SCHOOL PROFILE

Vandenberg Middle School (VMS) educates students living on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Vandenberg Village, Mission Hills, the United States Prison Property and parts of Lompoc. Our enrollment is approximately 1050 students with about 1000 students bussed to school. The instructional program at VMS stresses access to the core curriculum for all of our students. The curriculum is appropriately aligned with State frameworks and model curriculum guides. VMS also helps prepare students for college offering courses in French, Spanish, Math I, and Science. We have two computer and two technology labs that provide a myriad of opportunities for students to learn basic and technological skills. One of the labs, a twenty-nine station Macintosh Computer Lab, emphasizes computer assisted drafting. Additionally, we have many opportunities for students to be involved in activities such as Associated Student Body (ASB), Senate, House of Representatives, Band, Future Homemakers of America (FHA), assorted noon clubs and sports, the yearbook, the school newspaper, Reflections, and California Junior Scholarship Federation (CJSF). An activities director plans and facilitates noon music and sports, dances, fundraisers, and other assorted activities that increase student involvement and awareness.

SCHOOL FACILITIES AND SAFETY

Vandenberg Middle School is a well maintained educational facility with 48 classrooms and 11 specialized areas to accommodate the physical education program and a number of exploratory and specialized courses. Included in the specialized courses are the Santa Barbara County Center for Therapeutic Education classroom, an opportunity class, and an adjustment center. A major focus at VMS is a safe and orderly school environment. To that end we have proactively sought to reduce unacceptable behaviors on campus. At the beginning of each year, we have an expectations assembly where we discuss proper and acceptable behavior on campus with all students. We have instituted a conflict resolution program that allows students to work through their conflicts with trained peers. We have the services of a CODE and a DARE officer, a disaster committee that deals with disaster readiness, and a discipline committee made up of parents, students, and teachers that meet to discuss discipline concerns.

Excerpts taken from the School Accountability Report Card


VMS HOMEPAGE

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