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2007-2008 Table of Contents

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Preface................................................................................................................................................... i

Public Notice/Equity Statement.................................................................................................................. i

Board of Education/School Administrators................................................................................................. ii

Definition of Terms................................................................................................................................. 1

Concurrent Enrollment............................................................................................................................. 1

Kimberly Center East............................................................................................................................... 1

Correspondence Study............................................................................................................................. 1

College Credit......................................................................................................................................... 1

Independent Study Courses...................................................................................................................... 1

General Information................................................................................................................................ 2

Class Load............................................................................................................................................. 2

Student Responsibilities............................................................................................................................ 2

Requirements for Graduation.................................................................................................................... 2

Transfer Students................................................................................................................................... 3

Student Records Access.......................................................................................................................... 3

No Drop Guidelines................................................................................................................................. 4

Retaking a Course................................................................................................................................... 4

Postsecondary Enrollment Option.......................................................................................................... 4-5

Advisor/Advisee...................................................................................................................................... 5

Business Education............................................................................................................................... 5-8

Business Career Academy (West High Only)........................................................................................... 8-9

Career Internship & Work Experience Opportunities............................................................................. 10-11

Driver Education (Summer 2007 Registration Form)................................................................................. 11

ESL (English as a Second Language).................................................................................................. 11-12

Family & Consumer Sciences............................................................................................................ 13-15

Fine Arts, Music............................................................................................................................... 15-16

Fine Arts, Visual Arts........................................................................................................................ 16-17

Technology Education (formerly Industrial Technology)....................................................................... 36-39

Junior ROTC Program...................................................................................................................... 18-19

Language Arts.................................................................................................................................. 20-24

Learning Lab......................................................................................................................................... 24

Mathematics.................................................................................................................................... 25-26

Miscellaneous Course Offerings.............................................................................................................. 26

Humanities............................................................................................................................................ 26

Leadership Training............................................................................................................................... 26

I-JAG.................................................................................................................................................. 26

Physical Education/Health Education................................................................................................... 27-28

Project Lead the Way............................................................................................................................. 29

Science........................................................................................................................................... 30-31

Social Studies................................................................................................................................... 32-34

S.W.S. (School Within a School)............................................................................................................ 34

Talented and Gifted Program (TAG).................................................................. ..................................... 35

Technology Education (formerly Industrial Technology)....................................................................... 36-39

World Languages.............................................................................................................................. 40-41

Special Education............................................................................................................................. 42-45

Post Secondary (Community College, College or University) Admission Requirements............................. 46-47

University Regents................................................................................................................................. 48

NCAA Course Eligibility Certification....................................................................................................... 49

Graduation Requirements Worksheet.................................................................................................. 50-51