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Innovative Programs

Capistrano Unified has enhanced the challenging standards-based curriculum with specialized academies at its high schools. The academy concept offers students a firm foundation in specific areas of study while providing them with valuable hands-on learning opportunities. These specialized studies help to prepare students for future endeavors, whether college, a career, or both. The academies are successful and popular due both to the instructional staff and to the numerous business partners in south Orange County who lend their expertise, time, money and resources to help the programs grow.

Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo

Automotive Repair and Technology Pathway
Culinary Arts Academy
Design, Visual and Media Arts Pathway
Forensics/Public Services Pathway

Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo

Academy of Technology, Math, and Science (ATMS)
Automotive Repair and Technology Pathway
Design, Visual and Media Arts Pathway
Engineering and Manufacturing Technology Pathway
International Baccalaureate (IB)
Two Way Immersion Program

Dana Hills High School in Dana Point

Biotechnology Pathway
Design, Visual and Media Arts Pathway
Health and Medical Occupations Academy (HMO)
Forensics/Public Services Pathway
Hospitality Careers
South Orange County School of the Arts

San Clemente High School in San Clemente

Automotive Technology Partnership Academy
Design, Visual and Media Arts Pathway
Early Childhood Educational Academy
Information and Communications Technology Pathway
International Baccalaureate (IB)

San Juan Hills High School

Biotechnology/Patient Care Pathways
Design, Visual and Media Arts Pathway
Law/Public Services Pathway
Performing Arts Pathway
Two Way Immersion Program (TWI)

Tesoro High School near Rancho Santa Margarita

Advanced Placement Capstone Program
Business Pathway
Careers in Teaching Pathway
Design, Visual and Media Arts Pathway
Natural Science Pathway
Performing Arts Pathway

For more information please contact the appropriate school site.

Homeless Student Program:

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act is TItle X, Part C of the No Child Left Behind Act. This legislation ensures that children and youth experiencing homelessness have full and equal access to an appropriate public education and that they experience success in school.

You are guaranteed enrollment in school by the federal McKinney-Vento Act and California state law if you live:

In a shelter (family, youth or domestic violence shelter; or transitional living program)
In a motel, hotel, or weekly rate housing
In a house or apartment with more than one family because of economic hardship or loss
In an abandoned building, in a car, at a campground, or on the street
In substandard housing (without electricity, water, or heat)
With friends or family because you are a runaway or an unaccompanied youth

If you live under any of these conditions, you may enroll or attend school even if you lack:

School Records
Legal guardianship papers
A permanent residence
Immunization records or tuberculosis skin-test results

You may:

Participate fully in all school activities and programs for which you are able
Continue to attend the school in which you were last enrolled
Receive transportation back to your school of origin
Qualify for child nutrition programs

For questions or assistance with enrollment, please contact your school office or the District Homeless Liaison at (949) 234-9297.

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM:

Carl Hankey, San Clemente, and Capistrano Valley High Schools offer the prestigious International Baccalaureate Program to their students. There are more than 425 member schools worldwide, including 180 public and private schools in the United States and Canada.

The rigorous, comprehensive high school curriculum spans two years and consists of courses in language, science, mathematics, individuals and societies, and several electives. Candidates for the IB Diploma must demonstrate both subject content mastery and skills development.

Colleges and universities throughout the world recognize the academic integrity and intellectual rigor of the IB Program. For more information on this advanced offering, call San Clemente High at (949) 492-4165 or Capistrano Valley High at (949) 364-6100.