​KNVCoS Welcome Center
15960 Kingsbury Street 
​Room 71
Granada Hills, CA 91344
(818) 672-4501

We are open Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. when schools are in session. Please email us at knvcos@lausd.net or call us at
(818) 440-0066 while schools are engaged in remote learning.
Dr. Donna Gilliland
Community of Schools Administrator
​dgilland@lausd.net
National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline 
(800) 273-TALK (8255)
​24 hours
Los Angeles Unified Launches
Mental Health Hotline
To Help Students and Families

The phone hotline
 213-241-3840 

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Welcome to the Kennedy NAhs vaas
​community of schools 

We are a community of learners within Local District Northwest that strive to build academic excellence at our schools through coherence, collaboration, high expectations and accountability.

About Our Community of Schools

Kennedy NAHS VAAS Community of Schools (KNVCoS) is a community of schools in the Local District Northwest consisting of 20 schools TK-12 in the Mission Hills, Granada Hills, Porter Ranch, and Northridge neighborhoods of the San Fernando Valley.  
Addams HS
Andasol ES
Balboa Magnet 
Castlebay Ln CES
Danube ES
Darby Ave. ES
El Oro Way CES
Frost MS
Granada ES
Haskell STEAM
Henry MS
Kennedy HS
Knollwood Prep Academy
Mayall St. Ac A/T Mag
Northridge Academy HS
Porter MS
San Jose Street ES
Tulsa Street ES
Valley Academy Art/Sci HS
Van Gogh CES

Announcements
Congratulations, Balboa Gifted/ High Ability Magnet
Congratulations to Principal Christine Chun and all of the staff at Balboa for receiving the National Blue Ribbon Schools Award- Exemplary High-Performing Schools! This recognition affirms the hard work of the staff, families and community in creating a safe, welcoming and engaging learning environment where students are able to thrive and master challenging and rigorous content.   
COVID Testing
Please click the link for testing times and locations
https://achieve.lausd.net/covidtestingappt.

Parents & Families
Resilient Families: Stress Management & Emotional Wellbeing Workshop Series for Parents/ Caregivers 
Please see the flyer below for more information.  
Unified Enrollment: 2021-2022 Choices
The On-Time Application window opened on Oct 1st and will close on Nov 1st.  To learn more and apply, please visit GoTo.LAUSD.net
Los Angeles Unified & Amazon Partnership:
Jobs to Help Graduates Attend Community College
To search current job listings, please click the image below. 

TownHall Meetings
If you missed any of the LDNW town hall meetings and would like to access the materials, please click here: bit.ly/ldnw-th-links To access the recordings of the town hall meetings, click on the links below: 

Community Events

KNVCoS Calendar

2021-2022 LAUSD Calendar

High Schools of Choice

Consider the following high schools of choice in addition to our Magnet and SAS programs.  We invite you to view Northridge Academy High School and Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences promotional videos below prior to determining a home for your child next year.  Please contact the school for next steps. 

KNVCoS Map
Click on a school in the map below to learn more. 
"Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." Robert Frost

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L.A. Unified School District
​Local District Northwest
Kennedy NAHS VAAS Community of Schools