Woodland Hills School District Secondary Curriculum Planning Guide 2018-2019 School Year Woodland Hills Junior/Senior High School 2550 Greensburg Pike Pittsburgh, PA 15221 412-244-1100 www.whsd.net Page 1 Woodland Hills School District Curriculum Planning Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS PROMOTION ......................................................................................................................5 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................5 KEYSTONE EXAMS ..........................................................................................................6 CAREER PATHWAYS ......................................................................................................7 NINE WEEK GRADES ......................................................................................................10 HONOR ROLL ....................................................................................................................10 CLASS RANK ......................................................................................................................10 WEIGHTED/AP COURSES...............................................................................................11 GPA CALCULATION ........................................................................................................11 CREDIT RECOVERY ........................................................................................................12 SCHEDULE CHANGES/SUMMER SCHOOL ...............................................................12 NCAA REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................13 FORBES ROAD ...................................................................................................................14 WOODLAND HILLS ONLINE ACADEMY ...................................................................14 UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COLLEGE IN HIGH SCHOOL ..........................................15 DUAL ENROLLMENT ......................................................................................................15 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ................................................................................................16 CAREER PATHWAY PLANNING GUIDE ....................................................................65 APPENDIX A –NATIONAL TESTING DATES .............................................................68 APPENDIX B – POLICIES ................................................................................................69 APPENDIX C – NCAA REFERENCES............................................................................72 The Woodland Hills School District is an equal opportunity education employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or handicap in its activities program, or employment practices as required by Title VI, Title IX and section 504. For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, contact the Assistant Superintendent, Title IX Coordinator, or Section 504 Coordinator of Special Education, at 2430 Greensburg Pike, Pittsburgh, PA 15221, 412-731-1300. For information regarding services, activities, and facilities that are accessible and useable by handicapped persons, contact the Director of Facilities, 412-731-1300, ext. 0191. Page 2 Woodland Hills School District Curriculum Planning Guide WOODLAND HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS Ms. Jamie Glasser President Mr. Mike Belmonte Vice-President Mr. David Graves Member Mr. Jeffrey Hanchett Member Ms. Chardae Seligsohn Member Ms. Ava Johnson Member Ms. Paige Strasbaugh Member Dr. Jeffrey Hildebrand Member Member CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION Mr. Alan Johnson Superintendent Ms. Licia Lentz Assistant Superintendent Ms. Jennifer Johnson Director of Special Education Ms. Dawn Golden Director of Pupil Personnel Mr. James Clawson Director of Curriculum Ms. Angel Boyd Director of Human Resources Mr. Michael Gigliotti Business Manager Mr. Steve Muiter Director of Technology Mr. Robert Finny Director of Facilities Ms. Siobahn Nicklow Director of Transportation/Food Service SECONDARY CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION Ms. Candee Nagy Acting Principal Ms. Vanessa Jackson Assistant Principal Ms. Sarah Kielar Assistant Principal Ms. Charmayne Gather Assistant Principal Mr. Terrance Smith Assistant Principal Mr. Ron Coursey Athletic Director Page 3 Woodland Hills School District Curriculum Planning Guide WOODLAND HILLS SECONDARAY CAMPUS Department Chairs Department Chairs are teachers who serve as the instructional leaders within their department and may be contacted with general questions or concerns. Department Chair(s) Email Art Ms. Michelle Hutterer [email protected] Business, Computers, and Mr. Anthony Morinello [email protected] Information Technology English Language Arts Mr. John Danchisko [email protected] Family & Consumer Science Ms. Melissa Bostard [email protected] Health & Physical Education Mr. Jack Neff [email protected] Mathematics Ms. Irene Runco [email protected] Performing Arts Mr. Thomas Crone [email protected] Science Mr. Jeffrey Vranka [email protected] Social Studies Mr. Brad Zolnak [email protected] Technology Education Mr. Paul Beard [email protected] World Languages Ms. Erin Tiboni [email protected] Guidance Counselors Counselor Grade Level Email Ms. Tracy Weaver 7-8 [email protected] Ms. Stacey Kim 9 [email protected] Mr. Mark Arnold 10 [email protected] Mr. Jeff Brand 11 [email protected] Mr. Colin O’Grady 12 [email protected] Page 4 Woodland Hills School District Curriculum Planning Guide The purpose of this guide is to provide information to facilitate planning and course selection. Parents/guardians are encouraged to review this guide with their student(s) during the planning and course selection process. It is important to consider course selections carefully in order to select a career pathway, fulfill graduation requirements, and take advantage of the electives available to all students. Please keep in mind that if enrollment is too low, the District reserves the right not to offer courses listed. Other factors may also make it impossible for a course to be offered. In any case, if a course is canceled, the student will be assigned to his/her alternate choice. Students and parents/guardians are encouraged to gather information from this guide and discuss course selections for the upcoming school year with current teachers and guidance counselors. PROMOTION In order for a 7th or 8th grade student to move to the next grade level at the high school, the student must successfully pass the current grade level curriculum or have an administrative recommendation. It should be understood by parents and students that promotion at the high school level is not a guarantee of graduation and a diploma. Promotion allows a student to be considered as a member of a particular group of students who entered high school at the beginning of a particular year. Being promoted to the 12th grade does not necessarily imply that a student will be eligible to graduate from high school at the end of his/her 12th grade year. Graduation is determined by a student’s completing the graduation requirements as set forth in Board policy and the state of Pennsylvania. The principal or his/her designee has the authority to adjust a student’s course sequence in order to help assure that the student will be able to graduate in four years. The promotion guidelines below are meant to represent a typical student: Sophomore: 1 full completed year (typically) 5 credits Junior: 2 full completed years (typically) 12 credits Senior: 3 full completed years (typically) 19 credits GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS The Woodland Hills School District Board of School Directors will award a high school diploma to every student who meets the graduation requirements listed (course completion and grades, attendance requirements, Keystones/Local Assessment, senior project). A student CANNOT participate in graduation if the student has financial, time (suspensions and/or detentions), and/or academic (failed courses needed for graduation) obligations. Students must earn a minimum of 26 credits for graduation as outlined below: Subject Credits English (4 courses) 4.0 Social Studies (4 courses) 4.0 Mathematics (4 courses) 4.0 Science (4 courses) 4.0 Physical Education 1.0 *Class of 2020 and beyond (Class of 2017 – 2019, 2.0 Credits) Health 0.5 Arts and Humanities 1.0 World Language 1.0 Computer Literacy 1.0 Electives 5.5 *Class of 2020 and beyond (Class of 2017 – 2019, 4.5 Credits) TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 26.0 Page 5 Woodland Hills School District Curriculum Planning Guide In accordance with 22 PA Code, Chapter 4, section 4.24, Demonstration of proficiency as determined by the school district, charter school (including a online charter school) or AVTS, if applicable, in each of the state academic standards not assessed by a state assessment under § 4.51, § 4.51a or § 4.51b (relating to state assessment system; Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; and Keystone Exams). The Senior Project is a major research project that focuses on a career field in which students are interested. Students will create a graduation portfolio that represents career exploration through research and real-world experiences. Students will have written assignments that include but are not limited to a resume, research reflection and various field experiences related to their topic. Students will also give a presentation on their research and any field work they completed