Woodland Hills Academy

20800 Burbank Blvd. - Woodland Hills CA - 91367
Type of autonomy arrangement: Site-gov Agreement
Basic Profile

Opened In

2006

Grades

6-8

Environment

Urban

Type

District
Autonomies

Program

Determine learning program
Set school-level policy
Determine professional development
Determine authorizer assessments
Determine state assessments

Personnel

Select colleagues
Evaluate colleagues
Transfer or terminate colleagues
Determine tenure policy
Select leaders

Administrative

Determine school budget
Set staff pattern
Determine compensation
Determine teacher workday
Set schedule
Teacher Authority Is...
De Jure and De Facto

The school has de jure autonomy in many areas. See http://www.utla.net/esbmm. Specific areas of teacher authority are unclear. It’s likely that teacher authority is de facto.

About the Learning Program

Provide a positive, student centered environment in which all students will develop academic, social, emotional, and practical skills and attitudes in order to enable them to be lifelong learners and productive, responsible citizens in a diverse society. Woodland Hills proposes to allocate financial and staffing resources to create a school where all students are actively engaged, instructional programs are supported, and parents are informed and involved in this learning environment of varying student abilities, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds.