Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Magnet VOCES

Initial Designation: 2026

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School Details

  • Principal: Ivania Holodnak
  • District: LAUSD Region North
  • County: Los Angeles
  • Community: Urban

Characteristics

  • Academic Excellence - Exemplars of high-quality work are shared with students
  • Developmental Responsiveness - Curriculum is socially significant and relevant to student interests
  • Organizational Structures and Processes - Intentional practices to collect and analyze data on student success in order to monitor student progress, address barriers, and make improvements
  • Social Equity - Fluid approach to addressing student needs with short and longer-term intervention support

Description

Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Magnet VOCES brings academic rigor together with creativity, student voice, and real world application. Students connect learning to future goals through distinctive pathways in Film and Production, Culinary Arts, Dual Language, and AVID College Prep. Clear Vision Studios gives students access to an industry level film facility where ideas can move from planning to production in authentic ways. A thoughtfully designed block schedule supports deeper exploration, collaboration, and project based learning across the day. The MARS intervention program and a strong co teaching model help ensure students receive targeted support while staying connected to rigorous instruction. Belonging is strengthened through the Peace Room, Circle of Truth club, cultural events, and student activities. VOCES feels imaginative, inclusive, and full of purposeful opportunity.
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