HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM PLANNING GUIDE 2021-2022 Harriton Lower Merion Lower Merion School District Table of Contents Program Planning Guide Letter ..................................................................................................................... 3 Mission Statement .................................................................................................................................... 4 Vision ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Lower Merion School District’s Strategic Pathways ................................................................................. 5 Strategic Pathway 1: Redefining Success ............................................................................................. 5 Strategic Pathway 2: Transformative Curriculum ................................................................................ 5 Strategic Pathway 3: Commitment to Professional Learning .............................................................. 5 Strategic Pathway 4: Student Driven Schools ...................................................................................... 5 Strategic Pathway 5: Spirit of Community ........................................................................................... 5 Minimum Graduation Requirements ........................................................................................................ 6 ENGLISH ................................................................................................................................................ 6 SOCIAL STUDIES (Recommended Sequence) ......................................................................................... 6 MATHEMATICS ...................................................................................................................................... 6 SCIENCE ................................................................................................................................................. 6 ELECTIVES - 4.5 credits .......................................................................................................................... 6 HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ..................................................................................................... 6 SENIOR PROJECT ................................................................................................................................... 6 Keystone Exams ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Resources and Support ............................................................................................................................. 8 Scholars Program of Studies ..................................................................................................................... 9 The Program of Studies ......................................................................................................................... 9 Distinguished Scholars .......................................................................................................................... 9 Guidelines for Obtaining a High School Diploma in Under Four Years ................................................... 10 Commonwealth Secondary School Diploma ........................................................................................... 10 Course Selection Process ........................................................................................................................ 11 Requests for Schedule or Course Level Changes .................................................................................... 11 Academic Deadlines for 2021-2022 ........................................................................................................ 11 Auditing Courses ................................................................................................................................. 12 Credit Earned as a Result of Receiving Tutoring ................................................................................. 12 Lower Merion School District Summer School Program......................................................................... 13 Educational Experience/Coursework Outside the Lower Merion School District .................................................. 13 Online Offerings During the Academic Year ........................................................................................... 14 NCAA Academic Eligibility Requirements ............................................................................................... 15 Test Scores .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Course Levels .......................................................................................................................................... 21 College Preparatory ............................................................................................................................ 22 Honors (H) ........................................................................................................................................... 22 Advanced Placement (AP) ................................................................................................................... 22 International Baccalaureate (IB) ......................................................................................................... 22 International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB) ............................................................................ 23 Key features of the IB experience include: ......................................................................................... 23 University of the Sciences Dual Enrollment Courses .......................................................................... 25 Central Montco Technical High School (CMTHS) ................................................................................ 27 Courses of Study ..................................................................................................................................... 30 Art ....................................................................................................................................................... 30 International Baccalaureate Visual Arts Classes ................................................................................. 39 Business, Computer, and Information Technology ............................................................................. 41 Community Based Learning ................................................................................................................ 44 English ................................................................................................................................................. 47 English Language Development .......................................................................................................... 58 Family and Consumer Science ............................................................................................................ 59 Health and Physical Education ............................................................................................................ 61 Mathematics ....................................................................................................................................... 65 Math Support Courses ........................................................................................................................ 68 Advanced Mathematics Courses ......................................................................................................... 68 Math Elective Courses ......................................................................................................................... 72 Music ................................................................................................................................................... 75 Science, Technology, and Engineering ................................................................................................ 80 Biology Courses ................................................................................................................................... 80 Chemistry Courses .............................................................................................................................. 83 Physics Courses ................................................................................................................................... 84 Environmental and Earth/Space Science Courses .............................................................................. 86 Technology and Engineering ............................................................................................................... 90 Social Studies ...................................................................................................................................... 94 1 World Languages .............................................................................................................................. 102 Additional Course Offerings .............................................................................................................. 119 Gifted Education Support and Services ...........................................................................................