That’s a long story but here is the short version: back when we first opened, there was a lot of interest amongst our community to become an International Baccalaureate (IB) school. When parents found out that typically, IB schools do not offer many AP courses, we moved away from the idea, but the name was set.

Having said that, our teaching staff hails from a variety of backgrounds and several foreign countries. Our Speech and Debate program, and the AP Capstone Diploma program, also both have an international outlook and focus.

In the 2022-2023 school year, we plan on applying to USCIS to be able to offer F1 visas for foreign students.

VIP High School is a free, public, independent charter school. As an independent charter school, we essentially operate as our own school district with our own board of directors.

LAUSD is our “authorizer.” Every year, they audit us through an “oversight visit,” and every five years, evaluate whether to renew our charter. VIP is up for charter renewal in the 2024-2025 school year. Based on our testing data and college results, we’re confident about renewal.

VIP is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and our courses are all California A-G approved.

No! In fact, there are many advantages in attending a smaller school for college admissions. For one, admissions departments look at a student only in relation to other students at their particular school. In other words, they ask, “Did this student challenge themself at the institution they attended?” As a result, VIP offers a thoughtful selection of AP courses (typically 8-9 a year), so that students are not at a disadvantage in college applications.

As a result, VIP’s college results include five Ivy League schools and numerous acceptances at top-tier public and private colleges and universities around the country and internationally.

Despite being a smaller school, we offer a variety of events for both parents and students! Events include winter and spring formal, prom, parent events, restaurant fundraisers, and so on.

A number of student clubs including Student Council, Black Student Union, Jewish Student Union, and more regularly meet. To start a club, all a student needs is a teacher sponsor.

Not at this time.

No. Our campus is located close to the 240 and 744 bus lines, which both run down Ventura Blvd and up Reseda Blvd. The 152 bus line also runs the length of Roscoe Blvd. Many families come up with carpool arrangements, which the school offers some assistance on. There are 50 parking spots for students on campus, which are assigned on a lottery system with seniors getting priority.

Yes we do! Due to recent legislation, it appears that school lunch will be free for all families for this year and next. Nevertheless, families must still complete an NSLP application and submit income information in order to receive a school lunch card. The school lunch card will have a barcode unique to each student that they swipe at checkout.

Campus is open at 7:30AM every morning and generally closes around 5:00PM.

No we do not.

No we do not, although we certainly encourage it for college applications. However, we do tell our students that doing one thing in-depth is better than doing a lot of smaller activities.

No, our tech:student ratio is approximately 3:1 and tech is used sparingly. Our governing philosophy regarding technology integration is: “Class time needs to be used for things students can’t do without the teacher or can’t do without each other. Students can stare at a screen outside of class time, and a computer is not a substitute for an engaging lesson plan.”

However, students can bring their own devices to campus. Our rule regarding technology is that the teacher is in charge of the classroom, and if they tell students that an activity is tech-free, that must be honored.

Parents have live access to teacher gradebooks via Parent Portal. All teachers use Google Classroom as a learning management system and supplement to classroom instruction. Parents can choose to receive daily, weekly, or monthly updates from Google Classroom as well.