Cheyenne Mountain High School Curriculum & Registration Guide
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2019-2020 Cheyenne Mountain High School Curriculum & Registration Guide Cheyenne Mountain High School 1200 Cresta Road Colorado Springs, CO 80906 http://cmhs.cmsd12.org T: 719.475.6100 F: 719.475.6116 1 Table of Contents Equal Opportunity Educational Institution 2 Contact Information 3 Academic Policy Guidelines 4 Advanced Placement International Diploma (APID) 4 CMHS Graduation Requirements 4 College Planning 6 Higher Education Admission Requirements (HEAR) 6 Home School Information 6 Schedule Changes and Drop/Add Policy 7 Summer School 7 Explanation of Course Tags 7 ENGLISH 8 MATH 10 SCIENCE 12 SOCIAL STUDIES 14 FINE ARTS 16 AP Art 17 Band 18 Choir 19 Engineering (Project Lead the Way) 20 Theatre 20 Video 21 ELECTIVES 22 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 24 WORLD LANGUAGE 25 French 26 German 27 Spanish 28 ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT 29 LEARNING SERVICES 29 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 30 OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREDIT 30 CMHS Graduation Requirements Worksheet 31 Scheduling Worksheet - Current Year Only 32 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION Cheyenne Mountain High School is an equal opportunity educational institution and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its educational programs or activities. Inquires concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section 504 and ADA may be referred to Assistant Principal, 1200 Cresta Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906, 719.475.6110, or to the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Region VIII, Federal Office Building, 1244 Speer Blvd., Denver, CO 80204, 303.844.2991. 2 Cheyenne Mountain High School Main Office 719.475.6110 1200 Cresta Road Athletics Office 719.630.4115 Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Attendance Office 719.630.4110 College Services 719.630.5031 CEEB: 060268 Counseling Office 719.475.6155 ADMINISTRATION COLLEGE SERVICES Principal College Counseling Secretary Carrie Brenner Angel Smith x1013 [email protected] [email protected] Assistant Principal College / Career Counselor Nick Gagliardi Victoria Thompson x1015 [email protected] [email protected] Assistant Principal Kim Sandoval COUNSELING [email protected] Counseling Secretary Desiree Bowlby x1014 Assistant Principal / Athletic Director [email protected] Kris Roberts [email protected] Registrar Amy McLaggan x1016 Dean of Students - Class of 2021 & 2023 [email protected] Elizabeth Cole [email protected] Class of 2023 Counselor Ellen Hinckley x1018 Dean of Students - Class of 2020 & 2022 [email protected] Samuel Jurekovic [email protected] Class of 2022 Counselor Stan Lambros x1019 Nurse [email protected] Laura Lyons [email protected] Class of 2021 Counselor Christina Jurekovic x1020 Principal’s Secretary [email protected] Kim Guinaugh [email protected] Class of 2020 Counselor / Department Chair Barry Smith x1017 Atheltic Director’s Secretary [email protected] Kimberly Bufkin [email protected] Social Worker Mary Alex Dill Attendance Secretary [email protected] Kara Roberts [email protected] LIBRARY Bookkeeper Jessica Baltes Librarian / Media Specialist [email protected] Kristi McWilliams [email protected] Receptionist Karin Wayne Media Center Aides [email protected] Riley Walker 3 ACADEMIC POLICY GUIDELINES Academic policy guidelines have been established in an effort to better inform students, parents, teachers, and counselors. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide an accurate and complete record of the work students have done at Cheyenne Mountain High School. A 4.00 Superior 90 to 100 INC Incomplete B 3.00 Above Average 80 to less than 90 WP Withdraw Pass C 2.00 Average 70 to less than 80 WF Withdraw Fail D 1.00 Below Average 60 to less than 70 (lowest passing grade) P Pass F No Credit MED Medical Withdrawal Pass/Fail Courses - Teacher assistant and Work Study will be graded on a Pass/Fail Basis and will NOT be used in calculating a student’s GPA unless it is an F. Grade Point Average - All courses receiving a letter grade will be used in the computation of the grade point average (GPA). Only Advanced Placement (AP) courses as designated by the College Board and concurrent enrollment (university) courses continuing the AP course sequence shall be included as weighted grades on CMHS student transcripts. A 5.00 B 4.00 C 3.00 D 1.00 (D will not receive extra weight) Class rank is computed from semester grades and is based on the cumulative grade point average for all course-work completed in grades 9-12. All credit classes are included in computing GPA. Not all classes are given credit. Please read the course descriptions carefully. If a student repeats a class both grades are computed and appear on the transcript. A student may not take the same course for credit a second time unless approved in advance by an administrator. To be considered for high school honor roll, academic letters, and honor graduate status, a student must meet all grade and course requirements for gradua- tion as outlined in the student handbook, shall not have received any grades as a result modified standards or curriculum, and can have no more than 20% of student’s classes may be credits earned from online classes. TRANSCRIPTS OF TRANSFER STUDENTS The Board of Education believes that the Cheyenne Mountain High School transcript should be a full and accurate representation of a student’s academic performance while enrolled at CMHS. Given the wide-range of grading and reporting policies among other schools and school districts, the CMHS transcript will include only course titles and letter grades assigned as reported by the previous school. Grade point averages and class rank will be calculated and reported in accordance with Board policy, regardless of weights, rankings, or other criteria assigned by a previous school. Students transferring from interna- tional schools or without a transcript from an accredited high school program (including home school), will have grades included on the CMHS transcript only as “pass” or “fail.” See page 6 for more information regarding home school procedures. ADVANCED PLACEMENT INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA (APID) The Advanced Placement International Diploma is a credential that allows students to demonstrate outstanding academic achievement on AP Exams across several disciplines. For more information on the APID, visit the College Board web site at www.collegeboard.com/apid. CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS To qualify for graduation, a student must meet and complete the minimum number of semester credits in the academic areas outlined below. Beginning with the graduating class of 2021, every student must also demonstrate college and career-readiness in English and math based on at least one measure approved by the Board of Education (see the menu on page 5 of this guide). Elective credits may be earned in any area once the specific graduation requirements are fulfilled. One credit is earned each semester upon successful course completion. Semester Credits ENGLISH 8 SOCIAL STUDIES 6 MATHEMATICS 6 SCIENCE 6 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1 HEALTH 1 FINE ARTS 2 ACADEMIC ELECTIVES 8 ELECTIVES 10 TOTAL 48 Academic Electives include English, math, science, social studies, fine arts and world language classes taken in excess of the stated requirements. NOTES: Seniors must attend CMHS full time (at least 5 credits) for a minimum of one semester of their senior year (unless transferring from an accredited high school) to receive a CMHS diploma. Students coming from a home-based educational program must attend CMHS full time for a minimum of second semester of their senior year to receive a CMHS diploma. Coursework completed at any middle school or junior high school (including any on-line, cor- respondence, and summer school coursework taken prior to a student’s freshman year) will not be allowed for high school credit, will not be used in the calculation of GPA, and will not be posted to the Cheyenne Mountain High School transcript. 4 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Continued Menu of College and Career-Ready Demonstrations Beginning with the Class of 2021 ACT International Baccalaureate (IB) Exam English: 18 English: 4 Math: 19 Math: 4 SAT ACT Compass English: 470 English: 79 Math: 500 Math: 63 Advanced Placement (AP) Exam ACT WorkKeys English: 2 National Career Readiness Certificate Math: 2 English: Bronze or higher Math: Bronze of higher Courses designated for English demonstration: AP U.S. History; AP Art History; AP Literature; AP Language; AP U.S. Industry Certificate Government; AP Psychology; AP Human Geography; AP Comparative English: Individually determined Government; AP Macro Economics; AP Micro Economics; AP European Math: Individually determined History Business and industry certificates are official credentials recognized as Courses designated for Math demonstration: confirmation of mastery in specific vocational skills. AP Physics; AP Chemistry; AP Calculus [AB]; AP Statistics; AP Calculus [BC] ASVAB Concurrent / Dual Enrollment English: 31 English: C- or higher Math: 31 Math: C- or higher ACCUPLACER Concurrent / dual enrollment courses provide students the opportunity to English: 62 on reading comprehension simultaneously earn both high school and college credit. Math: 61 on elementary Algebra District Capstone English: Individually determined Math: Individually determined A district capstone is the culminating exhibition of a student’s project or experience that demonstrates academic and intellectual learning. Capstone projects