ANDRADA POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL CIENEGA HIGH SCHOOL EMPIRE HIGH SCHOOL Contact: Tina Williams [email protected] Contact: Jeff Vold [email protected] Contact: Jason Miller [email protected] Andrada is a high school with a college and career focus organized around these three pathways: • Healthcare: Medical Assisting, Veterinary Assisting, Sports Medicine, and Behavioral Health • Bioscience: Forensics • Transportation Technologies These Pathways prepare students for national certification exams. In 10th grade, students choose the Pathway they will follow. Students complete college-‐level coursework in the Veterinary Assisting track. Students with IEPs attend general education classes. Additionally, students m ay take an academic support class in the Learning Lab to receive assistance with understanding and completing course work. Several specialized classes are available for students with IEPs based on the recommendation of the IEP team: • Functional M ath • Functional Language Arts The Andrada philosophy of “Freedom with Responsibility” creates opportunities for students to make choices as they develop their time management skills. Contact: Cindy Johnson [email protected] Cienega is Vail School District’s largest high school. Several specialized classes are available for students with IEPs based on the recommendation of the IEP team: • Adaptive English and Adaptive Math • SRA Corrective Reading • Functional Language Arts and Functional Math • Academic Support A peer mentor program is available to partner general education students with students in Special Education to work together during a class period. On-‐ and off-‐campus Vocational Training classes include: • District Office & Campus Office – Students learn to provide clerical services. • Cafeteria – Students learn basic hospitality industry skills. • Recycling/Custodial/Grounds Keeping/Laundry– Students learn a variety of practical maintenance and landscaping skills. • Artisan – Students assemble artful products to sell. • Car Wash – Students learn to detail interiors/exteriors of vehicles. • Yard Crew – Students learn to perform landscape maintenance for commercial and private customers. • Rincon Market Nursery – Students grow plants for sale. Empire High School was the first one-‐to-‐one laptop, textbook-‐free, high school in the nation. Several specialized classes are available for students with IEPs based on the recommendation of the IEP team: • Adaptive English and Adaptive Math classes are offered through co-‐teaching in the general education classroom. • Functional Language Arts and Functional M ath classes are taught by Inclusion Specialists. • Academic Support classes are available for students to receive assistance with understanding and completing course work. A peer mentor program is available to partner general education students with students in Special Education to work together during a class period. On-‐ and off-‐campus Vocational Training classes include: • Cravin’ Ravens – Students learn the tasks involved in running a bakery. • The Garden Club – Students grow and maintain a variety of plants. • Little Ravens – Students learn basic childcare skills. • Maintenance – Students learn skills including shredding and recycling. • Cafeteria – Students learn basic hospitality industry skills. What is offered for students with IEPs at all of our high schools? Vail Special Education Our Common Language At all Vail high schools, each student’s IEP includes a post-‐secondary plan, which details activities and specific classes to assist the student meet their goals after high school. We also focus on meeting students’ needs and providing targeted support to increase each student’s independence and initiative. Everyone on each high school campus shares the responsibility for our students’ success. VAIL ACADEMY AND HIGH SCHOOL Contact: Billy Friggle [email protected] VAHS is a charter school that serves students K-‐ 12. Students receive Special Education services from a Special Education teacher in the general education classrooms. Additionally, students with an IEP may take Educational Applications. This is a class where students learn study skills and m ay receive assistance on course work. All students at VAHS are required to complete 5 years of high school math to graduate. Also, all students are required to pass 2 Honors or AP courses. There is a 6-‐period schedule with Advisor Base on Wednesdays. Vail Academy and High School serves 190 students and the freshmen class consists of 60 students. All schools encourage students to bring their own laptop from home, or the school will provide a Chromebook for the student to use. All high school Special Education Teachers, Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and School Psychologists have access to iPads to use when working with students. The District Assistive Technology Coordinator manages Assistive Technology for students with IEPs. Academic Support classes are available to students to provide assistance with assignments, reteach standards, and provide instruction on IEP goals. Transition from School to Work The Transition from School to W ork (TSW) program is a partnership between the Vail School District and the State of Arizona Vocational Rehabilitation (VR). VR provides funding that enables our high school staff to provide job-‐training opportunities for eligible high school students. Making the Choice A Guide to High School Special Education for Students and Parents TSW offers: • A variety of work crews that provide on-‐the-‐job training experiences. • Individual internships in local businesses. • Support to students who find their own paid positions in the community. • Vocational & Transition Counseling services. • A referral to VR to become eligible to receive services in high school and after graduation. Prepared by the VUSD High School Transition Team – January 2015
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