Good evening uh families and students. My name is Dr. Gold and I'm the um chief academic officer of Westeror Plainsboro. This evening we are going to present to you the program of studies information night for grades 10 through 12. Um,
thank you for joining us today and um, we're joined here by our supervisors. Thank you for being here to the supervisors as well as our school counselors. We have Miss Rooney, Mr. Riley, Miss Parrot, and Miss Pile joining us this evening. So, just some
logistics before we get started. Um, first, uh, we will be recording the session this evening and it will be posted on the district website in case you want to review. In addition, um please wait with your questions because
um the chat is disabled for the evening. However, you can put your questions into the question and answer um section and um somebody will be able to respond to you directly. Okay? So rather than raising hands or putting any questions
into the chat, please um add your questions into the question and answer. So let's get tonight started. So, for tonight's agenda, we will first review um our graduation requirements for each of our content areas, as well
as share some departmental highlights and talk a little bit about the scheduling process and timelines. Okay, so here we go. As a review, um, for our graduation requirements, students are required by the New Jersey Department of Education
to graduate with 120 credits, which includes four years of English language arts, three years of math, three years of science, three years of social studies, one world um, and two US history social studies courses, a
minimum of two years of world language, one year or five credits of visual and performing arts, as well as one year and five credits of career and technical um education. Students are also required to take financial literacy for one semester and
four years of health and physical education. In addition, um our students are required to pass the New Jersey State graduation assessment. Um and that is taken um by our juniors and um the New Jersey Department of Education
requires that in order to meet graduation standards. So now we'll review a little bit about our course selection process. So um students do meet with their school counselors and parents also are part of
that process. So first students and parents can begin selecting courses in Genesis. It will open up on February 4th and you are able to select the courses that you are eligible for at that time. In addition, um, school counselors will
meet individually with every single student to review their course requests and at that time they will work together to collaborate and finalize the students course requests and selections. We do have a time period where we allow
students to be able to submit requests for changes. This process happens in August. So, from August 1st through the 15th, students are able to fill out a Google form should they choose to change um one of their courses. Of course, any
changes made or requested at that time um we'll have to go through and make sure that we have room in in those classes and we're able to put students in the courses that they have requested to change into. So, we can't guarantee that. So it's really important that um
students and families and counselors work together collaboratively to make the best decisions possible for every child. And now Miss Dr. Stack will talk with us a little bit about the option two process as this is a um important part
and also we have many questions related to this process. >> Thank you Dr. Gold. Thank you everyone for joining us tonight. It's so great to see so many of you on the call. It certainly is a testimony to commitment with us in your child's education. So, I'm here to talk a little bit about
option two because it is a component and it is something for your you and your children to consider, but there's some real talk about it, but there's also some real understandings contained therein. So, let me get started. Option two, commonly known as uh New Jersey
Administrative Code 6A, and you can read the code on the slide, permits districts, boards of education to determine and establish curricular activities or programs aimed at achieving the core curriculum content standards for promotion and graduation purposes. Option two serves as an
alternative to traditional high school courses and involves in-depth experiences that may be provided by school district personnel or instructors not employed by the school district. Next slide, please. Option two, checklist graphics are there
for you to keep in mind. Must be preapproved. Must be from an accredited institution. Now, you can get a list of those off our district's website, which is hyperl in the lower lefthand corner where it says option two website must meet New Jersey student learning
standards. Students who choose to take an option two course and then taking the corresponding Westwinds of Plainsboro assessment for that course must show a minimum proficiency of 70% on that assessment to earn course credit. If
your student is choosing to use this course as a prerequisite for a higher level class in addition to passing with a 70%, your child must also have earned uh the corresponding grade according to their program of studies. For example, an honors course and 80% or greater in
order for that course to then qualify as a prerequisite. Only a 70% on the assessment is required to get course credit. there is an April 1st online approval deadline for summer work and that there are district assessment dates which are currently on
its calendar for August the 10th and August the 17th. Both of those are Mondays. There are no makeup days. So, please make every effort to make sure your calendars are clear and you work around those days so that your child, if they're taking an option two course, can
schedule testing. There is a limit of one course per school year and there is a limit per one content area per school year. Courses may not be retaken and courses must be completed by the fall of your child's senior or 12th grade year.
Prior assessment information is also hyperl at the bottom right hand corner, but I'm going to cover that in a little more detail in a couple of slides. Next slide, please. Option two, what it is and what it is not. What is it? It's optional and
students should have a conversation with their counselor about why and or how it fits into their 4-year academic plan. It's a way to take a course for credit that you cannot access in our high schools. That's the spirit of option two. That's why it's there, so that
students can pursue their passion outside of our program of studies. It's a way to complete graduation requirements. For example, if you have a scheduling conflict like shared time at Mercer County Technical Schools, please make sure you consult with your child's counselor and please reach out to any
one of us corresponding supervisors. We'll be happy to talk further about it. What option two is not something that everybody does, okay? Not everybody does option two. It is not a replacement for the high quality programming you get in the pre your children get, excuse me, in
the presence of our expert educators who are committed to the best well-being of your children every single day. Next slide, please. Real talk about option two. First of all, we'll be very frank. Colleges and
universities do not care if you take an option two course. Remember your why and try not to succumb to the myth that everyone has taken option two. This is not an academic race. It's very very important that the children and your students understand exactly what they're
doing and how best to walk their academic course path. Option two causes students and their families a tremendous amount of undue stress. It costs a lot and there's no guarantee of success. Taking a six to eightweek course or an online self-paced course is not a good
replacement for a 40-week course taught by our teachers. Furthermore, the pacing of the option two courses is very accelerated. It is difficult to absorb and retain that much material in such a short period of time to say nothing about your child's
growing ability to engage in practices around those core ideas around that content arguing from evidence and understanding and interpreting data. That takes time um to condition child's mind to be able to do that successfully. Also, colleges and universities want to
see commitment to a program, a passion. We have to logically explain why I'm taking these courses. If I'm a STEM kid, yeah, I might want to venture into BC calc or AP chemistry. I might not need a push or AP Lang. But if I really enjoy
writing as a profession, as a passion, I absolutely want to be in AP Lang. I absolutely if I'm passionate about social sciences want to be in AP US history. I might not need to be in AP chemistry though. So these are the considerations that need time and
conversation. Also leadership and well-rounded students. Colleges want to see students that need need to have time to engage in activities, sports, work, and still have the time to be people. It's what we call a well-rounded educated student. No one
expects students to take more courses than what pits fits, excuse me, into your school day. And there are many, many other meaningful, engaging, life-changing experiences students can have in the summer. It's very important that they live those experiences to
learn how to navigate through those experiences and become who they want to be. Next slide, please. Option two assessment data, as I mentioned before, is linked to the slide deck. It's also found on our school district's website. The passing rates
are not good and it's reflective of what I had said before when I was talking through one of the earlier slides that it takes time to master these practices, core ideas, content for the students to grow into the learning. If they are truly passionate about what they want to
do, they will avail themselves of the full year experience and make sure they maximize their potential in the presence of our expert educators in our district. I cannot state that any stronger. So, please make sure that you take a closer look at this as you decide what's the
best path for you and your child to talk about. Next slide, please. Now, this is what I'm very happy to talk about. Of course, a credible alternative to option two is our summer school program. Woo! Please make sure you take
a look carefully at what choices your child may want to take. We have a marine science course. We have social studies courses and math courses along with financial literacy. And we developed this program as a credible alternative provided by your school district so that
your children can continue to learn with us. We want them with us. Let's continue this educational journey together. Summer school is a lot of fun. I see students showing up respectful, responsible, ready to learn every morning. Even in a 100 plus degree heat,
they are ready to rock and roll. And that's a beautiful thing to see. So, take a look at our community education website. Decide based on when the courses meet, which begin Monday, July the 6th, and run through Friday, July the 31st. Please make sure that your
vacation schedule, your travel sports schedule, etc., etc., keep that in mind and as you decide because the courses are designed for seat time. In other words, you have your child every day in class for three hours Monday through
Friday for a total of 60 hours over the course of four weeks to get two and a half credits, which is great. But please make sure your child is able and available to attend regularly. Next slide, please.
Okay, we have another alternative for your child to continue to explore and earn credit as they plan for college or post high school career. One of what I'm what we're really proud of is a dual enrollment program. In summary, your students can take a high school course
for five credits and then earn four college credits at the same time. Nine for the price of one. You don't get a better deal than that. Please make sure you consult with your child's school counselor. Carefully looking at the options for course
selection for dual uh enrollment credit. It's strongly recommended that students participate in this course if the course is offered as such. And like I said before, for program information, please consult your school counselor. The final grade does appear on WWP
transcript and the corresponding TCJ or Middle Sex College transcript. Okay, now we're going to transition to my distinguished colleague, Mr. Jeff Santoro, who's going to talk to you about fine and performing arts program in our school districts. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Dr. Ste. Good morning. Uh, good afternoon everybody. I don't know why I just said good morning. Um, great to be with you this evening. Uh, thank you for joining us. So, uh, as Dr. Ste said, I'm going to talk about the fine performing arts programs. Um, if you
have a student who is currently uh in nth grade at the high school or maybe you're watching this with uh middle school parents, u I'm going to talk about all the courses that are available at the high school um and point out that if you have a student who's already in one of these courses, many students
continue on and take them for two, three, or even all four years. So, all the options are available here. We're going to go through them all right now. Okay, if we can go to the next slide, please. We will start with the music department. So this is all the courses available in the music department and
they are grouped basically by the type of course that they are. So the first three bullet points you see here are the three levels of our band program. Um if you have a student who's currently in the band program, these names might be familiar to you. Uh concert band is our
9th grade only ensemble for kids who play band instruments. And then 10th through 12th graders are placed in either symphonic band or wind ensemble honors. based on um their interests. And uh for the for both of those second level courses, symphonic band and wind
ensemble, uh you can have the option of taking them as honors courses. Wind ensemble is honors by default. Symphonic band, you can opt into honors or stay in CP. Um string ensemble, symphony orchestra, and philarmonic orchestra. It's the exact same sequence for um
students who play orchestra instruments. string ensemble for the ninth graders, symphony orchestra, and philarmonic orchestra for the 10th through 12th graders. And similarly on the coral side of things for our students who love to sing, corral, concert choir, and chamber
choir honors are the three options for the uh music program on music ensembles that are for singing and kids who like choir. So, if you have a band student, an orchestra student, a choir student, those are the sequences that they go through at the high school level at our
two high schools. Um, the one on the bottom there in the green font next to the little uh new course uh symbol there is a course we're hoping to get off the ground this coming school year. It's brand new in the program of studies called commercial music ensemble. Um,
this is a brand new uh type of music class in West Windsor Plainsboro. Not a lot of school districts actually have a program like this. So we we are going to be one of the first in the state to have um a commercial music ensemble. It's basically think about all the popular
music that your kids listen to. Um so not necessarily the band, orchestra, and choir things they do in school, but the stuff that they listen to outside of school. commercial music ensemble is meant to be a group for them to play in to do things like play rock and roll music, uh play do R&B music, do rap,
things like that. Um anything that you would hear uh kids listen to popular music, we're going to cover in commercial music ensembles. So it's a performing group um just in a a way of performing music that's different than our traditional ensembles that we've had for so long here in our district. So
that's a new course available to all high school students. On the right side of the slide here, we have our four levels of music production that used to be called music technology up until uh this coming school year. So, if you had a student who took music technology, these are the exact same courses. We
just renamed them based on student feedback because we felt this would be a little bit more clear to students as to what they are. So, basically, the music production classes are for kids who love to make music and are interested in music but don't want to perform it as
much. So this is this is basically music composed and created on computers and um you would be blown away at some of the compositions that kids come up with um using our uh computer labs and the software that we use for these courses. Uh so we have four levels of that. The
first level of music production one is for any student starting out. It can be all any grade. Um and then obviously you work your way through levels two, three and four based on experience. And as you can see, level two, you can decide to take it as college prep or honors. And level three and four are honors by
default. And lastly, we have music theory one and two. So for students who are really interested in writing music, composing, or even just learning about how it all works, um sort of the behind-the-scenes aspect of understanding how music is written and performed, uh music theory would be the
course for them. So that pretty much sums up the music department. We can go on to the next slide. Um I think we might have skipped one. Uh if we can go back, unless I'm misremembering. Oh, I'm I'm wrong. All right. Sorry. Uh art
department. So these are also uh bucketed. The bullet points are kind of grouped in the type of art class that they are. So art foundation at the top there, that's the uh typically a nth grade class, although a lot of upper classmen do take it, but it's a survey
class. So, if you're just taking one art course because you want to see what it's like, Art Foundation is a survey class that covers all of the other things you see on the slide here. They do a little bit of all those things in art foundation, and it's meant for students to figure out what aspect of art they're
most interested in. Drawing and painting one and two are exactly what they sound like, for students who find that they really enjoy drawing and painting primarily. Um, those would be the next two classes to take in that sequence. sculpture and ceramics. Uh, one you can
at any um as a starter starting point in 10th through 12th grade. It's great class for kids who like art but are intimidated maybe by drawing and painting and they want to make things with their hands. So they make everything from um sculptures out of uh
uh cardboard uh paper. We've had rock uh carving in years past. um they make all sorts of interesting stuff that's displayed around the the schools and ceramics too. So pottery, we do things like that. So that's a really good hands-on class for students who want to learn art that way. Computer art and
design, similar to our music production class, this is a way for students to engage in art making using a computer. Um, so any student who has an interest in graphic design or um, you know, likes the way that logos look and things like that, that's all those skills are built
into the computer art and design class and kids are making fantastic artwork using our computer labs. Um, and if you come to our art show in April, you'll see a lot of that on display. Photography 1 and two is exactly what it sounds like, taking pictures. Um what's interesting about our photography
program and what distinguishes it from a lot of other school districts is it is um both digital photography, which is obviously what most of our students are used to in their everyday lives, but a big chunk of the class is actually film photography where they're taking black and white and color photos and
developing them in dark rooms that we have in our schools. Um which is a great way to learn the basics of of how to take a good photo. um is a really interesting way to to learn that aspect of art. And at the bottom there, we have our two AP classes. So, AP studio art is
for students who do any of the classes that I just went through and love them and want to keep doing them and submit their portfolios to get AP credit. And AP Art History is a great class for students who like history, but also want to be are interested in the history of
art. Um, so both of those AP classes are offered as well at the high school level. Okay, next slide, please. Um, we are now going to jump into our dance department. So, we have three levels of dance at both high schools. And you can see in this photo here, this is our
students in one of our high school dance studios, which are only a few years old at this point. Um they are state-of-the-art fantastic spaces for learning um dance on a you know a proper floor so they're safe and and learning like a professional would. Um world
dance is our first level class and I want to just point out the world dance title because it really is meant to be a place where students learn all the different dance types that you find all over the world. So anyone can take this class. a student who just wants to learn
to dance because they just like it, but also a student who maybe dances outside of school for many many years. We have a lot of um students who take the class with dance experience and then they can share those experiences with the rest of the class. And you see a lot of really cool mashups between the the types of
dance that you know we would learn in a typical dance class and also uh different types of dance from all over the world that our students bring to that experience. So that's a really great opportunity for kids who love dance. um choreography and performance and honors dance technology are um sorry
I have honors there twice uh those are the second and third level courses for students who complete um world dance and want to keep going. All right, one more slide from me and then I will pass this off. So our final um area within the fine performing arts department is our theater department. So we have two
levels of theater at the high schools, theater arts one and two. You can take the second level for college prep or honors credit. um absolutely wonderful course uh course to take for any of the students who have been involved in our middle school or high school plays and
musicals. Um a lot of them take these courses already, but if if your kid is one who loves to act and be on the stage, this is the class for them. It's also a really great class for students who just want to get more comfortable speaking in public and being in front of a crowd. um it's it's not really a
speech class, but there's a lot of the same elements in terms of how to project your voice, how to feel comfortable in front of other people, how to speak um clearly and articulately. So, um a lot of different students find success here in the theater arts program. So, that is everything we offer um as quickly as I
could get through it. I hope it was clear for everyone. Any of this QR codes that you just saw, if you scan, it'll take you to our website. You can get more information. And if there's any questions, put them in the Q&A or reach out to me via email. Um, happy to answer any questions. I believe I am now
turning it over to Dr. Ray to talk about 21st century career and 21st career life career life and careers. Um, so here you go, Dr. Ray. It's all yours. >> Thank you, Mr. Centuro. Um, I'm going to take a second real quick um to give
everybody a chance to take out their phones, uh, scan the QR code, and what that's going to do is that's going to take you to our website where it's going to give you a more um comprehensive look into all the courses that we um have to offer in Westminster Plainsboro. Um,
this is going to be um, and luckily enough, let me uh over give an overview. Um, I'm Dr. Russell Ray. I oversee all the practical arts in the district. So that includes all the 21st century life and careers and the financial literacy courses um um some of them in my
department. So first off we have our business department where we have accounting, marketing, digital communications, emerging financial markets um which is also honors. This is a a newish course that goes into cryptocurrency world markets and it's
available as a freshman at the honors level. What also makes this course unique is that it also fulfills the personal financially personal financial literacy graduation requirement. So freshman can take this course at the honors level and fulfill that um
halfyear graduation requirement. We also have financial literacy which is a semester course that offsets with study hall. And then we have senior practicum and senior internship which is an amazing course where students will learn
the basics and foundations of working in an industry for the first half of the year and then they'll actually go into a workplace. We have students going to Bloomberg and the fire department, the police stations. we have any kind of uh
possibility for our kids to go and work for half a year in a practicum internship experience. It's a amazing opportunity. It looks great on resumeumés. Um so it's something that would be really um something to think
about for your upcoming seniors um if you have the room in the schedule. Next off is computer science. We have a in-depth computer science program. All students start off with introduction computer programming and then they can
go into AP computer science A and the uh red asterDE means dual enrollment. So students in any of those classes that you see with the asterric DE means they can get college credit for the course they take in person. So, it's a little
different than taking just the AP exam and passing um because some C some colleges take that, some don't. When you get a dual enrollment, that is college credit from Mercer County or from TCJ. So, there's actually
graduation credits given for college. Uh again, that also is applying to AP computer science principles. We have a very unique course which is advanced topic in computer science which is a uh third semester computer science course.
So it's a very advanced course uh for those students that are really passionate about computer science and we have digital media for those students that are interested in creating digital content. Um so those are the students that want to make websites and want to
create content. um everything from Tik Tok videos through comprehensive uh CCS websites. So uh great opportunities there. Next off is we have the engineering department. Uh the engineering
department starts off with a course called principles of engineering which is a survey course. that goes through civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and gives a well-rounded overview of all the different types of engineering courses that they or
places they can go into college. Um, the second year courses are engineering design and fabrication which is available at the honors level. We also have graphic engineering which is more computer-based. And then we also have which is very popular our robotics engineering course
which is available to freshmen again at the honors level. And this is where we build upon what they've learned in the the elementary and middle school where they're building robots that perform different tasks. Uh it's a very
engaging, very hands-on um highly enrolled program. Next up, we have family consumer science. And what that includes are courses like creative design where students are creating uh room layouts,
color theory, prom dresses, uh anything that students can think of, they get to create that in their own um in that class and and be very creative. We have advanced creative design, which is a second level of that course.
We have culinary arts which is taught in our brand new culinary arts programs that are a couple years old. Um think about the um if you ever watched Master Chef where we have uh live camera feeds with with TVs so that students can watch
they have uh places to be extremely creative and and learn about the field of culinary arts. Uh many of our students actually go on to the CIA or um Johnson and Wales to pursue careers in culinary arts from our program. We also
have two advanced courses which are international foods and creative cooking and catering. So once they finish culinary arts, they can go into those courses as well. We have a course called child growth and development. This is a super unique course where students
actually uh get to put into place what they learn. We bring in preschoolers from across the district. So we teach the high school students about how to teach and develop students and then we have actual preschoolers in there that
the students can work with. This course is also dual enrollment. So students that take this course can get college credit for this program. And finally we have a course called Youth Teach Youth. And that's where students will be able to go again learn about how to teach and
they will go into different placements throughout the district. So if they're passionate about teaching fifth grade art, they can go and teach fifth grade art with a fifth grade art teacher with real students in one of the Westwinds of Queensboro schools. So it's a very unique authentic learning experience for
our kids. Next up, we have our media department. Um, which is a tremendous experience. Um, many people don't know this, but we still have a terrestrialbased um, radio station. It's 107.9 FM. So, it
broadcasts um, it's one of the last, if not the last, one in New Jersey, which high school that has a our own FCC broadcasting license. So, we do broadcast on um, over the air. We also have our own digital stream um which uh
we can share out as a link later. But if you go to the scan me code, it's on there um where students learn how to work in the different types of media. They learn how to do radio, they do learn how to do TV production. And then as they get uh as they move along in
their process, we have advanced broadcast writing and a singular TV production as well. For those students that love TV production in eighth grade, this is a continuation. So, it goes from the amateur TV production to what
happens in a real TV production, real like a real newsroom and how do how does that work? So, um we have a amazing facilities and and the kids love what's going on in that media department. And I believe that's my last slide. So I'm
going to pass that off to uh who is that Kate? Is Kate online here? >> Yep, I'm here. >> Wonderful. So of course Mrs. Doson. So thank you very much for your time and please again reach out to me if you have questions with my email or take a look
at my website. Thank you so much. >> Thank you, Dr. Ray. Uh good evening. My name is Kate Dobinson. I am one of the uh district athletic directors and co-supervisor of health and PE here in the district. Um I'm going to walk you through the offerings that we have for
health and PE. Um as Dr. Gold mentioned at the beginning, health and PE is a four-year graduation requirement. Um so in 10th grade, our students will be embarking upon driver's ed. Um so this is the the year that they have all been
waiting for. um where they're going to be learning about um the driver's ed process. They will be taking their state test um the written test within the course and they are going to be going through the different aspects of being a
responsible um individual behind the wheel. Once the individual students pass the state test, they are then able to get their permit um and take behind the wheel with a private driver instructor. Uh, West Windsor Plains Bro does not
offer behind the wheel. We just offer the the content um and the state written test. In addition to our driver's ed content in 10th grade, they're also going to be participating in Project Adventure. If you've ever um seen the uh
Project Adventure courses at both High School North and High School South, our students have a um a really great opportunity to do different challenge by choice activities. Um, so they're going to be taking part in low elements and high elements um, and really working
together to build um, team cooperation to be able to um, complete different tasks and different challenges while utilizing those courses. In 11th and 12th grade, our PE and health classes continue to build upon
developing healthy lifestyles um, and decision-making. We do still focus on um lifetime fitness. So we introduce a bunch of different activities, bad mitten, volleyball, um basketball, flag football, um all of these different
aspects of how they can still continue being active after they're out of high school. Um in our 10th and 11th grade class, we do offer we do have swimming um which students will be able to take a part in that as well. Um we have an elective course for
students known as sports medicine. In this course, students will learn the role that medicine plays in athletics and they will be working with um one of our three athletic trainers who are certified to teach the course. And then our health and PE classes over
at High School North have the offering of unified physical education. Um in the unified PE classes, the students are fully immersed with students who have differing needs and abilities. Um the course is designed to promote inclusion um with the intent of caring into the
greater school community while engaging in PE activity. Um this does count as the PE requirement for graduation and it's offered as a one semester class to ensure that all of the students also have their health classes as well.
Next slide, please. Whoops. I'm going to take a minute to talk about our athletic program. Um, we are a member of the Colonial Valley Conference. Um, and we offer different athletic programs over the course of the school year. And I'm not sure why that's
not coming up because I see it on my other screen. Um, there it is. So, why should students participate in athletics here at WWP? Um, it gives them a chance to participate in a learning experience outside of the classroom. Some of our
students, um, add this on to their resume, but also being able to work on different life skills that they have, responsibility, time management. Um, athletics allows them to build upon that. It creates a sense of belonging
and being part of something. Um, West Windsor Plains is part of the Colonial Valley Conference, which is a conference within Mercer County, and we're also a member of the NJSIA. Next slide, please. Our offerings that we have, we have
three different sports seasons. So, in the fall, we've got cross country, cheerleading, football, field hockey, boys and girls soccer, girls tennis, and girls volleyball. In the winter, we move into basketball, cheerleading, diving, ice hockey, fencing, swimming,
wrestling, winter track, and then we finish off the year with baseball, softball, golf, lacrosse, tennis, volleyball, spring track, and cricket. Um, so you can see that we have a lot of offerings available, and we really do have fantastic
um facilities to utilize. Each of the high school have tennis courts. We have a full turf field. We have a all-purpose um weather track. Um two full-size basketball courts at each building, a swimming pool. So, there's really a lot of opportunities for our students to get
involved and not have to travel to different venues in order to partake in their sports. In addition, at High School North and High School South, we collaborate together for our United Partnership program. And this is an opportunity for some of our students with differing
needs to be a part of an athletic program. Um and in the they do different activities throughout. In the fall it's soccer, in the um winter it is um basketball and then it'll be track and field in the spring. One thing that's really important to
remember with our athletic program is that practices and games do take place during times when school may be out of session. So during winter break and during spring break as well as on Saturdays and any other day off from school if it is a religious holiday we
work with our students um to make sure that they're able to celebrate that holiday with their family. Um but the other thing to really remember is our fall sports start at the end of August. So this coming year football and tennis
is going to be starting in um the middle of August. I believe it's August 9th with the rest of the sports starting a week later. So, it's really important that if your student is going to be playing or trying out for a sport that they're available that end of August
prior to school starting. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me or Jeff Riley. Thank you. Hi, good evening everyone. My name is Kristen Wolf and I am the supervisor of mathematics for grades 6 through 12 and
I am excited to talk with you this evening regarding our mathematics program as well as our course offerings for students in grades 10 through 12. One of the most important things to note as we start to dive into some of the details about courses is really our
overall mindset and our beliefs about mathematics. We truly believe as a district that all of our students are capable of learning mathematics at high levels and we support and honor progress and growth along the way. We work in our classrooms to ensure that students have
the opportunity to engage in collaboration and discourse and we help them to see that growth mindset is a true part of our learning within the mathematics courses. So, what this slide can show you is the state of New Jersey high school graduation requirements. To
summarize what the first 15 credits of mathematics need to be, the state of New Jersey requires that students take algebra 1, geometry, and a third year of mathematics that builds upon algebra 1 and geometry, which is typically algebra 2. So what we see in our district is
that many of our students do satisfy some of these courses prior to starting 9th grade. But it is really important to note that you still need at least 15 credits worth of mathematics courses once you start as a 9th grade student at
the high school. So, it's possible that those courses already happened in middle school, satisfied the content requirements, but now it is important to have the 15 credits worth starting in 9th grade. So, following those courses, the additional options that we have
include pre-calculus, algebra, and trigonometry, statistics, and calculus, all at different varying levels. On the next slide, we will be able to look at the different types of courses that we have available for all of our students. The best thing that I recommend always
for students and caregivers is to really look at this chart and think about where you are in this chart currently. It will help you then understand what is the next logical course within the sequence. Now it is possible that sometimes
students follow a slightly different pathway for a variety of reasons. It might be that your student is relatively new to district and may have taken things in a different order in a different district or it might be that there is something that requires us to
have an individual conversation. For all of those things, I highly recommend that you reach out both to your students math teacher as well as your counselor. And if you have additional questions about programmatic requirements, please feel free to reach out to me directly. This
way we can make sure to help answer any questions that you have. But as you can see, we offer a very, very rich array of different mathematics courses. We offer all of the different AP courses that are offered in mathematics, which include AP
Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, and AP Statistics. We also offer different uh levels of statistics as well. And I highly encourage that all students think about that even if it's not at the AP level.
Next slide, please. One of the things I wanted to just highlight in slightly more detail. I know we discussed before the various summer course offerings that are available on all of the content areas. These are the three course offerings available for mathematics. We have
introduction to data science, introduction to discrete math, and discrete mathematics part two. I highly recommend that all students who are interested in pursuing something in mathematics over the summer strongly recommend looking into one of these
courses. They are fabulous. We have so much fun and the students really do learn a significant amount of information about each of these fields. One of the things that's really important to highlight is that students are then able to take this and really
expand upon their passion for mathematics. These courses are not designed for acceleration, but rather true enrichment and embarking deeper in the subject. And what this does is shows colleges how much they care and are passionate about mathematics. I highly
recommend this and I encourage every student to take a look at this. If you have additional questions regarding any of the specifics regarding course program requirements, please first take a look at the program of studies as there are specific detailed requirements
outlined there and then again if you have questions feel free to reach out directly to me and I would be happy to answer anything that you have. Thank you. And now I'd like to pass things over on our next slide here to my colleague Dr. Ashley Warren.
>> Thanks Miss Wolf. Well, good evening. Hello everybody. My name is Ashley Warren and I'm the very proud supervisor of our world languages department. I'm excited to give you a little bit of an overview of our program and then talk to you about some of the course trajectories your students can take.
So, our world language program has been recognized as a model program by the state of New Jersey and we're really proud that we're still able to offer four language choices for students. They begin in middle school and continue out throughout high school. We offer French, German, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish.
We offer a sequential study of all four languages that could lead to advanced placement language and culture courses. And in Spanish, we actually have two options for advanced placement or AP courses. Uh the College Board also offers a Spanish literature course, which we're really proud to offer here
in WWP. Um I I share that we have a sequential study leading to AP because we do require two years of world language 10 credits for a graduation requirement but many of our students take world language for three or four years leading to that AP coursework or
to the higher level courses and we're really proud of our students for that. We're also really proud since um 2020 over 700 world language students in WWP have earned the prestigious seal of I'm sorry seal of literacy awarded by the New Jersey Department of Education. Um
and again we're just really proud that students are celebrating their multilingualism and getting ready to leave WWP as seniors that have multilingual skill sets to share with the world. Um we're going to go through just some of the course trajectories that your students could take depending on the language that they study. So
first we can click ahead and we will look at the next language. So we can look at German. Um there are two basic pathways that students can take. Um the most traditional path is path one starting in German 2 as a continuation from the middle school German program.
We then offer German three or three honors. That's a class um both sections are in the same room with the same teacher at the same time. You can opt into the honors coursework. Um and then for our upper level classes is German four honors and five honors or AP again in that same classroom together at the
same time with the same teacher. Um in in years where enrollment is um viable, we do offer German one. Um and the sequence is listed there for path two if your child is able and interested in taking German one. Our next language
is Chinese. So for Chinese, the students that are continuing to take Chinese from the middle school, they take Chinese 2 and then three or three honors. Again, that's a multi-level class. They're both in the same room at the same time with the same teacher. And then Chinese for honors, five honors or AP, again, a
multi-level class in the same room. In years where there is enrollment and interest in the class, we're able to run Chinese 1. And so you'll see path two listed there as well. Um, we can now talk about French. So for students that took French in middle school, they took three years of
French in middle school. They traditionally take path one, French 2, and then three, 3CP or three 33 honors, French four or four honors, French 5 or AP French. Um, for students who are beginning French in the high school, we
do offer a French one consistently from year to year. And so we do have a pathway listed there from French one all the way up to French four or four honors. For Spanish, we have several pathways. And so, just like Miss Wolf mentioned, for math, truly one of the best ways to make the decision here beyond just the
prerequisites that are listed in the program of studies is to speak to your child with your child's teacher, connecting with your child's teacher and your um guidance counselor, your school counselor, so that you can make a best decision for your child. So you'll look here and you'll see if you're starting
in ninth grade or later, we do offer a Spanish one. And we have a course sequence to from Spanish one to Spanish 4 or four honors that's available. Um on our next slide, we'll show you what it looks like if you start taking Spanish in the middle school and you're going to
continue in the high school. Um you generally enter at the Spanish three or three honors level and then you continue to four or four honors. And after that there are some choices. We offer a Spanish 5 college prep class. We offer an honors cultural class and then you'll see we do have AP Spanish language and
AP Spanish literature. And so you'll see the different pathways here and this is really about students readiness level, their proficiency level and just their interest, what they're interested in spending their world language time doing. Um, honors cultural is a bit more of current events and contemporary
reading and writing pieces. AP Spanish literature is a survey of literature written in Spanish going back actually to the Middle Ages. And so it's really about what your child is ready for and interested in studying at this time. You'll see the different pathways here. And again, connecting with your child's
teacher, connecting with your school counselor, reaching out to me if you have questions. We'd be happy to help you make your path path decision here. Um, finally, we have an alternate pathway that I just want to share. Some students don't take three years of Spanish in middle school. just like Miss Wolf was saying with math, they may have
taken um world language at a different time in middle school, they didn't get three years or it wasn't an immersive program like ours was. And so we just want to make sure that we have pathways for all of our students. So we do have a pathway that starts at Spanish 2, which can go all the way through Spanish 3,
Spanish 4, up to Spanish 5, or honors cultural, AP Spanish language. That's still available to students who take that alternate pathway. Um, and then in consultation with counselors or the child study team, we do offer a specialized track for students that require a higher degree of support in
their Spanish studies and who complete a portfolio-based um, assessment practices and intro to Spanish communication and culture, commonly referred to as CNC, and Spanish language and cultural studies, Spanish LNC. Um, and we do have a four-year sequence there as well.
So, at this time, I'd like to pass it over to my colleague, Dr. Stack, to talk to you about science. >> Thank you very much, Dr. Warren. It's a pleasure everyone to be back on with you uh tonight to talk about uh your child's science course selections as they enter
high school. So, speaking about um you know what the logical sequence would be as students enter into high school, next slide, please. They have a number of choices. But first, I want to introduce our mission and vision because it's very much in line with the goals and strategic plan of our district to make
sure that we not only maximize student potential, but we teach and treat kids like scientists so they can take action and make affirmative decisions and learn about the world around them to meet the needs of society in a changing world. Capitalizing on diversity in the science
world, emphasizing authentic practices in science and of course integrating the interdisciplinary nature of science and leveraging uh reading and writing and math and world language and social studies so that we complete the contextual relationships that go along with being a science student in our
district. Next slide please. So consider this as you decide. Uh this is um thinking about when you want to uh sit down with your school counselor or sit down with your uh science
supervisor, you know, making sure that any pursuit or any course that's chosen reflects your child's passion and what they want to study most. They have to own this decision. uh they have to be the ones that in 10 years from now look in the mirror and say you know what I'm
really glad I took that course I'm really glad I studied that discipline but most importantly that they continue to honor the pride that you have in them and that they work very closely with you the parents who are your child's best teacher but also talking to their
friends their teachers the counselors and administrators all of whom are on the same team benefiting and making sure that your child is the has the most successful experience And a quote that was uh shared by me a number of years ago uh and is based on advice given to
me is own who you are. Be your own son or you'll be left to live in a shadow of others. So we want scientists and engineers who are truly passionate and will contribute most to a dynamic and changing world. Next slide please. All right. So let's dive in. A sample
high score sequence typically begins in ninth grade taking the appropriate level of biology. New Jersey student learning standards for science in New Jersey department of education require 15 credits. So typically ninth graders sign up for biology at the appropriate level.
10th grade is chemistry or environmental science. And then 11th grade typically it could be chemistry if they haven't had chemistry yet and they've already taken environmental as a 10th grader or the appropriate level of physics or a number of the electives such as uh
environmental science, genetics, AP environmental science or the physics of astronomy. It's very important that you have that conversation with your school counselor so that your child takes the appropriate sequence of science courses for graduation beginning with biology
and then taking a chemistry course as a 10th grader. That third requirement that 15 credits would need to be rounded out typically by a different discipline of science. So either biochem and physics, biochem environmental, biochem and the
physics of astronomy etc. What the state doesn't allow students to do is to what we call double dip the standards, which means if I take biology as a ninth grader, chemistry as a 10th grader, I then can't count that third science uh to be AP chemistry or AP biology. Most
of our students take four and very often five science courses. So for the overwhelming majority of our students, this really isn't an issue, but it's something to keep in mind as you have that engaging conversation with your counselors and with your teachers. Next slide, please.
Now, there are a number of course and prerequisite courses. I'm going to ask that you, of course, consult the program of studies as you go through and make decisions and sitting down having that conversation with your child. But for biology, there's no prerequisite to be
taken or to be um listed on your child's uh incoming um middle school transcript. the B or higher uh for the first and second trimester course is all that's qualified for your student to choose to work at the honors level. Biology is a multi-level course. So the honors and CP
students are grouped together very much like they are now in their middle school classes uh as I'm sorry as they as they rise into their high school from their middle school classes. So, and a number of of of multi-level courses are offered at the high school and they're designed to help make sure that students learn
that inclusive environment, but also they're challenged appropriately with really difficult and challenging coursework designed to help them in what we call productive struggle and be the best scientists they can be. Next slide, please.
Actually, no, I'm sorry. Back up one more. I just want to cover one thing. I'm sorry. Thank you. uh the prerequisites in these courses don't always mean that they're going to be diving deep into those mathematical principles. Math takes your brain to the gym. It helps you ab more abstractly and
to and to successfully address more challenging phenomena and concepts. So while I would require students to take algebra 2 or higher for chemistry, the content itself uh is not that in-depth, but the math itself helps the child
acquire that ability to really reason abstractly and dive deeper into the concepts. So as you look through the prerequisites is very important that your child plan accordingly so that they prepare their minds for a successful science experience. Now I'm going to go
to the next slide please. Thank you. Okay, let's take a look at the designing and and fulfilling and inspiring aspects we have for our AP courses. Advanced topics and physics honors is for those students who want to build plain English, planes, trains, automobiles.
It's a very rigorous course that does meet the requirements that prepare kids for the AP physics C exam. Even though it's not an official AP course, we teach electronics and electromagnetism within the year's experience. And it's very
important that as you consider that class, uh we do say pre-calculus uh and then be currently enrolled in calculus or higher as prerequisites. Those are very important. These prerequisites are strongly aligned with the core content
principles and the abstract nature of studying physics at this level. We also offer AP environmental, AP chemistry, and AP biology with corresponding prerequisites listed. And as Dr. Ray had mentioned during his component of the of
the program tonight, uh the initials DE stand for dual enrollment. So AP environmental science, AP chem, and AP biology are offered as dual enrollment courses. Next slide, please. Thank you. Uh continuing with our elective courses, forensic science is
another dual enrollment class. It's a highly successful experience that's the course has been redesigned to be much more in line with what you might expect an inquirybased college level course to be but tailored for the high school science students. So please give that
every consideration as it is acceptable as a third-year science course for graduation also offered for dual enrollment. the physics of astronomy. Let's jet out to the stars in a very Keplerized course. And I use Kepler on purpose because he was one of the
premier astronomers to really unpack what they were observing in the in the cosmos and in outer space through the lens of the physical science core ideas. Environmental science has no prerequisite requirement, but it is important that students consider that
class once they advance to the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade. as all of our ninth grade students will be enrolled in the appropriate level of biology and designed to address students passion for environmental science. It's not the course to take perhaps you may have
heard if someone doesn't want to take chemistry or they think they can't handle it. But environmental science will challenge your student regardless. It's a deep course. It's a rigorous course that's inquiry based and your children will get much out of the
experience. If STEM is their path of choice, genetics and then human anatomy and physiology are also for those available for those students considering an advanced career in life science. uh we do dig deeply into the into the
technology uh looking at DNA, looking at crisper, looking at human body systems and of course taking a look at how the corresponding understanding of the human body leads to scientific and technological discovery for example prosthetics and robotics and how that
can help advance our own society. Next slide please. Science in the Summer is something I alluded to much earlier. And yes, my tempo is is legit. It's a great course. Marine Sciences, is taught by a number of our our our best teachers who have a
passion for this, who want to work with your children over the summer. It does involve an in-depth study of biological principles to seen through the lens of a coastal estine community like we find here in New Jersey. There is a final
field study that takes us uh to Sandy Hook in an environmental facility there where students get to explore and see firsthand and and begin to inquire about what they're seeing in a local ecosystem. They do sane netting, they do
um invertebrate studies all in the uh under the guidance of teachers and and the educators at that program. Next slide please. Summer science is for courses or for students who are interested in pursuing learning and want to feed their passion.
The course as I mentioned early runs from July 6th through July 31st and students receive two and a half West Windsor Plains Bell credits. Registration for this course opens on February the 2nd. And remember it is in place on option two, not in addition to
option two. So students who are taking the marine science course may not option to a summer science course as well. And you have any questions about best choices for your child's academic career in the sciences. I welcome a rich conversation. I am available as you need
me to be. So please do not hesitate to reach out. And now I'm going to transfer and uh introduce you to Miss Emily Kreling who's going to talk about language arts. >> Hi, good evening uh families and students. So, it's so nice to be here
today uh this evening. My name is Emily Kreling and I'm the language arts supervisor for grades 6 to 12. Um again, it's a pleasure to be here tonight to talk about WWP's language arts program. So, our high school language arts
program is designed to guide students through an engaging and transformative journey of self-discovery, critical thinking, and global awareness. So if we go to the next slide, we'll see the pathways that students can
take as they uh go through high school. So students need to take four years of language arts. Um and you'll see that in 10th and 11th grade they have the option to take honors courses and then in 11th and 12th also the option to take AP Lang
or AP Lit. So to talk a little bit about what students will be exposed to at each grade level. In grade nine, students begin by exploring themes of self and identity as well as their relationship with the world around them. So through
diverse texts and reflective discussions, they grapple with the essential question, who am I and how do I connect to the world? If we then think about grade 10 as, you know, furthering out from that that center, that focus then shifts to
American literature and narratives about the American experience. So students examine what it means to be quote unquote American and how our shared history shapes our collective and individual identities. When students move up to grade 11, they
transition to global literature, analyzing works that explore the United States's role on the global stage. Um, so this year encourages critical thinking about how nations and cultures intersect and influence one another.
And then grade 12, a capstone year, really centers on students using their voices to enact positive change. Uh so through rigorous explorations of text they ask how can I impact the world and contribute to its betterment.
Um so our curriculum overall is thematically based and provides students with the opportunities to engage with a wide variety of texts including novels, short stories, poetry, song lyrics, and non-fiction articles. These rich and
varied units are designed to really challenge students to ask big questions about themselves and the world, equipping them with the skills to leave WWP ready to make a meaningful impact. Um, as you see on the pathways, we also
offer our advanced placement courses in literature and language. These courses cater to students who are really passionate about reading and writing and wish to refine their skills or to those students who are seeking to improve in these areas and are willing to commit
the time and the effort required. In addition to our core language arts program, our journalism program is offered as an elective. Uh that program invites students to consider, analyze, and improve the world they see around them. So whether it's their school,
community, country, or the broader world, beginning journalism students explore topics such as the news, sports, and arts writing, as well as crafting personal opinion pieces on issues ranging from pop culture to climate
change. Our intermediate and advanced students hone their reporting and writing skills while producing a class website and contributing to the school newspaper. Uh so at high school north we have the nightly news and at high school south we
have the pirates eye. So ultimately our entire language arts program encourages students to engage deeply with text consider those really big ideas and to develop their voices with the goal that we prepare them not only for academic
success but also to be thoughtful informed and impactful citizens of the world. Uh if anybody ever has any questions about the language arts program, the sequence of courses, you can always feel free to reach out to me. Um and now I'm
going to pass it over to Dr. Cindy Asini, who's going to talk a little bit about our social studies program. >> Good evening. I'm very excited to be here with you as you work on your child's courses for next year. And you
have stuck with us for a long time so far. and hopefully I can move quickly through social studies while still giving you an idea of the very important and powerful courses we offer in our department. So for anyone who um might have a nth grader still coming, I know
this is for um our parents in grades 10 through 11. Students typically take 9th grade world history starting in around the year 1700. There's a big focus on analyzing sources and making connections to current events so that students are able
to understand the world around them. Students typically move from world history into their two years of required United States history. So to be clear, there are specific courses that they have to take. They have a choice of basically year 1 and then a choice of
year 2. So you'll see on the right side of the screen that for our 10th grade students are typically taking American studies one college prep, American studies one honors or advanced placement African-American studies. I know the question of when students can take their first AP class is very popular typically
in our chats for these types of events. So a lot of students take their one of their first AP classes in the social studies department as AP African-American studies. That course is in going to be in its third year next year running. It grew in popularity from its first year to second year
tremendously. So we have multiple classes of that course running at each of our high schools. Um and the teachers and students have been really pleased with the depth of information and the skills that students are working on in that course. Basically
understanding United States history specifically through stories of black agency and excellence. Then in their 11th grade year, students are taking American studies 2, American studies 2 honors, or advanced placement United States history. So any of those
courses can count for the second year of required United States history. That history class starts slightly before the 20th century and goes through the current day. Ideally, um, we keep getting more history and the teachers
keep working really hard to try to cram it all into that second year of required United States history. So, for students who are taking AP US history, there are a set of themes and skills that they're working on according to the College Board framework. Um, and that is a very
very popular course because it is an AP course and it also counts for a year of required history. So, those are our required courses in social studies. Again, the typical pathway, just to make it very simple, is world history, American studies 1, or AP
African-American studies, American studies 2, or AP United States history. And then typically in grade 12, students take a search studies elective. So, we have very robust enrollment in our AP psychology and AP microeconomics classes. They're very popular.
We have a number of other electives that I'll get to in a moment. But I also wanted to to take a moment to say that a lot of students think, well, if I could take option two for American Studies 1 over the summer between my freshman and
sophomore year, I'll be able to fit more AP classes in my schedule. Please note, they can take AP classes for two of the required years. first AP African-American studies and then AP US history. The courses that are offered
for American history are survey courses for the entirety of American history. We offer American history over 2 years. So when students take those online courses, the course is very short and the part of the course that has to do with the course that they're trying to replace is
half of that course. So students have a particularly low rate of passing our option two tests for American studies 1 because the course is not a full summer course on American studies 1. It is a
full summer course on the entirety of US history. So again the course technically in theory contains the topics that we teach in American studies 1, but the depth is is definitely not there. So it's something we strongly recommend against. For our electives, we have a
number of college prep and honors electives. There's even an elective research and sustainable development that is offered at both the CP and honors levels. We also, like I mentioned, have a lot of AP social studies classes. So this the social
space teachers have a one a oneliner list of one line for each of these classes and they they are going to be sharing it with students depending on the courses that students take. Every once in a while we see one of our required courses taken again as
an elective later um because that's what the student you know maybe they come onto their interest in social studies later in their career. So they didn't get to take AP African-American studies as a 10th grader but they really want to take it as a 12th grader. So that is completely
possible in our both required and elective course sequences. As far as a new course we have added this year, due to popular demand, we have added macroeconomics as an AP course. It is one of the more commonly
asked for courses. And so we're excited to hopefully be able to run that course at both high schools next year. So if we can go to the next slide. The last thing that I wanted to mention tonight is our social studies summer
course. We had a great experience with this course last year. Students gave it rave reviews. One student even called it their best educational experience in their life, which is pretty high praise for a 4-week course. So, the
registration, like Dr. Ste mentioned, is through community education um starting on February 2nd for social aid and science. The course runs from July 6th to July 31st. And please do note that it is offered at both the CP and honors levels. there's a list of the topics that
students will study and those come specifically from frameworks on Asian-American studies and Pacific Islander studies. We took those frameworks that exist in those fields um predominantly at the college level and
we created a really engaging, thought-provoking course where students have the opportunity to do independent research. They have the opportunity for a lot of choice and they are engaging in an ethnic studies course which has shown to have positive effects on students
overall with their engagement in school and their performance in other classes just because they're spending this time doing a deep dive into issues of identity and belonging and then they're able to carry the benefits of that throughout their academic career. So we
hope that you'll consider this as an option instead of option two. This would be the option that is taught by a West Windsor teacher who is is there to build those relationships, give that in-person feedback, and create a fun time during
summer. Um, these courses are a great deal. As a parent, I price summer camps. And you can't beat this deal, especially for a small group setting with a WWP teacher who's designing learning experiences to get kids really excited
during the summer. So, those are the things that I wanted to mention for social studies. If you have any questions, please reach out to me at any time. If your child is on the fence about what course they want to take next year, I hope you'll reach out to their social studies teacher. Our whole department really looks forward to a smooth scheduling process this year.
Thank you very much. Um, and next I would like to introduce my colleague, Mr. Carl Cooper to talk about our multilingual learning program. >> Thanks indeed. Uh, my name is Carl Cooper. I am the, uh, K through2 supervisor of curriculum instruction. I supervise our multilingual learning
program. Uh, that's a program for students who are currently acquiring English. uh they predominantly would speak, read and write uh in a language other than English. Um we have a number of of uh course opportunities for our
students who are acquiring English. Uh if students are at the very beginning of their courses, they uh their their language journey. They would take a course ML1 A and B. That's a double block uh effectively 10 credits worth of
study. um and that would fulfill the English and world language graduation requirements. Students who are a little bit further in in their language acquisition process would take ML2 A and B or ML3 AB. Uh the best way to uh to
make a decision about that is to have a conversation with their their current uh multilingual learner teacher. Um we'll make some recommendations and support families as as you develop schedules. Uh students who are currently enrolled in ML3
uh English and world language courses are uh eligible to take our grade level English uh class and perhaps a a world language class if they want to uh to start instruction in uh yet another language. uh in social studies and science. We
have a number of courses that support uh students uh it ninth graders uh habitually would take our world history ML course which is a pull out uh class uh taught by a social studies teacher.
MLR is a course that uh we would provide push-in support. There would both be both a social studies teacher and the multilingual learner teacher collaborating simultaneously uh to support students in a general education classroom environment. Uh students could
uh also in 9th grade uh or 10th grade be enrolled in our science 1 ML or biology MLR class. Uh the science 1 ML uh class is for a pull out experience taught by a science teacher just to students in the multilingual learning program. The
biology MLR class is co-taught between a uh a science teacher and a multilingual learner teacher and they collaborate to support students in the uh general education classroom. Uh students can also after completing world history take
American studies one as Cindy was just talking about the uh ML class is a pull out experience taught by a social studies teacher for students who are are solely in the multilingual learning program or students who are a little bit further along in their language
acquisition process can take uh American studies one MLR that course is co-taught by a social studies and a multi- lingual learner teacher uh in a general education experience. Finally, if they've already completed their their
first five credits uh of American history, they could also take uh American studies too uh either as a pull out experience or as a pushing experience that's co-taught by a science uh by a social studies teacher and an ML
uh uh teacher. uh in order to determine again what is the the most appropriate placement there's going to be some conversations with the um ML teacher uh and you know I can certainly be uh brought into any of those conversations we're uh collaborating on that right now uh with
guidance counselors and with the uh the the teachers and then finally uh every student in the district does take a uh a study hall well ML students in lie of the study hall we would offer the ML
tutorial. And so that's a small group uh instruction. It's a place to support students with another extra dose of uh English language skills in lie of the study hall. Um of course throughout the time if there are any questions, please
reach out to me. Um we've had a number of conversations over the the years most likely. Um I'm here to support your families as as you make some decisions about uh your child's placement and uh the experience throughout high school. Thank you very much.
>> And that concludes uh this evening's presentation. As a reminder, uh both the slide deck and also the video recording will be placed on the district website should you choose to want to look further or um have some of your questions answered. Again, the all
everything is available on the district website. Thank you so much for joining us this evening. We enjoyed sharing our program of studies with all of our families and our students. And um we hope that you are able to make great decisions for your learning in the
future. Have a good night.