This Course Catalog provides students and parents with information to assist with the students’ program choices. Students should discuss course selections with their parents, teachers, and counselor. Students are encouraged to enroll in courses that challenge them, provide the best possible preparation for successful employment, and ensure postsecondary education readiness.
Academic Letters are awarded to students receiving all "A" grades for both semester grading periods during one academic school year. For each subsequent year, the student meeting the Academic Letter requirement will receive a bar to attach to his/her Academic Letter. An Academic Letter reception for qualifying students will be hosted in the fall of the following school year.
All students and parents are required to sign a Magnet Program Contract when enrolling at A-TECH. The contract states that the students must maintain a minimum grade point average of an overall 2.0 unweighted GPA (C average) and earn a C or better in their assignedr program area courses. Students who fall below a 2.0 GPA or earn a D or F in their program area course will be placed on Academic Probation for one semester. If a student on Academic Probation fails to attain a 2.0 GPA or earn a C or better in their assigned program area course by the end of the following semester, they will be withdrawn from A-TECH and must return to their home school.
The Guidance and Counseling website (http://ccsd.net/departments/guidance-counseling) provides students and parents/guardians with information on school counseling services provided by the school district. It also serves as a support reference for preparing students for their future educational decisions. Information on diploma requirements, scholarship opportunities, and post-secondary opportunities are just a few examples of information available on the website.
Course placement is based on the student’s ability level, test scores, teacher recommendations, and other indicators. The student and parent/guardian should carefully consider all prerequisites for each course. Students may challenge recommendations which they feel do not meet their academic needs, however, only students who have successfully completed the course prerequisite(s) with at least a "C" grade will be permitted to challenge course recommendations. Students may not challenge courses above their grade level. Students wishing to challenge a course must submit a signed Course Challenge Contract. Upon administrative approval of course challenge, Students must remain in challenged classes for a FULL YEAR. It is the student’s responsibility to get the appropriate signatures on their registration forms.
Course fees are charged for courses where the student will complete special projects to be taken home or for reasons specific to the course. Course fees cover the actual cost of projects, the Advanced Placement examination, or other specific items. Difficulty in purchasing the required items for the student and/or paying the course fees will not prevent a student’s enrollment in any course. Should alternatives to the immediate payment of course fees become necessary, the counselor or the respective course instructor should be notified to assist the school and the family in working together to resolve the situation. Course fees are listed, along with course prerequisites, in the course descriptions for each class.
The CCSD Online Registration System is available in English and Spanish and is required to be completed online annually. Parents can complete registration at home or at school. (Parents will need an active personal email account and an activation code from the school prior to registering.)
Families with Currently Enrolled Students: Parents who have children currently enrolled in a CCSD school and finished the 2024-2025 school year with CCSD, will use their Campus Portal account to re-register their children as a returning student at campusportal.ccsd.net.
Families New to the Clark County School District: Parents of children new to CCSD can use the register.CCSD.net link to register their student. If your student left CCSD prior to the end of the 2024-2025 school year, the parent will register the student as new to the district. After completing the online registration application, all required documents need to be brought to your child’s school and given to the Registrar. (Please see the list of required documents listed on the CCSD website).
Prerequisites are listed in this Course Catalog to help students and parents decide on courses for next year. Both semesters of a prerequisite course must be successfully completed and, if required, the stated grade earned. Students may repeat a course for no additional credit in order to meet prerequisite requirements.
The CCSD releases directory information, which is information not generally considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed (Regulation 5125.1). This information will be made available to qualified agencies upon request. Qualified agencies include, but are not limited to public colleges and universities, Nevada State Treasurer’s Office, and the military branches. The Every Student Succeeds Act requires that all branches of the military have access to directory information upon request.
The term “directory information” means one or more of the following items: Student name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, school attended, grade level, participation in officially organized activities and sports, weight and height of the members of athletic teams, and degrees and awards received. Parents have the right to have directory information restricted upon request. If parents prefer to restrict the release of their child’s directory information, they may sign a Restrict Release of Student Information form that can be completed during online registration.
Since advanced planning and guidance are provided for each student prior to registration, schedule changes will not be made after registration. Class changes will not be granted to accommodate a change in a student’s lunch period or to request a specific instructor. After 10 days into the semester, due to the State of Nevada Department of Education’s requirement for the number of hours needed to earn credit, no student may change or withdraw from a class. Students who drop a class after the first 10 days will receive an “F” on the semester transcript. No student may change a class and receive credit after the 10th day of the semester. Requests for schedule changes are considered only during the first two weeks of the semester and are granted only for the following reasons:
Graduation requirement fulfillment, if class has not been taken previously.
Misplacement in an academic area according to standardized scores and/or ability.
Successful completion of summer school course work.
The administration may, due to increased/decreased enrollment and staff changes, balance course selections by transferring students from one class and/or teacher to another section. Every effort will be made to ensure a smooth transition for students.
No change requests will be honored for electives once school begins in August. Changes due to extenuating circumstances will only be addressed and must be approved by an administrator. All schedule change requests must have a parent teacher conference before the request will be considered.
Students will be expected to remain in year-long courses for the entire school year. Exceptions (graduation requirements, misplacement) will be handled through the regular schedule change procedure.
An Individual Education Plan (IEP) for each special education program student must be developed and reviewed annually. Parents of students transferring from a non-CCSD school will need to provide a copy of the most recent IEP and evaluation in order to establish services for their student at A-TECH. To assist these students, a team-teaching program is available in core subject areas as deemed necessary in students’ IEPs. In this program, the classroom teacher receives support, assistance, advice, and supplemental material from the consulting special education teacher. Planning is a joint effort while the primary responsibility for instruction lies with the regular classroom teacher.
Students will have the opportunity to choose courses based on course prerequisites and teacher recommendations. In the event that some electives are filled, or an insufficient number of students enroll in a class to offer the class, students will be enrolled in their alternate choices, if available, in the order listed. Each course is described by content and prerequisites. Every effort is made to aid students in planning their high school programs and projecting these programs toward long-term goals; however, the ultimate responsibility for each student’s individual program must rest with the student and parent. When selecting courses, students should consider graduation and post-high school education or occupational entrance requirements.
A-TECH is one of the only CCSD high schools with less restricted network and Internet access for certain program areas. Parents will be required to complete the Acceptable Use Policy agreement prior to accessing A-TECH’s computer network. Access to the Clark County School District’s educational network resources is designed for educational purposes, and the District has taken precautions to eliminate access to controversial material. However, please recognize it is impossible for the District to restrict access to all controversial materials. Furthermore, if a student does not follow the Clark County School District’s Acceptable Use Policy, privileges to access the District computer network resources may be revoked.
Students are expected to use equipment, hardware, software, network, Internet, and other technology at A-TECH in an appropriate and responsible manner. Actions by students which result in damage, alteration, or interference of any of the above, violation of copyrights, or accessing inappropriate material will result in disciplinary action. Disciplinary action may include a required parent conference (RPC), suspension, referral to legal authorities, or to an alternative site and/or monetary reimbursement to correct or repair the problem.
Students are encouraged to bring personal technology and communication devices such as cell phones, laptops, or tablets to enhance instruction and student achievement under the Bring Your Own Device Program (BYOD). These devices may only be used before and after school, during lunch or with the approval of the classroom teacher. A-TECH is not responsible for lost or stolen devices. See CCSD Policy 5136 for more information regarding personal technology and communication devices.