PVHS students with special needs receive special education services via their IEP.
PVHS special education students are fully included in general education classes, and on a track to earn either a High School Diploma or a Certificate of Completion. Supported through Guided Study classes and an effective relationship with their case carrier, PVHS special education students not only successfully complete their high school curriculum but prepared so they can pursue their post high school dreams including attending colleges and universities across the country. In addition to IEP mandated services, special education students also have access to the other PVHS student support programs such as tutoring and peer mentoring. The PVHS special education staff, composed of dedicated special education teachers, school psychologists, a speech and language pathologist and instructional assistants, works as a team with SPED families to support students so they can reach their full potential while attending PVHS.
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504 Accomodation Plans
Students at PVHS that have accommodations afforded to them under a Section 504 plan are supported by their academic support team comprising their academic counselor and administrator. The academic counselor who also serves as the 504 plan coordinator, meets with each student on an annual basis to review student progress and adjust the accommodations to better meet the needs of each student. The PVHS teachers and staff are extremely diligent in their implementation of 504 Plans. In addition to the accommodations made in the classroom, students with a 504 Plan have access to a host of student support programs including tutoring and peer mentoring.
For more information regarding 504 Plans, please feel free to contact:
D. J. Hill, Associate Principal
Email: mailto:hilld@pvpusd.net
A mentor is defined as a knowledgeable and experienced guide, a trusted ally and advocate, and a caring role model. Due to their close association with other students, Peer Mentors are very important. Often students confronted with an academic or personal problem will seek out advice first from a Peer Mentor and with encouragement that student will contact an adult, such as counselor, teacher, or administrator as necessary. The purpose of the PVHS Peer Mentoring Program is to match high achieving upperclassmen (mentor) with underclassmen needing some additional support academically and/or socially. This relationship will not only help these students to succeed academically but also with post high school planning and the development of life management skills.
The Palos Verdes High School English Language Development (ELD) program is individualized and has evolved based on the needs of the PVHS student population. We offer ELD levels 1, 2 & 3 with a low (5:1) teacher-student ratio. This class is a two-hour block that focuses on reading and writing strategies using Longman’s Keystone series and Focus on Grammar texts, as well as the Thesys Blackboard Blended Online Learning Program. ELD students are fully included in a grade level appropriate, college preparation program, based upon the belief that English learning students at this level are best served by a pull-out/push-in supplemental support program in general education classes. English Language Learners (ELL) are supported in general education classes by qualified teachers, using proven instructional strategies with the support of the ELD coordinator. The ELD coordinator is a credentialed English/CTEL teacher that serves as a liaison, communicating with the teachers, students and parents to provide additional support in academic classes. PVHS provides our ELL students a school environment which fosters physical and emotional security, encourages community involvement, and focuses the school climate on creating opportunities for ELL student engagement.
ELL students are also monitored on a monthly basis to ensure that their reading fluency and comprehension is at or above grade level. Students that are not reading at grade level, or progressing with their peers, are offered several reading intervention programs and time from their non-academic courses to receive supplemental instruction aimed to raise reading fluency and comprehension.