HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM OF STUDIES 2019-2020 THIS DRAFT CONTAINS ALL COURSES APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD FROM THE CURRICULUM COUNCIL AS OF MARCH 2019. ALL COURSES MAY NOT BE OFFERED AT ALL HIGH SCHOOLS. Office of Instruction 501 N. Gulkana Street Palmer, AK 99645 TABLE OF CONTENTS ***Click on the sections below to access the information. MSBSD High School Program of Studies 2019-2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................................... 2 MSBSD High School Listings ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Diploma Requirements for Graduating Classes 2016 .................................................................................................................... 6 BP 6146.1 (a) Diploma Requirements for Graduating Classes 2017+ ............................................................................................ 7 Grades/Evaluation of Student Achievement (AR 5121) ................................................................................................................ 8 Transcripts ................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Advanced Placement Courses (AP) ............................................................................................................................................. 12 International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB) .................................................................................................................... 12 Mat-Su Middle College School (MSMCS) .................................................................................................................................. 12 Career and Technical Education (CTE) ....................................................................................................................................... 13 iTech ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 ANSEP Acceleration Academy (Mat-Su) ................................................................................................................................... 14 Evaluation of Mastery of Content ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Quality Schools Model ................................................................................................................................................................ 17 BP 6146.2 Credits ........................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Enrollment of Foreign Students (AR 5119) ................................................................................................................................. 23 Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities (BP 6145) ............................................................................................................. 23 Interscholastic Competition (BP 6145.2) ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Interscholastic Competition (AR 6145.2) .................................................................................................................................... 26 Common Paths: Language Arts & Social Studies .................................................................................................................... 27 Common Paths: Science & Math .............................................................................................................................................. 28 How to Read a Course Description? ............................................................................................................................................ 29 LANGUAGE ARTS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30 MATHEMATICS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 37 SOCIAL STUDIES ........................................................................................................................................................................ 41 SCIENCE ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 PHYSICAL EDUCATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 52 HEALTH ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 55 WORLD LANGUAGE .................................................................................................................................................................. 56 FINE ARTS.................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Theatre Arts ............................................................................................................................................................................ 60 Visual Arts ............................................................................................................................................................................. 60 OTHER .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 64 CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION .................................................................................................................................... 71 BUILDING–Architecture, Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing ................................................................................. 71 BUSINESS–Business/Finance/Information/ Technology/Marketing .................................................................................... 74 FITNESS–Therapeutic Services, Health, Sports Fitness ......................................................................................................... 80 HEALTH SERVICES ............................................................................................................................................................ 81 HUMAN RESOURCES......................................................................................................................................................... 83 NATURAL RESOURCES–Agriculture and Natural Resources ........................................................................................... 85 TOURISM/CULINARY–Culinary Arts, Hospitality, Tourism ............................................................................................. 87 TRANSPORTATION–Transportation and Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 90 MAT-SU iTECH APEX FY19 COURSE LISTING ..................................................................................................................... 94 EDYNAMIC LEARNING ........................................................................................................................................................... 101 FORMS ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 134 APS .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 172 RTI/MTSS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 181 MSBSD High School Listings American Charter Academy ................................... 352-0150 Mat-Su Day School.................................................... 864-6000 244 S Sylvan Suite #110, Wasilla 2360 N Tait Drive, Wasilla Beryozova.......................................................................495-9390 Mat-Su Middle College............................................. 746-8494 29297 Beryozova Road, Willow 8295 E College Drive, Palmer Burchell High ............................................................864-2600 Palmer High............................................................... 746-8400 1775 W Parks Highway, Wasilla 1170 W Bogard Road, Palmer Colony High...................................................................861-5500 Redington Sr. JR/SR High…....................................864-5400 9550 E Bogard Road, Palmer 10015 Redington Road, Wasilla Glacier View ..............................................................861-5650