Mesa Verde High School

Mesa Verde High School is a public high school in Citrus Heights, California in the San Juan Unified School District. Background information Mesa Verde High School opened in March 1975 as a year-around school on a 4-quarter block. Each block was 10-weeks in length, with a 3-week intersession between. In addition to standard academic and elective classes, classes in the construction trades - carpentry; welding; design - and small business entrepreneurship, were offered. Intersession class offered classes for making up credits due to classes that were failed, and supplemental activity classes focusing on outdoor activities. Due to constant conflicts coordinating with the activities and sports programs of other schools on traditional schedules, and with school district professional training programs, the year-around schedule was discontinued in the 1987–1988 school year. Mesa Verde changed to a traditional August to June two semester schedule from 1987 to 1996. Because of gradual declining enrollment in the San Juan Unified School District (SJUSD), and the small student population creating difficulties in offering wanted elective classes in the school master schedule, a switch was made to a 4x4 block schedule. This allowed students to take 8 classes each full school year, rather than 6 classes under the traditional schedule. It gave Senior students who passed all of their classes and were on track to graduate the opportunity to have two "open periods" their senior year. This allowed them the option to start work, or take classes at local Community Colleges, during their senior year.