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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Preface............................................................................................................................................... v

Public Notice/Equity Statement.............................................................................................................. v

Board of Education/School Administrators............................................................................................. vi

Definition of Terms.............................................................................................................................. 1

Class Load.................................................................................................................................... 1

Student Responsibilities.................................................................................................................. 1

Dual (Concurrent) Credit/Advanced Placement (AP)............................................................................. 1-2

Postsecondary Enrollment Option....................................................................................................... 2-3

DCSD APEX Credit Recovery.............................................................................................................. 3

Kimberly Center East........................................................................................................................... 3

Independent Study Courses.................................................................................................................. 3

General Information......................................................................................................................... 4-5

Requirements for Graduation......................................................................................................... 4

Transfer Students......................................................................................................................... 4

Student Records Access................................................................................................................ 4

No Drop Guidelines...................................................................................................................... 5

Grade Repeating a Course............................................................................................................. 5

Career Pathways............................................................................................................................. 5-6

Advisor/Advisee................................................................................................................................. 6

Business Education.......................................................................................................................... 6-9

Business Career Academy (West High Only)..................................................................................... 9-10

Career Internship & Work Experience Opportunities......................................................................... 10-11

Driver Education............................................................................................................................... 11

ESL (English as a Second Language).............................................................................................. 11-12

Family & Consumer Sciences........................................................................................................ 12-14

Fine Arts, Music........................................................................................................................... 14-15

Fine Arts, Visual Arts.................................................................................................................... 15-17

I-JAG............................................................................................................................................... 17

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Programs (JROTC)............................................................... 18-19

Language Arts.............................................................................................................................. 19-23

Learning Lab..................................................................................................................................... 23

Mathematics................................................................................................................................. 23-25

Physical Education/Health Education............................................................................................... 25-26

Project Lead the Way......................................................................................................................... 27

Science........................................................................................................................................ 28-30

Social Studies............................................................................................................................... 30-32

Talented and Gifted Program (TAG).................................................................................................... 32

Technology Education (Formerly Industrial Technology)................................................................... 33-37

World Languages........................................................................................................................... 37-39

Special Education.......................................................................................................................... 39-42

Post Secondary (Community College, College or University) Admission Requirements.......................... 43-44

Board of Regents, State of Iowa.......................................................................................................... 45

NCAA Course Eligibility Certification................................................................................................... 46

Graduation Requirements Worksheet................................................................................................... 47