Specialized Services

Course selections and placements for a student who has an Individualized Education Program (IEP) are determined by the student’s IEP team. Other specialized services offered at Johnson include mental health, speech and language therapy, transportation, paraprofessional, and nursing services. If you have any additional questions or concerns regarding course selections, please contact the case manager.

Career Seminar I

Course: A419301

Length: 1 Semester (2 Credits)

Prerequisite: Active IEP & Participation in a work experience (i.e. STEPS site)

Grade: 11-12

The Career Seminar course is designed to help students explore different careers and become better prepared in job skills (including applying, interviewing, learning, and developing job skills) that are necessary to succeed in the world of work, including communication strategies. In this course, students will explore various careers and discuss important aspects of career readiness and related topics such as workplace safety, sexual harassment and workplace law.

Skills for College & Career Readiness (1-4)

Prerequisite: Active IEP 

Length: Varies

Grade: 9-12

This course prepares students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) to improve their reading, writing, organizational, and collaborative skills.  The objectives of the course are to teach the skills necessary for students with disabilities that will change their educational trajectories and improve the chance for both high school and postsecondary/career success. Students of color are over-represented in special education, and students in special education have inferior post-secondary outcomes compared with non-disabled peers. This course teaches the skills to change that predictable outcome.

STEPS 1 (Specialized Transition Employment Planning Services)

Course: A419201

Length: Varies

Prerequisite: Active IEP

Grade: 10-12

In this course, students will be involved in one of the following: competitive employment, job shadowing, community service, apprenticeships, or internships.

Work Experience I

Course: A419401

Varies: Varies

Prerequisite: Active IEP and IEP approval

Grade: 10-12

In this course, students will be involved in one of the following: competitive employment, job shadowing, community service, apprenticeships, or internships.

Physical Education/DAPE

Course: A414231

Length: 2 Semesters (4 Credits)

Prerequisite: Active IEP

Grade: 9-12

This course is designed to help students to work on individual, leisure, and team sport skills and activities

Integrated Science Standards

Course: A412541

Length: 2 Semesters (4 Credits)

Prerequisite: Active IEP

Grade: 9-12

Integrated Science Standards is a year-long course that covers basic physics and chemistry concepts while learning the skills of science and engineering. Students will learn about atomic structure, chemical reactions, energy transformations, forces and motion. These concepts are used to investigate changes in earth and space systems over time including geology, meteorology and astronomy.  Students use observations, laboratory investigations, and problem solving to analyze and understand the science of everyday phenomena. 

Math Strategies

Course: A410231

Science Strategies

Course: A411101

Social Studies Strategies

Course: A411111

Reading Strategies

Courses: A410001

Integrated Math I Standards

Course: A410201

Integrated Math II Standards

Course: A410211

Integrated Math III Standards

Course: A410221

Transition to Independence

Course: A417301

Reading Standards (5-7) 

Length: 2 Semesters (4 Credits)

Prerequisite: Active IEP

Grade: 9-12

This is a reading and writing course designed for special education students who need skill development to fully access content area curriculum. This course covers the Edge curriculum (red, orange, and blue) and Fusion curriculum to increase students' reading, written language, and speaking skills. Students will be introduced to a variety of fiction and non-fiction reading materials at their independent and instructional levels, as well as basic reading and writing strategies. Most students enrolled in a reading class are also required to take an ELA class to meet the Minnesota graduation requirement for each grade.