Welcome Back Students!

Welcome back students! The Fall Semester has begun! Everyone is excited and enthusiastic. Keep up your excitement! That will keep you motivated to learn and progress. I look forward to our journey together.

Accreditation -- Round Two

I must admit I was surprised at the efficacy of the last "cred" meeting. Even though we were asked to answer many questions which were completely out of the teacher's scope of information, i.e., administrative policies, etc., it was actually a positive experience going through the questions and discussing them. This week we will attempt to bring some answers to the table -- to find information, to define, hone, explicate...in other words, answer the questions in a meaningful way that will satisfy the requirements of the accreditation team. This is no exercise in futility -- this is a real endeavor that requires th thought, research, analysis and understanding in order to fulfill our mission of proving that we are accreditation-worthy. It is a school-wide effort and we are all key to its success. Stay tuned.

Accreditation -- Again

We've had the orientation meeting -- tonight begins the work in earnest (how's that for an anachronistic expression). Richard Rose, the nicest person you'd ever want to meet, was tapped for the job of coordinating the evening ESL teachers. We will spend over an hour ( half an hour of our own time) going over esoteric, non-relevant questions which will eventually become part of a document defending ourselves, turned in to the Accreditation Team. If you want to know if we are doing our job -- look at the results. We are a vocational school. Are our students learning skills? Getting jobs? Learning English? We should do fine. We are an excellent school in a district fraught with problems, the least of which is insufficient funding. But we will do it -- one question at a time.

Spring is Just Around the Corner

Our hearts and our thoughts go out to the people of Chile who are recovering from the devastating earthquake of last Saturday. May you only have joy in your rebuilding and may it be speedy.

Happy First Day of Spring Semester

Welcome Students of WVOC! This will be a wonderful semester. With all the rain of winter, we can expect beautiful green lawns and trees and lots of flowers. Have a good first day in class and we look forward to learning a lot together!

Welcome Back Students!

The holidays are over and the work, and joy, of learning English begins again. Are you going to do well? Make up your mind to succeed, and you will. Three weeks left to go this semester! Will you have perfect attendance? WVOC Students -- We're using Downtown 2 and the workbook.

Happy Holidays

Dear ESL Students, Happy Holidays and a Very Happy New Year. Mrs. Verbit