HISTORY

History of LCHS Portfolio Project

1996/1997 – 1999/2000

1996 – 1997

Patty Compeau and Mary Lou Langedyke applied for and received a La Canada Unified School District Mentor Grant to develop a 9^th grade presentation portfolio and to pilot a 10^th – 12^th grade presentation portfolio.
30 high school portfolio coaches were trained as part of an institute under the Institutes for the 21^st Century. Student coaches presented the portfolio contents and evaluated student portfolios.
The English Department hosted the 9^th grade portfolio project and the Social Science Department hosted the 10^th – 12^th grade pilot project.
A portfolio showcase interview was held for 9^th grade students in June.

1997 – 1998

Patty Compeau and Mary Lou Langedyke applied for and revived a second La Canada Unified School District Mentor Grant to expand the portfolio project to grades 9 – 12.
60 high school portfolio coaches were trained as part of an institute under the Institutes for the 21^st Century. Student coaches continued their role as evaluators and presenters.
The English Department hosted the expanded portfolio project
La Canada High School applied for and received an SB 1510 grant to create digital portfolios for grades 9 –12
A portfolio showcase interview was held for 9^th, 11^th, and 12^th grade students

Summer 1998

Ten students and ten teachers attended summer planning workshops and create a template and directions for the digital portfolio.
The decision was made to use html format for the digital portfolio.
Three students wrote digital portfolio directions for PC and Macintosh.
The digital portfolio directions were available to teachers and students by accessing the LCHS web page.

1998 – 1999

The Verdugo School to Career Coalition funded the portfolio mentors stipend.
The portfolio project shifted from the English classes to a twenty-minute homeroom.
10^th grade students completed the first phase of the digital portfolio project
The 7^th and 8^th grade classes began the process of creating a paper portfolio
100 portfolio coaches were trained to coach and evaluate portfolios as part of the Institutes for the 21^st Century.
A portfolio showcase interview was held for 8^th, 11^th and 12^th grade students.
Fifteen students presented their digital portfolios in a showcase interview.

1999 – 2000

The Verdugo School to Career Coalition funded the portfolio mentors stipends.
The Social Science Department hosted the portfolio project.
The portfolio template was revised to include examples of SCANS and ESLR’s.
Summer school students were given an opportunity to complete paper portfolios and began the digital portfolio.
The portfolio project continued in the 7^th and 8^th grades. 8^th graders began to create a digital portfolio.
9^th and 10^th grade students were given four lessons on how to create their digital portfolio
12^th, 11^th and 8^th grade students are given an opportunity to use their portfolios in showcase interviews
Over 150 portfolio coaches were organized into four groups – leadership, 7-8, 9-12 and digital. Each group develops a set of skills necessary for each grade level.
9 –12 coaches began the process of presenting lessons to homeroom classes on school to career topics.