings#and#adopted#
morning#routine#for#looking#at#art#work,#writing#about#artwork,#
and#discussing#artwork.##
#
The#Counseling#Department#has#attended#a#number#of#professional#
development#seminars#that#include#but#are#not#limited#to#CSU,#UC,#
SRJC#Conferences,#Crisis#Training,#College#Board#Professional#
Development#for#Counselors,#and#PowerSchool/Master#Schedule#
training.##
#
#
All#members#of#the#English#Department#have#received#Read#180,#
and#Common#Core#Training,#and#have#attended#the#annual#CATE#
Conference.###
#
STEM#training,#cross#curricular#training#that#promotes#21st#century#
skills#and#focuses#on#making#learning#relevant#to#students#by#
providing#them#with#real#world#applications#of#content#knowledge#
&#skills#
#
All#members#of#the#math#department#participated#in#initial#
trainings#for#the#new#Common#Core#State#Standards.#They#met#with#
county#coordinator,#Josh#Deis,#to#obtain#an#overview,#work#out#the#
details#of#sequential#implementation,#and#begin#work#on#revising#
the#CPM#curriculum.##Additionally,#the#math#department#met#with#a#
consultant#at#the#state#level,#Patrick#Callahan,#and#clarified#
outcomes,#reviewed#new#test#information,#and#decided#to#move#
forward#with#purchasing#new#Common#Core#texts#for#all#Algebra#1#
students.##Our#plan#was#to#implement#Algebra#1#in#the#fall#of#2013,#
Geometry#in#the#fall#of#2014,#Algebra#2#in#the#fall#of#2015,#and#PreC
Calculus#in#the#fall#of#2016.##In#June,#Math#teachers#met#as#an#entire#
department#to#begin#deconstructing#the#newly#purchased#Common#
Core#Algebra#1#text,#aligning#the#grading#for#sequential#courses,#
aligning#MARS#tasks#to#chapters,#beginning#work#on#assessments,#
and#introducing#math#portfolio#entries#that#will#span#all#math#
courses.#
CASMEC#(California#All#State#
Music#Education#Conference)#in#
2013#and#2014#
Major#redesigns#to#webpages#
where#student#work#can#be#
shown.#
NAEA#(National#Art#Educators#
Association)#Membership,#
National#Conference,#Scholastic#
Shows#and#Journals.#
Weekend#Workshops:#
Tumbleweed#Tiny#Home#
Construction.#
#
#
Academic(Standards(for(Each(Area(
(
Indicator:#The#school#has#defined#academic#standards#for#each#subject#area,#course,#and/or#program#and,#
where#applicable,#expectations#within#the#courses#that#meet#the#UC#aCg#requirements.#
#
Prompt:##Evaluate!to!what!extent!there!are!defined!academic!standards!for!each!subject!area,!course,!and/or!
program!(e.g.,!college/career)!that!meet!state!or!national/international!standards!and,!where!applicable,!
expectations!within!courses!that!meet!the!UC!a@g!requirements?!
(
Findings##
Evidence#
Sonoma#Valley#High#has#adopted#an#aCg#graduation#requirement#
starting#with#the#class#of#2015.##By#the#Fall#of#2013,#3#of#the#4#grade#
Core#Subject#Area#Content#
levels#will#have#an#aCg#graduation#requirement.###
Standards#
#
CCSS#
Beginning#with#the#class#of#2015#will#be#completion#of#a#3Cyear#
Course#Syllabi#
129#
#
math#program.##Students#begin#taking#at#least#Algebra#1#their#
Freshman#year,#and#would#ideally#progress#through#Geometry#and#
Algebra#2.##Students#who#need#to#repeat#a#course#may#do#so#
through#a#summer#program#or#throughout#the#subsequent#year.#
Students#who#are#somewhat#successful#in#Algebra#1#(but#may#not#
be#quite#ready#for#Geometry)#are#offered#a#course#titled#Bridge#to#
Geometry.##This#course#allows#students#time#to#review#essential#
Algebra#1#skills#and#basic#principles#of#Geometry#before#moving#
ahead#to#the#aCg#Geometry#course.##Many#colleges#prefer#seeing#
completion#of#a#4#year#Math#program,#so#this#is#encouraged#within#
our#Math#department#and#the#counseling#department#as#well.#
#
Another#example#of#SVHS#classes#meeting#the#academic#rigor#of#aCg#
classes#and#national#standards#is#within#the#English#Department.#
All#grade#level#English#benchmarks#are#now#Common#Core#
aligned.##All#teachers#in#the#English#department#participated#in#
Common#Core#training#during#the#summer#of#2012.#Teachers#use#
Socratic#Inquiry#to#deepen#understanding#of#literature.##NonCfiction#
articles#and#essays#are#included#to#expand#the#themes#of#core#
literature.##A#variety#of#writing#genres#are#taught#and#practiced.#
#
The#History#department#has#identified#Essential#Standards#at#all#
grade#levels#9C12#within#the#California#Social#Science#Content#
Standards.##Essential#History#Department#Standards#9C12#have#
been#identified#to#provide#focus#standards#for#each#of#the#grade#
levels#and#ensure#that#students#are#receiving#the#same#exposure#
throughout#the#department.##Additionally,#National#Geography#
Standards#were#adopted#by#the#World#Geography#and#Cultures#
class#and#Common#Core#Standards#for#the#Social#Studies#have#been#
successfully#integrated#into#all#Social#Studies#classes#at#SVHS.##All#
History#Department#Course#Syllabi#reflect#the#rigorous#nature#of#
the#courses#offered#within#the#department.#
Levels#1C4#Spanish#linked#to#
ACTFL#(American#Council#on#the#
Teaching#of#Foreign#Languages)#
standards#through#textbook#
Avancemos.#
Next#Generation#Science#
Standards#
Unit#direction#sheets#with#
Learning#objectives#
Essential#/#Power#Standards#
ASCA#National#Model#C#(Academic,#
Career,#Personal/Social#=#3#
Domains#in#National#Counseling#
Standards)#
English#Dept.#adheres#to#agreed#
upon#writing#standards,#twice#
yearly#Benchmark#Exams,#
Literature#is#mostly#grade#
appropriate#
Music#follows#the#NAFME#
(National#Association#For#Music#
Education)#national#standards#for#
music#education#as#well#as#
California#VAPA#standards#for#
music#
Physical#Education#Framework#
standards#for#California#public#
schools.#
#
(
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompts:!Evaluate!the!extent!to!which!the!online!curriculum/courses!
consistently!meet!state!academic!standards.!Determine!if!there!is!effective!integration!of!outsourced!curriculum!
into!the!program.!
#
Findings##
Evidence#
Sonoma#Valley#High#uses#a#variety#of#online#and#technology#
Teachers#supplement#curriculum#
centered#materials#to#supplement#the#curriculum#within#the#
with#computer#lab#time#
classroom.##SVHS#teachers#have#successfully#implemented#
SVHS#Webpage#/#Web#Hits#
technology#within#their#course#curriculum,#and#have#been#
All#SVHS#Teachers#have#class#
participating#in#ongoing#tech#centered#professional#development#
websites#that#students#and#
during#the#school#year#and#the#summer.###
parents#access#frequently.###SVHS#
#
is#in#the#process#of#standardizing#
The#SVHS#Library#has#a#number#of#online#resources#available#to#
all#staff#web#pages.#
students#for#support#in#writing,#citation,#assessing#the#validity#of#
Student#Online#Portfolios#
sources,#and#general#research.###
EDT/Engineering#Web#Based#
#
Lessons#
The#Math#department#uses#cpm.org#throughout#its#College#Prep#
EAP#C#Junior#English#
Math#courses.##
Social#Studies#Center#For#
#
Learning#Primary#Website#
The#English,#History,#and#Science#department#have#teachers#who#
AP#Central#Primary#Website#
consistently#use#Collaborize#Classroom#software#to#facilitate#online# #
discussions#with#their#students.##
130#
#
#
Congruence(
Indicator:##There#is#congruence#between#the#actual#concepts#and#skills#taught#the#academic#standards#and#the#
#
Prompt:##Evaluate!the!extent!to!which!there!is!congruence!between!the!actual!concepts!and!skills!taught!the!
academic!standards,!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
All#of#the#Expected#Schoolwide#Learner#Outcomes#(ESLO)#were#
SVHS#Schoolwide#Learner#
established#with#a#solid#base#in#the#curriculum#taught#at#Sonoma#
Outcomes#
Valley#High.#Each#department#has#several#areas#of#the#Schoolwide#
Learner#Outcomes#that#are#part#of#its#core#curriculum.#While#some#
Course#Syllabi#
classes#focus#on#1C3#ESLOs#within#their#curriculum,#as#a#whole#the#
SVHS#staff#establishes#and#makes#the#connection#to#the#ESLOs#
Minutes#
throughout#the#school#year#within#their#courses.##Listed#below#are#
the#SVHS#Expected#Schoolwide#Learner#Outcomes.##
Minutes#
Strive!to!Succeed#
Use!Language!Effectively#
English#Department#Benchmarks#
Compute,!Analyze,!Apply#
English#Department#Writing#
Choose!Health!&!Wellness#
Portfolios#
Exercise!Citizenship#
Express!Creativity#
Demonstrate!Respect#
#
All#of#the#Schoolwide#Learner#Outcomes#are#firmly#established#
within#the#SVHS#Senior#Project,#where#students#are#tasked#with#
challenging#themselves#with#a#personal#learning#stretch#during#
their#senior#year.###
#
Courses#at#SVHS#are#continually#updating#the#curriculum#to#meet#
the#developments,#changes,#and#new#phenomena#within#their#
respective#discipline#or#subject#area.##Listed#below#are#some#of#the#
specific#curricular#connections#made#on#a#daily#basis#with#the#
ESLOs.####
Project#Based#Learning#in#all#subjects#emphasizes#
creativity.#
Effective#use#of#language#is#a#core#principal#within#the#
World#Languages#Department.##
The#English#Writing#Program#develops#and#hones#students#
Critical#Thinking.##
The#VPACT#Department#focuses#on#industry#standard#
education#in#Ag,#Metals,#Wood,#Tech,#Culinary,#Video,#
Photography#
Art#Classes#are#working#with#Drama#to#create#sets,#props#
and#puppets#for#the#school#play#in#the#spring,#directly#
relating#to#the#industry#of#set#design#in#film,#theater,#etc.#
Art#Student#Portfolio#Development#assists#with#job#seeking#
skills.#
Forensics#course#is#centered#on#public#speaking#and#debate#
SVHS#History#Department#and#SVHS#Leadership#class#led#
the#student#body#in#the#California#State#Mock#Election#from#
2008#to#present,#focusing#on#exercising#responsible#and#
mindful#citizenship.##
Ag#Biology#projects#(SAE#and#AgriCScience##fair#projects)#
131#
#
combine#experimentation#and#analysis#related#to#
agriculture.#
#
!
Student(Work((Engagement(in(Learning(
Indicator:##The#schools#examination#of#representative#samples#of#student#work#and#snapshots#of#student#
engagement#in#learning#demonstrate#the#implementation#of#a#standardsCbased#curriculum#and#the#schoolwide#
learner#outcomes.#
#
Prompt:##Evaluate!to!what!extent!the!examination!of!representative!samples!of!student!work!and!snapshots!of!
student!engagement!in!learning!demonstrate!the!implementation!of!a!standards@based!curriculum!and!the!
addressing!of!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Sonoma#Valley#High#teachers#use#a#variety#of#modalities#and#
AP/Honors#Enrollment#
methods#to#engage#their#students#on#a#daily#basis.##Project#Based#
AP/Honors#Demographics##
Learning#has#been#adopted#in#one#way#shape#or#form#by#most#SVHS#
Course#Syllabi#
staff#members.##AVID#strategies#such#as#Cornell#Notes#have#been#
English#Writing#Portfolio#
adopted#school#wide.##Other#AVID#strategies#such#as#Philosophical#
Individual#Project#Rubrics#
Chairs#and#Socratic#Inquiry#are#being#used#by#many#SVHS#teachers#
SVHS#Senior#Project##
in#their#content#area#classrooms.#Technology#has#been#integrated#
Exit#Survey#for#Seniors#
into#the#curriculum#of#many#courses,#so#students#can#access#the#
(Reflection#on#High#School#
content#standards#through#the#lens#of#technology.###
Experience)#
#
SVHS#Senior#PostCHigh#School#
The#math#department#is#implementing#portfolio#projects/problems#
Plans#Survey#
in#each#course.##Each#project/problem#asks#students#to#explore#a#
Sonoma#Film#Festival#
topic#in#depth.##These#portfolios#are#kept#throughout#each#students#
Freshman#team#activities#
tenure#at#SVHS#so#that#as#they#move#to#the#next#course#in#the#
SVHS#Website#Hits#
progression#students#can#take#these#portfolios#with#them#to#use#as#
#
selfCcreated,#thorough#reference#materials.##This#is#in#line#with#the#
#
Common#Core#philosophy#of#exploring#math#at#deep#rather#than#
#
shallow#level.###
#
The#World#Language#Department#has#students#create#food#projects,#
participate#in#partner#activities,#videotape#French#newscasts#and#
other#media#presentations.##Additional#writing#activities#in#the#
target#language#include#comic#strips,#postcards,#books,#warmCups,#
travel#projects,#songs,#poems,#other#semester#projects#and#
homework.##
#
Multimedia#projects,#labs,#dissections,#interactive#notebooks#are#
widely#used#within#the#Science#Department.##
#
Technology#centered#Project#Based#Learning#is#articulated#
throughout#the#History#Department#with#the#Social#Studies#
Technology#Map#9thC12th#Grade.##Tech#based#projects#within#the#
History#department#allow#students#to#engage#within#the#content#in#
a#creative#and#interactive#manner.##Also#the#History#Department#
uses#individual#teacher#web#pages#to#provide#resources#to#students#
as#well#as#to#facilitate#online#and#technology#based#projects.#
Student#visits#to#teacher#web#pages#are#frequent#and#the#
department#maintains#a#large#number#of#web#hits#throughout#the#
year.##Lastly,#the#History#Department#gathers#strategies#from#
multiple#sources#to#better#address#the#needs#of#students#by#
providing#them#with#properly#scaffolded#lessons#and#a#variety#of#
132#
#
tools#used#to#promote#student#engagement.##Analysis#of#student#
work#has#demonstrated#that#using#such#a#wide#variety#of#tools#has#
led#to#greater#student#success#within#the#Social#Studies.##
#
The#English#Department#widely#uses#Socratic#Circle,#and#Think#Pair#
Share#activities#within#its#classes.##Also#visual#material#is#widely#
used#to#teach#rhetorical#analysis,#student#presentations#regarding#
themes#in#literature,#and#literature#process#essays#with#drafts#are#
all#commonplace.##
#
Music#classes#perform#at#various#concerts#and#performances#in#the#
school#and#community#
#
The#Health#&#Wellness#department#uses#notebooks,#journal#entries,#
fitness#logs,#and#current#articles#on#fitness,#health,#nutrition,#sports,#
daily#within#their#curriculum.##
#
The#Math#department#utilizes#online#notes,#recorded#video#lessons,#
online#demos#and#simulations,#as#well#as#the#use#of#graphing#
calculators#to#explore#concepts.#
!
Accessibility(of(All(Students(to(Curriculum(
(
Indicator:!!A!rigorous,!relevant,!and!coherent!curriculum!to!all!students!is!accessible!to!all!students!through!all!
courses/programs!offered.!The!school!examines!the!demographics!and!situation!of!students!throughout!the!class!
offerings.!The!schools!instructional!practices!and!other!activities!facilitate!access!and!success!for!special!needs!
students.!
!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!students!access!to!a!rigorous,!relevant,!and!coherent!curriculum!across!all!programs.!How!do!
school!staff!define!rigor,!relevance,!and!coherence?!To!what!extent!do!the!instructional!practices!of!teachers!and!
other!activities!facilitate!access!and!success!for!special!needs!students?!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
All#Sonoma#Valley#High#staff#is#SDAIE/CLAD#certified,#and#uses#
AP/Honors#Enrollment#
scaffolding#strategies#to#modify#curriculum#for#our#student#
AP/Honors#Demographics##
subgroup#populations.##SVHS#has#adopted#an#Open#Access#policy#
Course#Syllabi#
to#its#AP#and#Honors#level#courses,#and#has#since#seen#an#increase#
Department#Common#Planning#
in#student#participation#from#many#subgroups#that#were#earlier#
Minutes#
underrepresented#in#these#classes.##
Faculty#Senate#Meeting#Minutes#
#
SVHS#Course#Catalog#
There#are#RSP#Algebra#courses#offered#that#allow#students#to#access#
the#schools#curriculum#at#a#different#pace#while#meeting#
graduation#requirements.###
#
Both#Advanced#Placement#World#History#and#Advanced#Placement#
United#States#History#were#introduced#in#the#2009C2010#school#
year,#initially#starting#with#2#sections,#and#have#grown#to#and#
maintained#4#sections#each#year#since.#After#both#of#these#classes#
were#in#place,#the#History#Department#phased#out#its#Honors#World#
and#US#History#classes.##The#introduction#of#these#courses#has#not#
only#improved#Social#Science#CST#Scores,#but#they#have#proven#to#
be#very#popular#with#students#as#enrollment#has#steadily#increased#
within#each#class.#AP#World#and#US#History#classes#have#
maintained#the#highest#number#of#AP#Exams#taken#by#an#individual#
subject#at#SVHS#since#the#2010C2011#school#year.##Lastly,#both#
133#
#
classes#have#seen#steadily#increasing#Latino#enrollment#each#year#
and#currently#sit#at#their#highest#level#since#both#courses#were#
introduced.##Current#AP#World#History#sections#stand#at#41%#
Latino#enrollment,#while#current#AP#US#History#sections#stand#at#
35%#Latino#enrollment.#Both#courses#continue#to#address#the#
Critical#Learner#Need#from#the#last#WASC#report#of#increasing#
Latino#Enrollment#in#Honors#and#AP#level#courses#to#match#the#
demographics#of#the#SVHS#student#body.##Coupled#with#Honors#
Civics#and#Honors#Economics,#both#AP#World#and#AP#US#give#SVHS#
students#an#opportunity#to#challenge#themselves#academically#
within#the#Social#Studies#curriculum#and#help#prepare#them#for#
college.###
#
Study#Skills#classes#are#offered#for#all#students#and#those#with#
special#needs.##Students#in#these#classes#take#the#core#classes#as#
well#as#Study#Skills#in#order#to#maintain#credit#and#pacing#in#their#
college#prep#courses.##Additionally,#English#Learners#are#provided#
math#textbooks#in#their#native#language.#
!
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompt:!Evaluate!the!procedures!to!ensure!that!students!have!access!to!courses!
that!meet!the!UC!a@g!requirements,!including!lab!courses.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
N/A##
#
!
Integration(Among(Disciplines((
(
Indicator:!!There!is!integration!among!disciplines!at!the!school!and!where!applicable,!integration!of!outsourced!
curriculum!into!the!program!so!that!curricular!integrity,!reliability,!and!security!are!maintained.!
!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!to!what!extent!is!there!integration!among!disciplines!and!where!applicable,!integration!of!
outsourced!curriculum!into!the!program!so!that!curricular!integrity,!reliability,!and!security!are!maintained!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Sonoma#Valley#High#is#starting#to#create#an#environment#where#
Articulation#with#SRJC#in#
collaboration#and#integration#amongst#disciplines#is#encouraged.#It#
Photography,#Video,#Metal,#
has#been#difficult#to#provide#consistent#collaboration#between#
Culinary#
disciplines#due#to#the#restructuring#of#SVHS#over#the#last#3#years#
AVID#Strategy#Integration#
and#district#created#initiatives.##
(Cornell#Notes,#Socratic#Seminar,#
#
Philosophical#Chairs)#
The#English,#History,#and#Science#Departments#as#well#as#various#
Kuder#Navigator##
elective#teachers#at#Sonoma#High#began#work#on#the#transition#to#
Freshman#Teams##
the#Common#Core#Standards#as#early#as#the#2011C2012#school#year.#
EDT#Pathway#Projects#
Each#department#reviewed#the#new#Common#Core#Standards#and#
EDT#Meeting#Agendas#/#Minutes#
assessed#how#much#change,#modification,#or#alteration#of#their#
Freshman#Team#Collaboration#
current#course#curriculum#would#need#to#be#made#in#order#to#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
successfully#transition#to#Common#Core.###
#
Minutes#
During#the#2012C2013#school#year,#the#above#mentioned#
Senior#Project##
departments#participated#in#the#Common#Core#Lead#Program,#
AVID#Collaboration#9thC12th#
which#was#run#by#Nancy#CaseCRico#from#the#Sonoma#State#
Grade#
University#Education#Department.###The#Common#Core#Lead#model#
CCSS#Leads#Agendas#
consisted#of#two#groups,#consisting#of#SVHS#teachers#from#9thC10th#
#
grades#and#11thC12th#grades.###Within#each#of#these#groups#a#total#of#
#
134#
#
6#English,#History,#and#Science#teachers#collaborated#together#over#
the#course#of#4#professional#development#days#to#determine#how#to#
help#transition#their#respective#departments#to#the#Common#Core#
Standards.##The#work#that#was#done#during#these#days#include#but#
is#not#limited#to#Unit#Gap#Analysis,#developing#Common#Core#
lessons#and#rubrics,#and#outlining#cross#curricular#lessons#and#
projects.##Staff#members#who#participated#believe#the#model#was#
successful,#not#only#because#it#empowered#teacher#leaders,#but#
because#it#was#grounded#in#the#curriculum.###
#
For#the#remaining#staff#members#from#these#departments#who#did#
not#participate#in#the#Common#Core#Lead#Program,#they#either#
attended#a#1#day#Common#Core#Boot#Camp,#facilitated#by#Sonoma#
State#University#professor#and#current#Secondary#CCSS#Coordinator#
Nancy#CaseCRico,#or#a#4#day#Common#Core#Workshop#at#SSU,#which#
was#organized#by#Nancy#and#2#current#SVHS#teachers#who#attended#
the#Common#Core#Lead#Model.##Each#department#was#also#given#3#
professional#development#days#over#the#summer#to#work#with#their#
colleagues#on#creating#Common#Core#units#and#performance#
assessments#that#model#the#new#state#assessments#to#be#
implemented#in#the#2014C2015#school#year.##The#teachers#at#SVHS#
have#been#extremely#proactive#in#the#transition#to#Common#Core.####
#
Freshman#Team#members#utilize#a#collaboration#period#
approximately#5#hours#per#week#to#focus#on#student#success.##Math,#
PE,#Science,#and#English#teachers#discuss#various#strategies#for#
helping#all#students#achieve#academic#success#in#their#
courses.##Team#teachers#also#focus#on#socialCemotional#issues#and#
make#referrals#to#counselors#as#necessary.###
#
This#year,#Freshman#Teams#will#be#instituting#a#crossCcurricular#
project#to#enhance#the#learning#experience#in#all#core#classes.##The#
topic#will#vary#by#team,#but#all#teams#will#have#a#written#component#
(paper/essay/reflection/etc.),#a#speaking#component#(oral#
presentation),#and#a#presentation#component#(poster).#
#
After#being#introduced#in#the#2012C2013#school#year,#the#
Engineering#and#Design#Pathway#integrates#the#subject#areas#of#
Math,#Science,#History,#and#English#with#EDT#Pathway#students#
from#the#10th,#11th,#and#12th#grades.##All#courses#support#the#EDT#
Pathway#elective#course#by#integrating#engineering#through#the#
lenses#of#their#respective#curriculums.###EDT#teachers#meet#on#a#
weekly#basis#to#analyze#student#work#and#to#coordinate#lessons#
around#cross#curricular#projects.##All#future#pathway#core#classes#
will#continue#to#be#taught#by#teachers#within#the#core#disciplines#in#
order#to#maintain#academic#rigor.#
#
There#are#a#number#of#other#examples#of#teacher#collaboration#and#
integration#between#disciplines#that#are#done#on#an#individual#
teacherCteacher#basis.##Listed#below#are#some#examples.#
Collaboration#between#Drama,#Art,#&#School#Band#for#the#
Spring#Play)#
Collaboration#between#Art#and#English#(Great#Gatsby#
Project)#
Creation#of#public#art#and#murals#combine#students#from#
135#
#
the#disciplines#of#Photo,#Art,#Video,#Drama#and#Leadership.#
Collaboration#between#Video#Productions#and#Civics#
creating#Political#ads.#
!
Curricular(Development,(Evaluation,(and(Revisions(
Indicator:# # The# school# assesses# its# curriculum# review# and# evaluation# processes# for# each# program# area,#
including#graduation#requirements,#credits,#grading#policies,#and#homework#policy,#to#ensure#student#needs#are#
met# through# a# challenging,# coherent,# and# relevant# curriculum.# This# includes# the# degree# to# which# there# is#
involvement#of#key#stakeholders#(governing#board#members,#teachers,#parents,#and#students).#
Prompt:# # Comment! on! the! effectiveness! of! the! schools! curriculum! review,! evaluation,! and! review! processes! to!
ensure!student!needs!are!being!met!through!the!curriculum;!include!the!extent!to!which!there!is!involvement!of!key!
stakeholders.!
Findings##
Sonoma#Valley#High#curriculum#is#reviewed,#and#when#necessary,#
revised#internally#by#departments#each#year.##Proper#placement#of#
students#is#achieved#through#articulations#between#teachers,#
counselors,#administrators,#and#parents.#
#
Math#department#standards#on#all#aspects#of#curriculum,#as#well#as#
placement#of#students,#use#of#notes,#%#weighting#for#exams,#and#
other#mathematics#related#curriculum#are#reviewed#by#the#
department#annually.##
#
The#evaluation#and#development#of#curriculum#is#done#by#
individual#departments,#but#is#centered#in#both#content#and#
Common#Core#standards.##
#
Another#example#of#staff#evaluating#the#effectiveness#of#curriculum#
is#seen#within#the#History#Department.##Social#Studies#teachers#
revised#the#yearly#Formal#Research#Paper#project#in#2012C2013.##
The#research#paper#assignment,#and#past#student#work#were#
reviewed#by#the#department#to#assess#its#effectiveness.#Upon#
examination#of#student#work#(in#the#classroom,#computer#lab#and#
review#of#final#papers),#it#was#determined#that#revising#the#method#
by#which#the#paper#is#taught#would#be#beneficial.##The#new#method#
was#designed#to#streamline#the#thesis#writing#element#of#the#paper,#
encourage#efficient#and#effective#use#of#time#in#the#computer#lab,#
and#to#more#closely#reflect#the#requirements#and#structure#of#the#
upcoming#common#core#assessments.#
#
#
#
Evidence#
Certificate#of#Biliteracy#
Board#Grading#Policy#
Individual#Class#Student#Survey#
Results#
Common#grading#policies#among#
subject,#common#
weighting/grading#among#
subject#
School#Policy#(Grade#
Requirements#/#Grading#Scale)#
Department#Grading#Policy#
(Grading#%#Breakdown)#
Transcripts#for#Tracking#
Graduation#Requirements#
Probationary#Appointments#
w/Seniors#/#Graduation#Plan#
Reclassification#Policy#Based#on#
Credits#
Essential/Power#Content#
Standards#
Curriculum#Advisory#Council#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
Unit#Plans#(Individual)#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
Minutes#
!
Policies((Rigorous,(Relevant,(Coherent(Curriculum(
Indicator:# # The# school# assesses# the# curriculum# and# its# rigor,# relevancy# and# coherency# after# examination# of#
policies#regarding#course#completion,#credits,#grading#policies,#homework,#etc.#
Prompt:# # Determine! the! extent! to! which! key! stakeholders! are! involved! in! the! selection! and! evaluation! of! the!
curriculum! to! ensure! it! matches! the! schools! mission! and! schoolwide! learner! outcomes.! Particularly! evaluate! the!
strategies! used! to! solicit! teacher! input! into! the! design! of! the! curriculum! and! the! use! of! technology! within! the!
curriculum.!
Findings##
Evidence#
136#
#
Sonoma#Valley#High#has#added#a#number#of#AP#courses#over#the#last#
3#years,#implemented#a#Freshman#Team#model,#and#established#the#
Engineering#&#Design#Pathway.##All#these#changes#were#
implemented#to#increase#the#rigor#and#relevance#of#SVHS#course#
offerings#and#curriculum.##SVHS#curriculum#is#reviewed#and#when#
necessary#revised#internally#by#departments#each#year.###
#
The#Curriculum#Advisory#Council#meets#monthly#at#the#district#
office#and#is#made#up#of#certificated#staff,#classified#personnel,#
parents#and#community#members.##The#charge#of#the#CAC#is#to#
review,#evaluate,#and#approve#new#course#offering#and#updated#
textbooks/instructional#materials#that#are#to#be#introduced#at#
SVHS.##
#
The#Math#and#other#departments#at#SVHS#aligned#its#grading#
policies#across#the#subjects#and#addressed#the#quality#of#
assessments.##This#has#been#key#as#SVHS#implements#the#Common#
Core#standards.###
#
#
#
#
#
Certificate#of#Biliteracy#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
Board#Grading#Policy#
Individual#Class#Student#Survey#
Results#
Common#grading#policies#among#
subject,#common#
weighting/grading#among#
subject#
School#Policy#(Grade#
Requirements#/#Grading#Scale)#
Department#Grading#Policy#
(Grading#%#Breakdown)#
Transcripts#for#Tracking#
Graduation#Requirements#
Probationary#Appointments#
w/Seniors#/#Graduation#Plan#
Reclassification#Policy#Based#on#
Credits#
Standards#
Minutes#
Unit#Plans#(Individual)#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
Minutes#
!
Additional( Online( Instruction( Prompt:! Determine! the! effectiveness! of! the! school! for! outsourced! curriculum! to!
maintain!curricular!integrity,!reliability,!and!security.!
Findings##
Does#not#apply#to#Sonoma#Valley#High#School.##
Evidence#
N/A#
#
!
Articulation(and(Follow/up(Studies(
Indicator:!!The!school!articulates!regularly!with!feeder!schools!and!local!colleges!and!universities.!The!school!uses!
follow@up!studies!of!graduates!and!others!to!learn!about!the!effectiveness!of!the!curricular!program.!!
Prompt:! ! Share! examples! of! articulation! with! feeder! schools! and! local! colleges! and! universities,! including!
comments!on!the!regularity!of!their!occurrence.!What!has!been!revealed!through!the!follow@up!studies!of!graduates!
and!others!regarding!the!effectiveness!of!the!curricular!program?!
!
Findings##
Sonoma#Valley#High#has#made#continual#efforts#to#articulate#with#
SRJC,#and#our#feeder#schools#in#the#district#both#public#and#private.##
To#help#the#students#transition#from#high#school#to#college,#SVHS#
has#formed#a#partnership#with#SVHS#on#several#levels.##
Representatives#from#SRJC#and#SVHS#Counselors#hold#an#annual#JC#
Evidence#
Bi@annual!meetings!with!Middle!
school!personnel#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
137#
#
Information#Night,#JC#representatives#also#come#to#SVHS#to#help#
students#enroll#in#JC#classes,#and#take#placement#tests.###
#
The#district#has#also#sponsored#articulation#days#with#both#of#our#
primary#feeder#schools,#Altimira#and#Adele#Harrison#Middle#School,#
which#have#been#extremely#successful.#There#were#lapses#of#these#
meetings#due#to#budget#cuts#in#the#last#6#years,#but#ongoing#
conversations#are#occurring#between#SVHS#staff#and#their#
counterparts#at#the#middle#school#level.##However#within#the#past#2#
years,#both#high#school#and#middle#school#teachers#have#been#
meeting#together#more#frequently,#as#both#levels#transition#to#the#
new#Common#Core#Standards.##The#CCSS#Teacher#Lead#programs#
consists#of#Math,#English,#History,#Science,#and#CTE#teachers#from#
6th#through#12th#grade,#and#these#teachers#are#meeting#on#a#monthly#
basis#to#help#with#the#roll#out#for#Common#Core.##In#addition#to#the#
increase#in#articulation#time#for#the#CCSS,#since#January#of#2013#8th#
and#9th#grade#teachers#meet#to#help#properly#schedule#and#place#
incoming#freshman#for#the#following#school#year.###
#
The#College#and#Career#Center#and#Counseling#Department,#holds#
preCscheduling#meetings#for#both#public#and#private#feeder#schools.#
#
Also,#8th#graders#from#Adele#Harrison#and#Altimira#Middle#Schools#
visit#the#SVHS#campus#in#May,#and#are#given#a#guided#tour#by#
current#SVHS#juniors#and#seniors.##There#is#also#an#Incoming#Family#
Night#meeting#held#annually#for#parents#of#incoming#freshman.##
#
Since#last#year,#Special#Ed.#has#been#meeting#with#their#
counterparts#at#the#middle#school#level.##All#incoming#8th#grade#
students#who#have#IEPs#have#preCscheduling#meetings#before#they#
register#for#courses#at#the#high#school.###
#
Articulation#with#reference#to#our#EL#and#Special#Ed.#students#is#
occurring,#but#SVHS#has#identified#this#as#an#area#that#needs#to#
continue#to#grow#and#improve.##We#have#seen#significant#
improvement#in#the#frequency#of#articulation#meetings#in#both#
areas#since#the#fall#of#2013.###
#
VPACT#attends#CTE#articulation#meetings#to#promote#and#clarify#
articulate#courses#for#advanced#placement#in#the#JC#and#or#credit#by#
exam#in#the#areas#of#metal,#culinary,#video,#and#child#development#
with#future#possible#agreements#pending#in#the#future.###/#Perkins##
#
The#Math#department#meets#annually#with#the#two#public#middle#
schools,#as#well#as#some#of#the#private/charter#schools#in#town.##We#
discuss#new#policies#instituted#at#the#high#school,#various#
curriculum#changes,#and#share#common#assessments.#
#
The#History#Department#meets#annually#and#communicates#
electronically#with#Social#Studies#teachers#at#both#Altimira#and#
Adele#Harrison#Middle#Schools.##This#articulation#has#taken#place#
both#in#a#formal#and#informal#setting.##The#results#have#been#
fruitful,#as#both#middle#and#high#school#teachers#agreed#upon#a#6C
12#Social#Studies#Technology#Map#and#common#language#around#
the#research#paper.#Recently#it#was#agreed#to#align#the#content#
standards#of#both#middle#and#high#school#to#smoothly#continue#
Social#Studies#content#when#students#transition#from#8th#grade#to#
Minutes#
Concurrent#Enrollment#at#SRJC#
PreCscheduling#Presentations#to#
Middle#Schools#
Documentation#to#Feeder#
Schools#
Counseling#/#College#Nights#for#
Students#&#Parents#
Annual#combined#concert#with#
Middle#School#and#Elementary#
School#music#programs#(Gym#
Jam)#
Music#assemblies#with#
performances#by#SVHS#
ensembles#at#Middle#and#
Elementary#Schools#
2013C2014#District#Articulation#
Meetings#Schedule##
CCSS#Leads#Meeting#Agendas##
#
138#
#
9th#grade.####
!
Conclusions(
Findings##
Evidence#
Within#the#last#2#years#SVHS#has#increased#its#efforts#to#frequently#
articulate#with#our#feeder#schools#and#local#colleges.##Both#middle#
schools#within#the#district#and#the#high#school#have#been#working#
together#to#transition#smoothly#to#the#Common#Core#State#
Standards#and#assessments.##SVHS#has#been#very#proactive#in#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
making#sure#that#the#transition#between#middle#to#high#school#is#
successful#one,#as#seen#in#the#outreach#to#both#the#middle#school#
Minutes#
staff#and#the#students#and#parents#of#incoming#9th#graders.##Next#
Concurrent#Enrollment#at#SRJC#
steps#include#providing#more#opportunities#for#middle#and#high#
PreCscheduling#Presentations#to#
school#students#to#interact#with#one#another#in#a#safe#an#engaging#
Middle#Schools#
environment.##Although#this#is#only#in#the#beginning#stages,#there#
Documentation#to#Feeder#
are#examples#of#this#occurring,#most#notably#within#the#SVHS#Music#
Schools#
Department,#who#performs#for#incoming#students#at#schools#
throughout#the#district.##
Students#&#Parents#
#
Music#assemblies#with#
performances#by#SVHS#
ensembles#at#Middle#and#
Elementary#Schools#
Meetings#Schedule##
CCSS#Leads#Meeting#Agendas#
!
Prompt:# # Comment! on! the! degree! to! which! this! criterion! impacts! the! schools! to! address! one! or! more! of! the!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#Critical#Learner#Needs#developed#by#SVHS#specifically#target#3#
core#beliefs#of#the#SVHS#staff.##Engage#students#in#rigorous#
curriculum,#provide#open#access#to#all#students,#and#develop#
support#systems#to#help#students#succeed#at#SVHS.##As#described#in#
Minutes#
the#prompts#above,#SVHS#has#been#successful#in#targeting#these#
Critical#Learner#Needs#through#increasing#student#access#and#
Standards#
representation#in#AP/Honors#classes,#making#sure#staff#stays#
current#by#attending#a#variety#of#professional#development#
opportunities,#taking#the#transition#to#Common#Core#head#on#by#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
working#in#interdisciplinary#teams,#and#delivering#relevant#and#
engaging#curriculum#to#students.##SVHS#needs#to#continue#to#build#
Minutes#
additional#structures#and#programs#that#increase#the#involvement#
and#voice#of#all#stakeholders#within#the#curriculum.##The#critical#
Students#&#Parents#
learner#needs#that#SVHS#has#successfully#targeted#within#this#
category#are:#
Meetings#Schedule##
#
CCSS#Leads#Meeting#Agendas##
#
graduate.(
#
1.1 Ensure#all#students#successfully#complete#a#College#
139#
#
1.3
accordingly.!
gap.(#
2.1 Continue#to#develop#and#assess#schoolwide#programs#
that#provide#greater#personalization#to#address#the#
individual#learning#needs#of#students#and#increase#
student#engagement.!
academic#success.##.!
courses.#
#
!
B2.(
((Curriculum(Criterion((
All! students! have! equal! access! to! the! schools! entire! program! and! assistance! with! a! personal! learning! plan! to!
prepare!them!for!the!pursuit!of!their!academic,!personal,!and!school@to@career!goals.!
Variety(of(Programs((Full(Range(of(Choices(
Indicator:! ! All! students! are! able! to! make! appropriate! choices! and! pursue! a! full! range! of! realistic! college/career!
and/or! other! educational! options.! The! school! provides! for! career! exploration,! preparation! for! postsecondary!
education,!and!pre@technical!training!for!all!students.!
Prompt:!!How!effective!are!the!processes!to!allow!all!students!to!make!appropriate!choices!and!pursue!a!full!range!
of!realistic!college/career!and/or!other!educational!options?!Discuss!how!the!school!ensures!effective!opportunities!
for!career!exploration,!preparation!for!postsecondary!education,!and!pre@technical!training!for!all!students.!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#is#transitioning#into#providing#more#articulated#and#school#
SVHS#AVID#Program#
wide#opportunities#for#college#and#career#exploration.##There#are#
SVHS#College#&#Career#Center#
strong#teacher#created,#teacher#driven#programs#that#address#
Support#Organizations#(Students#
college#and#career#prep,#as#well#as#many#programs#at#SVHS#that#
Rising#Above,#10,000#Degrees,#
provide#students#with#frequent#and#relevant#opportunities#for#
Summer#Search,#Boys#&#Girls#
college#and#career#exploration.#However,#they#largely#work#
Club)#
independently#from#each#other#and#do#not#at#this#point#necessarily#
Industrial#Technology#classes:#
impact#every#single#student#at#SVHS.###
Culinary#Arts,#Metal/Wood,#Ag,#
#
Video,#Photography,#Child#
Part#of#the#transition#is#taking#place#in#the#Engineering#
Development#are#industry#
Pathway.##Students#are#given#the#opportunity#to#explore#the#
sectors#that#SVHS#offers#
different#vocations#rather#than#the#university.##Students#attend#field#
140#
#
trips#to#contractors#shops#to#learn#about#vocational#career#
opportunities.#The#pathway#works#to#provide#the#students#with#
real#world#applications#of#content#and#to#allow#them#access#to#local#
engineering#businesses#and#professionals.##They#have#visited#local#
businesses#and#will#be#required#to#do#an#internship#during#the#
senior#year#of#their#program.#
#
Freshman#teams#use#the#Kuder#Navigator#program#as#a#means#to#
access#career#options.##Students#are#asked#to#do#a#poster#project#
(graded#by#the#same#standards#as#Senior#Project#poster)#that#
includes#possible#career#topic,#education#needed,#salary,#and#other#
career#specific#information.#
#
Starting#in#2009C2010#school#year,#the#number#of#AVID#sections#
was#increased#from#2#to#4,#allowing#a#section#of#AVID#at#each#grade#
level.##The#9th,#10th,#11th,#and#12th#grade#AVID#classes#have#been#a#
mainstay#on#the#Master#Schedule#since#that#time.###Over#the#last#4#
years,#there#has#been#no#AVID#teacher#turnover,#which#has#created#
a#working#relationship#of#consistency#and#clarity#between#the#
current#AVID#teachers.##This#continuity#has#allowed#our#AVID#staff#
to#collaborate#with#each#other#in#a#number#of#ways.##These#include#
presentations#between#grade#levels,#conducting#coCgrade#level#
tutorials,#and#most#importantly#developing#and#sharing#curriculum#
centered#on#student#career#choices,#college#choices,#writing,#and#the#
college#application#process.#Lastly,#all#current#AVID#teachers#have#
attended#the#annual#AVID#Summer#Institute#at#least#twice,#helping#
hone#their#expertise#and#knowledge#of#the#AVID#Program.#As#a#
result#of#their#efforts,#the#SVHS#AVID#Program#has#consistently#
increased#the#number#of#AVID#students#accepted#to#one#or#more#4#
year#universities#and#the#number#of#AVID#students#who#attend#4#
year#colleges#or#universities#since#2007.###
#
The#SVHS#AVID#Program#is#committed#to#exposing#their#students#to#
as#many#colleges#and#universities#as#possible,#so#they#can#not#only#
make#an#informed#decision#about#which#type#of#college#to#attend,#
but#also#experience#what#a#college#atmosphere#is#truly#like.#The#
yearly#AVID#fundraising#activities#allow#AVID#students#to#visit#up#to#
2#college#campuses#per#year.##Within#the#last#5#years,#AVID#students#
have#visited#San#Francisco#State#University,#Dominican#University,#
Sonoma#State#University,#Saint#Marys#College#of#California,#UC#
Berkeley,#and#UC#Santa#Cruz.###Additionally,#with#the#help#of#the#
SVHS#College#and#Career#Center,#students#have#had#college#and#
university#representatives#from#around#the#country#make#
presentations#directly#to#AVID#classes.##Also#through#the#SVHS#
College#and#Career#Center,#AVID#students#have#attended#the#fall#
College#Fair#at#Windsor#High#School,#and#the#spring#College#Fair#at#
Sonoma#State#University.##Exposure#to#college#campuses#and#to#the#
choices#that#are#available#to#AVID#students#is#a#major#tenant#of#the#
SVHS#AVID#Program.##
Internships#offered#within#Video,#
Culinary,#Child#Development,#and#
Ag#
Field#trips#to#technical#schools#
through#Metal/Wood/Ag#
Culinary#visitations#to#the#
Culinary#Institute#of#America#
Freshman#Teams#
Kuder#Navigator#
SSU#Counseling#Interns#
Migrant#Education#
Academic#Talent#Search#
AP#Program#
College#Visitations/Field#Trips#
College#Reps#Visiting#SVHS#
Road#to#Reality#Program#for#
Seniors#
SSU#College#Fair#Field#Trips#in#
Spring#Semester#
College#Counseling#Nights#8#
Yearly#
Minds,#iSearch/Career#Search#
Papers,#Journalism,#Forensics,#
Senior#Project,#Writing#Portfolios#
(ENG)###
Portfolio#Development#(VPACT)#
141#
#
!
Student/Parent/Staff(Collaboration(
Indicator:! ! Parents,! students,! and! staff! collaborate! in! developing! and! monitoring! a! students! personal! learning!
plan,!based!upon!a!student's!learning!style!and!college/career,!and/or!other!educational!goals.!(This!includes!the!
evaluation!of!whether!online!instruction!matches!the!students!learning!style.)!
Prompt:!Evaluate!to!what!extent!parents,!students,!and!staff!collaborate!in!developing!and!monitoring!a!students!
personal!learning!plan,!based!upon!a!student's!learning!style!and!college/career!and/or!other!educational!goals!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#plan#of#documenting#and#sharing#info#is#still#being#developed.##
Academic#Learning#Plan#
However#the#Personal#learning#plan,#course#sequences,#academic#
Template#
resume,#and#other#monitoring#tools#are#in#place.##Over#the#last#year#
Academic#Resume#Template#
SVHS#has#been#working#on#the#system#to#be#able#to#share#these#
IEP,#504,#SST#
monitoring#systems#with#students,#staff,#and#parents#on#an#ongoing,#
regular#basis.##The#addition#of#the#Advisory#period#this#year#is#
beginning#to#address#this#area#of#growth,#as#students#will#remain#
Period#
with#their#Advisory#teacher#over#a#4#year#period.##Our#current#
9th#Grade#Teams#Information#
Academic#Resume#and#Academic#Learning#Plan#are#the#two#primary#
Presentations#to#Students#
components#of#the#developing#SVHS#Personal#Learning#Plan.###
Pre#Scheduling#Presentations#9C
#
12#
Counselors#meet#with#students#annually#for#preCscheduling#and#
scheduling#and#by#doing#so#are#monitoring#the#students#progress#
Meeting#Minutes#
within#the#new#aCg#graduation#requirements.##Counselors#are#also#
Reverse#Verification#(Dept.#
checking#in#frequently#with#at#risk#students,#to#ensure#that#they#are#
Specific)#
getting#the#extra#support#they#need#to#be#successful#at#SVHS.##A#
ELD/Counseling#Consult#
specific#counselor#is#also#assigned#to#each#of#our#AVID#classes#and#
SVHS#AVID#Program#
our#Freshman#Teams.##
EDT#Pathway#
#
SVHS#Website#/#Web#Hits#
Another#example#of#how#SVHS#is#monitoring#student#achievement#
is#seen#during#Freshman#team#collaboration#period.##Freshman#
Teams#discuss#atCrisk#students#and#communicate#with#parents#
about#academic#and#behavioral#issues.##The#Freshman#Teams#also#
give#multiple#presentations#to#9th#graders,#similar#to#the#
Counseling#Departments#preCscheduling#presentations.##Topics#of#
conversation#include#how#students#earn#credits,#how#many#credits#
are#needed#to#move#onto#Sophomore#year,#grades#needed#to#be#
recommended#to#the#next#course,#and#understanding#their#
transcript.####
Monitoring/Changing(Student(Plans(
Indicator:!!The!school!implements!processes!for!monitoring!and!making!appropriate!changes!in!students!personal!
learning!plans!(e.g.,!classes!and!programs)!and!regularly!evaluates!them.!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!the!ways!the!school!ensures!that!processes!are!utilized!for!monitoring!and!
making!appropriate!changes!in!students'!personal!learning!plans!(e.g.,!classes!and!programs).!
Findings##
Currently#within#SVHS#there#are#a#number#of#levels#where#student#
performance#is#monitored#on#a#regular#basis.#Examples#of#this#can#
be#seen#in#the#AVID#Program,#the#Freshman#Teams,#and#in#the#
efforts#of#our#Counseling#Department.##However#at#this#point#SVHS#
does#not#have#a#developed#monitoring#system#articulated#between#
the#8th#through#12th#grades.##
#
As#mentioned#in#the#previous#prompt,#the#tools#that#allow#SVHS#
staff#to#monitor#student#achievement#are#in#place,#but#SVHS#needs#
Evidence#
Template#
SVHS#AVID#Program#Partnership#
with#SRJC#and#SSU#/#Dominican#
University#
College#&#Career#Center#/#
Counseling#Department#
SVHS#EDT#Pathway#
142#
#
to#build#a#delivery#system#that#allows#this#to#be#constant#and#
ongoing.##SVHS#Staff#are#looking#at#using#the#new#Advisory#period#
instituted#this#year#to#be#part#of#that#delivery#system.##The#new#
advisory#period#will#provide#time#for#students#to#work#on#and#
evaluate#their#personal#5#year#plan#under#the#guidance#of#their#
advisory#teacher.##The#Advisory#period#gives#students#a#venue#to#
ask#questions,#and#to#be#informed#of#school#policies,#academic#
opportunities,#and#school#events#on#a#weekly#basis.###
#
Electronic#sharing#of#these#monitoring#tools#and#how#they#will#be#
accessed#is#another#area#that#SVHS#needs#to#build#within#this#
delivery#system,#with#specific#focus#on#providing#easy#access#to#
these#monitoring#tools#for#all#stakeholders.####
SRJC#Placement#Tests#(English#
here,#Math#at#SRJC)#
Articulation#with#SRJC#in#Video,#
Photography,#Culinary,#Metal#
Shop,#Child#Development#
!
Post(High(School(Transitions(
Indicator:!!The!school!implements!strategies!and!programs!to!facilitate!transitions!to!post!high!school!options!and!
regularly!evaluates!their!effectiveness.!
Prompt:! ! Evaluate! the! effectiveness! of! the! strategies! and! programs! to! facilitate! transitions! to! post! high! school!
options.!
Findings##
Evidence#
Student#outreach#efforts#are#consistent#at#SVHS.##Events#such#as#the#
SVHS#Senior#Exit#Surveys#
College#Information#Nights,#SRJC#Night,#Financial#Aid#Night,#college#
Kuder#Technology#Program#
representatives#speaking#to#SVHS#students,#visiting#JC#and#college#
Various#Course#Offerings#(VPACT#
campuses,#trade#school#visits,#guest#speakers,#the#CTE#Perkins#
Courses,#Newspaper,#Ag#
Grant,#and#use#of#Kuder#Navigator#software#are#all#examples#of#
Program)#
SVHS#efforts#to#help#their#graduates#transition#to#their#post#high#
John#Kelley#Article#(Appendix)##
school#education.###
SVHS#EDT#Pathway#
#
SVHS#AVID#Program#Curriculum#
At#the#end#of#the#year#a#SVHS#Senior#Survey#given#to#try#to#track#
where#SVHS#students#are#going#upon#leaving#high#school.##Follow#
SVHS#Senior#Project#
up#has#proved#to#be#a#challenge,#but#SVHS#partners#such#as#the#
VPACT#Portfolio#Development##
Mentoring#Alliance,#and#10,000#Degrees#Program#have#post#high#
VPACT#courses#
school#college#advisors#who#check#in#with#students#after#high#
Senior#Project#
school,#to#provide#support#to#students#at#the#postsecondary#level.####
Formal#Writing#Support#through#
#
English#and#CORE#Academic#
The#Gateway#to#College#Program#at#the#Petaluma#campus#of#SRJC#
courses.####
offers#an#alternative#to#at#risk#students,#who#earn#an#alternative#
Common#Assessments#/#
high#school#diploma#while#receiving#college#credit.##This#program#is#
Benchmarks.###
relatively#new,#but#provides#a#monitoring#system,#as#at#risk#
Library#Workshops#
students#need#continual#support#to#stay#on#track#after#high#school.###
Workability#
#
AP#Program#
There#are#a#number#of#programs#in#place#that#help#students#make#
Common#Core#Curriculum#
the#transition#from#high#school#to#postsecondary#plans#that#include#
Switch#/#Professional#
our#AVID#and#College#and#Career#Center.##However,#what#is#proving#
Development#2012COngoing#
difficult#is#tracking#the#progress#of#high#school#students#removed#1#
year#or#more#from#SVHS.##A#recent#article#by#John#Kelly#showed#that#
SVHS#students#who#attend#California#State#Universities#have#a#
much#higher#GPA#their#first#year#in#college#than#our#local#private#
schools.##Despite#this#success,#SVHS#needs#to#continue#to#work#at#
developing#a#method#to#track#the#progress#of#In#other#words#we#
know#where#they#are#going#directly#after#high#school,#but#we#do#not#
know#where#they#end#up#say#4C5#years#after#graduation.###
143#
#
!
Conclusions(
Prompt:#Comment!on!the!degree!to!which!this!criterion!is!being!addressed.!
Findings##
As#described#in#detail#in#the#prompts#above,#there#is#significant#
evidence#that#SVHS#is#committed#to#the#success#of#our#students#
once#they#leave#SVHS.##Although#many#programs#are#established#
and#running#successfully#such#as#the#College#and#Career#Center,#
AVID#Program,#Freshman#Teams,#the#EDT#Pathway,#and#the#new#
Advisory#period,##SVHS#continues#to#work#towards#building#a#
support#system#that#tracks#student#progress#both#in#high#school#
and#after#graduation.###Lastly,#SVHS#needs#to#continue#to#develop#
and#open#avenues#of#communication#between#all#stakeholders.####
Evidence#
Minutes#
Minutes#
Template#
Period#
SVHS#AVID#Program#
EDT#Pathway#
!
Prompt:##Comment!on!the!degree!to!which!this!criterion!impacts!the!schools!ability!to!address!one!or!more!of!the!
Findings##
As#mentioned#in#the#conclusion#of#this#section,##SVHS#needs#to#
continue#its#efforts#that#directly#address#the#following#Critical#
Learner#Needs:##
#
gap.(#
#
B3.(
Evidence#
Minutes#
Minutes#
Template#
Period#
SVHS#AVID#Program#
EDT#Pathway#
((Curriculum(Criterion(
Upon!completion!of!the!high!school!program,!students!have!met!all!the!requirements!of!graduation.!
Real(World(Applications((Curriculum(
Indicator:! ! All! students! have! access! to! real! world! applications! of! their! educational! interests! in! relationship! to! a!
rigorous,!standards@based!curriculum.!
Prompt:! ! Evaluate! ways! the! school! ensures! that! all! students! have! access! to! real! world! applications! of! their!
educational!interests!in!relationship!to!a!rigorous,!standards@based!curriculum.!
Findings##
Evidence#
144#
#
The#teachers#at#SVHS#have#both#individually#and#at#the#department#
level,#taken#it#upon#themselves#through#a#variety#methods#and#
modalities#that#their#course#curriculum#is#both#relevant#and#
current.##The#district#has#started#to#take#this#to#another#level,#in#the#
implementation#of#Pathways#at#SVHS.##Currently#the#Engineering#
Pathway#is#up#and#running,#and#there#are#plans#to#add#at#least#1#
other#pathway#centered#on#Agricultural#Education#within#the#next#
year.##Despite#budget#cuts,#and#other#demands#on#their#time,#
teachers#at#SVHS#have#made#great#efforts#to#make#sure#their#
students#can#see#connections#to#the#outside#world#within#their#
curriculum.#
#
The#Engineering#Pathway#teachers#coordinate#their#curriculum#so#
that#students#experience#the#connections#between#their#core#
subjects#and#the#world.##For#example,#an#engineering#project#
students#completed#was#to#build#bottle#rockets.##The#teachers#
aligned#their#curriculums#such#that#students#explored#why#the#
rockets#flew#farther#than#others,#and#answered#the#question#of#
what#role#have#rockets#played#in#modern#history.#
#
Additionally,#SVHS#staff#has#organized#internships#and#visitations#
to#San#Francisco#studios#in#Video#Productions,#provided#job#
shadowing#within#Photography,#and#Industrial#Tech#(Welding,#
Woodworking,#Agriculture,#and#Culinary)#Guest#Speakers#are#very#
common#within#SVHS#classrooms,#including#professionals#working#
in#specific#industry#and#colleges#showing#their#programs#and#future#
job#prospects.#
#
SVHS#offers#production#classes#like#Yearbook#and#Newspaper,#as#
well#as#bring#in#volunteers#from#industry#related#sectors#through#
the#Teacher#Support#Network.##Additionally#SVHS#students#
showcase#their#artwork,#photography,#and#films#at#many#local#
venues#within#Sonoma.##SVHS#students#in#the#Culinary#program#
prepare#and#professionally#serve#luncheons#in#the#area,#while#many#
students#intern#at#local#elementary#schools#through#the#SVHS#Child#
Development#class.##
Sonoma#Film#Festival#
Art#Competitions#
EDT#Pathway#
TSN#Volunteers#/#Guest#Speakers#
Individual#Class#Field#Trips#
Participation#in#local#and#
national#photo#contest.#
Participation#in#local#and#
national#writing#contest#(Jack#
London#Writing#Contest)#
Senior#Project#
#
!
Meeting(Graduation(Requirements(
Indicator:!!The!school!implements!academic!support!programs!to!ensure!students!are!meeting!all!requirements,!
including!the!CAHSEE.!
Prompt:! ! Comment! on! the! effectiveness! of! the! academic! support! programs! to! ensure! students! are! meeting! all!
requirements,!including!the!CAHSEE.!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#is#monitoring#the#percentage#of#students#who#complete#the#aC
A+#Period#
g#graduation#requirements,#which#expose#students#to#rigorous#
TSN#
curriculum.##The#overall#passage#rate#of#SVHS#students#on#the#
Advisory#Period#
CAHSEE#exam#is#high#as#seen#early#in#Chapter#1#of#the#SVHS#WASC#
Individual#Teacher#Tutorial#after#
report.##Academic#Support#Programs#such#as#the#A+#Period,#after#
school#
school#tutoring#programs,#TSN#volunteers#in#classrooms,#
CAHSEE#Data#
partnerships#with#our#community#such#as#the#Boys#&#Girls#Club,#
aCg#Requirements#
and#the#Advisory#Period#are#in#place#at#SVHS.##However#SVHS#needs#
EDT#Pathway#
to#continue#to#develop#methods#of#measuring#the#effectiveness#of#
SVHS#Senior#Project#
these#programs.##
#
145#
#
!
Conclusions(
Findings##
Evidence#
The#infrastructure#of#SVHS#is#supporting#student#achievement#as#
#A+#Period#
evidenced#in#our#CAHSEE#passage#rate,#and#the#percentage#of#
TSN#
students#who#complete#the#aCg#Requirements.##The#demographics#
Advisory#Period#
of#our#student#body#have#changed#over#the#last#5#years,#but#our#aCg#
completion#percentage#has#remained#constant,#even#though#we#
school#
have#seen#increases#in#students#from#low#socioCeconomic#
CAHSEE#Data#
backgrounds.##What#still#needs#to#be#determined#and#measured#is#
aCg#Requirements#
the#which#of#the#interventions#and#support#programs#at#SVHS###have#
#
the#biggest#impact.###
#
!
Findings##
Evidence#
As#described#above,#the#academic#support#programs#that#are#in#
place#at#SVHS#are#helping#students#achieve#in#high#school.##However#
A+#Period#
SVHS#needs#to#specifically#measure#the#effectiveness#of#each#of#
TSN#
these#support#programs#to#determine#which#have#the#biggest#
Advisory#Period#
impact#on#student#success.##The#Critical#Learner#Needs#that#are#
being#addressed#within#this#section#are#listed#below:#
school#
(
CAHSEE#Data#
aCg#Requirements#
ensure#that#all(students#are#college(and(career(ready(when#they# #
graduate.(
1.3
gap.(#
2.3 Continue#to#implement#practices,#programs#and#policies#
that#promote#socialCemotional#learning.!
146#
#
WASC(Category(B.((StandardsDbased(Student(Learning:(Curriculum:(((
Strengths(and(Growth(Needs(
Category(B:((StandardsDbasedDStudent(Learning:(Curriculum:((Areas(of(Growth(
(
1. SVHS#provides#rigorous,#challenging,#and#relevant#course#offerings#that#are#accessible#to#all#students.##
2. The#SVHS#staff#has#shown#evidence#that#they#are#committed#to#professional#development#and#as#a#result#
have#developed#relevant#and#current#course#curriculum#that#engages#students.##
3. SVHS#staff#has#been#a#head#of#the#curve#with#its#commitment#to#transitioning#to#the#new#Common#Core#
standards#by#continually#collaborating#with#colleagues#in#other#disciplines#to#shift#to#Common#Core#
centered#curriculum.###
4. SVHS#provides#a#number#of#guest#speakers,#industry#experts,#and#experiential#activities#to#allow#their#
students#to#be#exposed#to#possible#career#paths.##
5. SVHS#course#offerings#represent#a#strong#commitment#to#elective#programs,#thusly#providing#students#
the#opportunity#to#experience#a#variety#of#subject#areas.###
#
#
Category(B:((StandardsDbasedDStudent(Learning:(Curriculum:((Areas(of(Strength(
#
1. SVHS#needs#to#finish#development#and#implement#a#5#year#plan#for#students#that#are#consistently#and#
constantly#monitored#by#school#staff.##
2. SVHS#needs#to#restart#its#annual#articulation#with#both#Altimira#and#Adele#Harrison#Middle#Schools,#and#
forge#more#connections#between#SVHS#and#local#universities#such#as#Santa#Rosa#Junior#College#and#
Sonoma#State#University.##
3. SVHS#needs#to#develop#a#system#to#collect#relevant#data#on#SVHS#alumni#after#they#leave#high#school#in#
order#to#be#aware#of#and#understand#the#levels#of#success#and#struggle#of#SVHS#students#in#college#
and/or#career.####
4. SVHS#needs#to#provide#more#opportunities#and#time#for#crossCcollaboration#between#subject#disciplines#
is#systematic#rather#than#on#an#individual#basis.##
5. SVHS#needs#to#continue#to#explore#more#ways#to#make#career#relevant#connections#and#experiences#
within#the#course#curriculum.##
#
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!
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147#
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C. Standards-based Student Learning: Instruction
Focus Group Leaders

Drue Jacobs
Julie Niehaus
Members
Kathleen Closs
Linda Dillon
Mike Gregg
Jessica Hutchinson
Kalia Gurnee
Jacqueline Levy
Don Lyons
Dane Bishop
Jonathan Beard
Carolina Ochoa-Roloff
Karling Skoglund
Bill Sweek
Tricia Stones
Bernadette Weissmann
Ann Wittbrodt
Department
Mathematics
Health and Wellness
English
English
VPACT / Wood
Vice Principal
Counselor
Science
English
Science
VPACT/Culinary
World Language
Science
Social Science
VPACT / Child Development
Social Science
Mathematics
Category(C:((StandardsDbased(Student(Learning:((Instruction(
(
C1.(
((Instruction(Criterion(
To!achieve!the!academic!standards!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes,!all!students!are!involved!in!challenging!
learning!experiences.!
!
Results(of(Student(Observations(and(Examining(Work(
(
Indicator:!!The!schools!observations!of!student!working!and!the!examining!of!student!work!provide!information!
on!the!degree!to!which!all!students!are!involved!in!challenging!learning!to!assist!them!in!achieving!the!academic!
standards!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!The!school,!particularly,!has!evaluated!the!degree!of!involvement!
in!the!learning!of!students!with!diverse!backgrounds!and!abilities!and!modified!approaches!based!on!findings.!
!
Prompt:!!Comment!on!the!degree!to!which!all!students!are!involved!in!challenging!learning!to!achieve!the!
academic!standards!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!Include!how!observing!students!working!and!examining!
student!work!have!informed!this!understanding.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Sonoma#Valley#Unified#School#District#has#recently#established#new#
aCg#Graduation#Policy#
graduation#requirements#that#are#aligned#with#the#UC#/#aCg#college#
Open#Enrollment#Policy#
acceptance#requirements.##
AP/Honors#Course#Enrollment#
#
AP/Honors#Demographic#
By#aligning#graduation#requirements#with#aCg#eligibility,#SVHS#has#
Enrollment#
expanded#the#number#of#aCg#course#offerings,#especially#in#math#&#
Interactive#Notebooks#&#
science.##NonCcollege#prep#math#&#science#courses#have#been#
Portfolios##
replaced#with#A#C#G#eligible#courses,#exposing#more#students#to#
Revised#Special#Ed#Push#In#
college#prep#classes.###
Model#
#
Photography#Competitions#
Additionally,#more#AP#courses#throughout#all#the#academic#
Drama#Plays#
departments#have#been#added#to#the#course#offerings#for#students#
Music#Concerts#
to#have#access#to#rigorous#classes#and#a#strong#academic#
Freshman#Seminar#
program.##Our#open#enrollment#policy#for#the#AP/Honors#has#led#to#
Addition#of#AP#Course#Offerings#
an#increase#in#the#number#of#students#enrolling#in#these#classes,#an#
Formative#Assessment##MARS#
increase#in#the#number#of#AP/Honors#sections#offered#and#the#
tasks#to#drive#instruction#
number#of#students#taking#AP#tests.#
Art#Department#building#
#
puppets#for#pay#production#
Geography#&#World#Cultures#added#as#freshman#requirement#in#
SVHS#Science#Lab#Practices#
2011C2012,#which#not#only#provides#academic#rigor#for#students,#
Kuder#Navigator#
but#provides#a#Freshman#level#Social#Studies#class#for#the#1st#time#in#
Pre#&#Post#Benchmark#Exams#
the#history#of#Sonoma#Valley#High#School.#The#addition#of#
(Reading#&#Writing)##
Geography#was#intended#to#bridge#the#gap#between#8th#grade#US#
Selected#Common#Core#Lessons#
History#and#10th#grade#World#History.#For#many#years,#the#other#
/#Units##
core#academic#subjects#CEnglish,#Science#and#MathC#were#available#
#
th
th
to#students#from#9 #grade#through#12 #grade,#and#Geography#was#
#
introduced#so#students#could#have#access#to#Social#Studies#
#
curriculum#all#four#years#as#well.#The#curriculum#provides#direct#
#
support#for#10th,#11th,#and#12th#grade#Social#Science#classes.#
#
Students#can#now#enter#these#upper#grade#level#courses#with#an#
informed#knowledge#of#geography.##The#overall#goal#of#the#History# #
Department#has#always#been#to#provide#curriculum#and#instruction# #
that#helps#students#become#informed#and#responsible#citizens.#The# #
#
skills#component#of#Geography#will#focus#on#technology,#writing,#
#
critical#thinking#and#systems#analysis.#All#of#the#skills#taught#
#
support#student#success#across#the#curriculum,#specifically#within#
#
aCg#level#classes.##
148#
#
In#many#elective#or#CTE#courses#students#may#choose#to#take#the#
credit#for#exam#for#college#credit#based#on#the#G#approved#
coursework.#A#Pass#grade#for#both#written#exams#and#both#child#
observations#approved#by#college#administration#will#earn#up#to#3#
units#of#college#credit#for#students.#
#
The#Special#Ed.#Department#is#working#on#the#implementation#of#
Common#Core#State#Standards#within#their#classrooms.###Student#
work#essentially#provides#a#feedback#loop#for#further#
instruction.###This#year,#they#are#implementing#a#pushCin#model#
and#more#special#education#students#are#enrolled#in#general#
education#classes#in#which#a#general#education#and#special#
education#teacher#collaborate#and#coCteach.##The#result#of#this#is#
special#education#students#are#placed#not#only#in#the#least#
restrictive#environment,#but#are#also#enrolled#in#a#more#rigorous#
academic#program.#
#
High#achieving#students#in#mathematics#have#opportunities#to#take#
several#AP#courses,#including#AP#Statistics#and#AP#Calculus#AB.##In#
the#last#two#years,#we#have#added#AP#Computer#Science#and#
individualized#study#in#AP#Calculus#BC.,#and#we#have#added#an#
additional#section#of#AP#Calculus#AB.##These#courses#are#aligned#
with#the#college#board#standards#required#to#prepare#for#the#AP#
exams.##All#instructors#of#these#courses#have#passed#the#college#
board#audit#for#these#courses.##Students#taking#these#courses#are#
assessed#with#practice#AP#questions#and#are#graded#according#to#
the#detailed#rubrics#provided#by#the#College#Board.##
#
Within#the#SVHS#Freshman#teams,#students#develop#a#Five#year#
plan#for#courses#taken#and#education#past#high#school,#outline#
proper#organizational#skills#and#strategies#for#school#work,#are#
encouraged#and#graded#on#punctuality#and#having#materials.###
#
The#VPACT#department#follows#state#guidelines#in#planning#and#
implementing#lessons.#Historical#and#cultural#aspects#are#included#
in#all#lessons.##VPACT#teachers#constantly#monitor#their#students#
work#on#projects,#check#for#understanding,#and#solicit#student#
feedback#on#the#effectiveness#and#engagement#level#of#the#lessons#
delivered#to#them.##Student#work#is#posted#in#the#VPACT#student#
gallery#for#all#classes#to#observe,#critique,#value,#and#judge.###
#
Within#World#Languages,#students#are#able#to#choose#or#be#
recommended#by#a#Foreign#language#teacher#to#take#beginning#or#
advanced#levels#of#Spanish#and/or#French#courses.##
#
In#the#Science#department,#AP#Chemistry,#Physics,#and#Biology#are#
offered#to#students.##All#science#students#take#lab#classes#with#
regular#handsCon#labs,#and#complete#lab#reports#based#upon#the#
scientific#method.##California#State#Standards#are#used#to#plan#units#
to#insure#rigor.##Many#classes#use#AVID#interactive#notebooks,#as#
well#as#research#projects.#All#science#classes#have#a#lab#component#
and#there#are#various#skills#and#tools#the#students#are#expected#to#
use#and#master#including#but#not#limited#to:#group#work,#partner#
work,#computer#graphing#to#create#data#plots,#using#laboratory#
equipment,#understanding#safe#laboratory#procedures,#and#
designing#and#implementing#their#own#lab#procedures.###
#
#
#
#
#
149#
#
Within#the#Agricultural#Sciences,#all#students#develop,#plan,#and#
execute#an#AgriScience#Fair#Project#that#is#an#extension#of#their#
Agriculture#Science#course.##This#project#includes#researching#a#
problem,#carrying#out#an#experiment#and#completing#a#written#
scientific#report.##Students#learn#and#apply#the#scientific#method,#as#
well#as#develop#a#connection#between#data#they#collected.##This#
project#also#focus#students#on#an#important#agricultural/scientific#
issue,#question#or#principal,#and#requires#a#high#level#of#student#
commitment#and#time.##Students#are#also#required#to#have#a#
Supervised#Agriculture#Experience#Project#that#allows#students#to#
learn#by#doing,#and#to#develop#a#hands#on#project#that#they#own,#or#
work#for#an#agricultural#business.##In#doing#this#project,#students#
connect#with#industry,#and#develop#relationships#and#internships#
within#their#community.#
#
The#English#Department#has#honors#courses#at#every#grade#level#
and#offer#AP#English#language/literature#for#junior#and#senior#
students.#All#English##courses#are#college#prep.,#and#all#students#
read#core#works,#participate#in#a#departmentCwide#writing#
program,#and#participate#in#an#All#Booked#Up#reading#program#
(except#for#AP#students).##All#students#in#English#classes#take#pre#
and#post#benchmark#reading#and#writing#exams#to#insure#that#they#
are#meeting#the#academic#standards,#providing#department#and#
school#with#valuable#data.##This#summer,#English#teachers#at#every#
grade#level#were#trained#in#common#core.#English#teachers#also#
aligned#all#benchmark#exams#with#common#core#and#we#revised#
our#core#literature#units#to#make#sure#that#they#align#with#
CCSS.##Also,#every#student#completing#an#English#class#creates#a#
writing#portfolio#to#showcase#his/her#best#pieces#of#writing#in#
various#genres.#These#portfolios#will#be#a#4#year#compilation#of#
writing,#illustrating#various#forms#of#written#
expression.##Benchmark#exams#are#included#in#these#portfolios#to#
show#growth#as#a#writer#over#the#course#of#a#students#high#school#
experience.#
#
Physical#Education#and#Living#Skills#classes#provide#students#
challenges#in#their#personal#fitness,#with#individual#physical#skills#
achievement#and#curriculum#through#our#Living#Skills#class,#where#
they#learn#about#personal#growth,#cooperative#skills#and#strategies#
for#overcoming#the#challenges#the#meet#and#will#meet#in#the#future.#
!
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompt:!Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!timelines!and!pacing!guides!for!completing!
coursework!for!asynchronous!online!instruction.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
N/A#
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!
Student(Understanding(of(Performance(Levels(
Indicator:!!The#students#know#beforehand#the#standards/expected#performance#levels#for#each#area#of#study.#
#
Prompt:#Examine!and!evaluate!the!extent!to!which!students!know!the!standards/expected!performance!levels!
before!beginning!a!new!area!of!study;!an!example!is!the!use!of!pacing!guides!for!online!instruction.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
150#
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The#rubric#for#the#research#paper#in#Social#Studies#was#recently#
revised#to#match#CCSS#expectations.#As#students#learn#skills#such#as#
citation#teachers#refer#to#the#rubric.#Students#use#the#rubric#when#
assisting#their#classmates#with#editing#rough#drafts.#The#hope#is#
that,#in#using#the#rubric#as#an#evaluation#tool#on#other#students#
papers,#they#will#be#able#to#apply#those#standards#to#their#own#
research#papers.###
#
Within#the#History#Department,#students#are#frequently#given#
rubrics#on#larger#projects#such#as#timelines,#mock#newspapers#and#
posters#prior#to#beginning#the#assignment#so#that#they#have#a#clear#
idea#of#the#requirements.#Content#Standards#and#learning#
expectations#are#posted#on#the#board#prior#to#each#unit#and#
reviewed#frequently#throughout#the#unit#of#study;#learning#
expectations/standards#are#assessed#in#Unit#Tests#given#every#2C4#
weeks#and#various#projects#(maps,#posters,#essays#and#oral#
presentations)#covering#the#standards#being#studied.###The#History#
Department#is#also#currently#working#on#developing#CCSS#
Performance#Tasks#that#will#be#administered#to#students#by#May#of#
2014.#
#
In#the#VPACT#Department,#standards#of#performance#are#posted#
and#discussed#before#each#new#unit,#with#specific#reference#to#the#
elements#and#principles#of#art#that#apply#to#each#lesson.#
#
In#Science,#students#receive#learning#objectives#at#the#beginning#of#
each#unit#that#reflect#the#state#standards.##Students#also#receive#a#
schedule#of#class#topics#and#homework.#Teachers#in#this#
department#plan#lessons#for#the#semester#in#order#to#pace#their#
classes#to#cover#state#standards.#Some#teachers#post#study#guides#
on#their#webpages.##Also#within#Science,#students#are#provided#a#
detailed#syllabus,#including#an#outline#of#units#including#semester#
project#outlines#and#explanations#(AgriCScience#Fair#Projects,#
Supervised#Agriculture#Experience#Projects).##Agenda#and#
objectives#are#also#posted#daily#or#per#unit.#
#
Most#of#the#math#teachers#provide#a#schedule#of#the#upcoming#unit#
which#has#a#topic#list#and#assignment#due#dates#and#some#of#the#
teachers#provide#a#calendar#of#assignments#on#a#web#page#along#
with#online#notes#and#worksheets.##Learning#objectives#are#also#
posted#on#the#board#at#the#beginning#of#each#lesson#by#many#
teachers.##AP#students#are#informed#at#a#very#detailed#level#
throughout#the#course#as#to#which#specific#AP#objective#they#will#be#
tested#on.###All#math#teachers#provide#common#assessments#and#use#
common#grading#systems#to#ensure#standardized#assessment#of#
students#regardless#of#teacher.##All#teachers#use#the#same#policies#
for#use#of#notes#on#tests#and#administration#and#grading#of#portfolio#
problems.##Implementation#of##commonCcore##type#portfolio#
problems#have#now#been#implemented#at#all#levels,#based#on#a#
standard#set#of#content#threads,#with#progressively#more#rigorous#
problems#used#at#each#level#of#the#curriculum.#
#
Job#training#and#lab#requirements#are#met#when#students#are#
assigned#to#a#local#preschool#or#elementary#school#as#a#Teachers#
Assistant.#Site#teachers#provide#roleCmodeling#and#training#in#
classroom#management#and#teaching#techniques.#Based#on#job#
Unit#Calendars##
Course#Syllabi#
Common#Rubrics#
Minutes#
#
151#
#
performance#as#a#volunteer#Teachers#Assistant,#students#receive#2#
Performance#Evaluations#per#year#from#their#site#teacher.#
Evaluations#on#job#performance#are#guidelines#for#students#to#
understand#and#demonstrate#job#readiness#as#well#as#
understanding#of#employee#standards#in#the#industry.#
#
World#Languages#classes#use#daily#agendas#and#lesson#objectives#
are#posted#and#summarized#at#the#beginning#of#a#unit/chapter.#
#
All#teachers#in#the#English#department#use#rubrics#for#writing#
assignments#and#for#ABU#reading#so#that#students#are#clear#on#
expectations.#We#also#have#a#departmentCwide#writing#rubric#
which#we#use#to#grade#benchmark#essays.#We#have#discussed#
creating#a#schoolCwide#common#core#writing#rubric#as#well.#
Agendas#and/or#lesson#objectives#along#with#upcoming#homework#
assignments#are#posted#by#most#teachers#at#the#beginning#of#each#
lesson.#
#
In#Health#&#Wellness#classes,#performance#rubrics#are#posted#and#
published,#advertising#the#different#performance#levels#of#
achievement.##These#performance#levels#are#repeated#through#
review#over#the#course#of#the#unit#and#semester.##When#the#top#
performance#level#is#attained,#new#performance#levels#are#
implemented,#and#posted/published.#
!
Differentiation(of(Instruction(
(
Indicator:!!The#schools#instructional#staff#members#differentiate#instruction,#including#integrating#multimedia#
and#technology,#and#evaluate#its#impact#on#student#learning.#
#
Prompt:##How!effectively!do!instructional!staff!members!differentiate!instruction,!such!as!integrating!multimedia!
and!technology?!Evaluate!the!impact!of!this!on!student!learning.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#SVHS#website,#sonomavalleyhigh.org,#has#become#arguably#the#
SVHS#Webpage#Hits#
most#widely#used#tool#for#students,#parents,#and#teachers.#In#
Course#Syllabi#
addition#to#providing#information#about#SVHS#programs#and#staff,#
Common#Rubrics#
sonomavalleyhigh.org#has#become#a#window#into#many#of#the#
Daily#Lesson#Plans#
classrooms#at#SVHS.##Many#teachers#use#their#teacher#web#pages#to#
Unit#Plans##
provide#additional#support#to#students#when#they#are#outside#of#the#
Tech#Based#Projects#
classroom.#Whether#it#is#posting#homework#assignments,#course#
#
syllabi,#video#tutorials,#online#lectures,#or#Senior#Project#support,#
#
sonomavalleyhigh.org#allows#students#to#access#their#classes#even#
#
when#they#are#off#campus.##For#parents,#it#provides#grading#policies,# #
homework#calendars#and#other#tools#to#aid#them#in#keeping#their#
#
students#on#track#within#their#classes.##For#students,#it#is#a#valuable# #
organizational#tool,#that#allows#students#who#are#absent#or#gone#
#
from#school#to#keep#up#with#their#studies#while#they#are#gone.##The# #
monthly#web#hits#for#sonomavalleyhigh.org,#as#well#as#the#web#hits# #
for#individual#teacher#pages#clearly#show#that#this#is#a#tool#that#is#
#
being#used#by#all#stakeholders#and#is#a#vital#support#for#the#SVHS#
#
community.####
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#
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Within#the#Agricultural#Sciences,#teachers#differentiate#instruction# #
by#having#students#show#understanding#by#giving#projects#that#are# #
152#
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selfCdesigned#and#hands#on.##Students#work#independently#and#in#
groups,#and#apply#classroom#knowledge#to#their#projects.##This#
impacts#student#learning#by#giving#students#ownership#of#their#
project#because#it#is#selfCdesigned.#Students#use#technology#such#as#
Excel,#Google#Drive,#and#online#research#databases#to#complete#
their#AgriCScience#Project.##Students#are#taught#and#assessed#with#
labs,#hands#on#project#learning,#PowerPoint#presentations,#and#
practical#assessments#in#labs.#
#
VPACT#teachers#use#a#wide#range#of#tools#to#differentiate#
instruction,#ranging#from#integration#of#technology#to#hard#copies#
of#posters#and#books.#This#allows#teachers#to#provide#and#
differentiate#with#an#abundance#of#art#history.##
#
English#Department#staff#continuously#differentiates#instruction#by#
using#document#readers,#video#clips,#student#presentations,#blogs,#
PowerPoints,#handsCon#activities#and#student#projects.##
#
Differentiation#of#instruction#within#the#History#Department#is#
done#in#a#number#of#ways.##For#example,#when#information#is#
presented#in#class#(either#through#reading,#lecture#or#other#format)#
the#subject#matter#is#scaffolded.#This#allows#students#of#a#variety#of#
different#abilities#and#needs#to#access#the#information#at#their#level#
and#come#up#to#a#level#of#understanding#necessary#to#grasp#the#
content#and#complete#the#task.#Tools#are#provided#for#dissecting#
primary#documents,#teachers#model#reading#and#note#taking#
techniques,#visuals#are#provided#to#illustrate#historical#concepts#
and#video#is#used#to#help#the#student#understand#the#subject.###A#
popular#and#very#effective#method#that#we#are#currently#using#to#
help#students#of#all#ability#levels#access#concepts#and#information#is#
the#TCI#curriculum#activity#called#a#Visual#Discovery,#where#
students#analyze#and#deconstruct#visual#text#for#meaning.##
Instruction#is#also#differentiated#through#technology#projects,#oral#
presentations,#online#student#discussion#forums#such#as#Collaborize#
Classroom,#and#the#modification#of#primary#documents.##Lower#
performing#students#are#given#additional#study#materials#to#
facilitate#learning.#By#using#varied#strategies,#academic#material#is#
made#accessible#to#students#with#different#learning#modalities.#
#
Due#to#the#Special#Ed.#student#population#being#so#diverse,#
differentiated#instruction#is#commonly#used#in#the#classroom.#The#
impact#of#student#learning#is#simply#to#measure#what#is#successful#
and#what#is#not.#Obviously,#if#a#certain#technology#is#successful#with#
our#students#then#the#teacher#would#be#more#apt#to#use#it#in#
subsequent#lessons.#
#
Some#math#teachers#provide#recorded#and#annotated#lessons#and#
notes#on#a#web#page#for#students#who#require#additional#time#to#
understand#the#concepts,#or#for#students#who#are#absent#or#need#
additional#time#for#review.##Additional#links#are#provided#to#
commercial#tutorial#sites,#such#as#Khan#Academy#and#
PatrickJMT.com.##Some#AP#classes#maintain#a#private#Facebook#
account#that#is#used#to#notify#students#about#upcoming#deadlines#
and#requirements#and#is#used#to#enable#collaboration#between#
students#and#the#instructor#on#individual#assignments.##Computer#
simulations#are#used#to#illustration#complex#mathematical#
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153#
#
concepts,#such#as#volume#of#3D#rotations,#relative#vectors#of#
velocity,#acceleration,#and#position,#and#complex#graphs.##Students#
in#upper#level#math#courses#use#graphing#calculators#on#a#daily#
basis,#including#creating#programs#for#mathematical#formulas,#such#
as#the#quadratic#formula.##AP#Computer#Science#uses#web#
environments#that#allow#online#programming#that#is#automatically#
scored,#such#as#codingbat.com.#
#
In#World#Languages,#differentiated#instruction#is#used#on#a#daily#
basis#to#meet#the#needs#of#a#variety#of#learners#through#the#use#of#
technology#(computers,#document#readers,#and#projectors),#hands#
on#activities,#oral#practice,#group#and#individual#student#work.#
#
Students#within#the#Science#department#use#a#number#of#modalities#
to#improve#student#learning.##These#include#completing#labs,#online#
research,#posters,#PowerPoint#presentations,#use#the#internet#for#
simulations/#labs,#lecture#notes#are#posted#online.##Lessons#are#
scaffolded#to#address#different#learner#needs.#In#Chemistry,#
teachers#are#also#implementing#various#online#quizzes#and#
homework#assignments#that#are#accessible#to#the#students#at#home#
via#a#computer.#This#enables#the#students#to#access#various#
material#related#to#the#class#to#see#a#snapshot#of#what#would#be#
expected#of#them#during#the#formative#assessment#tests.#The#
students#are#able#to,#on#their#own#time#in#a#comfortable#
environment,#their#home,#and#work#through#problems#and#see#
exactly#what#they#are#getting#correct#and#what#they#need#to#focus#
on#more#to#achieve#mastery#of#a#given#topic.##
#
Health#&#Wellness#department#differentiates#instruction,#such#as#
integrating#multimedia#and#technology,#is#used#when#
available.##Living#Skills#having#a#classroom#is#more#involved#with#
integrating#multimedia#and#technology.##Physical#Education#
teachers#use#the#technology#when#adequate#space#is#available,#on#a#
rotating#basis.##Physical#Education#instructors#share#all#equipment#
and#facilities.###
!
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompt:!Evaluate!the!processes!and!the!effectiveness!of!the!strategies!used!by!
teachers!to!make!decisions!on!learning!and!teaching!approaches!including!direct!instruction!and!other!student@
teacher!interaction!opportunities.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Within#the#Special#Ed.#department,#since#their#students#typically#
Course#Syllabi#
have#learning#difficulties,#the#teachers#constantly#check#for#
Grading#/#Common#Rubrics#
understanding#during#their#lessons.#All#of#our#students#learn#
Daily#Lesson#Plans#
somewhat#in#a#different#manner.#The#Special#Ed.#teacher#must#
Unit#Plans#
maximize#studentCteacher#interactions#to#be#effective.##
#
#
Science#department#teachers#check#for#understanding#in#their#
lessons#using#various#techniques#including:#thumbsCup/#thumbs#
down;#tests#&#quizzes;#class#corrected#work,#student#whiteboard#
responses,#discussions,#written#assignments,#graphic#organizers,#
thinkCpairCshare,#etc.##Teachers#reflect#on#the#effectiveness#of#
lessons#and#make#modifications#to#them#as#needed.##
#
Just#as#in#Science,#teachers#in#the#English#department#check#for#
154#
#
understanding#in#their#lessons#using#various#techniques,#including#
thumbsCup,#thumbs#down;#quizzes;#journal#reflections;#discussions,#
written#assignments,#graphic#organizers,#thinkCpairCshare,#etc.##
#
Freshman#team#teachers#use#interactive#notebooks#in#science,#
English,#and#math#to#check#for#understanding.#
Math:##The#entire#preCAP#curriculum#is#CPM,#which#includes#
multiple#instructional#strategies,#including#direct#instruction,#group#
discovery,#student#presentations,#team#testing,#learning#logs,#and#
portfolio#problems#designed#to#merge#multiple#concepts.##Portfolios#
will#travel#with#students#from#year#to#year#and#will#regularly#be#
evaluated#by#parents#or#other#adults.#
#
Due#to#the#sharing#of#facilities#and#technological#equipment,#the#
Health#&#Wellness#department#continually#upgrades#and#improves#
lessons,#with#each#opportunity.##This#is#a#dynamic#component#to#
our#teaching.#
!
Student(Perceptions(
(
Indicator:!!The#students#understand#the#expected#level#of#performance#based#on#the#standards#and#the#
schoolwide#learning#results.#Through#interviews#and#dialogue#with#students#that#represent#the#school#
populations,#the#school#learns#about#the#students#perceptions#of#their#learning#experiences,#including#all#
specialized#programs#such#as#college/career#readiness#and#online#instruction#regarding#the#opportunity#for#
teacherCstudent#interaction#to#reduce#isolation#and#encourage#skill#transference.#
#
Prompt:##Using!interviews!and!dialogue!with!students,!evaluate!the!extent!to!which!students!understand!the!
expected!level!of!performance!based!on!the!standards!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!Evaluate!the!
effectiveness!of!the!student@teacher!interaction!based!on!student!feedback.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
History#teachers#monitor#student#performance#in#via#surveys#and#
Course#Syllabi#
end#of#course#evaluations.##This#extremely#valuable#feedback#helps#
teachers#assess#student#learning#and#teacher#performance.#This#
Daily#Lesson#Plans#
information#is#used#to#adapt#future#curriculum.#
Unit#Plans#
#
Student#Survey#Results#
Ninth#grade#teams#evaluate#the#extent#to#which#students#
(Individual)##
understand#the#expected#level#of#performance#through#surveys,#
#
questionnaires,#as#well#as#discussing#expectations#oneConCone#with#
students#during#freshman#seminar.#
#
Agricultural#Science#students#meet#with#their#instructor,#develop#
their#projects,#and#determine#their#goals#within#these#projects.#
Students#demonstrate#their#knowledge#of#the#Expected#Schoolwide#
Learning#Outcomes#by#completing#projects#working#in#their#
community#through#FFA#activities#(community#service#activities),#
presenting#(speaking#articulately)#on#their#Supervised#Agriculture#
Experience#Project#(SAE)#keeping#records#in#their#FFA#Record#
Books#(write#cogently#and#listen#actively),#using#technology#to#
enhance#and#complete#their#research#papers#and#presentations,#
research#past#agricultural#issues#and#design#experiments#to#test#
possible#improvements#(investigate#the#past#and#its#relationship#to#
the#present#and#future),#apply#safety#skills#at#the#farm,#shop,#and#
classroom#labs.##Students#also#demonstrate#their#knowledge#of#
expectations#by#following#expectations#inside#and#outside#the#
155#
#
classroom#and#using#their#resources#to#be#successful#in#their#
projects#while#working#independently#and#collaboratively#in#and#
out#of#the#classroom.###
!
Prompt:##Comment#on!the!degree!to!which!this!criterion!is!being!addressed.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#students#are#given#open#access#to#challenging,#college#ready,#
SVHS#Webpage#Hits###
and#college#level#curriculum.##The#implementation#of#the#aCg#
Course#Syllabi#
Graduation#Requirements,#the#Open#Enrollment#Policy,#the#growth#
Common#Rubrics#
in#Advanced#Placement#course#offerings#and#Advanced#Placement#
Daily#Lesson#Plans#
Enrollment,#and#the#establishment#of#the#EDT#Pathway#are#all#
Unit#Plans##
examples#of#that#illustrate#the#challenging#curriculum#students#
receive#at#SVHS.##By#providing#differentiated#instruction#to#students#
using#methods#like#the#integration#of#technology,#and#a#balance#
Unit#Calendars#(Individual#
between#direct#and#inquiry#based#instruction,##SVHS#teachers#are#
Teachers)#
able#to#deliver#course#curriculum#in#a#variety#of#ways#that#allows#
the#diverse#learning#of#the#students#to#be#optimized.##The#adoption#
Minutes#
the#adoption#of#Essential#or#Power#Standards#within#many#
departments#at#SVHS#and#the#use#of#common#rubrics#has#made#it#
clear#to#students#what#performance#expectations#are#within#each#
discipline.##SVHS#staff#needs#to#continue#to#provide#additional#
opportunities#for#students#to#provide#direct#feedback#relating#to#
Enrollment#
the#types#of#instructional#practices#and#activities#that#they#find#are#
most#effective.##
!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
As#mentioned#in#the#findings#above,#SVHS#provides#challenging#
engaging#curriculum#that#students#have#open#access#to,#and#staff#is#
SVHS#Webpage#Hits#
able#to#deliver#instruction#using#a#variety#of#methods#that#target#the#
Course#Syllabi#
needs#and#learning#modalities#of#their#students.##SVHS#staff#needs#
Common#Rubrics#
to#continue#to#build#opportunities#for#students#to#provide#feedback#
Daily#Lesson#Plans#
on#the#effectiveness#of#curriculum,#instruction,#and#assessment.##
Unit#Plans##
The#Critical#Learner#Needs#that#are#addressed#within#this#section#
are#listed#below.##
#
Unit#Calendars#(Individual#
Teachers)#
graduate.(
Minutes#
Enrollment#
accordingly.!
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1.3 Utilize#proven#instructional#strategies#that#are#CCSS#
gap.(#
156#
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courses.#
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C2.(
((Instruction(Criterion(
(
All!teachers!use!a!variety!of!strategies!and!resources,!including!technology!and!experiences!beyond!the!textbook!
and!the!classroom!that!actively!engage!students,!emphasize!higher!order!thinking!skills,!and!help!them!succeed!at!
high!levels.!
!
Current(Knowledge(
(
Indicator:!!Teachers!are!current!in!the!instructional!content!taught!and!research@based!instructional!methodology,!
including!the!integrated!use!of!multimedia!and!technology.!
!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!extent!to!which!teachers!effectively!use!multimedia!and!other!technology!in!the!delivery!of!
the!curriculum.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
During#the#delivery#of#key#concepts#math#teachers#use#online#
Course#Syllabi#
demos#and#simulations#for#topics#such#as:##graphing#velocity,#
acceleration,#and#distance,#volume#of#solids#of#revolution,#and#
Daily#Lesson#Plans#
vector#arithmetic.##A#standard#online#graphing#tool,#Geogebra,#is#
Unit#Plans#
used#online#during#instruction#and#is#available#for#student#use#at#
Tech#Carts#
home.##Most#math#classes#use#graphing#calculators#and#document#
Computer#Lab#Sign#Ups#
cameras#on#a#daily#basis.#
Teacher#Laptops#
#
Science#and#Agricultural#Science#teachers#deliver#lectures#via#
#
PowerPoint#&#Prezi#presentations#and#post#them#online#for#
#
students#to#access#outside#of#class.##Some#teachers#also#flip#their#
#
classes,#having#students#get#their#notes#from#online#PowerPoints#
#
and#videos.#This#allows#students#to#selfCpace#a#part#of#the#lesson.#
#
Students#learn#to#create#graphs#using#various#computer#programs#
#
including#excel.##The#internet#is#also#used#for#simulations/#labs.#
#
When#necessary#videos#are#used#to#present#information#when#labs#
#
are#not#possible.#AP#Biology#students#do#genetics#labs#using#several#
#
157#
#
biotechnology.###
English#teachers#use#technology#through#DVDs,#videos,#audio,#the#
ELMO,#etc.#We#also#incorporate#technology#into#student#projects#
and#presentations.#Some#teachers#in#the#English#Department#use#
Prezis,#blogs,#onCline#forums,#etc.#Common#core#standards#
benchmarks#and#tests#will#be#conducted#onCline.#
Since#2005,#the#History#Department#has#been#committed#to#
integrate#technology#within#the#Social#Studies#curriculum#at#SVHS#
to#allow#students#to#access#the#content#through#the#window#of#
technology.##During#the#2010C2011#school#year#the#department#
developed#a#technology#map,#which#shows#the#type#of#software#
programs#and#tech#centered#projects#that#are#being#done#from#9th#
through#12th#grade#Social#Studies#classes.##Each#year#students#
access#the#Social#Studies#curriculum#at#all#levels#through#Apple#
software,#within#programs#like#iMovie#and#GarageBand,#Microsoft#
programs#such#as#PowerPoint,#and#web#based#programs#that#
include#Collaborize#online#discussion#forum,#Prezi,#and#Google#
Drive.##Members#of#the#History#Department#have#always#taken#the#
lead#in#technology#use#within#the#curriculum#on#campus.##History#
Department#staff#has#served#as#tech#coaches,#have#taught#tech#
classes#and#run#tech#integration#workshops#to#other#district#staff,#
and#have#made#both#the#department#and#each#individual#teacher#
website#a#centerpiece#of#student#support#within#their#curriculum#
on.##Consistently,#History#Department#teacher#webpages#have#the#
highest#number#of#web#hits#throughout#the#year.#The#use#of#
technology#in#the#classroom#as#a#tool#to#explore#the#content#of#
Social#Studies#classes#has#proven#to#increase#student#engagement,#
and#ensures#that#students#are#exposed#to#relevant#21st#century#
instructional#practices.##
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
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Special#Ed.#lessons#are#enhanced#with#visual#imagery#such#as#
films/videos,#drawings#and#use#of#the#LCD#projector.##Also,#because#
technology#is#so#important,#for#our#students#lessons#should#
incorporate#appropriate#technology.##In#the#future,#all#college#
classes#will#have#a#lecture#format#online.#
!
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompt:!Evaluate!how!teacher!technology!competencies!are!assessed!during!
online!instruction.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
N/A#
#
Teachers(as(Coaches(
(
Indicator:!!Teachers#work#as#coaches#to#facilitate#learning#for#all#students.#
#
Prompt:##Evaluate!and!comment!on!the!extent!to!which!teachers!work!as!coaches!to!facilitate!learning!for!all!
students.!Provide!examples.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Students#individually#demonstrate#handsCon#knowledge#in#Child#
#Course#Syllabi#
Development#by#using#an#infant#size#doll#to#feed,#diaper,#swaddle#
and#bathe.#Instructor#visits#each#student#on#a#biCweekly#rotation#to#
Daily#Lesson#Plans#
158#
#
observe#child#interaction#and#teacher#assistant#skills#at#assigned#
preschool#or#elementary#sites,#offering#guidance#and#feedback#
when#appropriate.###Within#other#CTE#and#electives,#there#are#
multiple#programs#in#Foods,#Metal,#Wood,#Video,#Photography,#Art,#
where#the#teachers#are#coaches.#CTE#teachers#are#club#advisors#
including#extra#activities#that#allow#future#growth#in#different#
artistic#mediums#and#career#based#learning#
Unit#Plans#
English#department#teachers#demonstrate#how#to#write#essays#and#
research#papers#using#Jane#Shaffer#techniques,#including#modeling#
different#steps#in#the#writing#process#for#students,#and#even#writing#
some#passages#in#unison.#We#share,#discuss,#and#evaluate#sample#
student#papers#with#our#classes,#and#we#follow#the#15!Steps!Guide#
for#writing#a#research#paper.#We#also#teach#reading#strategies#by#
demonstrating#Close#Reading#Techniques#as#we#break#apart#and#
analyze#a#text.###
Ninth#grade#team#teachers#create#sample#Kuder#Navigator#Career#
Exploration#posters#to#serve#as#a#demonstration#of#what#is#expected#
by#students.#We#also#post#student#samples#of#these#posters.#
In#Math#classes,#students#are#given#a#set#of#questions#to#work#
through#each#class#period.##Teachers#circulate#through#the#
classroom#and#assist#groups#where#needed.##Teachers#let#students#
try#on#their#own#and#analyze#the#skills#each#student#already#possess#
and#give#hints#to#get#students#to#the#next#step#when#they#are#stuck#
without#revealing#the#full#answer.###Multiple#levels#of#questioning#
are#used#to#lead#the#student#to#the#answer#or#next#step,#rather#than#
simply#telling#them#the#next#step.##Teachers#provide#additional#
coaching#during#A+#periods#and#lunch/after#school#sessions.#
Students#in#World#Language#classes#demonstrate#understanding#of#
lesson#objectives#through#produced#work,#projects,#etc.##The#A+#
period#is#also#used#to#help#students.#
As#Special#Ed.#classes#are#smaller,#the#teachers#have#more#one#to#
one#contact#and#must#facilitate#learning#on#an#individual#basis.#
Depending#on#the#students#learning#disability,#the#SPED#teacher#or#
aide#will#typically#teach#the#lesson#in#a#manner#that#the#student#
comprehends#best.#
Within#the#Science#department,##students#complete#labs#and#work#
on#science#problems#teachers#let#students#try#on#their#own#and#
analyze#the#skills#each#student#already#possess#and#give#hints#to#get#
students#to#the#next#step#when#they#are#stuck#without#revealing#the#
full#answer.###Multiple#levels#of#questioning#are#used#to#lead#the#
student#to#the#answer#or#next#step,#rather#than#simply#telling#them#
the#next#step.#Students#also#conduct#experiments#of#their#own#
design.#Learn#through#research#projects#and#peer#teaching.#
Teachers#also#hold#study#sessions#outside#of#class#time#before#
important#exams.##
Agricultural#Science#teachers#use#the#Say,#See,#Do#method#by#
explaining#what#students#should#do,#then#showing#how#to#do#it,#and#
then#having#students#do#the#project,#paper,#activity#
themselves.##Teachers#work#as#coaches#in#the#classroom,#and#
outside#of#the#classroom#at#the#farm/#barns/greenhouses#by#giving#
159#
#
students#the#necessary#tools#and#instruction#to#complete#the#task,#
while#being#advised#of#possible#improvements#while#completing#
the#task#(caring/training#animals,#planting/caring#for#plants#and#
crops.)#
!
Examination(of(Student(Work((
(
Indicator:!!Representative#samples#of#student#work#demonstrate:#a)#structured#learning#so#that#students#
organize,#access#and#apply#knowledge#they#already#have#acquired;#b)#that#students#have#the#tools#to#gather#and#
create#knowledge#and#have#opportunities#to#use#these#tools#to#research,#inquire,#gather,#discover#and#invent#
knowledge#on#their#own#and#communicate#this.#
#
Prompt:##Evaluate!and!comment!on!the!ways!in!which!student!work!demonstrates!a)!structured!learning!so!that!
students!organize,!access,!and!apply!knowledge!they!already!have!acquired;!b)!that!students!have!the!tools!to!
gather!and!create!knowledge!and!have!opportunities!to!use!these!tools!to!research,!inquire,!gather,!discover,!and!
invent!knowledge!on!their!own!and!communicate!this.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Within#the#English#Department,#students#at#each#grade#level#write#
Course#Syllabi#
research#papers,#applying#knowledge#from#their#research#to#prove#
a#thesis.#The#editing#process#for#these#essays#can#include#peer#
Daily#Lesson#Plans#
editing.#
Unit#Plans#
#
Common#Rubrics#
Within#Science,#students#conduct#experiments#of#their#own#design,#
Assignment#Rubrics#
write#lab#reports,#and#make#science#fair#posters#to#demonstrate#
Student#Exhibitions#&#Portfolios#
knowledge.#Students#complete#several#research#projects#over#the#
#
course#of#the#year#which#they#present#to#the#class,#as#well#as#
#
investigate#controversial#issues#and#write#and#present#opinion#
papers#to#the#class.##
#
VPACT#has#a#critique#process#that#allows#students#and#instructors#
to#evaluate#and#value#aesthetically#students#work.##VPACT#also#uses#
a#scaffolding#system#of#techniques#to#build#the#students#skills#to#
create#artistic#mediums.#
#
In#the#2012C2013#school#year,#the#History#Department#redeveloped#
its#longtime#common#assessment#of#a#semester#research#paper#to#
incorporate#the#new#Common#Core#Standards.##After#teaching#
smaller#components#of#the#research#paper#at#the#9th#grade#level,#
students#are#required#to#write#a#formal#research#paper#in#their#10th,#
11th,#and#12th#grades#Social#Studies#classes.#A#Social#Studies#
centered#common#rubric#was#developed#at#the#same#time#that#is#
also#aligned#with#our#current#Senior#Project#Research#Paper#Rubric,#
and#is#currently#being#used#by#all#10thC12th#grade#Social#Studies#
teachers.##The#department#agreed#to#complete#a#biCannual#
evaluation#of#the#research#paper#assignment,#looking#at#student#
turn#in#rate,#research#paper#scores,#and#using#the#student#survey#
which#is#to#be#given#each#year#eliciting#their#feedback,#to#adjust#and#
when#needed#change#the#assignment#to#increase#student#
achievement.###
!
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompt:#Evaluate!and!comment!on!the!effectiveness!of!reviewing!student!work!
online!and!online!communications!to!determine!the!degree!to!which!students!are!analyzing,!comprehending,!and!
conducting!effective!research.!
!
160#
#
Findings##
Evidence#
N/A#
!
Indicator:!!Representative#samples#of#student#work#demonstrate#that#students#are#able#to#think,#reason,#and#
problem#solve#in#group#and#individual#activities,#project,#discussions#and#debates#and#inquiries#related#to#
investigation.#
#
Prompt:##Evaluate!and!comment!on!how!well!the!representative!samples!of!student!work!demonstrate!that!
students!are!able!to!think,!reason,!and!problem!solve!in!group!and!individual!activities,!projects,!discussions!and!
debates!and!inquiries!related!to!investigation.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
In#all#English#classes,#students#think,#reason,#and#debate#about#
Course#Syllabi#
ideas,#characters#in#the#literature#and#in#their#personal#reading,#as#
well#as#themes#and#controversial#topics#through#discussions,#KWLH#
Daily#Lesson#Plans#
charts,#Socratic#seminars,#thinkCpairCshares,#and#other#AVID#and#
Unit#Plans#
Reading#Project#activities.#They#also#write#about#their#ideas#in#
Common#Rubrics#
essays.##
Assignment#Rubrics#
#
Students#experience#handsCon#learning#volunteering#as#teachers#
#
assistants#working#with#children#through#the#Child#Development#
#
program.#Multiple#observations#of#physical,#socialCemotional,#and#
#
intellectual#development#comparing#the#differing#age#ranges#serves# #
as#discussions#in#student#groups.#Students#present#findings#to#class.## #
Individual#Observations#of#children#researching#and#analyzing#
#
childrens#behavior#based#on#current#psychological#theories,#and#
#
choosing#responses#to#encourage#positive#goals#per#theories#
#
researched.#Students#report#on#findings#and#observations#of#any#
#
changes#in#child#behaviors.#
#
#
#
In#the#Math#department,#Facebook#accounts#are#used#for#AP#classes# #
to#provide#collaboration#opportunities#when#students#are#working# #
on#projects#and#communication#between#students#and#teachers.##AP# #
Calculus#students#do#a#final#project#that#links#the#theoretical#work#
#
with#a#physical#representation#of#the#concept#The#project#is#
#
evaluated#on#a#level#of#mathematical#correctness#and#difficulty,#as#
#
well#as#creativity#and#presentation.##Students#also#judge#each#
#
others#projects#and#award#prizes.#As#Common#Core#is#implemented# #
in#the#curriculum,#more#MARS#tasks#and#projects#are#being#
#
integrated#at#all#levels.###
#
#
#
Within#Special#Ed.,#all#of#the#student#work#measures#or#
#
demonstrates#a#students#ability#to#organize,#reason#and#problem#
#
solve.#As#SPED#students#tend#to#favor#handsCon#activities#and#group# #
work,#these#types#of#classroom#learnings#are#emphasized.##
#
#
#
Science#department#students#design#and#implement#labs,#write#lab# #
reports,#write#research#papers,#create#posters,#make#Zines,#and#
#
give#PowerPoint#presentations,#as#well#as#takes#exams#to#
#
demonstrate#knowledge.##Students#also#build#simple#machines#such# #
as#mousetrap#cars#and#catapults#to#show#their#understanding#of#
physics.##
#
World#Languages#students#are#able#to#demonstrate#structured#
learning#through#the#use#of#notebooks,#lesson#notes,#projects#and#
161#
#
verbal#assessments.#
!
Indicator:!!Representative#samples#of#student#work#demonstrate#that#students#use#technology#to#assist#them#in#
achieving#the#academic#standards#and#the#schoolwide#learner#outcomes.#
#
Prompt:##Evaluate!the!extent!to!which!representative!samples!of!student!work!demonstrate!that!students!use!
technology!to!assist!them!in!achieving!the!academic!standards!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Science#department#teachers#of#each#course#(Chemistry,#Biology,#
Course#Syllabi#
Earth#Science,#etc.)#have#agreed#to#teach#a#set#of#skills#within#each#
class.#Students#then#produce#work#either#within#a#lab#or#as#part#of#a#
Daily#Lesson#Plans#
research#project#that#demonstrates#these#skills.###
Unit#Plans#
#
Common#Rubrics#
AP#Calculus#students#end#the#year#by#creating#a#video#that#presents#
Assignment#Rubrics#
a#calculus#topic#in#an#entertaining#way#(singing,#dancing,#skit,#
etc.).##AP#Computer#Science#students#do#an#independently#designed# #
computer#program#of#their#choice#at#the#end#of#the#year.#
#
For#most#written#activities,#all#Special#Ed.#English#classes#have#
computer#terminals#for#the#students#to#access#a#Word#based#
program.#In#the#other#classes,#a#computer#lab#is#available#for#
projects#that#require#Internet#based#research.##
#
Within#all#English#classes,#all#students#use#technology#to#access#
sources#for#their#research#papers#and#various#research#
projects.##They#also#use#computers#for#various#projects#as#well#as#all#
final#drafts.#All#of#our#common#core#units#have#a#technology#
component.##
!
Indicator:!Representative#samples#of#student#work#demonstrate#student#use#of#materials#and#resources#beyond#
the#textbook,#such#as#utilization#and#availability#of#library/multimedia#resources#and#services;#availability#of#
and#opportunities#to#access#dataCbased,#original#source#documents#and#computer#information#networks;#and#
experiences,#activities#and#resources#which#link#students#to#the#real#world.#
#
Prompt:##Evaluate!the!extent!to!which!representative!samples!of!student!work!demonstrate!student!use!of!
materials!and!resources!beyond!the!textbook;!availability!of!and!opportunities!to!access!data@based,!original!
source!documents!and!computer!information!networks;!and!experiences,!activities!and!resources!which!link!
students!to!the!real!world.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
As#mentioned#above,#SVHS#has#been#very#proactive#in#the#transition#
English#Fall#CCSS#Performance#
to#the#Common#Core,#where#students#must#examine#materials#
Task##
beyond#the#textbook,#notably#primary#and#secondary#sources.##In#
History#Spring#CCSS#
the#fall#of#this#year#the#English#Department#created#and#
Performance#Task#
administered#a#SBAC#Performance#Task#and#in#the#spring#of#2014#
CCSS#Leads#Meeting#Schedule#/#
the#History#department#will#do#the#same#at#all#9th#C12th#Social#
Agendas#
Studies#classes.##The#Science,#VPACT,#and#Math#departments#are#
Common#Core#Summer#2013#
also#in#the#process#of#developing#these#type#of#Performance#Tasks#
Professional#Development#Days#
that#go#beyond#the#textbook.###
Agendas#
162#
#
#
SVHS#staff#through#collaboration#time#and#professional#
development#experiences#have#been#able#to#provide#relevant#
connections#between#their#curriculum#and#the#real#world.##Within#
the#Science#department,#teachers#have#students#read#and#reflect#on#
the#latest#scientific#discoveries#and#high#interest#topics#that#are#not#
covered#in#the#textbook.#Students#also#use#online#dataCbases#such#
as#Blast#that#has#the#combined#information#on#all#species#whose#
genome#that#has#been#mapped#to#identify#a#species#based#on#a#
segment#of#the#genome.##Similar#connections#to#experiences#and#
careers#in#the#outside#world#are#seen#in#the#form#of#Freshman#
Team#Projects,#CTE#connections#with#our#Agriculture#Department,#
and#the#EDT#pathway.##Guest#speakers#in#AVID,#Forensics,#Civics,#
Photography,#Metal,#Economics,#and#Living#Skills#classes#also#
provide#opportunities#to#hear#directly#from#industry#professionals.##
#
The#Engineering,#Design#and#Technology#(EDT)#linked#learning#
pathway#was#developed#in#2011C2012#after#research#and#
consideration,#including#several#off#site#visitations.#Subsequently,#
the#EDT#pathway#was#implemented#in#the#fall#of#2012.#With#only#
the#spring#term#to#recruit#and#summer#to#plan,#the#EDT#team#of#
teachers#went#to#NAF#(National#Academy#Foundation)#and#STEM#
(Science,#Technology,#Engineering#and#Math)#training,#developed#
curriculum#and#began#the#2012C2013#school#year#with#the#first#
class#of#sophomores.#New#CTE#courses#have#been#developed:#
Introduction#to#Engineering#and#Principles#of#Engineering#(POE)#
where#students#learn#Solid#Works#and#3CD#modeling#to#provide#
experienceCbased#learning.##
Minutes#
EDT#Pathway#Agendas#/#Minutes#
TSN#Volunteers#/#Guest#
Speakers#
!
Real(World(Experiences(
(
Indicator:!!Opportunities#for#shadowing,#apprenticeship,#community#projects#and#other#real#world#experiences#
and#applications#are#available#to#all#students.#
#
Prompt:##How!effective!for!students!are!their!opportunities!for!shadowing,!apprenticeship,!community!projects,!
and!other!real!world!experiences!and!applications!available!to!all!students?!Evaluate!the!degree!to!which!these!are!
readily!available!to!all!students.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Counselors#and#the#College#and#Career#Center#Coordinator#try#to#
Course#Syllabi#
meet#with#all#students#to#discuss#college#and#career#interests#and#
Daily#Lesson#Plans#
develop#and#academic#plan.##Students#who#are#part#of#the#CAAT#
Unit#Plans#
program#in#the#College#and#Career#Center#participate#in#college#
Common#Rubrics#
research#during#the#junior#year#and#college#application#boot#camp#
Assignment#Rubrics#
over#the#summer#before#senior#year.##Student#and#parent#college#
informational#nights#are#available#for#students#during#their#junior#
TSN#Volunteers#
and#senior#year.##
College#&#Career#Center#
#
Guest#Speakers#
All#freshmen#participate#in#a#Kuder#Navigator#unit,#wherein#they#
Student#Internships#
take#a#career#survey,#conduct#research,#create#a#poster,#and#give#a#
#
speech#on#their#career#aspirations.#This#crossCcurricular#activity#is#
part#of#our#schools#developing#Five#Year#Plan.#This#unit#effectively#
helps#the#students#to#see#the#connection#between#their#school#work#
and#the#future#(college#and#career#plans).#
#
163#
#
There#are#dedicated#math#sections#for#the#Engineering#
Pathway.##These#sections#tailor#their#content#sequencing#to#
reinforce#the#skills#and#concepts#needed#for#the#engineering#
projects.#
#
The#English#department#has#been#involved#in#various#field#trips.#
Some#freshman#English#classes#have#toured#the#Winchester#
mansion#(various#years)#when#writing#research#papers#about#Sarah#
Winchester.#Others#have#learned#about#Charles#Dickens#and#went#
to#see#A!Christmas!Carol#at#the#American#Conservatory#Theater.#In#
2012C2013,#inCcoming#freshmen#read#Great!Expectations!for#their#
summer#assignment,#all#freshmen#students#went#to#the#Sebastiani#
Theater#to#see#a#(filmed)#Great!Expectations!production.!This#year,#
many#of#our#freshman#classes#will#be#going#to#the#Wells#Fargo#
Center#to#see#a#performance#of#The!Giver.#Other#English#classes#
have#toured#Jack#London#State#Park#in#conjunction#with#a#study#of#
Londons#works.#
#
Special#Ed.##Students#have#Workability#opportunities#and#as#seniors#
will#become#involved#in#the#Senior#Project#requirement.#
#
World#Languages#students#are#encouraged#to#participate#in#
community#culture#through#events#offered#within#the#school#or#
their#own#community.#Examples#include#community#art,#museums,#
cultural#events,#film#festivals,#etc.#
#
Agricultural#science#classes#are#open#for#all#students#to#take.##All#Ag#
students#are#required#to#carry#out#and#complete#a#Supervised#
Agriculture#Experience#Project#(SAE).##This#project#must#be#hands#
on#(grow#a#garden#dont#just#read#about#it/#start#an#agriculture#
business/#work#for#a#business)#Students#can#either#choose#
Entrepreneurship#or#Placement#as#their#SAE.##Students#can#start#
their#own#business#by#growing#or#producing#an#agricultural#
commodity,#or#work#for#a#business#in#an#agriculture#related#
field.##This#gives#students#a#tremendous#connection#to#the#industry,#
as#they#build#their#experience,#create#a#resume,#and#form#
relationships#with#customers#or#employers,#while#earning#FFA#
awards#and#scholarships#at#the#local,#state#and#national#level.#
!
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompt:#Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!opportunities!within!online!instruction!for!
real!world!experiences!and!applications!for!the!students.!!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
N/A#
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Conclusions(
(
Prompt:##Comment!on!the!degree!to!which!this!criterion!is!being!addressed.!
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Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#teachers#are#passionate#about#the#subjects#that#they#teach#
and#use#a#variety#of#instructional#practices#to#engage#students#in#
Learner#Outcomes#
their#respective#classrooms.##As#seen#in#the#data#provided#in#
STAR#Test#Results#(Chapter#1)#
Chapter#1,#students#success#in#applying#the#academic#standards#
has#been#varied.##However#the#Expected#Schoolwide#Learner#
Task##
164#
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Outcomes#are#embedded#within#the#curriculum#and#assessments#
given#at#SVHS.#The#integration#of#technology#and#multimedia#within#
the#course#curriculum#at#SVHS#has#been#both#sustained#and#
successful#since#the#last#WASC#Report.#Project#Based#Learning#is#
occurring#in#a#majority#of#classrooms#at#SVHS,#and#SVHS#teachers#
have#taken#the#lead#in#actively#transitioning#to#the#Common#Core#
Standards,#by#creating#and#administering#SBAC#Performance#Tasks#
that#mirror#the#new#state#assessments#that#will#take#the#place#of#the#
STAR#exam.###SVHS#staff#needs#to#continue#to#remain#vigilant#in#
ensuring#that#relevant#and#real#world#connections#are#made#within#
the#curriculum,#through#the#continued#professional#development#
efforts,#cross#curricular#collaboration,#and#fostering#partnerships#
that#connect#the#classroom#to#industry#professionals.##
Performance#Task#
Agendas#
Agendas#
Minutes#
Course#Syllabi#
!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
As#described#above,#the#staff#of#SVHS#has#been#successful#in#
SVHS#Critical#Learner#Needs##
providing#a#variety#of#instructional#practices,#integration#of#
technology,#using#resources#beyond#the#textbook,#and#Project#
Learner#Outcomes#
Based#Learning#Activities#to#engage#their#students#within#the#
STAR#Test#Results#(Chapter#1)#
curriculum.##SVHS#staff#needs#to#remain#proactive#in#continuing#to#
make#connections#between#the#outside#world#and#their#classroom#
Task##
through#collaboration,#professional#development,#and#community#
partnerships.##The#Critical#Learner#needs#that#are#directly#
Performance#Task#
addressed#by#the#efforts#above#are#listed#below.#
(
Agendas#
graduate.(
Agendas#
Minutes#
Course#Syllabi#
Common#Rubrics#
accordingly.!
gap.(#
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WASC(Category(C.(StandardsDbased(Student(Learning:((Instruction:((Strengths(and(Growth(Needs(
Category(C.((StandardsDbased(Student(Learning:(Instruction:((Areas(of(Strength(
(
1. SVHS!teachers!use!a!variety!of!instructional!strategies!that!provide!differentiated!instruction!to!diverse!
student!groups.!!
2. SVHS!teachers!integrate!technology!within!their!course!curriculum!thereby!increasing!and!maintaining!
student!engagement!in!their!subject!area.!!
3. SVHS!students!are!exposed!to!hands!on!learning,!project!based!learning,!and!Common!Core!grounded!
instruction!in!content!areas!across!the!curriculum.!!!
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Category(C.((StandardsDbased(Student(Learning:(Instruction:((Areas(of(Growth(
(
1. More!time!for!modifying!curriculum!and!continual!professional!development!is!needed!for!SVHS!teachers!to!
be!able!to!keep!up!with!current!and!engaging!instructional!practices.!
2. With!the!commitment!to!a@g!graduation!requirements!and!open!enrollment!to!all!classes,!the!SVHS!
teachers!need!to!continue!to!develop!and!be!exposed!to!instructional!practices!that!allow!students!of!
varying!skill!levels!to!access!and!succeed!within!a!challenging!curriculum.((
3. SVHS#staff#needs#to#provide#frequent#and#ongoing#opportunities#for#students#to#provide#direct#feedback#
on#the#relevancy#and#effectiveness#of#curriculum,#instruction,#and#assessment.#(
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D. Standards-based Student Learning: Assessment and

Accountability
Focus Group Leaders

Barbara Ciapponi
Alison Manchester
Members
Michelle Clark
Devin Daly
Colleen Hamilton
Dean Knight
Renate Kuprian
Jane Martin
Patty McVeigh
Paul Tuohy
Lenny Pieraccini
Elisha Coon
Chris Anspach
Krista McAtee
Lisa Biddle Dedmore
Department
Special Education
English
Mathematics
World Language/Math
English
Science
VPACT / Art
VPACT / Drama
Special Education
Vice Principal
Social Science
Science
Mathematics
Mathematics
Special Education
Category(D:((StandardsDbased(Student(Learning:((Assessment(and(Accountability(
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D1(&(D2.((
Assessment(and(Accountability(Criteria(
!
The!school!staff!uses!a!professionally!acceptable!assessment!process!to!collect,!disaggregate,!analyze,!and!report!
student!performance!data!to!the!school!staff,!students,!parents,!and!other!stakeholders!of!the!school!community.!
!
Teachers!employ!a!variety!of!appropriate!assessment!strategies!to!evaluate!student!learning.!Students!and!
teachers!use!these!findings!to!modify!the!teaching/learning!process!for!the!enhancement!of!the!educational!
progress!of!every!student.!
!
(
Professionally(Acceptable(Assessment(Process(
(
Indicator:!The!school!uses!effective!assessment!processes!to!collect,!disaggregate,!analyze,!and!report!student!
performance!data!to!the!parents!and!other!stakeholders.!!
!
Prompt:!Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!the!assessment!processes.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Existing#assessment#processes#at#Sonoma#Valley#High#School#are#
SVHS#Single#Plan#
effective,#but#the#schoolwide#learner#objectives#of#the#Single#Plan#
Individual#Teacher#Student#
will#require#new#processes#which#are#under#discussion.#
Study#Sessions##
#
Final#Exam#Lesson#Plans#
InCclass#and#siteCbased#assessments#provide#useful#information#on#
Dead#Week/Finals#Week#Policy#
student#achievement#of#schoolwide#learner#objectives.#Currently,#a#
Parent#Connect#/#PowerSchool#
semester#final#examination#which#measures#student#learning#of#
English#Benchmark#Data#
course#objectives#is#administered#during#a#lengthened#period#in#
Benchmark#CCSS#Lesson#Plans#
each#class.#Sonoma#High#is#improving#its#focus#on#providing#an#
Math#Benchmarks#
academic#study#environment#for#the#Finals#period,#with#clarified#
Senior#Project#Parent#Mails#
restrictions#on#school#activities#and#study#sessions#offered#outside#
Senior#Project#TSN#Assignments#
the#school#day.#Achievement#of#course#objectives#on#the#finals#is#
Senior#Project#PowerSchool##
reflected#in#semester#grade#data#and#visible#on#Parent#Connect.##
Change#in#school#calendar#to#
Current#Benchmarks#are#administered#during#class#time#under#the#
support#testing#
supervision#of#the#teacher,#allowing#for#virtually#100%#student#
Testing#Central#
participation.#Benchmarks#collaboratively#scored#using#provided#
CST#Home#Mail#
release#time.##
Information#from#Illuminate#
#
used#in#IEPs#
Data#is#used#in#departments#to#plan#for#instruction#and#support#and#
Printed#Illuminate#data#to#
is#available#to#parents#through#Parent#Connect.#Benchmark#data#is#
determine#freshman#
provided#to#the#Senior#Project#coordinator#so#that#appropriate#
intervention#in#freshman#
support#for#lowerCscoring#students#can#be#provided#the#following#
seminar##
year.##Benchmark#information#was#formerly#made#available#on#
Fab#5#Students#
Edusoft,#and#will#be#posted#to#Illuminate#in#the#future.#
Illuminate#Site#
#
CELDT#scores#
Senior#Project,#originally#designed#as#a#summative#assessment,#has#
Faculty#Meeting#agendas#
increased#in#effectiveness#as#a#formative#assessment#throughout#
Reading#Test#Scores#
senior#year.#Students#are#able#to#receive#targeted#support#in#
developing#skills#for#revising#elements#of#the#project#as#needed.#
CCSS#Cadres##
This#assessment#also#provides#a#picture#of#instruction#leading#to#
College#and#Career#Data#
the#project,#revealing#the#need#to#develop#a#more#clearly#articulated#
Collection#
and#schoolwide#program#of#academic#writing#development.#Parents#
AVID#Program#Data#
and#students#are#able#to#review#student#achievement#of#Project#
objectives#on#PowerSchool#throughout#the#year,#and#also#receive#
direct#mail#notifications#of#remaining#student#requirements.#
168#
#
SVHS#offers#effective#administration#of#stateCwide#tests#and#has#
processes#in#place#for#utilizing#the#data#produced#from#them.#The#
school#has#a#protocol#for#STAR/CST#and#CAHSEE#testing#that#
involves#teacher#training,#a#secure#test#facility,#confidentiality#
statements,#and#locked#storage#facilities.##In#conjunction#with#the#
District,#SVHS#takes#action#to#ensure#parents#receive#individual#
student#CST#data.##
#
This#data#is#also#presented#to#the#community#annually#at#public#
school#board#meetings.##SVHS#provides#experienced#proctors#and#a#
protected#environment#for#administration#of#AP#tests,#and#
increasingly#utilizes#AP#data#in#evaluating#student#achievement#and#
planning#for#future#coursework#and#necessary#support.#
#
SVHS#is#increasing#resources#and#attention#devoted#to#assessment#
data#analysis#and#dissemination.#A#newly#hired#additional#ViceC
Principal#has#defined#responsibility#for#gathering#and#
disseminating#performance#data,#increasing#teacher#and#parent#
access#to#data#in#useful#form.#In#addition,#a#DistrictCwide#shift#from#
the#EduSoft#data#program#to#Illuminate#is#increasing#the#availability#
and#application#of#assessment#data#among#all#stakeholders.#For#
example,#the#Special#Education#Department#uses#data#from#
Illuminate#to#provide#information#for#IEP#meetings,#and#all#teachers#
have#used#Illuminate#to#help#choose#5#students#each#to#track#and#
support#during#the#2013C14#school#year.#Teachers#have#had#both#
paid#extra#hours#and#scheduled#meeting#times#for#Illuminate#
training,#and#its#use#is#increasingly#common,#though#more#training#
will#be#needed#before#the#majority#of#the#staff#is#proficient#in#use.#
There#are#plans#to#continue#training#for#newer#teachers#or#as#
needed.##
#
Hours#of#the#CELDT#coordinator#have#been#refocused#to#increase#
time#spent#on#both#student#support#data#analysis#and#
dissemination.#The#coordinator#now#presents#to#staff#on#CELDT#
interpretation#and#prepares#the#assessment#data#in#an#accessible#
form,#which#has#increased#its#use#in#lesson#design#and#strategic#
planning.#2013#CELDT#data#will#be#presented#to#staff#at#the#faculty#
meeting#in#Jan#2014.#
#
Since#2011#the#SVHS#English#Dept.#has#administered#the#STAR#
Enterprise#reading#assessment#to#all#freshman#and#sophomores.#
Data#from#this#assessment#is#available#through#the#Enterprise#
website#to#all#teachers,#and#these#results#will#also#be#posted#on#
Illuminate#in#2013C14.#Teachers#are#increasingly#using#this#
information#to#plan#for#scaffolding#and#support#in#designing#
lessons,#especially#in#creating#new#CCSS#curriculum.#
#
Assessments#administered#in#conjunction#with#college#admissions#
are#increasingly#utilized#in#measuring#progress#in#student#
achievement.#Several#organizations#on#campus#support#students#in#
postCsecondary#education#goalscurricular#programs#such#as#
AVID,#and#also#community#groups#such#as#Ten#Thousand#Degrees#
and#Summer#Search.#In#conjunction#with#these#groups,#the#College#
and#Career#Center#is#collecting#data#which#will#be#used#by#all#
stakeholders#to#review#student#completion#of#academic#
requirements,#placement#scores,#and#other#assessments#of#college#
169#
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readiness.#Important#information#on#this#issue#is#gathered#from#
EAP#scores#which#are#also#available#to#all#stakeholders#and#are#
being#used#to#review#instructional#strategies#for#school#wide#
learner#goals.##
#
SVHS#has#made#progress#in#collecting,#disaggregating,#analyzing,#
and#reporting#student#performance#data#to#staff,#students,#parents,#
and#stakeholders,#but#must#continue#to#develop#and#utilize#
assessments#with#a#focus#on#the#SVHS#Single#Plan.#The#school#is#
aware#of#a#need#to#ensure#correlation#between#the#Single#Action#
Plan#goals,#Common#Core#State#Standards,#and#school#assessments,#
and#has#begun#discussion#of#the#skills#and#levels#of#mastery#
necessary#to#demonstrate#college#and#career#readiness.#
!
Basis(for(Determination(of(Performance(Levels(
Indicator:!The#school#staff#has#determined#the#basis#upon#which#students#grades#and#their#growth#and#
performance#levels#are#determined#and#use#that#information#to#strengthen#high#achievement#of#all#students.#
#
Prompt:#Evaluate!the!impact!and!effectiveness!of!the!basis!for!which!students!grades,!their!growth,!and!
performance!levels!are!determined.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#is#aware#of#a#need#to#increase#correlation#between#students#
PowerSchool#gradebooks#
grades#and#their#growth#and#performance#levels.#
End#of#Course#Grades#
Continue#to#develop#and#focus#on#SVHS#Single#Plan##
CCSS#Rubrics#
While#noting#the#importance#of#assessing#student#effort#and#
Faculty#Senate#Agendas#
progress,#SVHS#is#aware#of#a#need#to#ensure#correlation#between#
DSLT#2012#Agendas/#Notes#
the#Single#Action#Plan#goals,#Common#Core#State#Standards,#and#
CCSS#Lead#Teacher#Training#
school#assessments.#The#school#has#begun#discussion#the#skills#and#
Notes#
levels#of#mastery#to#be#necessary#to#demonstrate#college#and#
English#Fall#Benchmarks#
career#ready,#and#had#made#progress#in#creating#common#
Math#Benchmarks#
assessments#within#departments.#As#part#of#schoolCwide#lead#
Quizzes,#tests,#essays,#projects,#
teacher#planning#for#CCS#implementation,#development#of#both#
final#exams#
shared#CCSS#rubrics#and#crossCcurricular#projects#at#grades#9C11#is#
Graduation#rate#
a#priority.#These#changes#will#help#to#increase#the#use#of#clear#
Senior#Project#score#spreadsheet#
standardsCbased#achievement#levels#as#a#common#basis#for#grades.#
Senior#Project#Completion#
#
records#
In#preparation#for#upcoming#CCSS#StateCwide#assessments,#the#
Math#piloted#an#extension#of#
English#Dept.#has#redesigned#Fall#Benchmarks#at#the#Sophomore#
incomplete#in#order#to#improve#
and#Junior#level#as#CCSS#performance#tasks#incorporating#all#
students#assessment#
elements#of#a#CCSS#lesson.#Development#of#a#CCSS#freshman#
Freshman#Algebra#1#classes#
benchmark#for#Spring#is#underway.#Both#growth#and#performance,#
extended#1st#Semester#
accurately#measured#by#a#CCSS#rubric#closely#modeled#on#Smarter#
Benchmarks#for#opportunity#to#
Balanced#Practice#Test#rubrics#currently#provided,#will#be#reflected#
regain#credits#
in#class#grades.#
Attendance#records#
#
Attendance#Policy#
SVHS#is#also#increasing#the#consistency#and#reliability#of#classroom#
Counseling/Open#Enrollment#
assessments#used#for#grading.#Math,#History#and#World#Languages#
Number#of#students#who#repeat#
department#have#created#common#assessments#at#all#levels#which#
class#for#credit#
are#tied#to#standards;#these#departments#are#active#in#CCSS#lead#
teacher#professional#development#and#are#in#the#process#of#revising#
Minutes#
these#assessments#to#reflect#CCSS#expectations#and#strategies.#The#
Health#and#Wellness#department#administers#fitness#tests#based#on#
Common#Planning#Agendas/#
national#standards#and#records#progress#and#achievement#of#all#9th#
Minutes#
and#10th#grade#students.##
170#
#
At#Sonoma#High,#Senior#Project#provides#an#ultimate#summative#
assessment.#Data#on#student#performance#gathered#through#use#of#
schoolCwide#rubrics#reveals#the#need#for#an#increase#in#articulation#
and#crossCcurricular#instruction#of#academic#writing#and#speaking.#
Development#of#this#curriculum#is#an#ongoing#focus#for#CCSS#lead#
teachers#paid#by#the#District.##
#
Efforts#to#provide#assessment#which#will#guide#decisions#
concerning#student#support#are#increasing.#In#addition#to#semiC
annual#Benchmarks#in#core#subjects,#SVHS#now#provides#the#STAR#
Enterprise#reading#level#examination#for#all#9thC10th#students,#also#
administered#semiCannually#through#the#English#class.#Teachers#in#
all#subjects#now#access#this#data#through#the#STAR#website#for#use#
in#planning#for#student#success.#As#Algebra#assessments#continue#to#
reveal#a#lack#of#fundamental#math#preparation#and#difficulties#with#
the#Algebra#1#curriculum,#freshman#team#teachers#have#redesigned#
freshman#support#and#are#also#reviewing#curriculum#delivery#and#
strategies#designed#to#increase#student#success#in#mastering#
Algebra#1#standards.#
#
In#addition,#revised#attendance#policies#recognize#the#connection#
between#poor#attendance#and#poor#performance.#Instructional#time#
lost#due#to#unexcused#absences#must#be#made#up#in#an#alternative#
setting#such#as#Friday#school,#or#the#lack#of#effort#will#be#reflected#
in#gradebook##assessments#and#credits#earned.#SVHS#recognizes#a#
need#to#develop,#in#conjunction#with#the#School#Board,#a#more#
comprehensive#policy#clarifying#minimum#attendance#required#for#
credits#earned.##
#
SVHS#is#working#to#clarify#the#correlation#between#summative#
course#assessments#and#student#course#selection#for#the#following#
year,#balancing#the#desire#to#allow#students#to#challenge#themselves#
and#pursue#academic#curriculum#with#the#need#for#prerequisite#
skills#and#knowledge.#There#is#recognition#of#a#need#to#provide#
more#targeted#and#effective#intervention#and#support#for#students#
when#summative#assessments#indicate#a#lack#of#preparation#for#
advancement.#
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!
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompts:#Evaluate!the!effectiveness!for!determining!if!a!student!is!prepared!to!
advance!to!the!next!unit,!course,!or!grade!level.!Evaluate!how!course!mastery!is!determined!and!evaluate!the!steps!
or!gates!that!are!in!place!to!prevent!students!from!proceeding!to!the!next!unit!if!mastery!has!not!been!
demonstrated.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Online#instruction#is#relatively#new#to#SVHS,#and#is#subject#to#
Pass#Rate#Odyssey#
ongoing#evaluation#and#adjustment.#Currently#online#instruction#is#
MEAP#Packets#
administered#to#a#very#small#number#of#students,#through#
Independent#Study#for#credit#recovery#and#for#limited#original#
Minutes#
credit,#and#through#the#MEAP#program#for#accelerated#credit#
#
opportunities#for#students#qualified#through#that#program.#SVHS#is#
in#the#process#of#developing#a#written#policy#regarding#online#
classes#taken#off#site.###
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171#
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Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!the!procedures!for!grading!student!work!whether!it!is!done!electronically!or!
individually!by!the!teachers.!
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Evaluate!how!teachers!ensure!academic!integrity!and!determine!students!are!doing!their!own!work!in!the!online!
environment.!Comment!on!the!degree!to!which!the!results!for!state@mandated!assessments!and!the!high!school!exit!
exam!are!used!in!decisions!about!student!achievement!and!advancement!and!improving!the!instructional!program.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
N/A#
!
Appropriate(Assessment(Strategies(
Indicator:!Teachers#use#appropriate#assessment#strategies#to#measure#student#progress#toward#acquiring#a#
specific#body#of#knowledge#or#skills#such#as#essays,#portfolios,#individual#or#group#projects,#tests,#etc.#
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Prompt:##Evaluate!the!appropriateness!of!assessment!strategies!used!by!teachers!to!measure!student!progress!
toward!acquiring!a!specific!body!of!knowledge!or!skills.!Evaluate!the!effectiveness!and!appropriateness!of!the!
assessment!strategies!selected!based!on!the!programmatic!goals!and!standards!to!determine!student!achievement.!
Evaluate!the!selection!of!and!the!use!of!proctors,!the!security!systems!for!test!documents,!and!the!means!to!
maintain!the!integrity!of!the!assessments.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
In#general,#teachers#at#SVHS#use#a#variety#of#authentic#and#
Assessments#in#English#CCSS#
appropriate#assessments#to#measure#student#progress.#The#
Dropbox#
diversity#of#forms#of#assessment#are##schoolwide,#and#also#within#
Senior#Project#Handbook#
each#class#and#department#is#a#strong#point#of#SVHS#curriculum,#
SVHS#Web#Page#Hits#
and#revision#work#currently#underway#to#align#content#and#
assessment#to#Common#Core#standards#will#further#increase#the#
Minutes#
rigor#and#validity#of#these#varied#assessments.#There#has#been#
concurrence#among#SVHS#faculty#that#CST#evaluations#were#too#
narrow#to#provide#valid#assessment#and#accountability.#SVHS#has#
Minutes#
displayed#an#ongoing#interest#in#different#modes#of#demonstrating#
Sample#projects,#artwork,#
knowledge.#Our#ultimate#assessment,#Senior#Project,#includes#a#
performance#videos#
research#paper,#an#oral#presentation,#and#a#project#activity,#and#
InCclass#writing;#individual#
planning#is#underway#for#extending#this#type#of#assessment#to#each#
responses#
grade#level.##
Science#Lab#Lesson#Plans#
#
History#Tech#Projects#
Assessment#in#the#visual#and#performing#arts#is#clearly#based#on#
Written#classroom#expectations#
performance#or#production,#but#written#components#are#also#often#
Cheating/plagiarism#policy#in#
included.#In#English,#assessments#take#a#variety#of#forms,#including#
place#
both#revised,#multipleCdraft#essays#and#timed,#inCclass#writing.#
Multiple#versions#of#tests#
Visual#or#technologyCbased#projects#are#also#common,#in#addition#
Specializing#seating#
to#oral#presentations.#The#History#department#makes#extensive#use#
arrangements#
of#technology#in#assessments,#with#students#producing#iMovies,#
Directions#for#Finals#
Prezis,#and#creating#websites#to#demonstrate#knowledge#and#
Testing#Central#
critical#thinking.#The#History#Department#is#also#in#the#process#of#
Records:#Use#of#proctors#for#
developing#Social#Studies#centered#Performance#Task#Assessments#
security#during#CAHSEE,#STAR,#
that#mirror#the#upcoming#Common#Core#Assessments.##These#
AP#etc.#tests#
Performance#Tasks#will#be#introduced#to#students#within#all#Social#
#
Studies#classes#at#SVHS#during#the#Spring#Semester#of#2014.##
In#Math,#shared#subject#level#standardsCbased#assessments#are#
administered#using#a#variety#of#techniques,#including#traditional#
independent#completion,#team#tests,#and#projects.#In#Science,#labs#
correlated#with#standards#are#frequently#used#as#assessments#of#
knowledge#and#technique.#
#
172#
#
SVHS#has#a#written#policy#on#cheating#and#plagiarism.#
Consequences#include#parent#contact,#referrals,#and#demerits,#
which#can#accumulate#toward#more#serious#consequences#such#as#
expulsion.#SVHS#teachers#are#aware#of#new#challenges#to#
assessment#security#arising#from#use#of#technology;#it#is#
increasingly#common#to#collect#phones#before#examinations.##
#
Every#class#requires#a#summative#semester#final,#which#can,#as#
stated#in#a#recent#email#from#the#principal,#include#individual#tests,#
presentation#of#projects#or#portfolios,#oral#presentations,#
culminating#group#projects,#group#presentations,#culminating#
activities#which#assess#student#progress#and#achievement.#
Teachers#make#substantial#effort#to#secure#the#content#of#individual#
finals#prior#to#administration,#creating#multiple#versions,#collecting#
cell#phones,#and#revising#annually.##
#
SVHS#also#does#an#excellent#job#of#securing#and#proctoring#stateC
wide/mandated#testing.#There#is#a#locking,#limited#entry#Testing#
Central#room#where#tests#are#organized#and#received#for#sorting.#
All#classrooms#have#locking#cupboards#where#tests#in#progress#are#
secured.#In#addition,#all#teachers#sign#confidentiality#waivers#where#
required#for#standardized#tests.#Larger#test#administrations#such#as#
those#provided#for#the#CAHSEE#are#wellCplanned#and#successfully#
completed#in#rooms#which#comfortably#accommodate#the#main#
group,#while#smaller,#alternative#settings#are#available#for#students#
needing#special#assistance#or#oversight.#Teachers#on#prep#periods#
are#brought#in#to#proctor,#privacy#dividers#are#used,#and#students#
are#aware#of#and#prepared#for#the#requirements#of#timeCuse#once#
tests#are#completed.##
!
Demonstration(of(Student(Achievement(
(
Indicator:!A#range#of#examples#of#student#work#and#other#assessments#demonstrate#student#achievement#of#the#
academic#standards#and#the#schoolwide#learner#outcomes,#including#those#with#special#needs.#
#
Prompt:#Evaluate!how!student!work!and!other!assessments!demonstrate!student!achievement!of!the!academic!
standards!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#currently#collects#and#utilizes#student#work#to#demonstrate#
Formative#and#summative#
student#achievement,#and#is#working#to#increase#opportunities#for#
assessments:#e.g.#lab#reports,#
students#to#publish#evidence#of#achievement#as#project#
performances,#projects,#
culmination,#public#exhibition,#and#permanent#product.##
benchmarks,#essays,#research#
#
papers,#exams,#finals,#quizzes,#
Through#the#English#Department,#every#student#collects#
Socratic#inquiries,#all#with#
representative#writing#in#a#variety#of#modes#throughout#all#4#years#
attached#rubrics#
at#SVHS.#These#portfolios#move#with#the#student#from#teacher#to#
All#Booked#Up#independent#
teacher,#and#often#include#writing#done#for#other#classes#such#as#
reading#program#
science#or#history,#forming#a#more#complete#portrait#of#students#
Writing#Portfolios#
writing#abilities#across#the#curriculum.#In#addition,#the#portfolios#
Health#and#Wellness#Dept.###
demonstrate#student#mastery#of#the#articulated#writing#program#
recognizes#student#success#in#
used#in#all#English#classes.##
national#Physical#Fitness#Tests.#
#
Physics#Olympics#newspaper#
Other#subject#areas#also#offer#an#assortment#of#public#displays#of#
coverage#
culminating#student#work#which#demonstrates#mastery#of#
Culinary#Arts#menus,#newspaper#
173#
#
standards.#SVHS#is#rich#in#opportunities#for#students#to#show#what#
they#have#learned,#and#these#demonstrations#are#valued#and#
supported#by#the#community.#For#example,#The#Culinary#Arts#
Program#provides#meals#for#service#organization#events#during#the#
year,#and#as#part#of#a#Spring#celebration,#the#Science#Department#
holds#the#Physics#Olympics.#Science#students#apply#principles#from#
the#physics#curriculum#to#construct#devices#most#likely#to#excel#in#
various#physical#challenges,#which#are#assisted#by#the#Fire#
Department.#Drama#students#perform#in#two#showcases#per#year#
which#are#attended#by#other#classes#as#field#trips#during#the#school#
day#
#
Because#such#a#large#segment#of#the#community#visits#the#campus#
for#Senior#Project#presentations#in#Spring,#other#departments#often#
utilize#the#public#spaces#for#cumulative#displays#of#class#products.#
Art,#metal#shop,#photography#and#culinary#arts#have#all#created#
displays#of#student#work#on#the#Senior#Project#Board#evening#in#the#
last#three#years.#Works#chosen#for#display#demonstrate#student#
mastery#of#subject#area#standards.#
#
In#addition,#Senior#Project#itself#assesses#student#achievement#with#
culminating#public#displays:#research#papers#are#submitted#to#
community#members#for#review;#posters#are#displayed#for#viewing#
by#the#community#and#younger#students,#and#each#student#makes#
an#oral#presentation#to#a#board#including#parents,#staff,#and#
community#members.#Every#student#completes#a#Senior#Project#as#
a#graduation#requirement,#though#modifications#can#be#made#for#
special#needs#students.#SVHS#continues#to#review#procedures#for#
providing#support#and#guidance#throughout#the#Senior#Project#
work#year,#but#ultimately,#virtually#all#students#otherwise#eligible#
to#graduate#successfully#complete#the#project#and#most#mention#
their#pride#in#and#enjoyment#of#the#public#presentations.##
#
SVHS#is#very#proud#of#our#students#achievements#in#academic#and#
skillCbased#statewide#competition.#Using#subject#area#standards#
and#common#rubrics,#these#performance#assessments#beyond#the#
classroom#provide#clear#data#on#outstanding#student#progress#and#
achievement#in#many#coCcurricular#and#extraCcurricular#programs##
coverage#
Veteran#of#Foreign#Wars#Voice#of#
Democracy#Essay#
Lions#Club#Speech#competition#
(2nd#in#State#last#2#years)#
Senior#Project#records;#news#
coverage#
TSN#Volunteer#(300+)#
spreadsheet#for#Senior#Project##
Mock#Trial#8th#in#State#
FFA#awards#
Forensicsstudents#to#State#
championships#
TEDx#Napa#County#Winner#
Music#concerts#
Film#Festival#
Photography#Contest#
Applied#arts#show#(cut#due#to#
budget)#
Fine#Arts#show#at#the#Sonoma#
Valley#Museum#
Culinary#Arts#competition#
Drama#and#Music#performances#
College#acceptance#rate#
Scholarships#
SRJC#Credit#for#Child#
Development#class#
Minutes#
Minutes#
#
#
!
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompts:#Evaluate!the!use!of!student!work!and!other!online!assessments!
(formative!and!summative)!that!demonstrate!student!achievement!of!academic!standards!and!the!schoolwide!
learner!outcomes.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Use#of#online#assessment/culminating#work#is#growing#in#
#Independent#Study#
individual#classrooms#at#SVHS,#but#as#part#of#a#standCalone#
Assignments#
curriculum#online#assessment#is#still#limited#to#Independent#Study#
Odyssey#Program#
or#administered#through#Counseling/Migrant#Ed.#In#Independent#
Teacher#Collaborize#Accounts#
Study#a#credentialed#teacher#evaluates#the#student#responses#to#
Student/Teacher#Google+######
assessments#provided#by#the#program#to#ensure#that#the#work#
shows#achievement#of#academic#standards#and#is#completed#
Minutes#
independently.#In#some#History#and#English#classrooms,#formative#
quiz#activities#take#place#through#applications#such#as#Collaborize#
or#Socrative.#A#growing#number#of#teachers#provide#assessment#
Minutes####
opportunities#or#material#through#their#school#web#pages.#In#
Student/Teacher#
174#
#
addition,#much#student#work#is#completed,#reviewed#by#both#
teachers#and#peers,#and#finally#evaluated#on#Google#Drive#or#
Dropbox.#
Communications#(Email,#
Dropbox#Accounts)#
SVHS#Website##Hits#
(
Curriculum(Embedded(Assessments(
(
Indicator:!The#school#regularly#examines#standardsCbased#curriculum#embedded#assessments#in#English#
language#and#math,#including#performance#examination#of#students#whose#primary#language#is#not#English,#and#
uses#that#information#to#modify#the#teaching/learning#process.#
#
Prompt:#How!effective!are!the!standards@based!curriculum@embedded!assessments!in!English!language!and!math!
and!across!other!curricular!areas!as!students!apply!their!knowledge?!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
StandardsCbased#curriculum#assessments#are#regularly#examined#
EDGE#Program#with#embedded#
and#revised#in#both#the#Math#and#English#language,#especially#
assessments#
recently#as#revisions#for#Common#Core#are#underway.#Since#
STAR#Enterprise#reading#
graduation#requirement#changes#set#Algebra#1#as#the#base#levelC
assessment#given#2C3#times#a#
math,#the#Math#department#has#invested#many#hours#in#training#
year#
and#collaboration,#both#in#planning#for#Common#Core#and#in#
Writing#across#the#curriculum#
redesigning#instruction#in#efforts#to#bring#success#to#struggling#
Math#uses#common#assessments#
students.#Their#assessments#show#the#spiraling#of#curriculum#
that#incorporate#prior#skills#with#
highlighted#in#CPM#to#be#an#effective#form#of#instruction.#Regular#
current#skills#
benchmarks#taken#by#Freshmen#Alg.#1#students#are#also#useful#in#
For#ELD#students#math#
guiding#intervention#and#instruction.#
scaffolding#to#build#English#
###
language#skills#
In#general,#SVHS#curriculum#embedded#assessments#accurately#
CPM#is#a#language#rich#program#
reflect#students#knowledge#and#abilities#as#measured#on#CST,#
Rosetta#Stone#for#Level#1#ELD#
CELDT,#JC##and#EAP#placement#tests,#and#the#lexile#reading#tests#
Students#
found#in#Read#180#and#the#STAR#Enterprise#Reading#Level#test.#
Class#curricular#assessment#
Teachers#are#committed#to#a#variety#of#authentic#assessments,#
samples#
which#gives#students#an#opportunity#to#showcase#achievement#in#a#
ELL#Coordinator#Schedule#
variety#of#areas#and#learning#styles,#but#in#general,#standardsCbased#
curriculum#embedded#assessments#validate#our#focus#on#raising#
student#academic#skill#levels.#
#
A#partCtime#coordinator#tracks#performance#of#ELL#designated#
students#and#of#those#recently#reclassified###The#coordinator#job#has#
been#redesigned#so#that#more#time#is#spent#in#classrooms,#where#
the#coordinator#supports#and#assesses#these#students.#The#ELD#
teacher#communicates#with#subject#area#teachers#about#second#
language#challenges#in#assessments#and#possible#alternative#
formats#for#evaluating#math#and#science#knowledge#independent#of#
English#language#skill.#
!
Student(Feedback(
(
Indicator:!Student#feedback#is#an#important#part#of#monitoring#student#progress#over#time#based#on#the#
academic#standards#and#the#schoolwide#learner#outcomes.#
#
Prompt:##How!effective!is!student!feedback!in!monitoring!student!progress!over!time!based!on!the!academic!
standards!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes?!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Student#feedback#provides#information#about#student#progress#
Student#led#conferences#with#
175#
#
over#time#in#many#programs#or#areas#at#SVHS.#Student#feedback#is#
gathered#both#formally#and#informally,#as#a#culminating#evaluation#
and#as#a#formative#guide.#However,#processes#for#soliciting#and#
sharing#student#feedback#should#be#established#and#maintained#
schoolwide.#Steps#toward#this#goal#are#being#takencurrently#the#
Freshman#team#is#planning#for#studentCled#conferences,#students#
completed#a#survey#on#Survey#Monkey,#and#student#representatives#
participate#on#Site#Council.#Student#feedback#is#also#a#very#
important#component#of#Student#Study#Team#sessions,#which#meet#
to#plan#intervention#and#support#for#struggling#students.##
#
Student#feedback#is#actively#sought#in#many#campus#programs.#In#
English#classes,#student#evaluation#is#formally#solicited#at#the#end#of#
each#school#year.#All#students#write#a#letter#each#year#for#inclusion#
in#the#writing#portfolio;#this#letter#describes#the#students#growth#as#
readers#and#writers#and#shares#student#opinion#on#most#and#least#
effective#instructional#practices.#This#feedback#is#influential#in#
planning#for#the#following#year.#The#Freshman#team#surveys#
students#and#their#families#to#determine#the#effectiveness#of#
instruction#and#support,#and#this#information#helps#formulate#
future#plans.#Also,#Seniors#complete#a#survey#and#write#an#
assessment#at#the#end#of#Senior#Project.#They#evaluate#their#
learning#challenges#and#successes,#and#make#suggestions#for#
improving#the#project#assessments.#
#
Many#teachers#gather#class#and#individual#student#feedback#on#an#
ongoing#basis.#During#class#instruction,#techniques#from#EDI#
training#emphasize#students#immediate#demonstration#of#
understanding,#giving#formative#feedback#as#lessons#progress.#
After#piloting#a#CCSS#Benchmark,#English#teachers#used#exit#tickets#
and#class#discussion#to#gather#information#on#students#experience,#
which#will#be#used#to#revise#the#assessment#for#future#use.#
Teachers#at#SVHS#are#usually#accessible#throughout#the#school#day,#
and#one#on#one#conversations#with#students#which#provide#
informal/anecdotal#evidence#related#to#teaching#practices#is#
common.#In#addition,#the#use#of#technology#for#teacherCstudent#
communication#increases#constantly.#
teacher#
SSTs#
Freshman#Team#survey#of#
students#/#parents#each#year#
Student#Writing#Portfolios#
Teachers#seek#out#student#input#
on#assignments#
Use#of#white#boards#to#check#for#
student#understanding#
Use#of#EDGE#program#
assessments#
Individual#end#of#course#surveys#
given#by#some#teachers#to#their#
students#
Senior#Project#
Portfolios/Surveys#
Use#of#A+#to#conference#with#
students#
Use#of#email,#Google#Drive,#and#
SKYPE#as#communication#tool#for#
students#
Benchmark#Exit#Tickets#
Minutes#
Minutes#
#
#
!
Modification(of(the(Teaching/Learning(Process(
(
Indicator:!!Assessment#data#is#collected,#analyzed,#and#used#as#the#basis#to#make#decisions#and#changes#in#the#
curricular#and#instructional#approaches.#
#
Prompt:##Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!how!assessment!data!is!collected,!analyzed,!and!used!as!the!basis!to!make!
decisions!and!changes!in!the!curricular!and!instructional!approaches.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Although#the#math#and#English#departments#at#SVHS#regularly#
Analysis#of#test#results#by#
examines#curriculum#embedded#assignments,#including#
looking#at#mean#
performance#examination#of#students#whose#primary#language#is#
Analysis#of#particular#questions#
not#English,#there#is#a#need#for#more#articulation#and#planning#for#
for#test#validity#
modifications#of#the#teachingClearning#process#in#light#of#the#
Analysis#of#differentiated#factors#
information#gathered.#SVHS#is#currently#reviewing#intervention#
to#determine#successes#and#
options#for#effectiveness.#Also,#some#staff#has#attended#Explicit#
weaknesses#
Direct#Instruction#(EDI)#training#and#participated#in#District#Best#
Determine#focus#group#for#
176#
#
First#Instruction#collaborative#planning,#which,#along#with#schoolC
wide#work#for#Common#core#implementation,#will#enable#better#use#
of#current#information#to#plan#for#curricular#and#instructional#
changes.##
#
The#STAR#Enterprise#Reading#Assessment#available#for#the#last#2#
years#has#been#an#effective#means#of#gathering#and#disseminating#
data#on#9C10#reading#levels.#Freshman#English#teachers#have#made#
extensive#use#of#these#scores#in#planning#for#small#reading#
intervention#groups#to#raise#student#levels.#The#scores#are#also#
used#as#one#measure#for#Read#180#placement.#Use#of#the#data#to#
modify#curricular#and#instructional#approaches#reinforces#the#
importance#of#SDAIE#and#EDI#techniques,#but#also#highlights#the#
continuing#challenge#of#scaffolding#gradeClevel#content#for#students#
reading#3+#years#below#grade#level.##
#
Math#benchmarks#also#reveal#a#need#for#widespread#remediation#in#
basic#math#and#preCalgebra#skills;#planning#for#intervention#and#
support#while#continuing#instruction#in#Algebra#1#shows#the#
commitment#of#the#math#department#to#using#data#to#improve#
teaching#and#learning.##
#
In#general#SVHS#is#working#to#balance#a#mandate#for#open#
enrollment#with#a#desire#to#use#data#to#determine#appropriate#
placement.#There#is#a#need#for#more#counseling#of#students#during#
scheduling,#better#communication#to#parents#about#student#
performance#data#and#its#relationship#to#class#choices,#and#more#
available#support#for#students#wishing#to#challenge#themselves#but#
lacking#in#requisite#skills#or#knowledge.#Each#department#has#
developed#its#own#internal#protocols,#as#well#as#data#analysis#to#
provide#recommendations#for#student#placement.###
differentiated#instruction#
EDI#Training#records#
DSLT#Notes#
STAR#Enterprise#web#site#
Freshman#Team#Planning#
minutes#
8C9#Articulation#Meeting#Minutes#
Department#Collaboration#time#
minutes#
Math#Dept.#CCSS#meetings#
Math#Common#Planning#Minutes#
Minutes#
Minutes#
#
!
Monitoring(of(Student(Growth(
(
Indicator:!!The#school#has#an#effective#system#to#monitor#all#students#progress#toward#meeting#the#academic#
standards#and#schoolwide#learner#outcomes.#
#
Prompt:##Evaluate!the!system!used!to!monitor!the!progress!of!all!students!toward!meeting!the!academic!standards!
and!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#currently#uses#grades,#standardized#tests,#and#some#
Use#of#Illuminate#to#analyze#
benchmarks#to#monitor#student#progress.#There#are#some#systems#
student#performance#
in#place#to#assist#students#and#families#in#monitoring#student#
Freshmen#teams#analysis#of#
progress#using#this#information.#Although#some#class#grades#
grades;#use#of#counselor#to#
measure#specific#mastery,#schoolwide#there#is#a#need#for#
develop#consistency#within#the#
clarification#of#correlation#between#grading#and#mastery.#Grade#and#
program#
benchmark#information#is#easily#accessible#to#staff,#students,#and#
2012C2013#STAR#testing#reward#
parents#on#PowerSchool.##
system#for#students#who#
#
improve#50#points#or#more#
Students#receive#grades##
Counseling#review#of#grades#
Online#(PowerSchool)#
Use#of#grades,#progress#reports#
In#Class#(Individual#Class#Progress#Reports)#
via#PowerSchool#
By#Mail#(Progress#Reports#&#Report#Cards).#
Monitoring#of#seniors#by#
#
teachers#of#seniors#and#viceC
177#
#
As#part#of#CCSS#implementation,#there#is#discussion#of#the#need#for#
articulated#measures#of#mastery#of#essential#standards,#possibly#
including#crossCcurricular#projects#and#a#more#narrowly#focused#
series#of#benchmarks#at#each#level.#In#Freshman#Team#work#has#
been#done#to#improve#grading#consistency#within#the#program.##
#
One#system#for#monitoring#student#progress#is#the#studentCcreated#
5#Year#Plan,#begun#during#freshman#year#through#Freshman#team.#
SVHS#needs#a#more#clearly#delineated#and#supported#plan#for#
continuing#use#of#the#5#year#Plan#throughout#high#school.#The#
Counseling#Department#also#systematically#reviews#transcripts,#
examines#grades#and#credits,#and#meets#with#students#whose#
graduation#or#advancement#is#in#jeopardy.#These#meetings#provide#
crucial#information#and#often#motivation#for#students#and#their#
parents,#especially#those#who#are#not#accessing#such#information#
independently.#In#conjunction#with#counselors#and#parents#starting#
in#11th#grade,#students#may#reCevaluate#academic#progress#towards#
ACG#graduation.##Some#may#choose#the#Opt#Out#program,#
consisting#of#state#default#graduation#requirements.##
#
In#addition#to#Freshman#team,#the#EDT#pathway#also#reviews#
student#achievement#data,#focusing#mainly#on#grades#and#targeting#
students#whose#grades#need#improvement.#AVID#and#EDT#teachers#
routinely#collaborate#to#review#student#progress.#
principal#
Engineering#Pathway#use#of#
common#prep#(2012C13)#or#paid#
afterCschool#meeting#time#(2013C
14)#to#target#students#who#need#
to#improve#their#grades.#Use#of#
counselor#to#develop#consistency#
within#the#program.#
Weekly#Collaboration#Meetings#
(Dept.#Freshman#Team,#EDT,#
etc)#
AVID#Collaboration#Meetings#
!
Conclusions(
(
Prompt:#Comment!on!the!degree!to!which!this!criterion!is!being!addressed.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#school#staff#does#use#a#professionally#acceptable#assessment#
process#to#collect,#disaggregate,#analyze,#and#report#student#
Minutes#
performance#data,#and#does#report#that#data#to#stakeholders#in#
school#and#community.#SVHS#teachers#do#employ#a#variety#of#
appropriate#assessment#strategies#to#evaluate#student#learning.#The#
Minutes#
school#is#aware#of#the#need#to#improve#use#of#this#data#to#modify#
#
the#teaching/learning#process#and#has#begun#to#devote#Common#
Planning#time,#Faculty#Senate#and#allCStaff#meeting#time,#and#CCSS#
Lead#teacher#curriculum#development#hours#to#planning#and#
implementing#these#changes.#
!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Modifying#teaching#and#instructional#practices#based#on#
WASC#Action#Plan#
assessment#data#is#crucial#to#the#achieving#all#of#the#Critical#Learner#
Critical#Learner#Needs#
Needs.###Data#analysis#and#change#resulting#from#data#analysis#is#
used#in#pockets#throughout#the#SVHS#campus.##The#staff#at#SVHS#
Minutes#
realizes#that#there#is#a#need#to#develop#a#more#cohesive#approach#to#
using#data#as#a#rationale#for#instituting#changes#in#the#classroom#
and#the#school#as#a#whole.##The#staff#at#SVHS#needs#to#continue#to#
Minutes#
grow#in#this#area,#in#order#to#successfully#achieve#the#Critical#
#
Learner#Needs#listed#below.#
#
#
178#
#
gap.(#
2.2
2.3
Continue#to#develop#and#assess#schoolwide#
programs#that#provide#greater#personalization#to#
address#the#individual#learning#needs#of#students#
and#increase#student#engagement.!
Identify#critical#student#learning#needs,#develop,#
!
D3(&(D4.((
(Assessment(and(Accountability(Criteria(
(
The!school!with!the!support!of!the!district!and!community!has!an!assessment!and!monitoring!system!to!determine!
student!progress!toward!achievement!of!the!academic!standards!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!
!
The!assessment!of!student!achievement!in!relation!to!the!academic!standards!and!the!schoolwide!learner!outcomes!
drives!the!schools!program,!its!regular!evaluation!and!improvement,!and!the!allocation!and!usage!of!resources.!
!
(
Assessment(and(Monitoring(Process(
!
Indicator:!!The!following!stakeholders!are!involved!in!the!assessment!and!monitoring!process!of!student!progress:!
district,!board,!staff,!students!and!parents.!
!
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!impact!of!stakeholder!involvement!in!assessing!and!monitoring!student!progress.!Include!
district,!board,!staff,!students,!and!parents.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#District,#Board,#and#parents#are#involved#in#monitoring#student#
Presentations#on#CELDT#and#CST#
progress#through#reports,#online#data,#and#presentations.#In#
data#to#ELAC#
addition,#these#stakeholder#groups#actively#participate#in#areas#of#
Purchase#of#STAR#Enterprise#
assessment,#such#as#Senior#Project#Boards.#The#District,#with#School#
Reading#Test#
Board#support,#is#also#actively#involved#in#planning#and#allocating#
District#discussion#on#piloting#
resources#for#schoolCwide#or#standardized#testing.#The#SVHS#staff#is#
CCSS#2013#
most#directly#involved#with#assessing#and#monitoring#student#
School#
performance.##For#example,#Counselors#/#Special#Ed.#teachers#
PowerSchool#Access#for#students#
monitor#special#needs#students#with#program#input#from#the#
and#parents#
District#Director#and#site#administrator#
SST/IEP#
#
District#Website#
The#Stakeholder#groups#that#have#been#established#to#monitor#
Senior#Project#Volunteer#List#
student#progress#include#but#are#not#limited#to#the#Site#Council,#and#
the#Faculty#Senate.##Site#Council#is#currently#developing#a#
monitoring#tool#that#is#going#to#address#each#of#the#Critical#Learner#
Minutes#
Needs#and#school#action#items.###SVHS#is#committed#to#gaining#all#
WASC#Input#Process#Spring#&#
parties#input#to#help#students#be#successful#both#in#and#beyond#
Fall#2013#
high#school.##
!
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompt:!Evaluate!how!the!school!ensures!that!all!online!students!have!access!to!
state@mandated!tests!and!that!results!are!reported!to!all!stakeholders.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
179#
#
N/A#
Reporting(Student(Progress(
(
Indicator:!There#are#effective#processes#to#keep#district,#board#and#parents#informed#about#student#progress#
toward#achieving#the#academic#standards#and#the#schoolwide#learner#outcomes.#
#
Prompt:##Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!the!processes!that!inform!appropriate!stakeholders!(governing!board!
members,!teachers,!students,!and!parents)!about!student!achievement!of!the!academic!standards!and!the!
schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
In#the#past#several#years,#SVHS#has#made#great#improvement#in#its#
SVHS#Web#Hits#
communication#with#parents#and#the#community.#Information#in#
both#English#and#Spanish#on#student#progress#is#readily#available#to#
ELAC#Agenda#/#Minutes#
those#who#seek#it;#improvement#can#be#made#in#outreach#to#
School#Board#Agenda#/#Minutes#
parents#who#might#have#barriers#or#need#guidance#in#this#area.#
STAR#Test#Results#
PowerSchool#gives#all#parents#home#access#to#student#grade#and#
College#Night#Handouts#
attendance#records;#Students#and#parents#have#access#to#current#
PowerSchool#
grades#in#all#classes,#and#teachers#are#required#to#update#
#
PowerSchool#at#least#every#3#weeks.#
#
In#addition#to#grades,#CST#data#helps#give#a#clear#picture#of#student#
achievement.#CST#data#is#available#online,#published#in#the#local#
paper,#and#presented#to#the#School#Board,#Site#Council,#and#parent#
groups#such#as#ELAC.#Individual#CST#scores#and#report#cards#are#
also#mailed#home.##
#
In#an#effort#to#involve#all#parents,#Freshman#team#now#holds#
individual#evening#parent#meetings,#and#counselors#present#
evening#overviews#of#college#requirements#for#groups#of#parents#
and#students.#
!
Modifications(Based(on(Assessment(Results(
(
Indicator:!!The#school#uses#assessment#results#to#make#changes#in#the#school#program,#professional#
development#activities#and#resource#allocations,#demonstrating#a#resultsCdriven#continuous#process.#
#
Prompt:##Comment!on!the!overall!effectiveness!of!how!assessment!results!have!caused!changes!in!the!school!
program,!professional!development!activities,!and/or!resource!allocations,!demonstrating!a!results@driven!
continuous!process.!Examine!examples!and!comment!on!the!overall!effectiveness!of!changes!in!the!online!
opportunities,!professional!development!of!the!staff,!and!the!resource!allocations!to!support!student!achievement!
and!their!needs.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Assessment#results#have#caused#changes#in#school#programs,#
AVID#Professional#Development#
professional#development,#and#resource#allocation;#in#some#cases#it#
Training#
is#too#soon#to#tell#whether#the#changes#made#will#prove#effective.#
Engineering#Meeting#Minutes#
Also,#the#connection#between#assessment#results#and#changes#
and#Lesson#Plans/Google#drive#
chosen#to#be#made#is#not#always#clear.#
resources#
#
Ag#pathway#planning#material#
The#achievement#gap#which#our#CLNs#are#intended#to#address#plus#
School#Budget#
an#overall#decline#in#CST#scores#motivated#SVHS#to#begin#the#AVID#
Section#Allocation#
program#9#years#ago;#the#program#is#now#available#all#4#years.#As#a#
TSN#Volunteer#Roster#
response#to#data#on#student#achievement,#SVHS#developed#the#
10,000#Degrees#Meeting#
Engineering#Pathway#and#is#now#planning#for#an#additional#AgC
schedule/roster#
180#
#
based#pathway.#After#a#flawed#planning#process#and#continued#
questions#about#equity,#resource#allocation#and#effectiveness,#
pathway#development#continues#to#be#a#controversial#measure#
among#SVHS#staff.#The#shift#to#aCg#graduation#requirements#has#
also#proved#difficult#and#controversial.#However,#it#cannot#be#
denied#that#these#actions#were#taken#in#response#to#concerns#about#
student#achievement#and#success,#and#that#the#ongoing#evaluation#
and#revision#of#the#pathway#and#the#graduation#requirements#
shows#a#commitment#to#a#resultsCdriven,#continuous#process.#
#
There#has#been#a#substantial#shift#in#resource#allocation#as#a#result#
of#assessment#data.#This#can#be#clearly#seen#in#the#development#of#
pathways#at#SVHS.##For#the#past#3#years,#12#teachers#on#freshman#
team#have#each#received#a#collaboration#period#at#an#average#cost#
of#$18,000#per#section.#One#section#at#similar#expense#is#allocated#
to#the#Engineering#pathway#coordinator,#and#last#year#a#section#
was#devoted#to#planning#for#a#future#Ag#pathway.##
#
Assessment#results#combined#with#dwindling#resources#spurred#
efforts#and#willingness#to#partner#with#community#groupsthis#
#
has#been#a#large#change#in#our#school#since#our#prior#evaluation.#
We#now#have#TSN#volunteers#in#many#programs,#several#college#
process#support#programs#such#as#10,000#Degrees#or#Summer#
Search,#and#an#onCcampus#connection#with#Sonoma#Teen#Services#
through#the#No#Name#Caf.#In#addition,#community#review#board#
works#with#the#Engineering#Design#team#to#encourage#knowledge#
of#industry#standards#and#strengthen#workCbased#learning#ties#to#
potential#business.###
#
Assessment#results#showing#a#dearth#of#Latino#students#in#AP#
classes#were#one#factor#in#SVHS#efforts#to#expand#AP#offerings#and#
encourage#students#to#challenge#themselves#in#advanced#academic#
classes.#This#is#clearly#seen#in#the#Social#Studies,#as#almost#40%#of#
the#junior#class#is#now#enrolled#in#AP#US#History,#AP#World#History#
has#also#shown#huge#growth,#and#in#two#years#an#AP#Civics#class#
will#be#offered#for#the#first#time.#Assessment#data#from#all#AP#test#
results#show#a#need#for#continued#improvement#in#rigor#and#
student#achievement;#again#part#of#a#continuous#process#of#positive#
effort#to#improve#student#success.#
#
In#spite#of#limited#resources#during#budget#crisis#years,#SVHS#staff#
has#had#excellent#opportunities#for#professional#development#
focused#on#effective#change#in#the#school#program.#WeekClong#AVID#
training#is#offered#each#summer#for#5C7#teachers,#EDI#training#
through#Dataworks#at#the#Sonoma#County#Office#of#Education#was#
offered#to#all#staff;#staff#days,#paid#summer#sessions#at#Sonoma#
State#and#also#District#paid#release#time#were#offered#for#Common#
Core#introduction#and#curriculum#development#in#core#subjects.##
#
The#school#is#developing#online#programs#as#options#for#the#large#
number#of#students#who#need#to#retake#a#class#for#credit#or#a#higher#
grade,#or#for#accelerated#ELLs.#Currently#the#Odyssey#program#is#
administered#through#Independent#Study.#Since#repeat#students#
increase#required#sections,#the#Odyssey#program#has#potential#to#
save#resources#while#offering#students#a#more#flexible#and#
individualized#course#option.#Anecdotal#and#grade#record#data#so#
Summer#Search#
records/experiences#
No#Name#Caf#
Engineering#Community#Board#
meeting#records#
AP#enrollment#statistics/rosters#
Common#Core#training#
Engineering#Conference#
UC#Davis#Conference#in#
Shakespeare#
CATE#Conference##English#
Sp.#Ed.##IEP#transition#training#
BTSA#
Read#180#Training#
EDI#
AVID#training#
Odyssey#Program#
Independent#Study#
Records/grades#
#
181#
#
far#seems#to#indicate#that#students#who#have#challenges#in#regular#
course#work#are#not#faring#well#in#Odyssey,#but#it#is#a#step#forward,#
part#of#a#continuous#process.#
!
Conclusions(
(
!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#school#has#a#supported#assessment#and#monitoring#system#for#
Staff#Meeting#Agenda#/#Minutes#
determining#progress#toward#student#achievement#of#standards#
and#schoolwide#learner#outcomes.#Data#from#these#assessment#
Minutes#
systems#has#motivated#the#school#to#make#substantial#changes#in#
Staff#Development#Day#Agendas#
program#and#resource#allocation.#The#connection#between#some#
/#Minutes#
changes#and#student#achievement/schoolwide#learner#outcomes#is#
not#always#clear#to#all#stakeholders,#and#it#is#too#soon#to#assess#the#
impact#of#some#of#these#changes.#In#general,#however,#it#is#clear#that#
the#school#is#committed#to#positive#change#and#continuous#review#
as#an#agent#for#increasing#student#achievement.#
(
!
Findings##
Evidence#
A#positive#process#for#continuous#change#is#demanded#if#SVHS#is#to#
meet#its#goals#for#all#students.#Although#not#every#change#will#prove#
Staff#Meeting#Agenda#/#Minutes#
an#effective#improvement,#reCexamination#and#revision#offer#
repeated#opportunities#to#find#success.#It#is#important#that#the#
Minutes#
District#and#SVHS#staff#remain#open#to#the#idea#of#change,#both#in#
Staff#Development#Day#Agendas#
longCstanding#but#no#longer#effective#processes#and#in#evaluating#
/#Minutes##
the#effectiveness#of#newer#innovations#in#light#of#assessment#data.##
Based#on#the#information#provided#above,#SVHS#is#successfully#
implementing#and#working#towards#achievement#of#the#following#
Critical#Learner#Needs.##
#
graduate.(
1.4
1.5
1.6
Identify#and#implement#effective#common#structures#
accordingly.!
gap.(#
182#
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courses.#
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183#
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WASC(Category(D.(StandardsDbased(Student(Learning:(Assessment(and(Accountability:((Strengths(and(
Growth(Needs(
addressed.((Then(determine(and(prioritize(the(strengths(and(areas(of(growth(for(the(overall(category.((
Category(D.((StandardsDbased(Student(Learning:((Assessment(and(Accountability:((Areas(of(Strength(
(
1. SVHS#is#committed#to#positive#change#and#continuous#review/assessment#as#an#agent#for#increasing#
student#achievement.#
2. SVHS#is#proactively#transitioning#its#assessment#to#mirror#the#new#Common#Core#Assessments,#with#
many#departments#developing,#piloting,#and#administering#these#within#their#course#curriculum.##
3. Teachers#at#SVHS#use#a#variety#of#authentic#and#appropriate#assessments#to#measure#student#progress.#
The#diversity#of#assessment#types#schoolwide,#and#also#within#each#class#and#department#is#a#strong#
point#of#SVHS#curriculum.#
#
Category(D.((StandardsDbased(Student(Learning:((Assessment(and(Accountability:((Areas(of(Growth#
#
1. SVHS#has#made#progress#in#collecting,#disaggregating,#analyzing,#and#reporting#student#performance#
data#to#staff,#students,#parents,#and#stakeholders,#but#must#continue#to#develop#and#utilize#assessments#
with#a#focus#on#the#SVHS#Single#Plan#
2. SVHS#needs#to#continue#increasing#resources#and#attention#devoted#to#assessment#data#analysis#and#
dissemination.##
3. Across#all#departments#at#SVHS,#there#is#a#need#for#additional#articulation#and#collaboration#to#support#
student#learning.###
4. SVHS#needs#to#provide#more#targeted#and#effective#intervention#and#support#for#students#when#
summative#assessments#indicate#a#lack#of#preparation#for#advancement.#
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E. School Culture and Support for Personal and Academic

Growth
Focus Group Leaders

Janine Crowe
Dennis Housman
Members
Erica Chapin
Lisa Conner
Tracy Dorrance
Linda Duff
Dave Fichman
Judy Frey-Cohen
Mark Lea
Danielle Lovejoy
Leslie McLean
Jennifer McPherson
Michelle Purvis
Andrew Ryan
Janeth Garcia
Department
Mathematics
Health and Wellness
Health and Wellness/ Living Skills
College and Career Center
Counselor
Special Education
Social Science
Special Education
VPACT / Metal
English
English
English
Science
Vice Principal
World Language
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Category(E:((School(Culture(and(Support(for(Student(Personal(and(Academic(Growth(
(
E1.(( School(Culture(Criterion(
The!school!leadership!employs!a!wide!range!of!strategies!to!encourage!parental!and!community!involvement,!
especially!with!the!teaching/learning!process.!
(
(
Regular(Parent(Involvement(
(
Indicator:!!The!school!implements!strategies!and!processes!for!the!regular!involvement!of!parents!and!the!
community,!including!being!active!partners!in!the!learning/teaching!process!for!all!programs.!The!school!involves!
non@English!speaking!parents.!
(
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!strategies!and!processes!for!the!regular!involvement!of!parents!and!the!community,!
including!being!active!partners!in!the!teaching/learning!process.!Comment!on!the!effectiveness!of!involving!non@
English!speaking!parents!and/or!online!parents.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Sonoma#Valley#High#School#fosters#parental#and#community#
involvement#on#several#levels#beyond#the#teaching/learning#
ELAC#Agendas#/#Minutes##
process.##Parents#and#the#larger#Sonoma#community#are#active#
Freshman#Welcome#BBQ##
partners#with#SVHS#and#are#instrumental#to#our#educational#
Back#to#School#Night,#
community.##Our#School#Site#Council#meets#monthly,#which#has#
English/Spanish#College##
representation#from#all#stakeholders,#which#include#community#
Night#for#Juniors,#Seniors#and#
members#and#parents.#The#Site#Council#is#responsible#for#making#
their#parents#
decisions#about#the#allocation#of#some#school#funds.#
Senior#Project#orientations#for#
#
parents#in#English#and#Spanish#
ELAC#is#an#English#Language#Advisory#Committee#that#meets#once#a#
Parent#Nights#in#English#and#
month.##It#is#designed#to#help#parents#advocate#for#their#children,#to#
Spanish#
learn#more#about#the#school,#PowerSchool,#testing,#etc.##There#are#
PowerSchool#with#gradebook#
guest#speakers#who#talk#about#colleges,#aCg#requirements,#CELDT,#
and#assignment#information#
etc.###
SVHS#website#and#teacher#web#
#
pages,#Facebook#page,#Twitter#
Freshman#Welcome#Back#BBQ#was#held#on#the#Wednesday#of#the#
account#
first#week#of#school.##Freshman#and#their#parents#are#invited#for#an#
RUSH#
orientation#and#a#BBQ#to#welcome#them#to#SVHS.##
SVHS#College#and#Career#Center#
#
Career#presentations#given#by##
Back#to#School#Night#is#an#annual#September#event#in#which#
community#members#and#college#
teachers#and#staff#make#presentations#to#parents#and#guardians#
and#trade#school#representatives,#
about#class#expectations#and#curriculum.###
The#Soroptomist#Road#to#Reality#
#
event#
College#Night#for#Juniors,#Seniors#and#their#parents#is#put#on#by#the#
Boosters#Club#
Counseling#department.##These#presentations#are#made#in#English#
Liaison#with#the#Sonoma#
and#in#Spanish.##Parents#of#Juniors#are#given#information#about#
Education#Support#
upcoming#deadlines,#and#a#preview#to#the#college#application#
TSN#Volunteers#
process#their#Senior#year.##Parents#of#Seniors#are#given#information#
School#broadcast#system#
reviewing#the#college#application#process,#scholarships#and#
Student#film#festival#
financial#aid#and#college#options.##At#SRJC#Night,#Seniors#and#their#
School#newspaper#
parents#are#given#an#overview#of#the#SRJC,#how#to#register,#and#
Student#writers#in#The#Minds#
financial#aid#information.##
magazine#
#
Every#15#minutes#program#
Senior#Project#orientations#for#parents#in#English#and#Spanish#are#
where#the#Senior#Project#coordinator#familiarizes#parents#about#the#
Challenge#Day#
guidelines#for#Senior#Project#as#well#as#upcoming#deadlines.##They#
185#
#
are#also#told#of#the#consequences#of#not#completing#a#Senior#
Project.###
#
PowerSchool#with#gradebook#and#assignment#information#is#used#
by#all#teachers#on#campus.##Students#and#parents#have#access#to#
PowerSchool,#and#PowerSchool#is#updated#instantly#when#a#teacher#
enters#the#assignment.###
#
The#SVHS#website,#Facebook#page#and#Twitter#account#is#run#and#
updated#by#SVHSs#community#liaison.##Additionally,#all#teachers#
have#a#teacher#web#page.##Each#teacher#can#post#contact#
information,#assignments#and/or#enrichment#materials.###
#
RUSH#is#an#orientation#day#for#students#and#their#parents#to#come#
to#campus#and#get#their#upcoming#course#schedules,#take#their#
school#picture,#purchase#their#PE#clothes,#get#an#ASB#card.##It#is#held#
the#week#and#weekend#before#school#starts.###
#
Sonoma#Valley#High#School#College#and#Career#Center#is#run#by#a#
fullCtime#teacher#and#a#part#time#classified#employee.###They#
provide#college#and#trade#school#presentations.##They#support#
students#with#college#applications,#assistance#with#college#essays,#
and#financial#aid#and#scholarship#information.###They#also#issue#
work#permits,#teach#a#Work#Experience#class#and#have#community#
job#postings.##Career#presentations#by#the#community#and#college#
and#trade#school#representatives#are#run#through#the#College#and#
Career#Center.###
#
The#Soroptomist#Road#to#Reality#event#is#a#studentCdriven#event#for#
seniors.##There#are#presentations#about#life#skills,#relationships,#
financial#planning,#etiquette#and#career#opportunities.##Students#are#
expected#to#dress#appropriately#for#a#job#interview.##Last#year#there#
were#eight#different#speakers#discussing#topics#that#were#
developed#by#the#students,#for#example#legal#issues#for#18#year#olds#
and#college#questions.##The#theme#changes#annually#because#the#
event#is#student#driven#and#organized#by#a#steering#committee.###
#
A#strong,#supportive#Boosters#Club#is#a#fundraising#group#to#raise#
money#for#athletics,#clubs,#field#trips,#etc.###SVHS#Boosters#
financially#supports#programs#that#80C90%#of#the#student#body#
participates#in.###
#
SVHS#has#a#strong#and#successful#working#relationship#with#the#
Sonoma#Valley#Education#Foundation.##There#is#a#Teacher#Support#
Network#(TSN)#that#involves#adult#tutors#from#the#community#to#
volunteer#in#the#classroom.###
#
The#school#broadcast#system#has#both#a#PA#system#and#a#televised#
student#broadcast.##The#television#is#a#weekly#broadcast#that#is#
shown#during#A+#period,#which#includes#announcements,#student#
events#and#student#groups#such#as#La#Voz#Latina.###The#student#film#
festival#is#in#the#Spring.##Students#participate#by#submitting#short#
films.##During#the#Sonoma#Film#Festival#over#300#students#attend#
and#listen#to#film#industry#professionals#and#meet#film#school#
representatives.##
#
9th#grade#parent#conference#
nights#
FullCtime#translator#
School#garden#coordinator#
Laptops#provided#to#each#
teacher#for#easy#communication#
Chaperones#on#field#trips#
Senior#project#mentors,#
Assistants#at#county#fairs#for#Ag#
program,#
3#BiClingual#Counselors,#
Sonoma#Plein#Air#Foundation#
providing#funds#for#art#education#
eSCRIP#donations#
Dine#and#Donate#with#
surrounding#restaurants#
Auto#dialer#with#Global#Connect#
Articulation#and#partnership#
with#SRJC,#performing#arts#
events#
Chamber#of#Commerce#breakfast#
Sonoma#Raceway#Partnership,##
Ledson#and#Fairmont#Hotel#
Sponsorship#
Sponsors#of#ROP#Internships#
No#Name#Caf#volunteers#
#Jazz+#contributions#
Spanish#page#in#school#
newspaper#
Syllabi#in#Spanish#
Senior#Project#parent#nights#
Mentor#Program#
Student#columns#in#Project#
Youth#
Forensics#/#Mock#Trial#
Schoolwide#Behavior#
Expectations#
The#Culinary#Arts#funds#
Vocational#Education#and#Career#
Technology#funds.#
Parents#are#often#involved#in#the#
scheduling#process.###
Teachers#communicate#regularly#
with#parents#through#phone#
calls,#progress#reports,#letters,#
and#individual#meetings.##Before#
a#student#can#enter#Independent#
Study#his/her#parents#must#be#
involved.#
A#program,#a#brochure#and#a#
DVD#for#parents#nights#are#
distributed#to#middle#schools,#
charter#schools,#and#private#
schools#in#the#valley.#
186#
#
9th#grade#parent#conference#nights#provide#a#venue#for#parents#to#
meet#with#their#students#and#teachers#to#review#their#grades,#
studyCskills#and#successes.##Each#team#has#at#least#two#parent#
conference#nights#per#year.###
#
SVHS#employs#a#fullCtime#translatorC#to#assist#with#Spanish#
speaking#parents.#Our#translator#has#both#direct#contact#working#
with#parents#and#translates#official#documents#from#admin#and#
teachers#to#parents#and#the#community.#
#
All#teachers#are#provided#a#Mac#laptop,#which#has#improved#
teacher#parent#communication#regarding#student#
achievement.###Parents#use#PowerSchool#to#maintain#an#awareness#
of#their#students#progress#in#the#classroom.##This#includes#
assignments#completed,#assignments#due,#current#grades,#
attendance#and#discipline#issues.##Teachers#also#use#eCmail,#phone#
calls,#conferences,#IEP#and#504#meetings,#Student#Study#Team#
meetings#as#a#way#of#connecting#with#parents.##Administrators#use#
a#demerit#system#to#help#students#change#unwanted#behaviors.###
#
For#Senior#Project,#all#seniors#are#required#to#find#a#senior#project#
mentor.##Mentors#must#be#over#the#age#of#25#and#a#member#of#the#
community.###
#
Dine#and#Donate#with#surrounding#restaurants.##Many#Sonoma#
restaurants#offer#10C20%#of#their#nightly#sales#to#go#back#to#certain#
groups#who#are#fundraising.###
#
There#is#an#auto#dialer#with#Global#Connect.#Voice#messages#can#be#
broadcast#to#a#select#group#of#students#or#the#entire#school.#School#
translator#provides#a#Spanish#version#of#each#message.#
#
SVHS#has#a#longCstanding#partnership#with#Santa#Rosa#Junior#
College.##This#partnership#with#SRJC#has#resulted#in#the#creation#of#
a#high#school#transition#program#with#DRD#program#for#the#Special#
Ed.#students.##Also,#there#is#an#articulation#between#the#high#school#
culinary#program#and#child#development#class#with#SRJC.##Students#
could#receive#college#credits.###
#
There#are#a#number#of#performing#arts#events#put#on#by#SVHS#that#
the#community#is#involved#in.##Most#notably#the#SVHS#Drama#and#
Music#programs#produce#a#musical#play#annually.#Students#of#all#
grade#levels,#teachers#and#community#members#are#involved#in#the#
production#
#
Sonoma#Valley#High#School#has#a#highly#visible#electronic#marquee#
in#front#of#the#school#with#all#the#current#announcements#and#dates#
for#events#and#activities#on#campus.#
#
Sonoma#Valley#High#School#is#fortunate#to#be#surrounded#by#a#
caring#and#involved#community,#as#well#as#groups#of#parents,#many#
of#whom#are#alumni#of#SVHS#and#who#actively#participates#in#the#
teaching/learning#process.#The#Teacher#Support#Network#program#
makes#a#connection#with#the#adult#volunteers#in#the#community#
and#the#teachers#to#increase#the#student#to#adult#ratios#in#the#
classroom,#with#volunteers#working#to#help#individual#students,#
Student#elections#select#the#
campus#leaders#and#the#
representatives#on#the#general#
assembly#which#represents#the#
students#in#the#decision#making#
process.#
Incoming#Student/Parent#Family#
Night#Highlighting#Electives#
Boys#&#Girls#Club#Teen#Task#
Force#
Sonoma#Sun#&#Index#Tribune#
Education#Pages#
Parent#Volunteer#judges,#drivers,#
event#hosts#for#Forensics#classes#
District#Oral#Language#Faire#
Parents#Assisting#At#Sonoma#
County#Fair#/#SVHS#FFA#Events#
#
187#
#
and#small#groups.##Community#members#and#parents#come#to#
campus#as#guest#speakers#as#well.##
##
The#Sonoma#Valley#High#School#Boosters#organization#has#raised#a#
substantial#amount#of#funds#to#keep#sports,#video#production,#the#
library#and#the#computer#labs#fully#functioning#and#supported.#
#
Additional#monetary#resources#are#provided#to#the#school#through#
the#eScrip#program#in#which#parents#and#community#members#can#
register#to#have#a#portion#of#their#purchases#donated#to#the#
school.##Local#businesses#and#citizens#participate#on#various#levels#
during#events#and#activities#throughout#the#year#by#generously#
donations#goods#and#services.##
#
Sonoma#Valley#High#School#has#a#commitment#to#involving#nonC
English#speaking#parents#in#the#education#of#their#children.##There#
are#several#bilingual#staff,#counselors,#teaching#assistants,#and#
faculty#members#(including#front#office#personnel)#to#facilitate#
verbal#communication.##Many#school#documents#are#provided#in#
English#and#Spanish,#including#the#enrollment/registration#packets,#
School#Wide#Behavior#Expectations,#the#Course#Catalog#and#College#
Handbook.###
#
Community#groups#are#actively#involved#in#providing#nonC
academic#venues#for#students#both#on#campus#(No#Name#Caf#with#
beverages,#computers,#games,#Homework#Club,#Art#Wednesdays)#
and#off#campus:##
#
The#community#supported#Sonoma#mentor#program#and#SAY#
provide#emotional#and#academic#support#for#many#SVHS#students,#
both#on#and#off#campus.#
#
The#College#&#Career#Center#maintains#a#liaison#with#employers#
and#businesses#in#the#community#to#provide#jobs#and#volunteer#
opportunities#for#SVHS#students.##The#College#&#Career#Center#also#
encourages#students#to#apply#for#local#and#national#
scholarships.##Individuals,#businesses,#and#families#generously#
provide#scholarship#opportunities#to#SVHS#students#to#further#their#
education,#including#the#Doyle#scholarship#for#students#heading#to#
Santa#Rosa#Junior#College.#
#
The#Culinary#Arts#Program#is#supported#by#donations#from#the#
community,#ROP,#Vocational#Education#Act,#and#a#Career#
Technology#in#Education#grant.##The#Spring#Elegant#Buffet,#a#
student#senior#project,#also#provides#support.##
#
The#Vocational#Education#Act#and#Career#Technology#in#Education#
grant#also#support#Computer#graphics#and#the#Metal#and#Wood#
Shops,#and#the#Career#Center.#
#
Parents#and#community#members#are#involved#in#the#schools#
decisionCmaking#process#through#various#committees#and#
organizations.##SVHS#encourages#ongoing#parental#involvement#in#
their#students#education.##
#
Each#year#the#high#school#principal#hosts#three#information#nights#
188#
#
for#the#parents#of#incoming#students.##Held#at#the#high#school#and#
both#middle#schools,#the#presentation#includes#a#DVD#and#brochure#
developed#by#high#school#staff#with#input#from#parents.##A#panel#of#
students#and#parents#provide#information#and#answer#questions.#
!
Use(of(Community(Resources(
(
Indicator:!!The#school#uses#community#resources#to#support#students,#such#as#professional#services,#business#
partnerships,#and#speakers.#
#
Prompt:##How!effective!is!the!school!use!of!community!resources!to!support!students,!such!as!professional!services,!
business!partnerships,!and!speakers?!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
During#the#Senior#Project#Board#Presentations,#students#formally#
present#their#Senior#Project#to#a#panel#that#consists#of#1C2#teachers,#
Senior#Boards#Night##
and#4C6#community#members.##Community#members#on#the#panel#
TSN#Volunteers#&#Guest#
assess#the#level#of#completion#of#the#students#senior#project.##
Speakers#
#
Faculty#Senate#Agenda#/#Minutes#
As#mentioned#above#SVHS#has#a#longstanding#partnership#with#a#
Site#Council#Agenda#/#Minutes#
number#of#organizations#that#include#but#are#not#limited#to#the#
Admin.#Council#Agenda#/#
Sonoma#Boys#and#Girls#Club,#La#Luz,#the#Sonoma#Education#
Minutes#
Foundation,#the#Mentoring#Alliance,#and#the#Sonoma#Valley#
EDT#Pathway#Agenda#/#Minutes#
Chamber#of#Commerce.##District,#SVHS#Administration,#and#selected#
Common#Planning#Agenda#/#
SVHS#Staff#meet#with#these#organizations#on#a#quarterly#basis.###The#
Minutes#
EDT#Pathway#has#also#partnered#with#Sonoma#Raceway,#holding#a#
number#of#career#focused#field#trips#at#the#track.#SVHS#also#has#
Brochure#
numerous#connections#with#nonCprofit#organizations#in#the#
SVHS#CTE#Brochure#
community#who#provide#student#scholarships#at#the#annual#Senior#
##
Awards#in#the#Spring.##SVHS#also#maintains#a#partnership#with#the#
Sonoma#Ecology#Center,#where#SVHS#students#can#participate#in#the#
EnviroCLeaders#Internship#Program.##
#
As#mentioned#above,#the#Teacher#Support#Network#(TSN)#brings#in#
a#number#of#adult#tutors#from#the#community#who#volunteer#in#
classrooms#at#SVHS.##Many#of#the#TSN#volunteers#work#closely#with#
our#AVID#Program,#Senior#Project,#and#many#individual#classrooms#
across#campus.##
#
SVHS#has#maintained#a#successful#and#growing#relationship#with#
college#bound#programs#such#as#Students#Rising#Above,#10000#
Degrees,#and#Summer#Search.###
#
As#mentioned#above#the#Soroptomist#Road#to#Reality#event#is#a#
studentCdriven#event#for#seniors.##There#are#presentations#about#
life#skills,#relationship#skills,#financial#planning,#and#etiquette.###The#
theme#changes#annually#because#the#event#is#student#driven#and#
organized#by#a#steering#committee,#made#up#of#community#
members.###
#
SVHS#also#has#a#long#established#relationship#with#SAY,#a#program#
that#helps#target#and#aid#at#risk#students.##The#SVHS#CTE#Program#
regularly#has#guest#speakers#that#help#connect#course#content#with#
industry.##This#is#seen#in#the#Culinary#Arts,#Industrial#Arts,#EDT#
Pathway,#and#Agriculture#courses.##
189#
#
!
Parent/Community(and(Student(Achievement(
(
Indicator:##The#school#ensures#that#the#parents#and#school#community#understand#student#achievement#of#the#
academic#standards/#schoolwide#learner#outcomes#through#the#curricular/coCcurricular#program.##
#
Prompt:##Determine!the!adequacy!and!effectiveness!of!the!schools!strategies!to!ensure!that!parents!and!school!
community!understand!student!achievement!of!the!academic!standards/schoolwide!learner!outcomes!through!the!
curricular/co@curricular!program.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#makes#a#sustained#effort#to#reach#out#to#both#parents#and#
SVHS#Website#Hits#
community#members#in#a#number#of#ways.##As#exemplified#with#
SVHS#Rush#Documentation#
Parent#Night#Meetings,#SVHS#Parent#Forums,#Community#Forums,#
SVHS#Parent#Night#Agendas#/#
and#many#of#the#other#outreach#programs#mentioned#above.##
Documents#
#
PowerSchool#&#Email#
The#SVHS#Website,#eblasts,#our#autodailer,#translated#documents,#
Communications#
communications#in#both#English#and#Spanish,#translators#at#all#
Translated#Documents#
parent/community#meetings,#and#PowerSchool#are#just#some#of#the#
successful#examples#that#show#how#SVHS#is#able#to#reach#out#and#
maintain#ongoing#connections#with#parents#and#community#
members.##
!
Conclusions(
(
Prompt:##Comment#on!the!degree!to!which!this!criterion!is!being!addressed!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Fostering,#and#maintaining#working#partnerships#with#both#parents#
#Critical#Learner#Needs#
and#community#members#has#always#been#a#priority#for#SVHS.##This#
is#an#area#of#strength#at#SVHS,#as#seen#in#both#the#findings#and#
evidence#listed#above.##However#SVHS#needs#to#continue#to#
establish#additional#lines#of#communication#forge#more#
Speakers#
partnerships#with#local#businesses#and#nonCprofits,#with#the#overall#
Faculty#Senate#Agenda#/#
goal#of#ensuring#that#all#parents#and#community#members#stay#
Minutes#
connected#and#feel#welcome#at#SVHS.##
Minutes#
Minutes#
Brochure#
SVHS#CTE#Brochure#
SVHS#Website#Hits#
Documents#
Communications#
SVHS#Parent/Community#WASC#
Survey#
!
190#
#
(
Findings##
Evidence#
Acknowledging#that#there#is#always#room#to#improve#and#grow#our#
relationships#with#our#community#members,#the#connections#and#
partnerships#formed#between#SVHS#and#our#community,#as#well#as#
the#efforts#to#maintain#a#constant,#and#informed#dialogue#with#
parents,#has#directly#and#successfully#addressed#the#following#
Speakers#
Critical#Learner#Needs:###
Faculty#Senate#Agenda#/#
(
Minutes#
graduate.(
Minutes#
Minutes#
Brochure#
gap.(#
SVHS#CTE#Brochure#
SVHS#Website#Hits#
Documents#
Communications#
SVHS#Parent/Community#WASC#
Survey#
#
(
E2.(
((School(Culture(Criterion(
(
The#school#is#a)#a#safe,#clean,#and#orderly#place#that#nurtures#learning#and#b)#has#a#culture#that#is#characterized#
by#trust,#professionalism,#high#expectations#for#all#students,#and#a#focus#on#continuous#school#improvement.#
#
(
Safe,(Clean,(and(Orderly(Environment(
(
Indicator:!!The#school#has#existing#policies,#regulations#and#uses#its#resources#to#ensure#a#safe,#clean,#and#
orderly#place#that#nurtures#learning,#including#internet#safety.#
#
Prompt:##Comment!on!the!effectiveness!of!a)!the!existing!policies!and!use!of!resources!to!ensure!a!safe,!clean,!and!
orderly!place!that!nurtures!learning,!and!b)!all!aspects!of!the!school!with!respect!to!safety!regulations!including!
effective!operating!procedures!for!internet!safety.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Students,#parents#and#staff#members#all#agree#that#Sonoma#Valley#
SVHS#WASC#Survey#results#
191#
#
High#School#provides#a#safe#environment#that#promotes#learning#
indicate#that#staff,#students,#and#
for#all#students.##Continual#efforts#are#being#made#by#our#custodial#
parents#regard#SVHS#as#a#safe#
staff#to#keep#all#facilities#clean.###However,#according#to#the#results#
environment.#
from#student#surveys,#bathroom#cleanliness#is#still#something#to#
#
improve#on.##Individual#teachers#implement#recycling#in#the#
The#following#contribute#to#the#safety#of#
classroom#and#recycling#bins#are#available#throughout#campus.##The# our#campus:#
Earth#Club#provides#large#recycling#cans#where#teachers#and#
SRO#Deputy#
students#can#dispose#of#their#recyclables.##Students#serving#school#
Child#Welfare#and#Attendance#
detentions,#as#well#as#students,#who#do#not#dress#for#P.E.,#assist#
Worker#
with#campus#beautification.#
PE#enforced#dress#
#
code/Detention#
Individual#teachers#ensure#safe#and#orderly#classrooms#by#
Emergency#plan,#clipboard#in#
providing#students#with#a#classroom#set#of#rules.##Within#the#first#
rooms#
two#weeks#of#school,#administrators#meet#with#each#grade#level#of#
Campus#supervisors#
students#to#provide#Schoolwide#Behavior#Expectations.##All#
Referral#process#
students#receive#a#school#calendar/handbook#and#a#free#student#
Bathroom#passes#
planner#with#a#number#of#school#related#items#from#the#daily#bell#
Late#passes#
schedule#to#measuring#conversions.##Parents#must#sign#and#return#
Student#health#concerns#list#
the#agreement#every#year#their#child#attends#SVHS.##The#campus#is#
distributed#to#faculty#
patrolled#by#campus#supervisors,#a#Sonoma#County#Deputy#Student#
Protocols#for#emergency#medical#
Resource#Officer#and#the#administrative#staff.###
treatment#(seizures,#diabetic#
#
emergencies,#etc.)#are#discussed#
The#College#and#Career#Center#and#school#counselors#are#available#
with#staff.#
to#guide#students#towards#educational#goals#after#
The#Disaster#Preparedness#Team#
graduation.##Additionally,#counselors#provide#emotional#and#social#
meets#after#drills#to#analyze#each#
support.##Counselors#facilitate#conflict#resolution#between#students,#
experience.##Emergency#
act#as#a#liaison#to#services#provided#at#school#or#the#community,#
handbooks#are#in#each#room.#
and#refer#out#for#professional#help#as#needed.##The#entire#staff#
Evacuation#maps#are#posted#in#
works#to#ensure#a#safe,#clean#and#orderly#campus#that#nurtures#
each#room.#
learning.#
Evacuation#drills#and#lockdown#
##
drills#are#held#regularly,#and#the#
Safety#issues#are#being#addressed#in#a#variety#of#ways.##The#school#
staff#is#asked#for#feedback#to#
prepares#for#disasters#and#other#emergency#situations#by#
improve#the#process.#
organizing#drills#and#updating#it#every#year.##All#staff#is#designated#a#
Behavior#expectation#meetings#
role#within#an#Incident#Command#Team.##Classrooms#are#equipped#
are#held#with#the#Administration.#
with#Emergency#Procedures#Handbooks.##
Earth#Club#
##
Survey#to#teachers.#
Students#feel#comfortable#communicating#with#staff#about#
Philanthropic#component#of#
academic#and/or#personal#problems.##Students#feel#respected#by#
Senior#Project#
the#staff#and#feel#that#SVHS#is#supportive#of#all#cultural#groups#and#
Student#elections#select#the#
diverse#populations.##The#faculty#makes#every#effort#to#work#with#
campus#leaders#and#the#
Administrators#to#maintain#a#wellCfunctioning#school#site.##The#staff#
representatives#on#the#general#
feels#valued#and#respected#by#the#Administration.##Many#teachers#
assembly#which#represents#the#
attend#conferences#and#workshops#to#enhance#their#teaching#while#
students#in#the#decision#making#
others#participate#in#BTSA#and#other#district,#county#and#state#
process.#
programs.#
Cycle#of#Inquiry#is#used#by#some#
#
departments.#
Many#students#participate#in#after#school#sports#where#they#
Department#meetings#are#held#
maintain#a#high#code#of#conduct#and#an#appropriate#grade#point#
on#a#regular#basis#to#discuss#
average.##Coaches#routinely#check#grades#and#communicate#
pertinent#issues.#
strategies#to#student#athletes.##Students#are#also#involved#in#the#
BTSA#assists#new#teachers#
decision#making#process#through#representation#on#various#
committees.##
CAHSEE#exam#
#
SAY#
Staff#share#ideas,#reflect#upon#progress#and#discuss#strategies#
Student#Elections#convention#
during#common#planning#time#meetings.##Information#is#shared#and#
192#
#
discussions#take#place#at#monthly#staff#meetings#and#department#
meetings.##The#internet,#email,#SCOE#newsletters#and#attendance#at#
workshops#are#also#vehicles#by#which#the#staff#at#SVHS#obtains#
information#about#current#educational#research.#
#
At#the#beginning#of#the#school#year,#the#administrators#visit#all#
grade#levels#to#explain#and#clarify#the#attendance#rules#and#
procedures.##Students#are#rewarded#for#exemplary#attendance#each#
semester.##A#loss#of#credit#procedure#is#also#in#place#to#promote#
attendance.##Students#are#given#the#opportunity#to#earn#back#lost#
credit#by#attending#Saturday#schools.##A#minimum#of#ten#Saturday#
schools#is#offered#during#each#semester#to#make#up#lost#credit,#
reduce#demerits,#or#gain#back#lost#participation#points#from#tardys.#
#
Vice#Principals#track#attendance#records#of#students#on#a#regular#
basis.##Conferences#are#held#with#students#when#attendance#or#
academic#performance#is#jeopardizing#academic#
success.##Student/parent#conferences#are#frequently#part#of#the#
process#as#well.##
#
PowerSchool#tracks#tardys#and#cuts#to#help#parents#be#more#
aware.##Loss#of#credit#is#communicated#to#the#students#and#their#
parent#during#the#current#semester#through#notifications,#phone#
calls#and#letters.##Truancy#letters#are#sent#home#through#our#
districts#Child#Welfare#and#Attendance#Worker#located#in#the#
administrative#office#at#SVHS.##Letters#are#translated#and#sent#home#
in#both#English#and#Spanish.#In#addition,#many#teachers#
individually#contact#the#parents#of#students#who#have#attendance#
problems.###
Encouraging#health#food#choices#
Service#clubs#
City#Council#forum#
Living#Skills#classes#
Use#of#technology#
School#Wide#Use#of#Cornell#notes#
Administrators#use#call#slips#to#
bring#in#students#for#
conferencing#regarding#academic#
progress#and#attendance#
problems.#
!
High(Expectations/Concern(for(Students(
(
Indicator:!!The#school#demonstrates#caring,#concern,#and#high#expectations#for#students#in#an#environment#that#
honors#individual#differences#and#is#conducive#to#learning.#
#
Prompt:##Evaluate!the!schools!work!to!ensure!the!effectiveness!of!an!atmosphere!of!caring,!concern,!and!high!
expectations!for!students!in!an!environment!that!honors!individual!differences!and!is!conducive!to!learning.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
High#expectations#and#academic#rigor#in#all#courses#curriculum#has#
been#the#primary#focus#and#goal#at#SVHS#for#the#past#several#years.##
This#commitment#to#maintaining#high#expectations#for#students#is#
Tolerance#Campaign#Handouts#/#
evident#in#our#adoption#of#aCg#graduation#requirements,#as#well#as#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
the#growth#of#our#AP#Program.###
SVHS#ExtraCCurricular#Clubs#/#
#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
The#academic#and#emotional#support#that#many#students#need#is#
provided#by#a#number#of#SVHS#programs,#that#include#but#are#not#
limited#to#the#SVHS#AVID#program,#the#establishment#of#the#
Minutes#(Counseling#
Advisory#period#in#the#Fall#of#2013#allowing#teachers#and#students#
Department##
to#form#long#lasting#and#trustworthy#relationships#over#a#4#year#
College#&#Career#Center#New#
period.####
Teacher#Lunches#
#
We#have#had#a#high#rate#of#turnover#within#our#Counseling#
Department,#as#we#currently#have#2#brand#new#counselors#this#
year.##SVHS#is#working#on#making#sure#that#our#Counseling#
193#
#
Department#members#have#ample#opportunity#to#establish#
meaningful#relationships#with#the#students#on#their#caseload,#so#
they#can#provide#guidance#academically#and#emotionally.##
#
The#College#and#Career#Center#staff#works#closely#with#the#
Counseling#Department#to#support#the#entire#student#body.##The#
College#and#Career#Center#is#open#every#day#from#8:00C3:30#and#
provides#students#access#to#computers,#college#support,#career#
exploration#and#job#support#in#addition#to#many#other#services.##
#
To#combat#the#problem#of#bulling,#in#the#Spring#of#2012,#a#group#of#
students,#teachers#and#administrators#initiated#the#Tolerance#
Campaign.##This#consisted#of#the#establishment#of#the#NoCHateC
Hotline#and#making#students#aware#of#support#systems#that#exist#
on#campus.#A#motivational#guest#speaker#was#brought#in#in#the#Fall#
of#2012#to#speak#to#the#entire#student#body,#and#the#film#Bullied#
produced#by#the#Teaching#Tolerance#series#out#of#the#Southern#
Poverty#Law#Center#was#shown#in#all#Social#Studies#classes.####
#
As#mentioned#early#in#Chapter#4,#the#GayCStraight#Alliance#Club#was#
formed#during#the#2005C2006#school#year.##At#the#time#there#was#a#
homophobic#atmosphere#at#the#school#with#many#incidents#of#
homophobic#behavior#and#bullying.##The#club#was#set#up#to#end#
these#behaviors#and#to#provide#a#safer#campus#for#students.#The#
over#the#past#eight#years#the#club#has#grown#from#three#students#to#
over#thirty#today,#with#some#special#events#drawing#over#forty#plus#
students.##
!
!
Atmosphere(of(Trust,(Respect(and(Professionalism(
(
Indicator:!!The#school#has#an#atmosphere#of#trust,#respect#and#professionalism.##
#
Prompt:##To!what!degree!is!there!evidence!of!an!atmosphere!of!trust,!respect,!and!professionalism?!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#staff#at#SVHS#has#begun#to#rebuild#an#atmosphere#of#trust#and#
professionalism#beginning#in#the#spring#semester#of#2013.##Our#
school#has#been#though#a#number#of#changes,#high#staff#turnover,#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
budget#cuts,#and#3#different#principals#since#our#last#WASC#report.##
SVHS#Staff#WASC#Survey#
Since#the#fall#of#this#year,#the#staff#has#begun#to#rebuild#trusting#and#
professional#working#relationships#with#each#other,#and#we#
Minutes#
recognize#that#this#is#an#area#that#needs#to#be#improved.##Significant#
#
steps#have#been#made#to#improve#open#and#transparent#
communication#between#staff#and#site/district#administration,#as#
well#as#providing#opportunities#for#all#voices#to#be#heard#and#
respected.###
!
Conclusions(
(
!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#students#and#staff#feel#safe#on#campus,#and#are#very#
Staff#Buy#Back#Day#Agendas#/#
comfortable#in#both#the#classroom#environment#and#the#school#at#
Minutes#
194#
#
large.###Both#staff#and#administration#have#been#very#proactive#in#
ensuring#that#the#academic,#social,#and#emotional#needs#of#students#
are#met#through#many#of#the#programs#and#activities#described#
throughout#the#WASC#report.###However#this#same#level#of#concern#
and#support#needs#to#be#extended#to#the#professional#relationships#
that#exist#between#SVHS#staff#and#administration.##Despite#the#
constantly#changing#administration#within#the#last#6#years,#as#well#
as#instances#where#teachers#have#felt#marginalized#or#ignored#by#
either#the#site#or#district#administration,#the#new#administration#at#
SVHS#has#made#significant#gains#in#a#short#amount#of#time,#
rebuilding#the#environment#of#collegiality#that#once#existed#
between#staff,#administration,#and#district#leadership.###
Dragon#Day#Lesson#Plans#
Minutes#
Admin.#Council#Agendas#/#
Minutes#
!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#needs#to#continue#to#rebuild#and#establish#relationships#of#
professionalism#and#trust#between#staff#and#site/district#
administration.##However#within#this#category,#through#the#
programs#and#actions#listed#above,##SVHS#has#been#able#to#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
successfully#target#the#following#Critical#Learner#Needs#:###
#
Minutes#
graduate.(
SVHS#Course#Catalog/College#
Handbook#
Tolerance#Campaign#Handouts#/#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
SVHS#ExtraCCurricular#Clubs#/#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
#
gap.(#
courses.#
#
!
E3(&(E4.(
(
((Student(Support(Criteria(
195#
#
All!students!receive!appropriate!support!along!with!an!individualized!learning!plan!to!help!ensure!academic!
success.!
!
Students!have!access!to!a!system!of!personal!support!services,!activities,!and!opportunities!at!the!school!and!within!
the!community.!
(
(
Adequate(Personalized(Support(
(
Indicator:!!The!school!has!available!adequate!services,!including!referral!services,!to!support!students!in!such!
areas!as!health,!career,!and!personal!counseling!and!academic!assistance,!including!an!individualized!learning!
plan.!!
(
Prompt:!!Evaluate!the!availability!and!the!adequacy!of!services,!including!referral!services,!to!support!students!in!
such!areas!as!health,!career,!and!personal!counseling!and!academic!assistance,!including!an!individualized!
learning!plan.!
(
Findings##
Evidence#
Sonoma#Valley#High#School#has#a#comprehensive#system#of#support#
SB#1802#individual/parent#
services#available#to#all#students#to#assist#them#in#achieving#
meetings#
academic#success.##This#system#includes#access#to#aid#success#
SSTs#
within#an#integrated,#standardsCbased#curriculum.##Programs#and#
SVHS#Calendar#
modifications#of#curriculum#are#provided#for#students#with#special#
needs.#
#
Staff#Development#Day#
The#site#office#support#staff#consists#of#a#principal,#3.0#vice#
Agendas/Minutes#
principals,#3.4#counselors,#1#College#&#Career#Center#Coordinator#
Staff#Meeting#Agendas/Minutes#
with#one#support#staff,#a#truancy#officer,#a#nurse#technician(7#hours#
per#day),#onsite#SRO,#bilingual#liaison,##registrar,#an#activities#
Minutes#
coordinator,#school#secretary#and#principals#secretary.##Other#
Admin.#Council#
support#staff#includes#a#librarian,#a#technology#specialist,#and#4.5#
Agendas/Minutes#
campus#supervisors.#
#
Sonoma#Valley#High#School#students#have#the#opportunity#to#enroll#
in#advanced#placement#courses,#honors#courses,#Forensics,#ROP,#
and#a#variety#of#elective#courses#as#well#as#participate#on#sports#
teams.##A#wide#selection#of#elective#courses#are#available#to#meet#
the#interests#of#the#students,#including#Video#Production,#Wood#and#
Metal#shops,#Culinary,#Agriculture,#Music,#Drama,#Dance,#Child#
Development.##All#Freshmen#are#placed#in#a#small#learning#
community;#referred#to#as#Teams.##All#Sophomores#are#eligible#to#
enroll#in#a#3#year,#linked#series#of#CTE#courses#referred#to#as#a#
Linked#Learning#Pathway.####
#
The#library#staff#prepares#a#curriculum#and#conducts#research#skills#
units#for#all#students.##Instructional#resources#available#through#the#
library#and#media#services#include#a#computerized#catalog#and#two#
fully#equipped#computer#labs#with#internet#access.##
#
Before#and#after#school,#as#well#as#during#lunch,#students#have#
access#to#4#computer#labs#and#the#computers#in#the#No#Name#
Caf.##The#No#Name#Caf#is#open#until#4:30pm#after#
school.##Students#have#access#to#the#school#library#services#before,#
during#and#after#school.#
#
196#
#
Students#take#a#career#assessment#inventory#as#Freshmen#(Kuder#
Navigator)#and#have#access#to#computer#and#internet#services#for#
direction#in#preparation#for#work#or#higher#education#pursuits#with#
career#guidance#and#college#counseling.##AVID#also#provides#their#
students#with#access#to#college#catalogs,#requirements#and#
opportunities.###Counselors#meet#with#students#each#year#to#plan#
next#years#schedule.#
#
In#addition#to#courses#offered#at#the#high#school,#students#can#take#
junior#college#courses#for#credit#through#concurrent#enrollment#at#
Santa#Rosa#Junior#College.#
#
Each#year#the#counselors#and#AVID#advisors#visit#the#middle#
schools#to#acquaint#the#incoming#freshman#with#the#course#
offerings#and#high#school#and#college#requirements.##The#Math#
department#provides#tutoring#and#also#maintains#a#list#of#available#
student#tutors.##AVID#provides#tutorial#sessions#as#part#of#the#AVID#
class#primarily#with#student#tutors.##The#College#and#Career#Center#
offers#a#list#of#student#peer#tutors.##Revolution#Prep#offers#onCline#
tutoring#sessions#as#well#as#SAT#and#ACT#test#preparation#classes#
for#a#fee.#
#
The#Academic#A+#period#allows#an#extra#50#minutes#every#two#
weeks#in#each#class#to#help#students#with#Ds#and#Fs#bring#up#their#
grades,#as#well#as#provide#enrichment#opportunities#for#students#
with#grades#above#a#C.#
#
All#special#services#students#have#IEPs#or#504s,#which#provide#
accommodations#for#specifically#identified#weaknesses#to#ensure#
academic#success.#
#
The#Counseling#Department#conducts#several#college#nights#and#
bilingual#scholarship#and#financial#aid#nights,#school#day#
workshops#for#students#and#their#parents#that#cover#college#
entrance#requirements,#scholarships,#and#financial#aid.#
#
Throughout#the#year,#the#College#and#Career#Center#coordinates#
and#publicizes#visitations#and#presentations#by#many#colleges#and#
university#representatives.#
(
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompts:!Comment!on!the!availability!and!adequacy!of!the!academic!counseling,!
college!preparation!support,!personal!counseling,!and!health!services!provided!for!the!students!involved!in!online!
instruction.!!
(
Findings##
Evidence#
Does#not#apply#to#Sonoma#Valley#High#School.#
N/A#
(
Direct(Connections(
(
Indicator:((The#school#demonstrates#direct#connections#between#academic#standards#and#schoolwide#learner#
outcomes#and#the#allocation#of#resources#to#student#support#services,#such#as#counseling/advisory#services,#
articulation#services,#and#psychological#and#health#services,#or#referral#services.#
#
197#
#
Prompt:#Evaluate!the!ways!that!there!are!direct!connections!between!academic!standards!and!schoolwide!learner!
outcomes!and!the!allocation!of!resources!to!student!support!services,!such!as!counseling/advisory!services,!
articulation!services,!and!psychological!and!health!services,!or!referral!services.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Sonoma#Valley#High#School#has#a#variety#of#support#mechanisms#in#
SVHS#Expected#Learner#
place#to#ensure#access#to#and#success#within#an#integrated,#
Outcomes#
standardsCbased#curriculum#for#all#students.##Each#of#the#SVHS#
CELDT#Data#
Expected#School#Wide#Learner#Outcomes#have#a#presences#in#all#
Student#Health#Records#
classes#taught#at#SVHS,#with#many#of#the#individual#Expected#School#
Log#entries#input#by#Counselors#
Wide#Learner#Outcomes#receiving#special#attention#in#certain#
into#PowerSchool#
courses.##
Special#Education#
#
documentation#
Special#Education#staff#provides#additional#support#to#students#
Staff#Development#Day#
eligible#for#special#education,#as#well#as#mainstream#classroom#
Agendas/Minutes#
teachers#to#ensure#that#students#are#receiving#the#highest#academic#
Staff#Meeting#Agendas/Minutes#
content#in#the#least#restrictive#environment.##English#Language#
Learners#are#enrolled#in#the#New#Academic#Language#Development#
Minutes#
classes,#EL#History#and#sheltered#classes#in#other#academic#areas.#
Admin.#Council#
#
Agendas/Minutes#
Classes#are#offered#at#SVHS#to#allow#students#access#and#as#much#
flexibility#as#possible#in#their#schedules.#All#core#academic#subjects#
are#offered#each#class#period#to#ensure#access#by#all#students#at#
Sonoma#Valley#High#School.##Several#classes#are#offered#before#and#
after#the#academic#day#to#allow#students#more#flexibility#in#their#
scheduling.#All#core#academic#classes#are#offered#as#sheltered#
classes#with#SDAIE#certificated#teachers.#For#those#students#who#
may#need#credit#recovery#we#offer#Odyssey#online#programs#for#
academic#courses#and#a#Service#Learning#Program#for#elective#
credits.#
#
A#variety#of#strategies#and#programs#promote#an#individualized#
approach#to#learning.##These#strategies#include:#ELD/SDAIE#
instruction,#RSP#accommodations,#modifications#of#instruction#and#
curriculum#and#AVID.##Independent#Study#offers#individual#
instruction#in#core#and#elective#classes#as#an#alternative#to#the#
traditional#high#school#program.#
#
All#9th#grade#students#are#on#a#Freshman#Team.##9C12#grade#
students#have#access#to#a#large#variety#of#staff#and#teacher#
supported#sports#teams#each#season,#as#well#as#an#array#of#40#plus#
clubs#on#campus#including#the#GayCStraight#Alliance,#Los#Dragones#
Latinos,#Key#Club,#the#California#Scholarship#Federation#and#other#
activity#based#clubs.#
#
The#Mentoring#Alliance#matches#adult#community#members#to#
students#for#emotional#support#outside#of#school.#These#mentors#
usually#stay#with#the#students#for#their#entire#high#school#
experience.##
#
Students#who#have#been#suspended#for#minor#infractions#remain#in#
school#but#not#in#class#doing#coursework.#
#
Senior#Project#is#the#culminating#experience#for#seniors#on#our#
campus#and#involves#a#great#deal#of#staff#participation.#
#
198#
#
The#Forensics#Team#and#Mock#Trial#clubs#provide#students#with#an#
opportunity#to#interact#with#students#from#other#high#schools#on#an#
academic#level.##
#
Students#are#provided#multiple#opportunities#to#express#their#
creativity.#The#Leadership#class#plans#and#provides#a#variety#of#
student#activities#to#promote#school#spirit.##The#Leadership#class,#
comprised#of#freshman#through#seniors,#hosts#rallies,#carnivals#and#
three#school#wide#dances.#Over#650#students#attended#this#years#
Homecoming#Dance.#
#
A#slate#of#three#school#officers#is#elected#each#year#through#a#
process#that#replicates#our#national#conventions.##The#school#slate#
conducts#assembly#meetings#to#provide#a#forum#through#which#all#
students#have#a#voice#on#school#matters.##Issues#addressed#range#
from#the#bell#schedule#to#food#choices#in#the#pavilion.##The#
Leadership#class#hosts#a#leadership#retreat#and#key#students#attend#
a#leadership#institute#in#the#summer.#
#
!
Strategies(Used(for(Student(Growth/Development(
(
Indicator:(Strategies#are#used#by#the#school#leadership#and#staff#to#develop#personalized#approaches#to#learning#
and#alternative#instructional#options#which#allow#access#to#and#progress#in#the#rigorous#standardsCbased#
curriculum.#Examples#of#strategies#include:#level#of#teacher#involvement#with#all#students,#a#curriculum#that#
promotes#inclusion,#processes#for#regular#review#of#student#and#schoolwide#profiles,#and#processes#and#
procedures#for#interventions#that#address#retention#and#redirection.#
#
Prompt:#Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!the!types!of!strategies!used!by!the!school!leadership!and!staff!to!develop!
personalized!approaches!to!learning!and!alternative!instructional!options!which!allow!access!to!and!progress!in!
the!rigorous!standards@based!curriculum.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Personalization#is#one#of#the#cornerstones#that#were#used#to#from#
Engineering#and#Design#
the#Critical#Learner#Needs.##As#mentioned#throughout#the#report,#
Pathway#
SVHS#has#established#and#developing#programs#and#structures#
Freshman#Teams#
allow#students#to#receive#a#truly#personalized#education.##Some#of#
these#include#the#creation#of#Freshman#teams,#the#EDT#Pathway,#
Minutes#
the#ongoing#development#of#the#Agriculture#Pathway,#the#
implementation#of#the#Academic#Learning#Plan,#the#expansion#of#
Special#Education#reports#to#
our#AP#Program,#the#expansion#of#SVHS#Student#Clubs,#the#
regular#classroom#teachers#
implementation#of#Advisory,#and#our#extraCcurricular#program#
regarding#individual#student#
offerings#are#just#some#examples#of#this.##SVHS#staff#is#also#working#
needs.#
together#by#modeling#professional#and#caring#behavior#in#our#
interactions#with#each#other.##
#
Sonoma#Valley#High#School#offers#students#small#learning#
communities#to#better#meet#individual#learning#needs.##Each#
teacher#is#trained#to#modify#lessons#in#order#to#accommodate#
Special#Education#students.#
!
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompt:#Provide!evidence!that!the!processes!and!strategies!are!effective!for!
incoming!students!with!regard!to!orientation!or!induction!and!the!ongoing!monitoring!and!support!of!the!students!
to!ensure!all!have!a!full!opportunity!for!academic!success.!!
!
199#
#
Findings##
Evidence#
N/A#
!
Support(Services(and(Learning(
(
Indicator:#The#school#leadership#and#staff#ensure#that#the#support#services#and#related#activities#have#a#direct#
relationship#to#student#involvement#in#learning,#e.g.,#within#and#outside#the#classroom,#for#all#students,#including#
the#EL,#GATE,#special#education,#and#other#programs.#
#
Prompt:#Evaluate!the!extent!to!which!the!school!leadership!and!staff!ensure!that!the!support!services!and!related!
activities!have!a!direct!relationship!to!student!involvement!in!learning,!e.g.,!within!and!outside!the!classroom.!
Evaluate!the!processes!that!are!used!to!identify!under@performing!or!struggling!students!and!the!interventions!to!
address!these!identified!student!learning!needs.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#is#making#sure#that#all#students#have#an#opportunity#to#be#
Schedule#changes#
involved#in#their#education.##The#Open#Enrollment#Policy,#the#
Peer##tutoring#resources#
growth#in#our#AP#Program,#challenging#students#with#the#new#aCg#
Recovery#credit#programs,#
Graduation#requirements,#the#continued#success#of#our#AVID#
Odyssey#online#and#Service#
program#reaching#out#to#first#generation#college#students,#and#the#
Learning.#
establishment#of#our#Freshman#Teams#are#all#examples#of#how#
SVHS#is#opening#doors#for#all#of#the#student#body.##SVHS#needs#to#
continue#to#develop#a#method#to#measure#the#success#and#impact#of#
Minutes#
its#current#interventions,#and#adopt#new#forms#of#intervention#as#
needed,#to#help#students#be#successful#in#high#school.##
Minutes#
#
A+#Period#
On#a#daily#basis,#teachers#check#in#with#their#students#using#
Advisory#Period#
PowerSchool,#and#provide#as#needed#intervention#during#the#A+#
Freshman#Seminar#Period#
Period,#Advisory#Period,#or#Freshman#Seminar#Period.##Counselors#
identify#students#earning#Ds#and#Fs#and#meet#with#individual#
students#to#offer#support.##This#year#SVHS#staff#has#instituted#a#Fab#
5,#where#teachers#select#5#students#who#are#at#risk#in#terms#of#
grades,#and/or#need#social#and#emotional#support.##Once#identified,#
teachers#constantly#check#in#with#these#students#throughout#the#
year,#and#attempt#to#build#a#relationship#with#those#students#built#
on#trust,#which#facilitates#the#identifying#what#is#causing#the#
struggles#that#students#are#facing.####
#
With#the#new#Special#Education#PushCIn#model#instituted#this#
year,#more#Special#Ed.#students#are#taking#mainstream#classes#with#
the#support#of#their#case#managers#and#Special#Ed.#teachers#
working#in#mainstream#classes.##The#next#step#is#to#revise#and#
develop#a#similar#plan#of#support#for#our#EL#students.###
!
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompt:#Evaluate!the!extent!to!which!the!support!services!and!related!activities!
have!a!direct!relationship!to!student!involvement!in!learning!with!respect!to!equity!of!access,!availability!of!
computers!and!internet.!!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
N/A#
!
Equal(Access(to(Curriculum(and(Support(
(
Indicator:#All#students#have#access#to#a#challenging,#relevant,#and#coherent#curriculum#to#all#students.#Schools#
regularly#examine#the#demographics#and#distribution#of#students#throughout#the#class#offerings#(e.g.,#master#
200#
#
class#schedule#and#class#enrollments)#and#the#types#of#alternative#schedules#available#for#repeat#or#accelerated#
classes#(e.g.,#summer,#class#periods#beyond#the#traditional#school#day).#
#
Prompt:#What!have!you!learned!about!the!accessibility!of!a!challenging,!relevant,!and!coherent!curriculum!to!all!
students?!What!have!you!learned!from!examining!the!demographics!and!distribution!of!students!throughout!the!
class!offerings!(e.g.,!master!class!schedule!and!class!enrollments)?!Evaluate!the!impact!of!the!types!of!alternative!
schedules!available!for!repeat!or!accelerated!classes!(e.g.,!summer,!class!periods!beyond!the!traditional!school!day)!
on!student!achievement?!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
With#the#establishment#of#our#Open#Enrollment#Policy,#SVHS#does#
not#prohibit#or#limit#its#student#body#from#taking#any#of#the#courses#
SVHS#Summer#School#Course#
offered.###As#a#result#we#are#seeing#increased#improvement#in#the#
Offerings#
enrollment#of#traditionally#underCrepresented#groups#within#our#
Honors#/#AP#Enrollment#
Honors#/#AP#Program.##This#is#most#notably#seen#in#our#Latino#
Honors#/#AP#Demographics#
enrollment#in#Honors#/#AP#classes.###That#said#we#are#learning#that#
EDT#Enrollment#
there#is#still#work#that#needs#to#be#done#in#ensuring#that#our#school#
EDT#Demographics#
demographics#match#the#makeCup#of#our#Honors#/#AP#classes.##
#
There#is#a#growing#concern#that#male#students#are#becoming#underC
represented#in#these#classes,#which#has#become#a#recent#discussion#
topic#of#SVHS#staff#as#to#how#we#can#address#this#growing#concern.#
Another#area#where#there#is#a#gender#discrepancy#is#seen#in#the#
female#enrollment#in#our#EDT#Pathway.##SVHS#has#taken#the#
important#step#of#opening#access#to#all#students,#and#now#has#to#
address#why#student#groups#like#those#mentioned#above#are#not#
taking#advantage#of#these#programs.##
#
The#format,#frequency,#and#course#offerings#of#Summer#School#at#
SVHS#is#evolving,#as#we#are#looking#toward#offering#more#recovery#
and#original#classes#to#students#during#the#summer.##
!
(CoDCurricular(Activities(
(
Indicator:#School#leadership#and#staff#link#curricular#and#coCcurricular#activities#to#the#academic#standards#and#
#
Prompt:#Evaluate!the!extent!of!the!availability!and!link!of!curricular!and!co@curricular!activities!for!all!students!to!
the!academic!standards!and!schoolwide!learner!outcomes.!How!effective!are!these!efforts?!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Student# involvement# in# activities# outside# of# the# classroom# is# both#
meaningful# and# intrinsic# to# the# culture# of# Sonoma# Valley# High#
Learner#Outcomes#
School.##As#mentioned#in#Chapter#1#and#2,#SVHS#offers#a#wide#range#
SVHS#Student#Club#Meeting#
of# extracurricular# activities# including# more# than# 46# clubs# and# 30#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
interscholastic#sports#teams.##There#has#been#a#significant#increase#
SVHS#Athletic#Program#
in#student#led#clubs#which#are#academic,#service#oriented#and/or#of#
SVHS#School#Profile#
special#interest#in#nature.##A#few#years#ago#Club#Rush#began#and#is#
Chapter#II#WASC#Report#
now# an# annual# event# which# encourages# students# to# become#
SVHS#Website#
involved#at#school.##Freshmen#in#particular#are#encouraged#to#join#
SVHS#Club#RUSH#
at#least#one#club,#sport#or#coCcurricular#activity.##There#has#been#a#
significant# increase# involvement# and# enthusiasm# around# student#
clubs.#
#
The# Link# Crew# Program# was# introduced# and# implemented# five#
years# ago# based# on# a# commitment# to# support# incoming# freshmen#
201#
#
and# desire# to# improve# our# school# culture.# # The# program#

coordination# has# expanded# from# one# staff# member# to# four# trained#
staff# members# in# 2013C2014.# # The# three# new# Freshman# Team#
teachers,#plus#one#returning#leader,#implemented#and#expanded#the#
Link#Crew#program.##Beginning#with#a#Link#Crew#Orientation,#every#
freshman# is# assigned# a# trained# upperclassman# Link# Leader.# # This#
peer# mentor# relationship# beginning# on# the# day# of# orientation# is#
designed# to# continue# throughout# the# year.# # Each# Link# Leader# is#
assigned# to# a# freshman# team# to# offer# additional# support# through#
the# freshman# team# structure.# # Beyond# the# initial# fourChour#
orientation,# the# program# has# expanded# to# include# Link# Leader#
studentCled# activities# during# Freshman# Seminar,# as# well# as#
extracurricular#activities#for#all#freshmen,#run#by#the#Link#Leaders.##
Activities# include:# a# three# way# dodge# ball# game# at# lunch# for# all#
freshmen,# guidance# about# Homecoming# and# other# student#
activities,#a#movie#night#for#all#freshmen,#a#nacho#party#and#a#finals#
study#party#where#the#Link#Leaders#act#as#tutors.##In#previous#years,#
the# participation# rate# was# approximately# 50%# since# Link# Crew#
happened#in#the#days#prior#the#first#day#of#school.##This#year,#2013C
2104,# the# Link# Crew# Program# had# its# most# successful# year# since#
freshman# orientation# occurred# on# the# first# day# of# school# allowing#
for#the#entire#freshman#class#to#participate.##
#
This#year#for#the#first#year#ever,#SVHS#had#an#alternative#first#day#of#
school.##The#goal#for#this#first#day#was#to#show#students#what#we,#as#
a#staff,#valued#above#and#beyond#the#curriculum#of#our#courses.##An#
acronym# of# the# school# mascot,# DRAGON,# was# developed# (Dreams,#
Respect,#Academics,#Grit,#Originality,#Nobleness)#and#a#lesson#was#
developed# for# each# period# of# the# first# day# of# school# addressing#
these# themes.# # The# lessons# were# developed# by# a# crossCcurricular#
team#of#teachers#over#the#summer#and#were#taught#and#presented#
to# the# staff# at# the# Staff# Development# Day# prior# to# the# first# day# of#
school.##The#Expected#Schoolwide#Learner#Outcomes#were#used#as#
the#guiding#document#in#the#creation#of#the#curriculum#for#Dragon#
Day.##
!
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompt:!Evaluate!the!schools!processes!to!address!the!needs!of!socialization!for!
the!students!and!involvement!in!the!school.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
N/A#
!
Student(Involvement(in(Curricular/CoDCurricular(Activities(
(
Indicator:#The#school#has#an#effective#process#for#regularly#evaluating#the#level#of#student#involvement#in#
curricular/coCcurricular#activities#and#student#use#of#support#services.#
#
Prompt:#Evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!the!school!process!for!regularly!evaluating!the!level!of!student!involvement!
in!curricular/co@curricular!activities!and!student!use!of!support!services.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
The#evaluation#of#student#involvement#in#extraCcurricular#activities#
#SVHS#Expected#Schoolwide#
happens#on#a#variety#of#levels.##In#many#cases#this#is#conducted#by#
Learner#Outcomes#
the#groups#responsible#for#organizing#these#activities.##Some#of#
these#evaluations#are#done#by#the#ASB,#the#SVHS#Leadership#Class,#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
202#
#
as#well#as#the#SVHS#Administration.#With#attendance,#and#meeting#
agendas#and#minutes#required#for#all#SVHS#Student#Clubs,#we#are#
able#to#gather#data#to#measure#the#level#of#participation#of#our#
student#body.##Although#this#evaluation#exists#in#the#pockets#
described#above,#SVHS#needs#to#work#on#developing#methods#to#
measure#and#track#student#involvement#in#extraCcurricular#
activities#that#is#systematic.##
SVHS#Website#
SVHS#Club#RUSH#
!
Additional(Online(Instruction(Prompt:!Provide!evidence!about!the!effectiveness!of!the!students!involvement!in!
school!and!community!activities,!such!as!clubs,!yearbook,!newsletter,!newspaper,!field!trips,!volunteer!work,!service!
projects,!college!courses,!etc.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
N/A#
!
Student(Perceptions(
(
Indicator:##The#school#is#aware#of#the#student#view#of#student#support#services#through#such#approaches#as#
interviewing#and#dialoguing#with#student#representatives#of#the#school#population.#
#
Prompt:##Comment!on!the!student!view!of!student!support!services!after!interviewing!and!dialoguing!with!student!
representatives!of!the!school!population.!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
Under#our#new#site#administration,#SVHS#staff#is#trying#to#reach#out#
SVHS#Student#WASC#Survey#
to#students#for#feedback#on#the#support#services#that#are#provided#
Annual#SVHS#Senior#Survey#
to#them.##The#annual#Senior#Survey,#the#ASB#General#Assembly#
Meetings,#SVHS#Leadership,#and#the#recent#SVHS#WASC#Student#
/#Minutes#
Survey,#are#all#examples#of#how#we#as#a#staff#are#attempting#to#
#
reach#out#to#students.##That#said,#what#needs#to#be#further#
developed#is#the#follow#up#to#that#feedback.##
!
Conclusions(
(
Prompt:##Comment!on!the!degree!to!which!this!criterion!is!being!addressed!
!
Findings##
Evidence#
SVHS#has#a#number#of#extraCcurricular#activities,#clubs,#and#events#
that#allow#students#from#all#backgrounds#and#interests#to#feel#a#part#
of#the#SVHS#community.##However,#SVHS#needs#to#provide#more#
accountable#opportunities#for#students#to#communicate#their#
/#Minutes#
opinions#and#perspectives#to#staff.###
#
Learner#Outcomes#
SVHS#Parents#have#a#variety#of#resources#to#keep#in#touch#with#
their#childs#progress#and#events#on#campus,#and#our#high#school#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
has#remained#proactive#in#its#outreach#to#parents.#However,#SVHS#
needs#to#continue#to#build#additional#support#structures#and#
resources#to#connect#with#parents,#particularly#within#the#Latino#
community.#
SVHS#Website#
SVHS#Club#RUSH#
#
!
!
203#
#
Findings##
Within#this#category,#SVHS#needs#to#show#growth#in#the#following#
Critical#Learner#Needs.##
#
gap.(#
Evidence#
SVHS#Critical#Learner#Needs##
/#Minutes#
Learner#Outcomes#
Agendas#/#Minutes#
SVHS#Website#
SVHS#Club#RUSH#
#
!
!
204#
#
WASC(Category(E.(School(Culture(and(Support(for(Student(Personal(and(Academic(Growth:((Strengths(
and(Growth(Needs(
Category(E.((School(Culture(and(Support(for(Student(Personal(and(Academic(Growth:(((
Areas(of(Strength(
(
1. SVHS#has#a#number#of#extraCcurricular#activities,#clubs,#and#events#that#allow#students#from#all#
backgrounds#and#interests#to#feel#a#part#of#the#SVHS#community.##
2. Parents#have#a#variety#of#resources#to#keep#in#touch#with#their#childs#progress#and#events#on#campus#
through#voice#mail#and#email#with#teachers,#the#school#website,#including#teacher#pages,#parent#connect,#
PowerSchool#Parent#Portal,#and#2#local#newspapers.#
3. Each#classroom#is#equipped#with#an#emergency#handbook#detailing#what#people#are#to#do#in#the#event#of#
an#emergency.#
4. There#is#extensive#support#for#students#taking#the#CAHSEE#for#the#first#time#as#well#as#for#students#
needing#remediation#for#retakes.##These#include#specific#classes,#tutoring#sessions,#Academic#plus#
periods,#and#material#to#support#success.##
5. Independent#Study#offers#a#challenging#alternative#to#the#traditional#high#school#core#curriculum.#
(
(
#
Category(E.((School(Culture(and(Support(for(Student(Personal(and(Academic(Growth:(((
Areas(of(Growth(
(
1. SVHS#needs#to#create#other#options#in#addition#to#the#A+#Period,#Advisory,#and#Freshman#Seminar#that#
support#all#students#within#all#academics.##SVHS#needs#to#provide#more#accountable#opportunities#for#
students#to#communicate#their#opinions#and#perspectives#to#staff.###
2. SVHS#needs#to#create#a#process#for#annually#evaluating#the#level#of#student#participation#and#
effectiveness#of#the#extraCcurricular#activities#offered#to#the#student#body.###
3. SVHS#needs#to#continue#to#build#additional#support#structures#and#resources#to#connect#with#parents,#
particularly#within#the#Latino#community.##
4. SVHS#needs#to#build#an#additional#intervention#that#targets#students#who#need#emotional#support.##
#
(
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Chapter V:
Schoolwide Action Plan
Sonoma&Valley&High&School&Schoolwide&Action&Plan&&
Rigor&&Support&&Access&&Equity&
!
Critical(Learner(Need(#1:&Provide(academic&rigor&equitably&to(ensure(that(all&students(are(college&
and&career&ready&when(they(graduate.&
&
1.1 Ensure(all(students(successfully(complete(a(College(and(Career(Preparatory(Curriculum.(
1.2 Identify(and(implement(effective(common(structures(and(processes(for(teachers(to(collaboratively(assess(
student(performance(and(plan(instruction(accordingly.!
1.3 Utilize(proven(instructional(strategies(that(are(CCSS(aligned(to(improve(student(academic(success.(
&
Critical(Learner(Need(#2:&Design(and(implement&support&systems&and&intervention&programs&to&
close&the&achievement&gap.&(
2.1
Continue(to(develop(and(assess(schoolwide(programs(that(provide(greater(personalization(to(address(
the(individual(learning(needs(of(students(and(increase(student(engagement.!
2.2 Identify(critical(student(learning(needs;(develop,(implement(and(assess(course,(grade(level(and(
schoolwide(intervention(programs(addressing(the(individual(needs(of(all(students(to(ensure(student(
academic(success.((!
2.3 Continue(to(implement(practices,(programs(and(policies(that(promote(socialHemotional(learning.!
&
Critical(Learner(Need(#3:&Increase(access&and&success&of&underperforming&subgroups(in(rigorous(
aHg(college(preparatory,(Honors(and(AP(classes.(((
3.1(((Increase(the(number(of(students,(especially(those(in(subgroups,(completing(UC/CSU(aHg,(Honors(and(AP(
courses.(
3.2(((Develop!specific(and(targeted(outreach(efforts!to(include(and(support(underrepresented(populations(in(((((
academically(challenging(and(rigorous(college(and(career(preparatory(curriculum.(
Critical(Learner(Need(#1:&Provide(academic&rigor&equitably&to(ensure(that(all&students(
are(college&and&career&ready&when(they(graduate.&
&
Ensure!a!rigorous!curriculum!for!all!students!at!Sonoma!Valley!High!School!
!
Rationale:(With(our(new(graduation(requirements(better(aligned(with(UC/CSU(aHg(requirements,(it(is(important(to(ensure(that(all(
students(are(receiving(a(rigorous(College(Preparatory(curriculum(that(will(help(them(be(successful(in(a(college(or(career(environment(
Supporting&2013&Data:& &
API(Scores/AYP(Report((712(API)(
(
Growth&Targets&(2014H2020):&&
UC/CSU(aHg(Eligibility((38(%(met(requirements)(
CST(Reports(H(2013(%(Proficient(&(Advanced:(ELA(47%,(Math(20.5%,(SS(39.5%,(Science(33.8%((
D/F(Data:(Spring(2013(ELA:(22.3%,(Math(40.9%,(Science(33.1%,(SS(27.2%(
Increase(API(for(each(significant(subgroup(by(5(points(annually(
Increase(Proficiency(Levels(in(Core(Content(Areas(by(3%(annually(
Increase(UC/CSU(aHg(Eligibility(by(5%(annually(until(70%(threshold(is(met(
Early(Assessment(Program((EAP)((%(of(college(ready(juniors(will(increase(by(5%(each(year(
(
(
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(
Decrease(D/F(data(by(5%(annually((
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Schoolwide&Learner&Outcomes&Addressed:&&Strive(to(Succeed;(Use(Language(Effectively;(Compute,(Analyze,(Apply;(Choose(Health(
and(Wellness;(Exercise(Citizenship.(
Impact&on&student&learning&of&academic&standards&and&SLOs:&&Slow(and(steady(progress(expected(amongst(all(student(groups(in(
regards(to(student(learning(and(performance(as(indicated(by(completion(of(aHg(courses.&&&
Monitor&Progress&Tools:& &
CST(Test(Results,(or(like(assessment(
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defines(college(and(
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specifies(benchmarks.((
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begin(implementing(and(
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graduate(profile(
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and(career.((Includes(
reviewing(current(Senior(
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Appendix
APPENDIX
A. WASC Schoolwide Action Plan Progress Key areas for follow-up
B. SVHS Site Specific Acronyms
C. SVUSD Strategic Plan
D. SVHS 2013-2104 School Profile
E. SVHS Spotlight on Performance, 2012-2013
F. SVHS Bell Schedule & School Calendar
G. SVSH Course Catalogue
H. SVHS Graduation Requirements / a-g Course List
I. Personal Learning Plan Academic Plan & Academic Resume
J. Freshman Team Brochure
K. Engaging Electives Brochure
L. Engineering Design & Technology Brochure
M. SVHS College Handbook
N. SVHS College Bound Students Data
O. College Readiness J. Kelly Blog
P. SVHS Behavior Expectations
Q. AVID Report
R. Data Sample Distributed to Teachers
S. WASC Student Survey
T. WASC Teacher Survey
U. WASC Parent Survey
V. SVHS Administration Roles & Responsibilities
W. Master Schedule / Teacher Assignments
X. SVHS Support Personnel Accountability Report Card, 2013
Y. Professional Development Opportunities, 2012-2013
Z. Common Core State Standard Leads and Meetings

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WASC Repo rt 2013/ 201 4

WASC Visiting Team Members

Sonoma Valley High School

CHAPTER I: Student and Community Profile

CHAPTER II: Progress Report

CHAPTER III: Overall Summary

CHAPTER IV: Self-Study Findings

CHAPTER V: Schoolwide Action Plan

WASC Schoolwide Action Plan Progress Key areas for follow-up

Sonoma Valley High School

PREFACE: The Self-Study Process

The Stakeholders Group made up of administration, teachers, certificated staff, parents,

Sonoma Valley High School

WASC Timeline & Meeting Schedule

Focus Group Leader

Focus Group Leaders/WASC

3:00 p.m. Merit

Leadership Class / Principal Information

Parents / Athletic Director / Activities

3:15 p.m. Merit

Student Home Group

Student Home Group

Student Home Group

Student clubs presidents / WASC CoCoordinator / Principal Review process,

Student Representatives from Advisory

(one under classmen and one upper classmen from

Review process, explain 5 areas, bullet

Discussion about initial findings, identified

3:15 p.m. in the

2:10 p.m. location

Home Group Meeting Continuation of CCSS trainings and

WASC Draft Report

Sharing of Survey Results and WASC

Additional/Final Input on Chapter 4,

3:15 p.m. SVHS in

Review WASC Report Chapters 1, 2 and

Review WASC Draft Report Chapters 3

3:15 p.m. in the

WASC Update & Approval of SPSA

3:15 p.m. in the

3:15 p.m. Merit

WASC Update & Overview Timeline

Student Home Group

Overview of Timeline and Visit

Student Home Group

Final draft of report sent to WASC Visiting

Overview Timeline and Visit

Prep for Visit

Student Home Group

Prep for Visit

Prep for Visit

6:30 p.m. SVHS

7:00 p.m. SVHS

Information about Visit

Sonoma Valley High School

Retired English Teacher

Leadership Student Voice

Site Council Representative

Director of Fiscal Services

Sonoma Valley Teen Services

SONOMA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Sonoma Valley High School Administration

SONOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL