Special Education
21st CENTURY SKILLS - 501468
This self-contained classroom elective course focuses on the four areas of financial literacy, civic literacy, employability, and leisure/recreation skills. Students will learn basic independent living skills, money management, basic cooking skills, basic vocational skills, and how to participate in local or community recreation activities. Placement in this course is the result of an IEP team decision
Credits - 2
Grades - 9, 10, 11, 12
BASIC LEARNING SKILLS - 509995
This self-contained class focuses on foundations of reading, emergent and conventional writing, foundational math skills, and application of these skills in all subjects. Coursework is aligned with the Essential Elements of the Iowa Core Curriculum. Placement in this course is the result of an IEP team decision.
CONSUMER MATH - 501619
This self-contained individualized classroom’s math curriculum focuses on: calculator computational multi-stepped consumer story problems, basic fractions, decimals and percents, money skills: counting bills and coins, counting back change, applied time concepts, measurement: 1/4 inch to 12 feet, 1/4 cup to 1 gallon, perimeter and area, compare store prices, buying and maintaining a car, credit and installment buying, maintaining a checking and savings account, hourly wage and gross pay and fixed and variable household expenses. After demonstrating basic competence in the above skills, students will advance to a general math or pre-algebra studies course.
Credits - 2
Grades - 9, 10, 11, 12
ENGLISH SKILLS 9-12 - 502517
English Skills is a two-semester course. Students earn one elective credit per semester. This class provides intense instruction on reading comprehension and writing skills. The goal of this class is to improve the students' reading comprehension and writing skills and for students to show progress with their reading and writing goals on their IEP. Study skills and organizational skills are also taught in this course. Students are expected to apply the reading comprehension, writing, and study/organization skills they learn in this class to all of their other classes. This course is available by teacher approval only.
Credits - 1 credit per semester
Grades - 9, 10, 11, 12
ENGLISH 9 STUDIES - 501004
English 9 Studies is a two semester, two-credit course required of all freshman students. English 9 will help students sharpen the essential skills they need for success. Reading, writing, speaking and listening, grammar, and vocabulary will be major components of each course. Genre instruction and writing will allow students to explore topics from many different angles and use mentor texts to strengthen their writing. Every unit features a diverse mix of captivating fiction and nonfiction selections all connected by a common topic. Social, active, and student-owned learning activities foster a culture of collaboration. Course work will increase academic performance and encourage students to be lifelong learners. This course is available by teacher approval only.
Credits - 2
Grade - 9
ENGLISH 10 STUDIES - 501011
English 10 Studies is a two-semester course required of all sophomore students. The course is designed to provide structured experiences in reading, writing, and speaking skills. Students read a variety of genres, respond to those genres through activities and writing assignments. This course is open only to students with teacher approval.
Credits - 2
Grades - 10
ENGLISH 11 STUDIES - 501023
This two semester course is intended to provide reading and writing experiences and instruction to engage all learners. It is also an intention of this course to allow students to think critically about and become engaged with a variety of texts while developing life-long literacy skills. The reading selections are by American authors; students are required to read novels, short stories, and dramas. The writing of this course requires students to write using several modes, including reflective writing, essay writing, research and argumentation. The emphasis will be placed on American literary tradition from the Colonial period to the postmodern authors. This course is teacher approval only.
Credits - 2
Grade - 11
ENGLISH 12 STUDIES - 501034
This two semester course is designed to provide structured experiences in reading, writing, and speaking skills. Students will improve critical thinking skills in order to develop competence for post-secondary educational experiences and career opportunities. The course will cover British Literature and every unit features a diverse mix of captivating fiction and nonfiction selections all connected by a common topic. Social, active, and student-owned learning activities foster a culture of collaboration. Writing experiences will include a personal narrative, poems, and analysis of literature. This course is available by teacher approval only.
Credits - 2
Grade - 12
EVERYDAY LIFE SKILLS - 501461
This self-contained classroom social studies curriculum focuses on basic community awareness, basic civics and government knowledge, and basic geography skills. This class prepares learners for community living after high school. Placement in this course is the result of an IEP team decision.
FUTURE READY- EMPLOYABILITY - 509544
This program is to assist students that need to develop employability skills. It will help them become ready for living, learning, and working after graduation. The class is designed to help students find their strengths and interests as well as work on soft skills that are important in the school setting as well as in the work environment.
Credits - 2 (1 each semester)
Grades - 9,10,11,12
FUTURE READY- SEL (Social, Emotional, Learning) - 509543
Program to assist students to better comprehend their emotions, to feel those emotions fully, and demonstrate empathy for others. These learned behaviors are then used to help students make positive, responsible decisions; create frameworks to achieve their goals.
Credits - 2 (1 each semester)
Grades -9, 10,11,12
GENERAL MATH - 601657
This is a two semester course. This course will study foundational skills required to be successful in future math classes. In this class students will build on foundational math skills to utilize the operations to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions. This course will also study the steps needed to compute ratios of known and unknown variables, relationships between ratios, and how to scale ratios. This is considered a small group direct instruction course as it is a foundational skill building course not offered at the general education level. Placement in this course is the result of an IEP team decision.
Credits - 2 (1 each semester)
Grades - 9, 10, 11, 12
HEALTHY LIVING - 502609
This self-contained classroom health curriculum focuses on the study of a healthy lifestyle, basic first aid and health homes, and nutrition. Coursework is aligned with the Essential Elements of the Iowa Core Curriculum and the 21st Century Skills Health Literacy core curriculum. Placement in this course is the result of an IEP team decision.
LITERACY STUDIES - 502520
Literacy Studies is a one-semester class. Students earn one elective credit per semester. This class provides intense instruction on reading comprehension and writing skills. The goal of this class is to improve the students' reading comprehension and writing skills and for students to show progress with their reading and writing goals on their IEP. Study skills and organizational skills are also taught in this course. Students are expected to apply the reading comprehension, writing, and study/organization skills they learn in this class to all of their other classes. Placement in this course is the result of an IEP team decision.
Credits - 2
Grades - 9, 10, 11, 12
MATH SKILLS - 501645
Math lab is a one credit per semester class where the goal is to improve and decrease deficiencies in mathematical skills. The class will determine areas of difficulties and provide skill based instruction to remediate skill deficiencies. Placement in this course is the result of an IEP team decision.
Credits - 2
Grades - 9, 10, 11, 12
MATH STUDIES - 501745
This self-contained classroom math curriculum focuses on foundational math skills. The topics covered include basic computational skills, basic quantitative skills, basic consumer concepts, basic time concepts, and basic household measurement. Placement in this course is the result of an IEP team decision.
SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS - 502607
This self-contained classroom science curriculum focuses on the study of a healthy lifestyle and nutrition. Environmental issues, such as: ecology, air, water and land use are explored. The earth and the solar system, space, weather and our changing earth are investigated. Biology studies include: classifying animals and plants, human growth and development, genetics and health. Placement in this course is the result of an IEP team decision.
Credits - 2
Grades - 9, 10, 11, 12
SOCIAL STUDIES FOUNDATIONS- 501467
This self-contained classroom’s social studies curriculum focuses on: our nation’s history from the beginning to the present day. This overview will focus on the laws and other important aspects of our country’s history. These aspects will include knowledge of our government, important historical documents, and federal, state, and local governments. Placement in this course is the result of an IEP team decision.
Credits - 2
Grades - 9, 10, 11, 12
TIERED ALGEBRA STUDIES - 162169
This course will study foundational skills required to be successful in future algebra classes. In this class we will study variable expressions, solving variable equations, graphing techniques, solving systems of equations and inequalities, applications of lines and distance formulas, polynomial operations, and algebraic thought processes. This is considered a small group direct instruction course as the general curriculum will be modified. Placement in this course is the result of an IEP team decision.
Credits - 2
Grades - 9, 10, 11, 12
WORK EXPERIENCE - 507031
This two-credit course features “hands-on” job training in a community based job site; students are placed at a worksite where they observe and work with a worksite resource person. Work experience helps a student build sound work habits and attitudes and realistic expectations by participating in actual work experience through different job placements. Student benefits include the following: gain insights about his/her abilities and work interest; learn responsibility and how to follow directions; develop values of good attendance, promptness, and positive employee behaviors; build self-confidence and a positive self-image; find success in a nonacademic area while earning school credit; and explore different job sites and finding out first hand about the demands of the working world. In addition, students work toward the development of necessary social and personal skills needed to live and work as a productive member of the community. Students earn high school credit and may or may not receive pay and are assigned to the work site by the Work Experience/Transition Specialist. This course is available to students with teacher approval only.
Credits - 2
Grades - 9,10, 11, 12