Course Catalog and Guide for College, Career, and Life-Ready Students
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2016 - 2017 Course Catalog and Guide for College, Career, and Life-Ready Students Sacramento City Unified School District P.O. Box 246870 5735 47th Avenue Sacramento, CA 95824 www.scusd.edu © 2016 Sacramento City Unified School District -Revised 01/10/2017 Download the latest version at www.scusd.edu/hsguide Board of Education Christina Pritchett, President, Area 3 Jay Hansen, 1st Vice President, Area 1 Jessie Ryan, 2nd Vice President, Area 7 Ellen Cochrane, Area 2 Gustavo Arroyo, Area 4 Diana Rodriguez, Area 5 Darrel Woo, Area 6 Elizabeth Barry, Student Board Member Executive Cabinet José L. Banda, Superintendent Cathy Allen, Chief Operations Officer Lisa Allen, Interim Deputy Superintendent Gerardo Castillo, Chief Business Officer Elliot Lopez, Chief Information Officer Cancy McArn, Chief Human Resource Officer Al Rogers, Ed.D., Chief Strategy Officer Gabe Ross, Chief Communications Officer Iris Taylor, Ed.D, Interim Chief Academic Officer Acknowledgments Thank you to John F. Kennedy High School, whose excellent high school course catalog became the inspiration for this document. And a very special thank you to the Course Code Work Group (CCWG); a panel of relentless individuals who have spent countless hours on this project. The Sacramento City Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, family or marital status, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Table of Contents Goal of this Document ......................................................................................................................... 5 California State Standards .................................................................................................................... 2 Common Core State Standards (CCSS) ................................................................................................................. 3 Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) ........................................................................................................ 3 California Career Technical Education Standards (CCTES) .............................................................................. 4 California Assessment of Student Academic Performance and Progress (CAASPP) ................................................................................. 4 Overview of High Schools ................................................................................................................... 5 American Legion High School ................................................................................................................................ 6 Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School ........................................................................................ 7 Capital City Independent School ............................................................................................................................ 8 C. K. McClatchy High School ................................................................................................................................. 9 George Washington Carver School of Arts & Science .................................................................................... 10 Hiram W. Johnson High School ............................................................................................................................11 John F. Kennedy High School ...............................................................................................................................12 Kit Carson 7-12 International Baccalaureate Candidate School ...................................................................... 13 Luther Burbank High School ................................................................................................................................14 Rosemont High School ..........................................................................................................................................15 Sacramento Accelerated Academy ........................................................................................................................16 Sacramento New Technology High School ....................................................................................................... 17 School of Engineering And Science Middle/High School .............................................................................. 18 The Met Sacramento High School ......................................................................................................................19 West Campus High School ....................................................................................................................................20 College and Career Readiness .............................................................................................................21 SCUSD Graduate Profile .......................................................................................................................................22 Pathway Options .....................................................................................................................................................23 Small High School Options ...................................................................................................................................23 Diagram of High School Pathway Options ........................................................................................................ 24 Career Pathway Interest Survey ............................................................................................................................25 The Linked Learning Approach ...........................................................................................................................27 SCUSD vs UC/CSU Graduation Requirements ................................................................................................ 29 Using Online Courses to meet “a-g” Requirements .......................................................................................... 30 District Honors & Advanced Placement (AP) Courses .................................................................................... 30 Graduation Ceremony and Diploma ...................................................................................................................30 Board Policy 6146.4 – Students with Exceptional Needs and IEPs ............................................................... 30 Seal of Biliteracy ......................................................................................................................................................31 Table of Contents (continued) NCAA Requirements ..............................................................................................................................................31 College and Military Entrance Assessments ....................................................................................................... 31 Fee Waivers ...............................................................................................................................................................33 Registering for Tests ...............................................................................................................................................33 Applying for Financial Aid ....................................................................................................................................33 Preparing for Post-Secondary Education ...........................................................................................................35 Planning for College in the 9th Grade .................................................................................................................36 Planning for College in the 10th Grade ...............................................................................................................37 Planning for College in the 11th Grade ...............................................................................................................38 Sacramento Pathways to Success 12th Grade Month-by-Month Planning for Attending CSU or Other 4-Year Institutions ...................................................................................................................................................39 Sacramento Pathways to Success 12th Grade Month by Month Planning for Attending SCC or Other 2-Year Institutions ...................................................................................................................................................42 Useful Tips and Dates to Remember ...................................................................................................................45 Course Descriptions by Content Area ............................................................................................... 46 About this Section ...................................................................................................................................................47 Career Technical Education Classes .....................................................................................................................48 English Language Arts Classes .............................................................................................................................54