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Adolfo Camarillo High School, home of the Scorpions

About ACHS

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ABOUT ADOLFO CAMARILLO HIGH SCHOOL

ACHS Mission Statement

Mission Statement

Adolfo Camarillo High School’s mission is to promote a college-preparatory learning environment that assists all students in attaining their highest level of academic achievement.

Vision Statement

Adolfo Camarillo High School’s vision is to create and maintain a college-preparatory learning environment by providing college prep, honors, Advanced Placement, and career technical education courses that assist all students in attaining a high level of academic achievement as measured by state standards, common and individual teacher assessments, and classroom observations. Staff collaboration contributes to student success on all levels. ACHS will provide individualized assistance to students who experience difficulties and challenges. Safety and tolerance will be integrated across the curriculum to develop the necessary social and interpersonal skills to equip our college preparatory students to achieve success after graduation.

Values Statement

School Culture

  1. Safe, friendly, tolerant, and positive environment
  2. Honesty, work ethic, independence, respect, and praise students
  3. Emphasize and develop learning and life skills (such as critical thinking, individual and group dynamics, reading, writing, and synthesis)
  4. Help build student’s self-esteem and value students’ unique contributions

Instructional Strategies

  1. Immediate, positive feedback and frequent checking for understanding
  2. Differentiated instruction
  3. Daily learning goals on the front board which are reviewed throughout the lesson
  4. Re-teach and re-test
  5. Teachers evaluate common assessments including benchmarks to ensure rigor

Collaboration

  1. Teachers continued personal education to evolve as professionals through collaboration
  2. Collaborative groups that work together to create and follow pacing calendars and common formative and summative assessments
  3. Collaborative groups strive for common agreements for each lesson, unit, chapter, and theme