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The Mountain View Los Altos (MVLA) Adult School is an accredited school that is part of the Mountain View Los Altos High School District. It has been accredited by WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) since 1965 and serves students from San Francisco to Gilroy and Half Moon Bay to Walnut Creek. More than 4,500 adults receive quality instruction and services each year.

In addition, the MVLA Adult School is a Pearson Vue Test Center; an NCCT (National Center for Competency Testing) test site for Medical Assistants, Medical Office Assistants, and Medical Insurance and Coding Specialist; a Certiport approved test center for Microsoft Office Specialist certification (MOS); and a CompTIA approved academic partner.

The MVLA Adult School's main campus is located at 333 Moffett Blvd. in Mountain View between Middlefield and Central Expressway. Students receive instruction and services at ten satellite sites in Mountain View and Los Altos.

MVLA Adult School is committed to engaging, supporting, and empowering all adult learners from diverse backgrounds. Students will gain the knowledge, proficiency, and technical skills necessary to succeed in employment, secondary education, and community integration. 

Students will:

  • Set goals and progress towards them.
  • Achieve a measurable increase in knowledge, skills and proficiency in their goal area.
  • Be able to apply knowledge, skills and proficiency to employment and continuing education.
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Improve academic achievement of all students equitably at ALL performance levels by:

  • Aligning curriculum and grading systems with best practices to accomplish the desired improvement while increasing student engagement
  • Cultivating a respectful caring school climate that promotes wellness and inclusion, develops life skills and self-expression
  • Providing data-driven professional development that enhances student learning at all levels
  • Being fiscally responsible in budgeting while providing personnel and facilities that optimize teaching and learning

  • MVLA Adult School is committed to engaging, supporting, and empowering all adult learners from diverse backgrounds. Students will gain the knowledge, proficiency, and technical skills necessary to succeed in employment, secondary education, and community integration. 

  • Students will:

    • Set goals and progress towards them.
    • Achieve a measurable increase in knowledge, skills and proficiency in their goal area.
    • Be able to apply knowledge, skills and proficiency to employment and continuing education.
    •  

  • Improve academic achievement of all students equitably at ALL performance levels by:

    • Aligning curriculum and grading systems with best practices to accomplish the desired improvement while increasing student engagement
    • Cultivating a respectful caring school climate that promotes wellness and inclusion, develops life skills and self-expression
    • Providing data-driven professional development that enhances student learning at all levels
    • Being fiscally responsible in budgeting while providing personnel and facilities that optimize teaching and learning