International Polytechnic High School, commonly referred to as iPoly, is a public college-preparatory demonstration high school (9-12) found in the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) campus and operated by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) in collaboration with the College of Education and Integrative Studies at the university.
Since iPoly is not a part of fixed school district, it draws students from all over Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside counties.
[1] Early in 1991, Cal Poly Pomona made a decision to accept the invitation of LACOE to enter into a collaborative relationship for the purpose of joining the K-12 education reform movement initiated by A Nation at Risk.
It is essentially student-centered and driven, and incorporates new technologies, as well as a new understanding of the kind of journey students and educators will take through a dynamic, global, 21st century landscape.
The basic components consists of progressive educational principles, global perspectives and analysis, and interdisciplinary study.
[5] (There is currently only one student participating in this) In addition, the original model was to have teachers from their home districts "rotate in" for a few years and then use the lessons learned from their teaching at their other schools.
These questions or problems drive the project and standard based class curriculum in order to encourage real world application.
In the past, admittance to Cal Poly was guaranteed upon graduation, but that is no longer the case and iPoly students are admitted using normal CSU standards.