CURRICULUM COURSE GUIDE - 2020 / 2021 PLANNING A PROGRAM OF STUDY....................................................................................................................... ix ACADEMIC CREDIT AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................... ix TEANECK HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Credit and Graduation Benchmarks ......................................................................................................... x I. Credits Required For Graduation ................................................................................................ x II. Competencies .............................................................................................................................. x III. Carnegie Units ............................................................................................................................. x IV. Community Service ...................................................................................................................... x V. End of Course Exam ..................................................................................................................... x REQUIRED COURSES ............................................................................................................................................. xi High School Graduation Assessment Requirements (Updated April 2020 by the NJDOE) ..................... xi INDEPENDENT STUDY ...........................................................................................................................................xii COURSES OF STUDY ..............................................................................................................................................xii COLLEGE PREPARATORY ......................................................................................................................................xii HONORS COURSES ................................................................................................................................................xii ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES .......................................................................................................................xii MIDDLE COLLEGE PROGRAM ................................................................................................................................xii PEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ...............................................................................................................................xii CENTRAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER (SATELLITE) ...................................................................................... xiv SCHEDULE CHANGE POLICY ..................................................................................................................................xv Change Request / When Permitted / Approval Required / Conditions ..................................................xv Definition of Academic Misplacement ................................................................................................... xvi Drop/Add ................................................................................................................................................ xvi Exceptions ............................................................................................................................................... xvi Withdrawn Passing (WP) and Withdrawn Failing (WF) .......................................................................... xvi Schedule Change Appeal Process .......................................................................................................... xvii GRADE POINT AVERAGE / CLASS RANK PROCEDURE ........................................................................................ xviii Point Values .......................................................................................................................................... xviii Honoring Pupil Achievement .................................................................................................................. xix TEANECK HIGH SCHOOL COURSE GUIDE 2020 – 2021 [i] COURSES OFFERED THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTES AT TEANECK HIGH SCHOOL The Academic Institute of Business ............................................................................................................... 1 The Academic Institute of Literature and Composition ............................................................................... 1 The Academic Institute for the Fine and Performing Arts............................................................................. 2 The Academic Institute of Social Sciences ..................................................................................................... 2 The Academic Institute of Technology .......................................................................................................... 3 DEPARTMENT OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES Special Services Overview.............................................................................................................................. 4 Special Education Students............................................................................................................................ 4 i. General Education ...................................................................................................................... 4 ii. Resource Programs .................................................................................................................... 4 iii. Special class programs in the Teaneck School District............................................................... 4 ENGLISH English Overview............................................................................................................................... 6 Language Arts Literacy 9 Center ....................................................................................................... 6 Language Arts Literacy 10 Center ..................................................................................................... 6 Language Arts Literacy 11 Center ..................................................................................................... 6 9th GRADE ENGLISH OFFERINGS Language and Literature 9 Honors .................................................................................................. 7 Language and Literature 9 ................................................................................................................ 7 10th GRADE ENGLISH OFFERINGS Advanced Literature and Composition 10 Honors .......................................................................... 8 Literature and Composition .............................................................................................................. 8 11th GRADE ENGLISH OFFERINGS Advanced Placement Language and Composition ........................................................................... 8 American Literature 11 Honors ........................................................................................................ 9 American Literature 11 ..................................................................................................................... 9 Modern American Literature 11 ....................................................................................................... 9 TEANECK HIGH SCHOOL COURSE GUIDE 2020 – 2021 [ii] 12th GRADE ENGLISH OFFERINGS Advanced Placement Literature and Composition ......................................................................... 10 English Composition 101 Honors .................................................................................................... 10 Advanced World Literature 12 Honors ........................................................................................... 10 World Literature 12 ........................................................................................................................ 11 Humanities through Literature 12 .................................................................................................. 11 ENGLISH ELECTIVES SAT/ACT Prep: Verbal ..................................................................................................................... 11 Senior Seminar LAL Fall / Spring ..................................................................................................... 12 Creative Writing I ............................................................................................................................ 12 Creative Writing II ........................................................................................................................... 12 Journalism ....................................................................................................................................... 12 African American Literature ........................................................................................................... 13 Women’s Literature ........................................................................................................................ 13 Modern and Contemporary Latin American Literature ................................................................. 13 Literature and Cinema .................................................................................................................... 14 Suggested Sequences of English Courses ......................................................................................