Washington County High School Curriculum Guide
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Washington County High School Curriculum Guide Updated 12/2016 WASHINGTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 300 W. US Hwy 150 Bypass, Springfield, KY 40069 859-336-5475 (p) 859-336-5983 (f) Thad Elmore Principal Tim Messer Asst. Principal Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s) and Students, Holly Wood Asst. Principal Welcome to Washington County High School. We know and understand that registration and the high school experience can be confusing and choices unlimited. Our Paige Mattingly goal is to provide each of you with the information required for graduation, class Dean of Education descriptions, electives, required courses and other information. This will help to ensure Beth Gooch when your son or daughter graduates they will be college and career ready. This Guidance Counselor document should assist with this process. Rachael Trent Guidance Counselor Washington County High School will be utilizing a hybrid schedule. This schedule will offer opportunities for students to explore desired career pathways and refine math Jeff Tingle, and reading skills. There will be five course offerings on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays Athletic Director and four course offerings on Tuesday and Thursdays. SBDM voted for this schedule to ensure more opportunities for students for enrichment and mastery of important concepts necessary to become college and career ready. A copy of this schedule along with a sample year by year schedule has been included for your review. Please do not hesitate to contact the school should you have questions during the registration process. It is our pleasure to assist you in making the four years of high school a success. Our goal is to work together with students and families to make your four years at WCHS a success. Sincerely, W Thad Elmore, Principal 2 Table of Contents Sample Schedules pg. 4 WCHS Grading Scale pg. 5 WCHS Graduation Requirements for 2012 & beyond pg. 5 College Prep Curriculum Requirements pg. 6 Schedule Change Policy pg. 7 AP Policy pg. 7 Dual Credit Guidelines pg. 8 College Visit Day for Seniors pg. 9 Individual Learning Plan pg. 9 Summer Reading Policy pg. 9 Career Clusters pg. 10 KEES pg. 14 Fees pg. 15 Course Descriptions pg. 18 A/H pg. 18 English & Language Arts Electives pg. 19 Health & PE pg. 22 Math pg. 23 Science pg. 27 Social Studies pg. 31 Aerospace Engineering pg. 33 Agriculture pg. 34 Art pg. 37 Business Multimedia and Marketing pg. 41 Education pg. 43 Family Consumer Science pg. 44 Music pg. 47 World Languages pg. 48 Dual Credit pg. 48 3 Sample Schedules These samples show the required courses and elective for chosen classes based on the year. It is not a definite time as to when a student would have a specific class. Health & PE (usually 9th or 10th) and Arts & Humanities (10th -12th) may fill an elective space and must be taken before graduation. Freshmen MWF TR Period 1 English I Integrated Science Period 2 Algebra I Math Dev 9/Read Dev 9 Period 3 World Civ. Elective Period 4 Gear Up/ Elective Elective Period 5 Elective Sophomore MWF TR Period 1 English 2 Gear Up/ Eng Lang Dev 10 Period 2 Geometry Chemistry Period 3 US History Health /PE Period 4 Elective Elective Period 5 Elective Junior MWF TR Period 1 English 3 Arts & Humanities Period 2 Algebra 2 Elective Period 3 Government/Economics Elective Period 4 Biology Elective Period 5 Elective Senior MWF TR Period 1 English 4 Read Dev 4/Eng Lang Dev 4 Period 2 Pre-Calculus Elective Period 3 Electives to complete Elective CTE pathways Period 4 Elective Elective Period 5 Elective 4 Washington County High School Grading Scale 90 to 100 A 80 to 89 B 70 to 79 C 60 to 69 D 59 or below F Projected Credit Totals for 2016 and Beyond Content Area 16 credits of Required Courses Language Arts 4 Credits: English 1, English 2, English 3, English 4 or Pre-AP English 1, Pre-AP English 2, AP English Language, and AP English Literature Mathematics 4 Credits: Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Algebra 3 or Math Elective Or Pre-AP Algebra 1, Pre-AP Geometry, Pre-AP Algebra 2, Algebra 3or Math Elective Or Pre-AP Geometry, Pre-AP Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, Calculus Social Studies 3 Credits: World Civilizations with World Geography or Pre-AP World Civilizations with World Geography; US History or AP US History; Government (1/2) or AP Government (1/2) , Economics (1/2) Science 3 Credits: Integrated Science or Biology; Environmental Science or Chemistry; Biology or AP Biology or AP Environmental Science Arts and Humanities 1 Credit: Arts and Humanities course or 3 half credit performance classes Health and Physical .5 Credit: Health or Life Skills for Health Education .5 Credit: Physical Education Electives* Elective numbers based upon totals required for graduation Total Credits for Graduation under proposal will be 27.5 for Class of 2016, 28 for Class of 2017, 30 for Class of 2018 and 32 for the Class of 2019 and beyond. 5 Washington County High School College Preparatory Curriculum Requirements Content Area Courses Required Language Arts 4 Credits: English 1, English 2, English 3, English 4 or Pre-AP English 1, Pre-AP English 2, AP English Language, and AP English Literature Mathematics 4 Credits: Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Algebra 3 or Math Elective Or Pre-AP Algebra 1, Pre-AP Geometry, Pre-AP Algebra 2, Algebra 3or Math Elective Or Pre-AP Geometry, Pre-AP Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, Calculus Social Studies 3 Credits: World Civilizations with World Geography or Pre-AP World Civilizations with World Geography; US History or AP US History; Government (1/2) or AP Government (1); and Economics (1/2) Science 3 Credits: Integrated Science or Biology; Chemistry; Biology or AP Biology or AP Environmental Arts and 1 Credit: Arts and Humanities course or 3 half credit performance Humanities classes Health and .5 Credit: Health or Life Skills for Health Physical .5 Credit: Physical Education Education Foreign Language 2 Credits in the same language Electives Elective numbers based upon totals required for graduation Recommendation: Computer course and Rigorous courses (some in core content areas) The requirements listed above satisfy the minimum standard for the College Prep Curriculum as established by Kentucky Higher Education Association for admission to all four year public universities in the state of Kentucky. Criteria to Graduate with Honors 1. GPA: cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher 6 Washington County High School Schedule Change Policy WCHS Policy Number: 8.1.4 Students at WCHS will have the opportunity to request changes to their schedule: 1. Students must complete a paper request change form and submit it in the counseling office for scheduling committee review. 2. All written requests must be received by scheduling committee by Friday of the first full week of school. 3. Any changes made must be reviewed and approved by the scheduling committee. Washington County High School Pre-AP and AP Policy WCHS Policy Number: 8.6.1A Each year, we will offer our students college-level courses in at least four of the following six areas: 1) English 2) Science 3) Mathematics 4) Social Studies 5) Foreign Language 6) The Arts Those courses will be offered as Advanced Placement classes at our school, through the Kentucky Virtual High School, or through arrangements with nearby colleges or universities. If the course is designated as an Advanced Placement course, it must: 1) Be identified as an advanced placement course by the College Board. 2) Include the content as described in the College Board overview, description, and recommended course syllabus for the appropriate course. 3) Be aligned with Kentucky’s Academic Expectations and Kentucky’s Program of Studies. 4) Prepare a student to take and be successful on the appropriate advanced placement examination administered by the College Board. 5) Be taught by staff with appropriate content certification and professional development preparation to teach the advanced placement course. The principal will make appropriate arrangements for these courses to be offered, including any arrangements for district payment of KVHS fees for classes that are part of the student’s regular coursework. STUDENT ASSIGNMENT AND RECRUITMENT We will encourage all students to prepare for and take one or more college-level courses. We will do that in the following ways: Advanced Placement and Other College-Level Courses. 2003 KASC. Page 2 of 2 1) Counselors will advise students and parents of these options when they prepare and revise their Individual Graduation Plans and encourage each student to take appropriate preparatory courses. 2) Teachers will encourage all students to take challenging courses each term. 3) In September and January, the principal will report to the council on enrollment in these courses by total numbers, gender, ethnicity, participation in the free and reduced lunch program, and disability status. 7 4) Based on that data, the council may amend its Comprehensive School Improvement Plan to add additional steps to ensure equitable participation in future terms. All students may take our college-level courses if they have the skills they need to be ready for that work. Students must meet 3 of the 4 following criteria for Pre-AP and AP courses. Application process will include but not be limited to: 1) Students must complete and pass any prerequisite courses listed in the Student Handbook with at least a B. 2) Students must take and pass the examinations for those prerequisite courses as well as the entrance exam for the AP course requested. 3) Students must meet benchmarks in either math or English and reading, depending upon the AP course requested. 4) Students must receive permission from the teacher.