Example of A Continuation High School in California
Vail High School is a school located in Montebello, California. It serves 10th-12th grade students from 3 comprehensive high schools in the area. There is an on-campus daycare for the teenage mothers and fathers to use for their children while they are attending school. Students get bussed in everyday from school busses they can take from their original comprehensive schools.
Enrollment in the school starts at the comprehensive high schools. Counselors and administrators recommend the students to attend Vail. New students are enrolled at the beginning of every Quarter. They must attend a mandatory meeting with their parents, Vail Principal and Vail Counselor, where they are informed of all the rules and guidelines they must follow to stay at Vail.
Vail High School follows a Modified Traditional Calendar. The school year starts in late August and ends in late June. The school day starts at 8:00am and ends at 1:50pm. There are 3 one and a half hour periods and 1 Advisory period, which lasts 30 minutes. During the school day, students can take core classes, such as English and Math They also can take electives, such as Art and Woodshop. The Advisory period is an elective class which teaches them how to set goals, life skills and organizational skills.
During the school day students are able to earn 20 credits per quarter. They can earn 80 credits per year. Vail also offers after school courses that are taught through other programs, such as ELO and Adult Education. Students can earn an additional 10 credits per quarter.
Vail High School is like other comprehensive high schools because Vail offers groups such as ASB. Another program students can join is the Rosewood Park Tutoring Program. This program, with the guidance of a teacher, allows the students to go to a local elementary school for one period per day to tutor the students. They also have to write daily reflections on their tutoring and eventually write a children’s book.
When all 220 credits are earned, students are able to attend the yearly graduation held at Vail in June.
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