CURRICULUM COURSE GUIDE - 2018 / 2019 INTRODUCTION: Piero LoGiudice, Interim Principal ........................................................................................... ix PLANNING A PROGRAM OF STUDY ....................................................................................................................... x ACADEMIC CREDIT AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................... x TEANECK HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Credit and Graduation Benchmarks ........................................................................................................ xi I. Credits Required For Graduation ............................................................................................... xi II. Competencies............................................................................................................................. xi III. Carnegie Units ............................................................................................................................ xi IV. Community Service .................................................................................................................... xi V. End of Course Exam ................................................................................................................... xi REQUIRED COURSES ............................................................................................................................................. xii High School Graduation Assessment Requirements (Updated January 2017 by the NJDOE) ................ xii INDEPENDENT STUDY .......................................................................................................................................... xiii COURSES OF STUDY ............................................................................................................................................. xiii COLLEGE PREPARATORY ..................................................................................................................................... xiii HONORS COURSES .............................................................................................................................................. xiii ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES ..................................................................................................................... xiii MIDDLE COLLEGE PROGRAM .............................................................................................................................. xiv VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL (VHS) ............................................................................................................................. xiv PEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM .............................................................................................................................. xiv CENTRAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER (SATELLITE) ...................................................................................... xv SCHEDULE CHANGE POLICY ................................................................................................................................ xvi Change Request / When Permitted / Approval Required / Conditions ................................................. xvi Definition of Academic Misplacement .................................................................................................. xvii Drop/Add............................................................................................................................................... xvii Exceptions ............................................................................................................................................. xvii Withdrawn Passing (WP) and Withdrawn Failing (WF) ........................................................................ xvii Schedule Change Appeal Process......................................................................................................... xviii GRADE POINT AVERAGE / CLASS RANK PROCEDURE .......................................................................................... xix Point Values ........................................................................................................................................... xix Teaneck High School Course Guide 2018 - 2019 [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 in Inclusion Classes ........................................................................................... 4 i. Full Inclusion .............................................................................................................................. 4 ii. In-class Support ......................................................................................................................... 4 iii. Resource Center ........................................................................................................................ 4 iv. Replacement .............................................................................................................................. 4 Multiply Disabled (MD) Program with School and Community Inclusion Options ....................................... 5 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 2018 - 2019 [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 ......................................................................................................................