Personnel/Studentsnondiscrimination Is in Compliance with Title IX of The

BOARD POLICY

Personnel/StudentsNondiscrimination is in compliance with Title IX of the

Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights

Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age

Discrimination Act of 1975.

The Woodlake Unified School District Board of Education believes in the inherent worth of every individual and the right of everyone to receive equal opportunities in all educational programs and activities, which are conducted by the school district. It is also our belief that every qualified individual has the right to expect fair and equal treatment as an applicant for employment, as an employee, or as a student.

The Woodlake Unified School District shall not unlawfully discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, socio-economic status, marital status, sex, age, handicaps, or membership in legally constituted organization in any of its policies, procedures, or practices.

This nondiscrimination policy covers admission to, enrollment in, and employment of all applicants, employees and students in all programs and activities managed or operated by the Woodlake Unified School District.

The District Superintendent shall continue all necessary actions to ensure that discrimination does not occur in the educational program or activities within the district.

COURSE DESCRIPTION BOOK

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Graduation Requirements...... i

Recommended College Preparatory Classes...... ii

Sequence of Courses...... iii-vi

Career Pathways...... vii-xiii

Academic Recognition Program...... xiv-xv

Transfer Students...... xvi

College Readiness Resource Mapping...... xvii

College Entrance Requirements...... xviii-xxv

English Courses...... 1-5

Fine Arts Courses...... 6-11

Foreign Language Courses...... 12-15

Mathematics Courses...... 16-21

Physical Education Courses...... 22

Science Courses...... 23-25

Social Studies Courses...... 26-30

Vocational Education Courses

Agriculture...... 31-33

Business...... 34-36

Home Economics...... 37

Non-Departmental Classes...... 38-42

T-COVE Classes...... 43-45

Updated by Carmita Peña

Adopted by the Board 1/11/12

Not all courses in this booklet will be offered each year. The courses offered are listed on the course selection sheet each year.

WOODLAKEUNIONHIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED TO GRADUATE - 220

(Students earn five credits for each one semester class they pass unless otherwise specified.)

REQUIRED COURSE WORK

ENGLISH

40 creditsEnglish 9 CP, 9 Accelerated, 9 IET, Core Language Arts or English SS

English 10 CP, English 10 Honors, IET, Core Language Arts or English SS

English 11 CP, AP English Composition, IET, or English SS

English 12, AP English Literature, or English SS

MATHEMATICS

30 creditsTwo years of any math classes plus Algebra 1 are required. Math is required every year until STAR scores are at the proficient level and the CAHSEE is passed.

SCIENCE

10 creditsLife Science {Biology, Ag. Biology, Life Science, Human Biology}.

10 creditsPhysical Science (Chemistry, Conceptual Physics, Ag Physical Science, Physical Science)

SOCIAL STUDIES

10 creditsWorld History

10 creditsU.S. History

5 creditsAmerican Government

5 creditsEconomics

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

10 creditsCoedPE (2 semesters of PE must be taken) should be taken in grades 9-11.

10 creditsPE Elective(this credit can be earned by participation in 2 sport seasons, Mexican Folk Dance, Dance,Weightlifting, or fall term Tiger Marching Band after completion of 2 terms of regular P.E.)

FINE ARTS/FOREIGN LANGUAGE

10 creditsOne year of Fine Arts (Music, Drama, Art, or Dance) or Foreign Language.

NON-DEPARTMENTAL

5 creditsGeography/Health and Wellness

5 creditsKeyboarding

YOUTH SERVICE LEARNING

5 creditsTo graduate from Woodlake High School each student has to complete 85 hours of Youth Service Learning (volunteer work) for which they will receive 5 semester credits toward graduation. The number of Youth Service Learning hours required for a student who transfers from another high school will be dealt with on a prorated basis. A student may do all the Youth Service Learning hours in one year, although it is recommended to spread the 85 hours over the four years of high school. The 85 hours may be done in one single project or they may be done from several projects. A student may begin doing Youth Service Learning after 8th grade graduation. Youth Service Learning projects may be done as an individual, with another student or with a group of students. Hours are not done for pay, for family, or on school time. Community Service projects must be approved before starting project(s). Hours must be turned in within two weeks of the projects completion. Hours turned in after the two weeks will be worth half credit. All students must complete all 85 hours by May 1st of their senior year(May 1st deadline will be moved if it falls on a weekend) or they will not be able to participate in the graduation ceremony.

ELECTIVES

55credits

SENIOR EXIT INTERVIEW & PORTFOLIO REVIEW

Students will prepare a portfolio including school work, community service and job readiness information. This portfolio will be graded by members of the community and they will have a one-on-one interview with this same evaluator. Students must pass their Portfolio and Senior Exit Interview with a 70% score to graduate. If students fail to pass their portfolio or the interview portion they will not be able to participate in the graduation ceremony.

BASIC SKILLS TESTSAll students are required to pass the CaliforniaHigh School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) to receive a diploma and participate in the graduation ceremony.

Students will take this test the first time in the spring of their sophomore year and may take it two times their junior year and three times their senior year. Seniors who have not passed any portion of the test will be enrolled in an intervention class and have the opportunity to be enrolled in a before or after school tutoring program.

ATTENDANCEAll students must meet a 94% attendance requirement in order to participate in the graduation ceremony.

CST/STARAll students must score Basic (3) or higher on the CST/STAR tests in order to participate in the graduation ceremony.

RECOMMENDED COLLEGE PREPARATORY CLASSES

The following courses are recommended for students planning to enter college after high school graduation.

Students should refer to the UC a-g list on pg. xiii.

FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE

English 9 C.P. or English 9 Accelerated
Freshmen Core: Dr. Ed. / Health & Wellness/Keyboarding
Physical Education (P.E.)
Algebra 1 or or Geometry
Integrated Scienceor Ag. Phy. Science or
Physics
Foreign Language 1st yr.
Elective / English 10 C.P. or English 10 Honors
World History
Geometry or Algebra 2 or Honors Algebra 2
Biology or Ag Biology
Foreign Language 2nd yr.
Fine Arts Elective
Elective

JUNIOR SENIOR

English 11 C.P. or AP Composition
United States History
Algebra 2, PreCal. Or H PreCal.
Chemistry or Human Biology
Foreign Language, 3rd yr./AP Spanish Lang.
Elective / TCOVE
Elective
Elective / English 12 C.P. or AP English Literature
American Government/Economics
PreCal. or AP Calculus
Advanced Biology and/or AP Physics
Foreign Language, 4th yr./AP Spanish Lit.
Honors Advanced Composition
Elective/TCOVE
Elective

College Prep Requirements: All classes must be passed with a grade of “C” or better!

(1)Four years of College Prep or Advanced English courses

(2)Three years of Math are required for entrance, but four years are strongly recommended (must take up to Algebra 2 to be eligible).

(3)Two years of lab Science is required for entrance, but three years are recommended (generally: Biology & Chemistry are required).

(4)Two years of Foreign Language are required, but three years or more of one language or two years of two different languages are recommended.

(5)One year of courses in Visual or Performing Arts are required. It must be 2 semesters of the same course!

(6)At least three additional College Prep classes in areas 1-4 above.

Possible Sequence of Math Courses

(All students must pass Algebra 1)

9th / 10th / 11th / 12th
A. / Alg.1 CP /  / Geometry /  / Algebra II /  / Pre-Calc

Student who had to work hard to keep a passing grade in Algebra and would benefit from re-taking it.

______

B. / Geometry /  / AlgebraII /  / Pre-Cal
or
Statistics /  / AP Calculus
Or
Statistics

Student took Algebra 1 in 8th grade with a grade of 3 or higher.

______

C. / Honors
Geometry /  / Honors
Algebra II /  / H. Pre-Cal
or
Statistics /  / AP Calculus
Or
Statistics

Student took Algebra 1 in 8th grade and passed with a high 3 or 4.

______

Note: Students may take Geometry and Algebra II in the same year.

Students are placed in Math based on STAR scores, parent request, teacherrecommendation, Woodlake High Math Readiness Test, and CSU Math Readiness Test.

= CSU/UC College Prep Courses

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Possible Sequence of English Courses

9th / 10th / 11th / 12th
ELD * /  / English SSCP /  / English SSCP /  / English 12 CP
A. / 
CAHSEE ELA /  / CAHSEE ELA

*Student will be placed according to CELDT score.

______

 / CAHSEE ELA /  / CAHSEE ELA /  / CAHSEE ELA
B. / English 9 CP
 / English 10CP /  / English 11CP /  / English 12CP

Student has Language Arts STAR scores 1 or 2.

______

 / English 10 CP /  / English 11CP /  / English 12 CP
C. / English 9 CP
 / English 10 H /  / AP English Composition /  / AP English Literature

Student has language artsSTAR score on grade level 3 or higher.

______

 / English 10 CP /  / English 11CP /  / English 12 CP
D. / English 9 Accelerated
 / English 10 H /  / AP English Composition /  / AP English Literature

Student scores high 4 or 5 on STAR.

______

Students are placed in English and Math based on STAR scores, parent request,

teacher recommendations.

= CSU/UC College Prep Courses

Possible Sequence of Science Courses

9th / 10th / 11th / 12th
Physics /  / Biology /  / Chemistry /  / APPhysics
&/or
AP Biology
or
Human Biology
or
Chemistry
Class of 2012 / or / 
 / Human Biology / 
Ag Physical Sci.
Or
Integrated Sci. /  / Ag Biology /  / Adv Ag. Science

______

Student scores below grade level in Math, taking non college prep Algebra

= CSU/UC College Prep Courses

Possible Sequence of Spanish Classes

Non native Spanish Speakers

*Students must be in College Prep English to take Spanish as a freshman.

(* Must have department permission to enroll)

9th / 10th / 11th / 12th
Spanish 1 /  / Spanish 2 /  / Spanish 3 /  / AP Spanish Language

______

Spanish for Spanish Speakers

Students from Spanish Speaking homes will be given a test to determine placement.

Students will be given credit for any skipped courses upon completion of a more advanced course.

9th / 10th / 11th / 12th
Spanish 1 SS /  / Spanish 2 SS /  / Spanish 3 /  / AP SpanishLanguage

*If student receives a grade of “C”, student must take Spanish 3 before enrolling in

AP Spanish Language.

______

9th / 10th / 11th / 12th
Spanish 1 SS /  / Spanish 2 SSGrade of A/B /  / * AP SpanishLanguage /  / AP SpanishLiterature

*4 AP letter grade=Spanish 3 letter grade.

______

Spanish for Spanish Speakers Honors

These students have demonstrated superior knowledge of the language and culture and arefluent in their reading, writing, and speaking skills.

9th / 10th / 11th
Spanish 1 SS /  / *Spanish 2 SSGrade A/B /  / AP Spanish Literature

*Students must have taken and passed the AP Spanish Language class with a grade “C” or better and must have taken and passed the AP Spanish Language test with a score of 3 or better OR must have passed Spanish 2SS with grade of “B” or better AND passed the AP Spanish Language test with a score of 4 or better. If the student took the AP Spanish Language test and passed with a 3, he/she must receive instructor’s permission to enroll in AP Spanish Literature.

Career Pathways

AGRICULTURE CAREER PATHWAY

Agriculture & Animal science are focal points in today’s society. Population is growing rapidly and the need for better technology to produce food in an environmentally safe manner has never been more important. Students choosing this career path will learn about agricultural and environmental demands of today and how technology and sound agricultural practices will aid in meeting these demands.

ARTS AND COMMUNICATIONS CAREER PATHWAY

Those who want to creatively express themselves in order to entertain, to inform, to challenge, and/or to inspire should explore this career path. Arts and Communication (English) includes the areas of performing, writing, and visual arts.

BUSINESS CAREER PATHWAY

Business is the heart of all enterprises. Business encompasses marketing, management, information technology, finance, accounting, and basic consumer awareness. In today’s global environment, individuals with effective communication skills and working knowledge of computer applications will find an enjoyable and successful career in business. Being exposed to computer software and the many facets of business is integral for all individuals regardless of the career path you choose.

SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES CAREER PATHWAY

If you want to help people, whether young or old, to live longer, safer, happier, and more fulfilling lives, then this is a great career path for you to choose. Home Economics careers and technology enables students to become self-sufficient in work, personal and family life through consumer home economics content areas.

INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY CAREER PATHWAY

People in the technical, scientific and professional fields are the basis of the phenomenal world economy in which we live today. People in these varied careers design, build, and regulate the transportation, communication, and energy systems required by this world economy. They also build, manage, and distribute the products and services that are the substance of this global trade. If you enjoy solving challenging problems through the use of technology, this is the career path for you.

HEALTH AND SCIENCE CAREER PATHWAY

As long as we live, we will need health care. People in the healthcare field help others achieve emotional, physical, and mental well-being. Whether it is working in the nutritional field, medicine, research, sports or fitness, the person who chooses this career path will like the fact that he/she is making a difference in someone’s life.

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AGRICULTURE PATHWAY

AGRICULTURE SCIENCE