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PROGRAM OF STUDIES

BRISTOL EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL

BE Safe

BE Responsible

BE Respectful

Bristol Public Schools

Program of Studies

Contents BRISTOL PUBLIC SCHOOLS MISSION STATEMENT STATEMENT OF CORE VALUES/MISSION LOOKING AHEAD FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCE COLLEGE INFORMATION NEW ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTICUT STATE SCHOOLS COLLEGE CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) / UCONN EARLY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE-ECE COLLEGE CAREER PATHWAYS (CCP) HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROJECT LEAD THE WAY (PLTW) Project Lead the Way - College Credit Options AWARD OF HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS CREDITS CATEGORIES GRADE WEIGHTING ADVANCED PLACEMENT/UCONN EARLY EXPERIENCE COLLEGE COURSES INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM PREREQUISITE COURSES School Counseling SERVICES REPORT CARDS HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION SUMMER SCHOOL AND MAKEUP

POTTERY 1

POTTERY 2

FIBER

PHOTOGRAPHY AS ART

Business & Finance BUSINESS & FINANCE PHILOSOPHY Business & Finance Courses COLLEGE CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM: ACCOUNTING 1 ACCOUNTING 2 ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION PROCESSING 1 INFORMATION PROCESSING 2 COMPUTER PROGRAMING & VIDEO GAME DESIGN PERSONAL FINANCE AND INVESTMENT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP WEBSITE DESIGN COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR THE 21st CENTURY 1 COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR THE 21st CENTURY 2 Engineering & Technology ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY PHILOSOPHY Engineering & Technology Courses GENERAL DESCRIPTION DESIGN & ENGINEERING: Project Lead the Way COLLEGE CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM – Technology Studies PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN INTRO TO COMPUTER ASSISTED DESIGN CAD & SOLID MODELING CIVIL ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN DIGITAL ELECTRONICS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

VIDEO PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES

TELEVISION PRODUCTION

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS

MANUFACTURING AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES

ENERGY AND POWER

TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY

AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS

TOOLS & MATERIALS

MANUFACTURING DESIGN

Family & Consumer Sciences FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES PHILOSOPHY Family & Consumer Sciences Courses COLLEGE CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM – Early Childhood Education INTRODUCTORY FOODS & NUTRITION ADVANCED FOODS & NUTRITION APPLIED FOOD SCIENCE CHILD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 1 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 2 INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT/UCONN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT PHILOSOPHY English Courses ENGLISH 1 ENGLISH 1 ACCELERATED ENGLISH 1 ACADEMIC ENGLISH FOUNDATIONS 1 ENGLISH SKILLS FOR SUCCESS ENGLISH 2 ENGLISH 2 ACCELERATED ENGLISH 2 ACADEMIC ENGLISH FOUNDATIONS 2

CALCULUS ACCELERATED

CALCULUS AP/UCONN-AB

CALCULUS AP/UCONN-BC

MUSIC

DEPARTMENT PHILOSOPHY

DEPARTMENT GOALS

Music Courses MUSIC HISTORY AMERICAN MUSIC STUDIES (The History of Popular Music) MUSIC HISTORY (The History of Classical Music) MUSIC THEORY MUSIC THEORY I MUSIC THEORY II MUSIC THEORY AP MUSIC ENSEMBLE GROUPS CONCERT CHOIR CHORUS 1 BAND OTHER MUSIC COURSE OFFERINGS PIANO/KEYBOARD GUITAR (ACOUSTIC) MUSIC TECHNOLOGY PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH DEPARTMENT PHILOSOPHY PHYSICAL EDUCATION PHYSICAL EDUCATION HEALTH SCIENCE DEPARTMENT PHILOSOPHY SCIENCE COURSES PHYSICAL SCIENCE BIOLOGY BIOLOGY AP CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY AP

PHYSICS

PHYSICS/UConn PHYSICS C Mechanics and PHYSICS C Electricity & Magnetism AP/UCONN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AP BIOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT PHILOSOPHY Social Studies Courses WORLD HISTORY MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY CIVICS SOCIAL STUDIES ELECTIVES U.S. HISTORY AP U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AP WORLD HISTORY AP MICROECONOMICS AP ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHY AND CULTURE OF LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA GEOGRAPHY AND CULTURE OF ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST GLOBAL ISSUES LAW AND JUSTICE CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY AP SOCIOLOGY WORLD LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT PHILOSOPHY World Language Courses MODERN LANGUAGES FRENCH 1 ACADEMIC AND ACCELERATED FRENCH 2 ACADEMIC AND ACCELERATED

ELL SUPPORT

Sheltered Content Area Instruction Courses English Language Learners BRISTOL TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER GENERAL INFORMATION APPLICATIONS PLACEMENT Bristol Technical Education Center Courses AIR-CONDITIONING/ REFRIGERATION & HEATING AUTO MECHANICS CAD/CAM/DRAFTING FOOD TRADE/BAKERY MACHINE TOOL/COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL DIGITAL ELECTRONICS WELDING DRIVER EDUCATION NCAA Freshman Eligibility Standards INFORMATION CONCERNING TITLE IX OR EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972 BRISTOL PUBLIC SCHOOLS MISSION STATEMENT

To maintain a safe and secure learning environment that provides all students with the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully complete college, other post high school education or training. STATEMENT OF CORE VALUES AND BELIEFS (MISSION STATEMENT): Bristol Eastern High School promotes an environment wherein all members of its community employ 21st century skills to become creative thinkers, conscientious problem-solvers, collaborative learners, and committed citizens in a global society. VISION OF THE GRADUATE All Bristol Public School students will graduate with the essential academic knowledge, skills and dispositions that empower them to be self-sufficient and make meaningful contributions in a rapidly changing global society. Meaningfully Contribute to a Global Society ● Social and Cross-Cultural Skills ● Empathy ● Global Awareness ● Collaboration Effectively Communicate in a Global Society ● Communications and Technology Literacy ● Communication ● Information Literacy ● Media Literacy Successfully Employ Skills for Self-Sufficiency ● Goal Directed ● Financial Literacy ● Health Literacy ● Civic Literacy Demonstrate Academic Knowledge and Skills ● Content Mastery ● Critical Thinking and Problem Solving School Motto: BE Safe, BE Responsible, BE Respectful

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

The Bristol Board of Education requires total credits as listed below to graduate. *Shaded areas indicate upcoming changes to State Graduation Requirements.

Minimum Graduation Requirements for Class of 2019

Required Subject Areas Credits Required Courses English 4 English 1, 2, 3, 4 (or English 3R and Writing Portfolio, Creative Writing, Mythology or Contemporary Literature) All students are required to meet a performance standard for Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing Mathematics 3 All students are required to meet a performance standard for Mathematics Social Studies 3 Modern American History, 1CR Civics, .5CR Physical Education 2 .5 each year Science 2 Vocational/Fine Arts 1 Health. Additional Elective credits beyond Subject Areas 10 Required Total Credits 25.

Minimum Graduation Requirements for

Classes of 2020 and 2021

Required Subject Areas Credits Required Courses English 4 English 1, 2, 3, 4 (or English 3R and Writing Portfolio, Creative Writing, Mythology or Contemporary Literature) All students are required to meet a performance standard for Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing Mathematics 3 All students are required to meet a performance standard for Mathematics Social Studies 3 Modern American History, 1CR Civics, .5CR Physical Education 2 .5 each year Science 3 2020 - Including 1 credit in Chemistry OR Environmental Science 2021 - Including 1 credit in Chemistry Vocational/Fine Arts 1 Health. Additional Elective credits beyond Subject Areas 9 Required Total Credits 25.

Minimum Graduation Requirements for Class of 2022

Required Subject Areas Credits Required Courses English 4 English 1, 2, 3, 4 (or English 3R and Writing Portfolio, Creative Writing,

English 4 English 1, 2, 3, 4 (or English 3R and Writing Portfolio, Creative Writing, Mythology or Contemporary Literature) Social Studies 3 Must earn Modern American History, 1CR Civics, .5CR World Languages 1 Fine Arts 1 Courses in Art or Music STEM 9 Mathematics 4 Science 3 Students must take physical science, biology, and chemistry. Career and Technical Education 1 Courses in Engineering and Technology, Business and Finance, Family Consumer Science STEM Elective 1 Courses in Math, Science, CTE, Business and Finance, Family Consumer Science Physical Education and Health Physical Education 2 Health 1 Credit in Mastery-Based Diploma Assessment 1 Additional Elective credits beyond Required Subject Areas

Required Total Credits 25. Grade Placement Credit Load Grade 9 to 10: must earn 5.75 credits Students will be required to take a minimum of six credits and .5 credit in Physical Education in each grade, plus ¼ credit in Health (9th^ grade).

Grade 10 to 11: must earn 11.75 credits Grade 11 to 12: must earn at least 17. credits In addition to credit and course requirements, students will be expected to meet two performance standards in literacy and mathematics. Literacy and Mathematics Performance Standards ● Literacy: Within the content of the course in which the student is enrolled, he/she will satisfactorily demonstrate college and career readiness in the following domains: Words in Context, Command of Evidence, Expression of Ideas, and Standard English conventions. ● Mathematics: Within the content of the course in which the student is enrolled, he/she will satisfactorily demonstrate college and career readiness in the following domains: Heart of Algebra, Problem Solving and Data Analysis, Passport to Advanced Math, and Additional Topics in Mathematics. ● Exemptions: Students will be exempt from the district performance standard if they have one of the following for each standard: Graduation Performance Standards for ELA and Math The literacy and math graduation requirements will be met when students satisfy the following standards: Class of 2019 and later: Meet the SAT benchmarks for the CT Next Generation accountability system in : · Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · Math OR Earn an equivalent score on a district alternative assessment ● Transfers: If a student transfers into the Bristol Public Schools after completing at least three years in a high school in another district, he/she may be exempted from Bristol’s performance standards requirement for graduation. ● Special Needs: Students with special needs may be exempt from district performance standards for graduation as described in Board of Education’s graduation policy if so indicated in their Individual Education Plan. Students in the 9th^ and 10th^ grade must take a core course of studies as listed below:

COLLEGE INFORMATION

Admission requirements for colleges vary greatly, but general guidelines like those below can be very helpful for students planning their program at Bristol Eastern High School. Be sure to consult with counselors on a regular basis and to read the college, university, and trade school catalogues to be sure that you are taking the number and types of courses that will meet their specific requirements for admission. Most Selective Colleges ● English—4 credits ● Mathematics—4 credits ● Science—3 credits ● Social Studies—3 credits ● World Language—3 to 4 years of the same language ● Fine Arts—Recommended ● Extracurricular activities that indicate leadership and initiative ● Top 10-20% of the class ● SAT I scores in the 655 to 800 range on each test (verbal/math/writing) ● ACT minimum score of 29 ● GPA A to B+ ● Computer Competency Highly Competitive Colleges ● English—4 credits ● Mathematics—3 or 4 credits ● Science—3 credits ● Social Studies—3 credits ● World Language—3 years of the same language ● Fine Arts—Recommended ● Extracurricular activities that indicate leadership and initiative ● Top 20-35% of the class ● SAT I scores in the 620 to 654 range on each test (verbal/math/writing) ● ACT minimum score of 27 to 28 ● GPA B+ to B ● Computer Competency Very Competitive Colleges ● English—4 credits ● Mathematics—3 credits ● Science—2 credits ● Social Studies—2 credits ● World Language—3 years of the same language ● Fine Arts—Recommended ● Extracurricular activities that indicate leadership and initiative ● Top 35-50% of the class ● SAT I scores in the 573 to 619 range on each test (verbal/math/writing) ● ACT minimum score of 24 to 26 ● GPA B to B- Competitive Colleges ● English—4 credits ● Mathematics—3 credits ● Science—2 credits ● Social Studies—2 credits ● World Language—2 years of the same language ● Fine Arts—Recommended ● Extracurricular activities that indicate leadership and initiative ● Top 50-65% of the class ● SAT I scores in the 500 to 572 range on each test (verbal/math/writing) ● ACT minimum score of 21 to 23 ● GPA B- to C+

● Computer Competency ● Computer Competency

COLLEGE CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) / UCONN EARLY COLLEGE

EXPERIENCE-ECE

Students may receive college credit by passing specific assessment requirements for Advanced Placement courses or from the University of Connecticut. These are separate programs with different requirements that must be met. There are fees for these courses. These courses are identified in the handbook. These courses are college-level courses that require summer reading and added responsibilities. COLLEGE CAREER PATHWAYS (CCP) College Career Pathways is a national program that attempts to better connect high school students with college. Students who apply to the Tunxis Community College (CCP) program may earn college credits by successfully completing courses in the dual-enrollment program. College credits earned may be applied to certificate or degree programs at Tunxis Community College, or transferred to other colleges and universities. HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP The program is open to high school juniors and seniors who have an overall “B” average, are recommended by their school counselor, and have appropriate placement scores. Recommended students will be eligible to take one course per semester free of charge (General Fund tuition and fees). Students taking on campus classes will be responsible for their transportation to campus and book expenses. Students taking online classes will be responsible for their book expenses. Admission to individual classes is dependent upon space availability, budgetary funding and students having met any prerequisite requirements. Students will be notified by the director of Admissions as to whether they are accepted into the class. This program is affiliated with Tunxis Community College. PROJECT LEAD THE WAY (PLTW) Project Lead the Way - a pathway to careers in engineering and technology In partnership with the University of New Haven, the Engineering & Technology and Science Departments have implemented a nationally recognized pre-engineering program known as Project Lead the Way (PLTW). This pathway to engineering and technology careers provides a