The mission of West Hills High School is to graduate critical thinkers and problem-solvers who contribute positively to society as productive, responsible citizens.
Activities for the week:
Monday: Collab Day schedule
Tuesday: Regular Day
Wednesday: Regular Day
Thursday: Regular Day: Choir Concert tonight, 7 pm, Bob Guess Theater
Friday: Regular Day: Band Concert, 7 p.m., Bob Guess Theater
Wednesday, December 20, 12:15 p.m. Foyer: All Staff and Faculty Luncheon courtesy of our WHHS Foundation; Food begins at 12:15p.m. Short Faculty and Staff meeting begins at 1:00 p.m. with sign in sheet for Title I Professional Development purposes. We hope you come for the food and social time and everyone please attend the 1:00 p.m. meeting. We know and recognize the need to grade for final exams, we promise we won't keep you past 1:30 p.m. Thank you!
Saturday, March 3, 2018: West Hills 3Oth Year Gala and Hall of Fame Dinner; The Handlery Hotel, tickets on sale soon. We hope you will join us for this West Hills Foundation sponsored fund raiser and celebration!
Sunday, March 18-21, 2018: WASC Visiting Team on Campus
To All Department Chairs, JoAnn Johnson, the entire Guidance Department, WHHS Students, PTSA and all who attended our Articulation Breakfast with Client K-8 schools on Monday. We had a great turn out with many client schools present. We have not held this type of event in the last 5 years and everyone who attended was very happy and pleased to hear our information and our kids!
The following students attended and spoke eloquently and enthusiastically about WHHS:
Here is a link to the Client Schools present.
The following students attended and spoke eloquently and enthusiastically about WHHS:
Here is a link to the Client Schools present.
KUDOS to ASB and Mr. Riego! Camp Wolf PACK this week went very well and folks got into the spirit of the dress up days! We culminated the week in our Winter Assembly and are very proud to announce our student selected "Golden Apple Teacher of the Year" Mrs. Suzanne Sannwald! A terrific teaching librarian, students selected Mrs. Sannwald because she "Cares about us and our learning" and she is "Really amazing..the things she knows are INCREDIBLE"! Congratulations Suzanne! The Wolf Pack is truly grateful you choose to learn, work and educate with us! 
- School WeVideo Accounts - When assigning students a video project, students are generally already set up with a school WeVideo account. But, if you have a new student, you may need to help them get logged in properly. In these cases, please share these student directions. It may also be helpful for you to review this teacher information provided by our GUHSD DLC team.
- Information Literacy Tidbit: On “Container Collapse” - Read this short blog posting on container collapse, including links to an infographic about categorizing information resources, a summary of SOAPSTone, and an article about new digital story formats.
- Poetry Revolution! - Did you know that some of our most popular library books are poetry? Inspired by the popularity of social media poetry, I’ve been building up a print collection of works by new poets, and these titles are in constant circulation. Curious about this literary trend? Browse through this #instapoetry resource, which I also shared when Valhalla Teacher Librarian Stephanie Macceca and I recently co-presented Reading Revolution: New Literacies in Future Ready Learning at SDCUE’s Tech Fair.
WASC Evidence of Rigor and Student Work
Teachers: Monday you will find a blue WASC Evidence folder in your mailbox. Please place evidence of student work from this past year (or previous years) with a WASC Evidence Cover Sheet Please "make a copy" of this sheet BEFORE you type on it. It is a google master form.
Once you select one or two examples of student work, with three achievement levels represented (below expectations, meets expectations, and exceeds expectations), you would then place those samples into the Evidence folders for the WASC Visiting Committee to view and evaluate. There is also an electronic process for those of you would would like to upload the same evidence form plus the three student works for each assignment. (More information to come on this) The MORE EVIDENCE the BETTER. A minimum of three each semester will suffice if you are looking for a minimum number.
We are getting closer and closer to having our report finalized. Please take a look at our Action Plan included in this Draft and give any feedback you like to Randy Cambou or Admin.
We are getting closer and closer to having our report finalized. Please take a look at our Action Plan included in this Draft and give any feedback you like to Randy Cambou or Admin.
We wanted to draw attention to the red attendance coding in Infinite Campus. Attendance laws in California are very narrowly defined (see chart below), and I.C. is color coded for District reporting purposes to the state, not solely for teacher application to student attendance and make up work opportunities.
The first red code, "Unexcused" looks like this (note the "UX") 
This code indicates parents reported the student absent but it does not meet state ADA guidelines. These include absences like: college tours, non-school athletics, family trips, etc. In the case of a “UX”, the student is "explained” absent, NOT TRUANT. We encourage, if appropriate, for any and all make up work to be given to the student.
The second code, "Truant" looks like this (note the "TRU") 
This code indicates the student is absent without explanation or parent notification. Typically, teachers do not allow for make up work in this instance. However, Board Policy allows for teacher discretion on this topic.
Thank you for your time and attention. We wanted to clarify this point when we noticed teachers treating both red codes identically when it came to make-up work policies.
Please don't hesitate to contact April Baker if you have any questions!
BOARD POLICY APPROVED EXCUSED ABSENCES
Illness
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Court appearance
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Medical, dental, optometry, or chiropractic services
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Illness of custodial child
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Quarantine
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Religious holiday or ceremony*
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Funeral of immediate family member
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Other reasons pursuant to board policy*
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*These absences must be requested in writing by parent and pre-approved by a district-designated official.
