Course Designations & Recommended Course Sequences

Foundational Preparation - These courses are meant to provide a strong foundation in the essential knowledge and skills students will need to be successful in a career or a two-year college program.  Pacing is slow to moderate in order to provide strong scaffolds toward foundational knowledge, and students will engage in experiential learning as well as a great deal of practice and reinforcement so that they can own the knowledge and skills gained when they move into their college or career pathway.  

College and Career Preparation - These courses are designed to take foundational knowledge and skills and build on them so that students can thrive in college or in their chosen career path.  Pacing is moderate and students will have a greater degree of autonomy earlier on in the learning process.  Learning will include authentic experiences, practice for reinforcement, and will engage students in deeper levels of inquiry, analysis, and evaluation.  

Honors/Advanced Placement - These courses are considered the most challenging and provide students the greatest autonomy as learners.  An Honors/Advanced Placement pathway is meant to lead students into a four-year college and/or to engage in career exploration. Students will be guided through learning experiences with an expectation of engaging in analysis, evaluation, and inquiry on a regular basis without prompting.