H.O.P.E.
Valencia High School’s At Risk Programs
Presented by: Joey Davis
AP Valencia High School
•H – House &
•O – Opportunity
•P – Program
•E – Endeavor
• It is the mission of VHS H.O.P.E. to provide all
that is needed to ensure the successful
transition to and completion of, all that is
required in high school. VHS H.O.P.E. helps
students achieve the academic success they
have always been capable of, but had yet to
realize. It is this realization that brings “hope”
where once there was none.
Overview
• Valencia High School –
– highly diverse, attendance issues, motivational
issues, struggling 9th and 10th grade students
(continuation for 11th and 12th)
• No additional funding (not Title I)
• For 9th and 10th grade at risk students no
solutions . . .
• Already had an “At-Risk Counselor” -- caseload
of 75 -- 9th graders
9th Grade House
• Students selected in cooperation with middle
school
• Three Teachers (hand picked) and three core
subjects (Alg 1A, Earth Science, Lang Arts 1)
• Common Prep – planning and collaboration
• 75 students MAX!
10th Grade Opportunity
• 20 students deficient by 30 credits (or more), one
teacher
• Credit recovery
– World History, ASCP, Sociology, Comparative World
Religions, Psychology, Contemporary World Affairs,
Basic Skills.
• Language Arts, Science, and electives done in
regular ed.
• Math is done with a different teacher in the same
room
• Five classes in four hours.
9th grade House Academic Stats
• Students Entering GPA: 1.49
• Students Current GPA: 2.17
• Total Number of “F’s” in the Four Quarters of 8th
Grade Year: 516
• Total Number of “F’s” in First Two Quarters: 93
• Students Who Have Improved Their GPA: 83%
• Students Entering with a 2.00 or Higher- 12%
• Students Currently with 2.00 or Higher- 62%
• Students Currently with a 3.00 or Higher- 15%
9th grade House Attendance Stats. . .
• Overall Absences 2006-2007: 800
• Overall Absences 1st Semester: 377
• Overall Truancies 2006-2007: 388
• Overall Truancies 1st Semester: 89
• * 2006-2007 Statistics reflect 2 semesters
9th grade House Discipline Stats
• Total Suspensions 2006-2007: 30
• Total Suspensions 1st Semester: 2
• Overall Disciplinary Actions Taken 2006-2007:
261
• Overall Disciplinary Actions Taken 1st
Semester: 33
• * 2006-2007 Statistics reflect 2 semesters
10th grade Opportunity Academic Stats
• Total Number of “F’s” 2006-2007: 103
• Total Number of “F’s” 1st Semester: 13
• Students Entering GPA: 0.99
• Students Current GPA: 2.55
• Students That Have Improved Their GPA: 94%
• Students Entering with a 2.00 or Higher- 0%
• Students Currently with 2.00 or Higher- 89%
• Students Currently with a 3.00 or Higher- 22%
• * 2006-2007 Statistics reflect 2 semesters
10th grade Opportunity Attendance
Stats
• Overall Truancies 2006-2007: 61
• Overall Truancies 1st Semester: 29
• Overall Absences 2006-2007: 228
• Overall Absences 1st Semester: 126
• * 2006-2007 Statistics reflect 2 semesters
10th grade Opportunity Credit Stats
• Total Credits Earned 2006-2007: 545/1060
• Total Credits Earned 1st Semester: 675
• Total Credits Recovered: 140
• * 2006-2007 Statistics reflect 2 semesters
10th grade Opportunity Discipline
Stats. . .
• Total Suspensions 2006-2007: 11
• Total Suspensions 1st Semester: 1
• Overall Disciplinary Actions Taken 2006-2007:
61
• Overall Disciplinary Actions Taken 1st
Semester: 13
• * 2006-2007 Statistics reflect 2 semesters
Next Year!
• Three Options
• Mainstream – for kids who can make it
• One period support – kids who need a little
help
• One period plus Intervention Counselor
monitoring