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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
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.
STEPS 1 (Specialized Transition Employment Planning Services)
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.
Community Participation
Length: 1 Semester (can be taken multiple times)
Prerequisite: Active IEP
Grade: 9-12
This course is designed to provide “hands on” experiences in the community. Students will access and utilize services at a variety of community sites for the purpose of developing personal life skills. Sites are accessed by city bus, school bus, or by walking.
Human Growth & Development
Length: 2 Semesters (4 Credits)
Prerequisite: Active IEP
Grade: 9-12
Students will develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to make health-promoting decisions. The course will teach health and wellness, responsible decision-making, physical fitness, mental/emotional health, self-esteem, sexuality and reproduction, safety and emergency care.
DAPE
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.
Intermediate Algebra Concepts
Length: 2 Semesters (4 Credits)
Prerequisite: Active IEP
Grade: 9-12
Intermediate Algebra Concepts course is intended to be the second half of a two-part Algebra course focused on linear and quadratic relationships. It is a full year course where students will learn to represent linear and quadratic functions as verbal descriptions, equations, tables, and graphs, as well as solve linear and quadratic equations with real numbers. Students will perform basic polynomial operations, factor polynomials, and use statistics and probability to describe data sets and make predictions. Students will apply this learning to solve real-world mathematical problems.
Geometry Concepts
Length: 2 Semesters (4 Credits)
Prerequisite: Active IEP
Grade: 9-12
Geometry Concepts is a full year course focused on the geometry of shapes, planes and space. Emphasis is placed on understanding, applying, justifying, and developing geometric properties in two and three dimensions. Students will engage in the study of geometric reasoning, coordinate geometry, parallel and perpendicular lines, triangle congruence, properties of polygons and circles, similarity, right triangle trigonometry, area, and volume. Students will apply this learning to solve real-world mathematical problems.
World History Concepts
Length: 2 Semesters (4 Credits)
Prerequisite: Active IEP
Grade: 9-12
Students in World History Concepts pursue in-depth study of historical thinking skills and world history to equip them with the knowledge and skills required for success in postsecondary education (i.e., freshman level courses), the skilled workplace and civic life. The amount of content in the standards for World History corresponds to the course credit graduation requirements identified in Minn. Stat. § 120B.024.
Human Geography Concepts
Length: 2 Semesters (4 Credits)
Prerequisite: Active IEP
Grade: 9-12
Students in Human Geography Concepts pursue in-depth study of geo-spatial skills, places and regions and human systems to equip them with the knowledge and skills required for success in postsecondary education (i.e., freshman level courses), the skilled workplace and civic life. The amount of content in the standards for human geography corresponds to the course credit graduation requirements identified in Minn. Stat. § 120B.024
Physical Science Concepts
Length: 2 Semesters (4 Credits)
Prerequisite: Active IEP
Grade: 9-12
Physical Science Concepts 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.
Biology Concepts
Length: 2 Semesters (4 Credits)
Prerequisite: Active IEP
Grade: 9-12
Chemistry Concepts is a year-long course that covers basic high school chemistry concepts that help students understand how the universe works at the micro-level. Students will learn about chemical and physical properties, atomic structure, the periodic table, bonding, chemical reactions, (the Mole, stoichiometry, solutions, and kinetic molecular theory) while learning the skills of science and engineering.
Reading Standards (1-6)
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.
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.
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