2200 South Wilmington Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27604

Office - (919)856-8119 Fax - (919)626-4290

Dean of Students Counselor, A-L Counselor, M-Z
Tracy Taylor Patsy DeCecco Shaunrick McGee
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*I​MPACT​ O​ F​ COVID-19 B​ACKGROUND

Per North Carolina State Board of Education ​Policy Vernon Malone College and Career Academy opened its
GRAD-009​, students in grades 9-11 during the 2019-20 doors in August 2014. The school is located steps away
school year were provided two options for final grades: from downtown Raleigh, NC. The building was repurposed
Numeric grades or a PC19 or WC19. Numeric grades from a Coca-Cola Bottling Plant. VMCCA is one of five early
reflect the highest grade representing learning as of March college high schools in the Wake County Public School
13, 2020 or as improved through the semester as remote System. Students submit an application for admission to
learning continued. PC19 represents a passing grade and these schools in order to enroll. Accepted students are
a full credit towards graduation; WC19 represents a lack of offered a seat in one of our seven program areas. Our
evidence of mastery in the course and indicates that the school partners with Wake Tech Community College to
school is unable to award a full credit. Numeric grades are offer dual-enrollment opportunities for students during
factored into the GPA and class rank; PC19 and WC19 11th and 12th grade. Beginning with the Class of 2019,
grades are not. students may elect to continue for a 5th year of high
school, or “Grade 13.”
School opened virtually on August 5th, 2020. All high
school courses are offered virtually. Some Wake Tech CC A​CADEMIC​ CA​ LENDAR​/S​CHEDULING
courses are taught through face-to-face instruction, and At Vernon Malone, courses are taught within a traditional
families were given the option to withdraw from these 4x4 block schedule, with semesters resembling a collegiate
programs if not comfortable returning to campus. academic calendar (fall/spring). High school curriculum is
___________________________________________________________ taught at the Honors level, whenever possible.
Additionally, students may have the option to take
TH​ E​ B​ASICS Advanced Placement courses. Students have limited
● CEEB Code: ​ ​343251 flexibility in their course scheduling due to our small
● “Vernon Malone CCA,” “Vernon Malone,” “VMCCA” school size, as well as the inclusion of their Dual
● Early College High School Enrollment classes within the high school day.
● Application-based Enrollment
● Community College Partner: Wake Tech CC DU​ AL​ EN​ ROLLMENT
● Program Types: Certificate, industry certifications, In addition to taking classes towards high school
professional licensure, and/or hours towards licensure graduation, students enroll in community college
● Grades Served: 9-12, Optional “Grade 13” coursework during the 11​th and 12​th grades. These courses
● Mascot: Silver Hawk are taught by Wake Tech Community College instructors
● Sports: with Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School on the VMCCA campus. Earned credits may be used
● Accreditations: Southern Association of Colleges and towards certificates, diplomas, and/or Associate degree
Schools Council on Accreditation and School programs at Wake Tech Community College.
Improvement (SACS CASI), NC Cooperative Innovative
High School (CIHS), Certified National Magnet School A​DDITIONAL​ D​UAL​ E​NROLLMENT​ O​PPORTUNITIES
Students who meet academic requirements may choose to
DE​ MOGRAPHICS enroll in additional college-level transferable coursework,
Total Enrollment: ​ 370 such as: ENG111, PSY150, COM120 and HUM 110. These
Gender:​ Male (49%), Female (51%) courses are offered once per academic year in addition to
○ Not indicative of students’ gender identities the regular academic school day. Some students may
Race/Ethnicity: choose to take these or other courses over the summer.
○ Black = 38% ○ Two or more = 4% PR​ OGRAMS​ O​F​ S​TUDY
○ Hispanic = 27.5% ○ Asian = 3.5% Biopharmaceutical Technology, Nurse Aide,
○ White = 27% ○ Other = <1% Collision Repair​*​, Simulation & Game
Senior Class Size​: 88 Cosmetology, Development,
Grade 13 Enrollment: ​7 Facilities Maintenance, and Welding Technology.
*​The Collision Repair program previously served by Wake Tech Community College
was taken over by CTE high school programming in 2020-2021.
HI​ GH​ S​CHOOL​ G​RADUATION​ RE​ QUIREMENTS VMCCA’​S​ OP​ TIONAL​ “G​RADE​ 13”
Students are required to complete a minimum of 22 credit Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, students may
hours, including the following coursework: now elect to remain enrolled in an additional year of high
4 credits of English school, or “Grade 13.” These students enroll in additional
4 credits of Mathematics coursework in their programs of study. All students
4 credits of Social Studies enrolled in Grade 13 participate in face-to-face instruction
3 credits of Science (1 lab)
on the community college campuses. Additionally, students
1 credit of Physical Education
2 credits of Electives - ​Foreign Language Recommended must enroll in one high school course during each
semester of Grade 13.
HI​ GH​ S​CHOOL​ CO​ URSE​ OF​ FERINGS
English I Honors Spanish I
CO​ MMUNITY​ C​OLLEGE​ C​OURSES​ ​AND​ TR​ ANSCRIPTS
English II Honors Spanish Heritage I Honors All dual enrollment courses are listed on students’ WCPSS
English III Honors Spanish II high school transcripts. Students’ collegiate GPAs are only
AP Language and Composition Spanish Heritage II Honors available via the WTCC transcripts. It is the student’s
English IV Honors Spanish III Honors responsibility to provide Wake Tech CC transcripts.
● Courses with the name “CCP” are taken through the VMCCA
AP Literature and Composition AP Spanish Lang. and Culture
Program of Study, though not typically covered by the NC
NC Math I Health and Physical Education Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA). These courses
NC Math II Honors Physical Fitness are offered during the VMCCA school day under the
NC Math III Honors Prins. of Business & Finance instruction of Wake Tech CC professors.
NC Math IV Honors Entrepreneurship I Honors ● Courses listed with only the college course code/name
Pre-Calculus Honors Entrepreneurship II Honors (eg-ENG 111) typically earn college credit per the ​CAA​, and an
AP Statistics Microsoft Word & PPT Honors additional quality point in the high school GPA.
AP Calculus Microsoft Excel Honors
Earth/Envi. Science Honors Python Programming I Q​UALITY​ P​OINTS​ ​FOR​ H​IGH​ S​CHOOL​ C​OURSEWORK
Biology Honors AP Computer Science Prin. Students entering high school for the first time
Chemistry Honors Drafting I during or after​ the 2015-2016 school year:
Physical Science Drafting II - ARCH Honors AP Honors Standard
AP Biology Drafting III - ARCH Honors A ​= 90-100 5 4.5 4
B​ = 80 - 89 4 3.5 3
AP Environmental Science Magnet Art & Design I Honors C​ = 70 - 79 3 2.5 2
World History Honors Magnet Art & Design II Honors D​ = 60 - 69 2 1.5 1
American History I Honors Magnet Art & Design III Honors F​ = 59 - 0 0 0 0
American History II Honors Magnet Art & Design IV Honors
Civics & Economics Honors CTE Internship Honors CL​ ASS​ R​ANK​ ​AND​ G​RADUATE​ DI​ STINCTIONS
AP U.S. History CTE Advanced Studies Class rank is determined by weighted cumulative GPA and
Contp. Law & Justice Honors is displayed on high school transcripts. Beginning in
2018-2019, WCPSS designates the following Lation Honors
AD​ VANCED​ P​LACEMENT in lieu of a Valedictorian/Salutatorian:
Students may request to enroll in any AP course for which 1. Summa Cum Laude ​- 4.25 or higher weighted GPA
they have met prerequisites. Scheduling limitations may 2. Magna Cum Laude ​-4.0 - 4.249 weighted GPAn
restrict enrollment in some cases. In 2019-2020: 3. Cum Laude​ - 3.75 - 3.99 weighted GPA
● 33% of students enrolled in at least one AP course
● 37% of exams earned a score of a 3 or higher VMCCA CL​ ASS​ ​OF​ 2020 S​TATISTICS
Total Graduates in Class of 2020 = 101
IN​ TERNSHIP​ EX​ PERIENCES ● Mid-Year (December) Graduates = 22
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy recognizes ● Traditional (May) Graduates = 79
the benefits of connecting students with their community. ● Grade 13 Graduates = 20
Students may have the opportunity to complete an
internship experience in coordination with a local PO​ ST​-SE​ CONDARY​ P​URSUITS
business/ organization or their college program areas. 4-year schools= 24% 2-year schools= 57%
● In-State Enrollment = 88% Entering the Workforce = 16%
P​ROGRAM​ AR​ EA​ F​IELD​ EX​ PERIENCES ● Public Institutions = 65% Enlisting in the Military = 3%
● Cosmetology:​ clients may enter the salon for services from ● Private Institutions = 35%
students on the Advanced floor (CCP COS112, CCP COS 114).
● Nurse Aide:​ clinical rotations (CCP NAS101, CCP NAS 102).

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