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2008-2009 Table of Contents

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Preface................................................................................................................................................... i

Public Notice/Equity Statement.................................................................................................................. i

Board of Education/School Administrators................................................................................................. ii

Definition of Terms................................................................................................................................. 1

Dual (Concurrent) Credit......................................................................................................................... 1

Kimberly Center East............................................................................................................................... 1

Correspondence Study............................................................................................................................. 1

College Credit......................................................................................................................................... 1

Independent Study Courses...................................................................................................................... 1

General Information................................................................................................................................ 2

Class Load............................................................................................................................................. 2

Student Responsibilities............................................................................................................................ 2

Requirements for Graduation.................................................................................................................... 2

Transfer Students................................................................................................................................... 3

Student Records Access.......................................................................................................................... 3

No Drop Guidelines................................................................................................................................. 3

Retaking a Course................................................................................................................................... 3

Career Pathways..................................................................................................................................... 4

Postsecondary Enrollment Option.......................................................................................................... 4-5

Advisor/Advisee...................................................................................................................................... 5

Business Education............................................................................................................................... 5-8

Business Career Academy (West High Only)......................................................................................... 8-10

Career Internship & Work Experience Opportunities............................................................................. 10-11

Driver Education (Summer 2008 Registration Form)................................................................................. 11

ESL (English as a Second Language).................................................................................................. 11-12

Family & Consumer Sciences............................................................................................................ 13-14

Fine Arts, Music............................................................................................................................... 15-16

Fine Arts, Visual Arts........................................................................................................................ 16-17

I-JAG.............................................................................................................................................. 17-18

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Programs (ROTC).................................................................... 18-19

Language Arts.................................................................................................................................. 20-24

Learning Lab......................................................................................................................................... 25

Mathematics.................................................................................................................................... 25-26

Physical Education/Health Education................................................................................................... 27-28

Project Lead the Way.........................................................................................................................28-29

Science........................................................................................................................................... 29-31

Social Studies................................................................................................................................... 31-33

S.W.S. (School Within a School)............................................................................................................ 34

Talented and Gifted Program (TAG).................................................................. ..................................... 34

Technology Education (formerly Industrial Technology)....................................................................... 35-39

World Languages.............................................................................................................................. 39-41

Special Education............................................................................................................................. 41-44

Post Secondary (Community College, College or University) Admission Requirements............................. 44-45

University Regents................................................................................................................................. 46

NCAA Course Eligibility Certification....................................................................................................... 47

Graduation Requirements Worksheet....................................................................................................... 48