Richmond County School System High School Course Catalog 2021-2022
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Richmond County School System High School Course Catalog 2021-2022 Revised 1/2001 Table of Contents Introduction General Information .......................................................................................................... 3 Richmond County School System Graduation Requirements ............................................................... 4 Georgia Milestones EOC Courses .......................................................................................................... 5 End-of-Pathway Assessments (EOPA) Information .............................................................................. 6 EOPA Calendar ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Grading Protocol .................................................................................................................................... 8 Course Levels and Codes ...................................................................................................................... 11 Course Number Details for Infinite Campus Use ................................................................................ 12 Dual Enrollment .................................................................................................................................... 13 Advanced Placement (AP®) ................................................................................................................ 21 English Language Arts Course Options ............................................................................................... 22 Mathematics Course Options ............................................................................................................... 28 Science Course Options ........................................................................................................................ 32 Social Studies Course Options ............................................................................................................. 38 World Language Course Options and Descriptions ............................................................................. 43 Special Education ................................................................................................................................. 45 English Language Learners .................................................................................................................. 47 Health Education and Physical Education ............................................................................................ 49 Career, Technical and Agricultural Education ..................................................................................... 52 Fine Arts Course Options and Descriptions ......................................................................................... 85 Magnet and Special School Program Options ...................................................................................... 89 Course Request and Proposal Process .................................................................................................. 93 State Funding Codes ............................................................................................................................. 95 2 Introduction General Information Purpose The Richmond County School System Course Catalog is designed to provide parents and students information about graduation requirements, grading, the Georgia Milestones standardized testing program, available courses, Dual Enrollment program, Advanced Placement courses, and various pathways. Richmond County School System Mission Statement Building a globally competitive school system that educates the whole child through teaching, learning, collaboration, and innovation. Richmond County School System Vision The Richmond County School System will provide an equitable education for all students to prepare them for life beyond the classroom. Department Phone Numbers Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) 706-826-1115 Special Education 706-826-1132 Student Services 706-826-1131 Teaching and Learning 706-826-1102 This policies and procedures in this manual are not intended to limit the discretionary authority of, or to create any liability for, or create a cause of action against, the Board of Education or its officers, employees, volunteers or other designated individuals for any act or omission to act related to this policy. Georgia’s constitution provides that school district employees are immune from liability when they are preforming discretionary functions and they act without malice or intent to cause injury. 3 Richmond County School System Graduation Requirements Below are the high school graduation requirements for students enrolling in the ninth grade for the first time in the 2008-2009 school year and subsequent years. For more information, please refer to Georgia rule 160-4-2-.48. REQUIRED AREA HIGH SCHOOL COURSES OF STUDY 9th Grade Literature/Composition (1 unit) * English/Language Arts American Literature/Composition (1 unit) * 4 units 2 Additional Units in English/Language Arts • Algebra (1 unit) * • Algebra II (1 unit) * Mathematics • Geometry (1 unit)* 4 units • 4th year math (1unit) 4th year math options: Advanced Mathematical Decision Making, Pre-Calculus, AP Statistics, IB Math, Dual Enrollment or other math courses. Note: Pre-Calculus is a pre-requisite for AP Calculus • Biology (1 unit) * • Physical Science or Physics (1 unit) * • Chemistry, Earth Systems, Environmental Science Science or an AP Science (1 unit) 4 units • Additional Science including GADOE 4th Science Options (1 unit) Any AP/IB science course may be substituted for the appropriate courses listed above. • American Government (.5 units) * Social Studies • Economics (.5 units) * 3 units • World History/AP World History (1 unit) * • U.S. History/AP U.S. History (1 unit)* • Health and Safety (.5 units) * • Personal Fitness (.5 units) * Physical Education Three (3) units of credit in JROTC (Junior 1 unit Reserve Officer Training Corps) may be used to satisfy these requirements. CTAE (Career, Technical, and 3 units in CTAE (in the same pathway), Fine Agricultural Education) or Fine Arts, or Arts or Modern Language/Latin Modern Language/ Latin Students are encouraged to select courses in a 3 units focused area of interest. For students entering a University System of Additional Elective Units Georgia institution, two units of the same World 4 units language are required; many colleges and universities require 3 units. TOTAL 23 units *Courses required for graduation 4 Georgia Milestones EOC Courses SBOE Rule 160-3-1-.07 Testing Programs-Student Assessment requires that students enrolled in and completing courses assessed by a Georgia Milestones End-of-Course (EOC) assessment shall take the EOC as a final exam that shall count as a percentage of the final numeric grade for the school year. Course # Course Name Corresponding EOC English Language Arts 23.0510 American Literature and Composition American Literature 23.05300 AP English Language and Composition/American American Literature 23.06120 IBLitera Englishture B, Year One American Literature 23.06800 IB English A Literature, Year One American Literature 23.07300 IB English A Language and Literature, Year One American Literature 0 Mathematics 27.0990 GA Standards of Excellence (GSE) Algebra I Algebra I 27.09940 GSE Accelerated Algebra I/Geometry A Algebra I 27.09710 GSE Coordinate Algebra Coordinate 27.09750 Accelerated GSE Coordinate Algebra/Analytic CoordinateAlgebra 0 Geometry A Science Algebra 26.0120 Biology I Biology 26.01400 AP Biology Biology 26.01800 IB Biology, Year One Biology 0 Social Sciences 45.0810 United States History US History 0 Georgia DOE Student Assessment exempts students enrolled in certain U.S. History AP, IB, and Dual Enrollment courses from taking the EOC. Exemptions are not allowed for ELA, mathematics, and science. Specific rules apply. Course # Course Name Corresponding EOC 45.0820 AP United States History US History 45.08700 IB History of the Americas, Year One US History 0 5 End-of-Pathway Assessments (EOPA) Information Georgia’s End-of-Pathway Assessment (EOPA) process was derived in direct response to the Perkins IV Legislation (Perkins Act of 2006), Core Indicator 2S1, which mandated states to implement a measurement mechanism that would ascertain the technical skill attainment level of students participating in career and technical education courses. End of Pathway Assessments (EOPAs) are dispensed to Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE) students who successfully complete all the designated courses in a CTAE pathway. Students who are eligible to participate in EOPA testing activities should: have successfully completed the three designated courses in the pathway, or, be enrolled in the final designated course of the pathway and be on track to successfully complete the last designated course. At the end of each school year, the district submits student performance results on EOPAs through the EOPA Data Portal. Some EOPAs have practice tests that can be ordered and administered to students during first semester. These practice tests should be ordered through the CTAE District Office by November 1. Blue prints (study guides) are also available for student use to ensure success on EOPAs. Each CTAE teacher has access to these documents. Actual assessments are ordered through the CTAE District Office beginning in January. The district contact