College and Career Prep Academy

Casa Verde High School is a career and college prep academy serving grades 9-12 within the Casa Grande Union High School District. We provide a smaller learning environment supporting positive student achievement. The enrollment is limited to 300 students in grades 9-12.

Program Highlights

We use block scheduling, a college preparatory curriculum, career preparation, and externship opportunities to prepare our students for life beyond high school.

Mission

The mission of Casa Verde High School is:

• to offer its students the finest preparation for college;

• to inspire in its students a lifelong love of learning;

• to encourage each student’s social, cultural and physical development;

• to challenge its students to become leaders, living as citizens of conscience, compassion and action.

 We provide students with a curriculum that enables them to:

• think critically and communicate clearly;

• understand various methods of intellectual inquiry and their connections to each other;

• recognize the interconnections of learning;

• work independently and collaboratively with others;

• develop a global perspective on cultural, social, political, and environmental issues;

• appreciate the importance of beauty and grace in their lives; and

• achieve distinction in accordance with their individual interests and talents.

Our Learning Community

It is a democratic learning community in which all participants take responsibility to make learning a positive, relative, and meaningful experience. The Principal is the educational leader, teachers facilitate the learning process, students take an active role in their learning, and parents are involved on multiple levels.

The intent of Casa Verde High School is to become the school of choice in Casa Grande, providing a college and career preparatory education to students and families of diverse socio-economic means within a serene, personal environment. The school instills a global and social awareness in its students and educates them to become upright citizens who contribute to the community as academic scholars, thinking and acting in a manner consistent with the school’s mission. The school partners with the community to support service learning projects aimed at instilling in our students a social conscience and connection to their community. 

Our Curriculum

·    Our graduation requirements more rigorous than the state

o       22 credits vs. 20 credits

·    Our curriculum is rigorous and challenging

·    Casa Verde just received notification that it has been accepted as an applicant school to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma;

o       Over the next school year, we will be preparing for our authorization visit to gain approval to become an IB school.

Overall, we provide students with a curriculum that enables them to:

·    think critically and communicate clearly;

·    understand various methods of intellectual inquiry and their connections to each other;

·    recognize the interconnections of learning;

·    work independently and collaboratively with others;

·    develop a global perspective on cultural, social, political, and environmental issues;

·    appreciate the importance of beauty and grace in their lives; and

·    achieve distinction in accordance with their individual interests and talents.

Achievement

·    Casa Verde students, on average, earn the highest scale score points in the district, county, and state in all three categories of AIMS, Reading, Writing, and Math;

·    In the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 school years, Casa Verde High School topped all schools in the district in the percentage of students passing AIMS;

·    Compared with all types of schools in the state, for example, traditional comprehensive high schools, charter schools, and college prep, Casa Verde High School students perform above the average on AIMS;

·    97% of the Class of 2007 reported they planned on continuing their education beyond high school.

Electives

·    Casa Verde High School offers the following elective courses:

o       Philosophy

o       Humanities

o       Journalism/Newspaper

o       Yearbook

o       Career Exploration

o       Personal Fitness

o       IT in a Global Society

o       College Reading

o       Art

o       Dance

o       Drama

o       Project Wild

o       Web Design

o       Computers

o       Spanish

o       Leadership