Valley High School (Escondido, California)

Valley High School is an alternative, continuation high school

Continuation high school

A continuation high school is an alternative to a comprehensive high school primarily for students who are considered at-risk of not graduating at the normal pace. The requirements to graduate are the same but the scheduling is more flexible to allow students to earn their credits at a quicker...

, part of the Escondido Union High School District in Escondido, California

Escondido, California

Escondido is a city occupying a shallow valley ringed by rocky hills, just north of the city of San Diego, California. Founded in 1888, it is one of the oldest cities in San Diego County. The city had a population of 143,911 at the 2010 census. Its municipal government set itself an operating...

. VHS has nearly thirty to fifty new students every month.

RTP

Response-Ability Training Program (RTP) is a forty hour program that newly enrolled students are required to attend before becoming full time students, and before receiving a class schedule at Valley. The training program teaches basic requirements, such as: personal responsibility, respecting others and always coming to school prepared. RTP renews every four-weeks with new students and has been taught by Steve Atwood, a teacher, for over twenty-five years.

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