Westview High School (San Diego)

Infobox School
name = Westview High School


phone = [phone]
fax = [phone]
established = 2002
type = Public
head = Dawn Kastner
head_email = [e-mail]
street = 13500 Camino del Sur
city = San Diego
state = California
country = United States
district = Poway Unified School District
enrollment = 2,044
lower_grade_limit = 9
upper_grade_limit = 12
publication = The Nexus
mascot = Wally Wolverine and Wilma Wolverine
website = http://www.westviewwolverines.com/

Westview High School is a secondary school located in Rancho Penasquitos, a community of San Diego, California in the United States. It is part of the Poway Unified School District.

The biggest rivals to Westview are the Mount Carmel Sundevils. Other major rivals include Poway High School and Rancho Bernardo High School.

Westview is accredited by the Schools Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. [ [http://www.acswasc.org/directory_searchdetail.cfm?O=3526&Schl=westview&City=&Cat=0&Cnty=0&SchoolCat=Public%20School&Name=Westview%20High%20School&Page=1 Westview High School] , Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Accessed October 23, 2007.] Its CEEB school code is #052-986.

Administration and staff

Westview is divided into three "hubs," each with a separate administration system and cadre of homeroom teachers, designed to cultivate intraschool competition and camaraderie. The combined staff consists of 85 teachers, 4 administrators, 3 counselors, 1 librarian, 1 school psychologist, and 39 support staff. Of the 92 credentialed faculty (teachers, administrators and counselors).

tandards

Originally, Westview incorporated a "standards" system into its grading policy. These standards were based on state standards, and all classes were required to implement them. Each course had a set of standards that students had to pass in order to obtain a passing grade. Each standard had to do with a particular concept taught in the course, and a student passed the standard when he or she demonstrated sufficient knowledge of the concept. One effect of the standards system was that a student was guaranteed a passing grade if he or she passed all the standards of the class. A student would not receive credit for the class if even one standard was incomplete at the end of the quarter. This was especially problematic in math and science courses, which generally had large amounts of standards. This system was dropped at the end of the 2004-2005 school year. [cite web|title=Westview Standards Policy|url=http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/pusdwvhs/grading_policy_new.htm]

ee also

*Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California

References

External links

* [http://www.westviewwolverines.com Westview High School homepage]
* [http://www.powayusd.com Poway Unified School District homepage]