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Activity/Athletics Eligibility ................................................ 7 Special Education Programming ...................................... 8 English Learner Programming ....................................... 12 Future Ready. Burnsville Alternative High School ................................. 13 Post-High School Planning .............................................. 14 Community Strong. College Credit Opportunities .......................................... 16 Course Offerings Summary ............................................ 18 Career Fields ..................................................................... 20 Pathways at BHS .............................................................. 21 Arts, Global Communications, Information Systems .. 23 Burnsville High School Design, Engineering, Manufacturing Technologies ..... 32 600 E. Highway 13 Business, Management & Entrepreneurship ............... 36 Burnsville, MN 55337 Health Sciences & Human Services ............................... 40 Main Phone Line - 952-707-2100 College & Career Core ..................................................... 44 Attendance Line - 952-707-2104 Language Arts ................................................................... 45 Athletics/Activities - 952-707-2151 Mathematics ..................................................................... 48 Student Counseling - 952-707-2108 Physical Education/Health .............................................. 49 www.isd191.org/bhs Science .............................................................................. 50 Social Studies .................................................................... 51 Burnsville Alternative High Global Electives ............................................................... 53 Career & Technical Education (CTE) ............................... 54 School Fine Arts ............................................................................ 55 2140 Diffley Road Language Arts ................................................................... 55 Eagan, MN 55122 Mathematics ..................................................................... 55 Physical Education/Health .............................................. 56 Main Phone Line - 952-707-4020 Science .............................................................................. 57 www.isd191.org/bahs Social Studies .................................................................... 57 World Languages ............................................................. 58 District 191 School Board Youth Service .................................................................... 59 Abigail Alt Lesley Chester NCAA Eligibility/Course Requirements .......................... 60 Toni Conner Scott Hume Index of Courses .............................................................. 62 Eric Miller Sue Said Anna Werb Para hablar con alguien en español sobre la información contenida en este catálogo de cursos, póngase en contacto con Hector Torres, 952-707-2143. Si'aad ula hadasho qof Somali ah xaga macluumaadka buugaga maadoyinka, fadlan lasoo xiriir Abdulahi Omar, 952-707-2110. WWW.ISD191.ORG • 952-707-2000 2 • Information listed in this catalog is current as of January 2021. It is available online at www.isd191.org/coursecatalog. General Information COURSE REQUEST GUIDELINES through participation in any program may add those credits When requesting courses it is very important to make your to the credits gained during the school day. In all cases, course requests carefully for the year. We tally all course a maximum of nine credits per semester will be included requests and make critical decisions regarding teacher staffing, on student transcripts and counted toward graduation room availability, and resource allocation based on your requirements unless approved by administration. requests. Please understand we want you to have an educational program that meets your needs, however, once these decisions DATE OF ENROLLMENT are made, it will be very difficult to change your course requests. After school has been in session for ten days into a semester, • Make sure you meet the prerequisites for a course. students may enroll for credit if they transfer grades in from • Make sure you include courses necessary to meet high their previously attended school, demonstrate proficiency school graduation requirements. on standards already covered in a course, and/or complete • Make sure you carefully select courses that will prepare those assignments and assessments needed for the teacher you for post-secondary careers and college. to determine an accurate grade for the course. (Students • Make sure you request at least six (6) classes per currently enrolled may not begin a new class for credit after semester. this date.) There are many opportunities available to you and we encourage you to take the time to review this catalog and PROFICIENCY CREDIT Proficiency testing allows students to demonstrate knowledge make an informed decision about the courses you want to and receive credit in courses as per Minnesota State Board of request. Education regulation 3500.2900. Applications for proficiency testing are accepted and processed according to the following COURSE CANCELLATIONS guidelines only once each semester. Courses may be cancelled because of low enrollment or 1. Conditions Under Which a Student May Apply for availability of a licensed teacher. Students are notified of Proficiency Test course cancellations as early as possible. In some instances, it A student must have completed an out-of-school experience is necessary to reduce the number of sections of a course that that has led to an unusual level of knowledge in a course or is offered. In this case, seniors are given priority admission sequence of courses; e.g., attending a language camp, seminar into a course where enrollment is limited. or employment experiences. 2. Timelines for Proficiency Testing Opportunities SCHEDULE CHANGES Student obtains application form in the Guidance Office. A schedule change must be made through a counselor. The Application must be submitted no later than the fifth week of student and a parent must complete a change of class form. the semester. All schedule changes should be done prior to the 1st day of • Counselor will determine whether the applicant has met school so a student will not be missing key content from the necessary criteria. If so, the counselor will pass the classes. Reasons for making a schedule change include: information to the department coordinator. • A student is not scheduled for a course she or he originally • The department coordinator or designee will contact the requested. student and complete testing arrangements. Testing • A student has an incomplete schedule, and needs to add should be completed by the end of the thirteenth week of a course. the semester. • A student doesn’t meet the requirements for a course for 3. Proficiency Testing Opportunities Which Are Not which she or he is presently enrolled. Available • A student needs to schedule/reschedule a required course • Obtaining credit in a course below the student’s level of for graduation. appropriate placement as determined by the department; • A student wishes to drop a study block to add a course. e.g., credit in Basic Math when Algebra is the appropriate • A student needs to schedule a course that is required or placement. recommended for admission to a specific postsecondary • Obtaining credit for experience having no correlation with school or program. a course in the Registration Guide; e.g., credit for figure • A student is recommended by her or his teacher to move skating. from one level to another within the same discipline (i.e. • Obtaining credit in Independent Study, since there are no regular Algebra II to Honors Algebra II or vice versa). standard-learner outcomes. • The change is a recommendation on a student’s IEP or 504 • Obtaining credit in a course provided exclusively to Plan. students with an Individual Education Plan. DROPPING A COURSE CREDIT RECOVERY Students should plan carefully with their family and counselors For students in need of credit recovery, the Extended Day and to avoid the need to drop a class. A student is only