2019-2020 Course Registration Guide

2019-2020 Course Registration Guide

BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

6901 CHARLES STREET | TOWSON, MD 21204

Board of Education of Baltimore County

Towson, Maryland 21204

Edward J Gilliss, Esq., Chair Kathleen S. Causey June P. Eaton Roger B. Hayden Julie C. Henn Charles McDaniels, Jr. Ann Miller Nicholas C. Stewart, Esq. David Uhlfelder Stephen L. Verch, Esq. Emory L. Young Haleemat Adekoya (student member) Verletta White, Secretary-Treasurer and Interim Superintendent of Schools Copyright 2018 Baltimore County Public Schools Towson, Maryland

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A Message from the Superintendent

Verletta White, Interim Superintendent, Baltimore County Public Schools

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Introduction

2019-2020 Course Registration Guide

The vision of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) is to produce graduates who have the content knowledge, skills, and attitudes to reach their full potential as globally competitive graduates. All students will achieve when the necessary conditions for learning are provided. Students are encouraged to use the Course Registration Guide to plan with their parents or guardia ns to select courses and programs that will best prepare them for a successful high school experience. Teachers, school counselors, and administrators are available to help students plan their high school programs. School counselors will schedul e appointments to meet with s tudents and parents to assist them in planning for academic and career goals.

The Course Registration Guide aligns with the Baltimore County Public Schools' Blueprint 2.0, the five -year strategic plan that builds on the successes of the system's Blueprint for Progress, Blueprint 2.0 is a framework for improving student achievement and provides clear direction for everyone involved in education in Baltimore County. Blueprint 2.0 delineates the school system's vision, purpose, core value statements, strategi c initiatives, and goals and progress indicators. These goals and indicators are concrete, measurable statements of expectations for all students, with an emphasis on critical 21st century sk ills. This framework is built on a foundation of clear standards, quality instruction, and individual accountability. Blueprint 2.0 can be found on the Baltimore County Public Schools Web site.

The Course Registration Guide outlines the rigorous curricula, standards, and requirements expected of Baltimore County Public Schools' graduates. The Guide includes Descriptions of Assessments, Programs, and Requirements; Student/Parent Educational Planning forms; Baltimore County Public Schools Graduation Requirements; Career and Technology Education (CTE) Elective and Required Technology Education Courses; and Approved Career and Technology Education Completer Programs by office. The courses described in this Guide reflect rigorous curriculum implemented through high quality instr uction. These courses support the performance goals as stated in the Blueprint for Progress. We take pride in offering a variety of quality programs designed to provide students with fulfilling high school experiences.

Consultants

Jennifer Abbe, Specialist, School Counseling Dr. Renard M. Adams, Interim Senior Executive Director, Curriculum Operations Michael Bennett, Facilitator, JROTC Dr. Dani Biancolli, Coordinator, Secondary Social Studies Dr. Mary Boswell-McComas, Interim Chief Academic Officer Valerie Brennan, Resource Teacher, Career & Technology Education Stacy Bryan, Supervisor, Extended Day Learning Nona Carroll, Program Director, Maryland Business Roundtable for Education Amy Cohn, Coordinator, Music and Dance Education Maria Everett, Coordinator, Secondary Mathematics Alicia Fales, Supervisor, School to Career Transition Kimberly Ferguson, Director, Student Support Services and College & Career Readiness Sherri Fisher, Coordinator, Visual Arts Sharon Gallagher, Coordinator, Educational Options Mark Gingerich, Supervisor, Student Data and Reporting L. Gail Green, Coordinator, Secondary English Dr. Michael Grubbs, Coordinator, Career and Technology Education Douglas Handy, Director, Career and Technology Education and Fine Arts Dr. Kara Lynch, Supervisor, Business Education Melanie Martin, Coordinator, School Counseling Tara McNulty, Supervisor, Office of Enterprise Applications MiVida Parham, Supervisor, Technical Programs

Michelle Proser, Coordinator, Health and Physical Education MaatenRe Ramin, Specialist, School Counseling Kirsten Roller, Supervisor, Health Education PreK-12 Leeann Schubert, Director, Educational Options Christine Schumacker, Director, Science Megan P. Shay, Interim Executive Director, Academics Kim Shinozaki, Coordinator, World Languages Bryan Stoll, Coordinator, Magnet Programs Dr. Erin Sullivan, Coordinator, ESOL Sonia Synkowski, Resource Teacher, Music and Dance Education Tiffany Wendland, Coordinator, Science Dr. Melissa Lembo Whisted, Executive Director, Academic Services Dr. Heather Wooldridge, Coordinator, College and Career Readiness

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Course Registration Guide 2019-2020

Contents

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BALTIMORE COUNTY................................ .......................... 1 A MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT ................................ ................................ .2 INTRODUCTION ................................ ................................ ................................ 3 COURSE REGISTRATION GUIDE 2019-2020................................ ................................ .4 THE PURPOSE OF THE COURSE REGISTRATION GUIDE................................ ....................6 6 YEAR PLANNING ................................ ................................ ............................. 7 BCPS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS................................ ................................ ........9 LEARNING ABOUT REQUIREMENTS AND OPTIONS ................................ ...................... 14 DESCRIPTIONS OF PROGRAMS................................ ................................ ............. 20 ART ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 24 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ................................ ................................ ........ 31 DANCE EDUCATION ................................ ................................ ......................... 33 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS ................................ ................................ ................. 35 ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL)................................ ................ 42 HEALTH EDUCATION ................................ ................................ ........................ 43 LIBRARY MEDIA ................................ ................................ .............................. 44 MATHEMATICS................................ ................................ ............................... 45 MUSIC................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 49 PHYSICAL EDUCATION ................................ ................................ ...................... 52 SCIENCE................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 54 SOCIAL STUDIES................................ ................................ .............................. 61 WORLD LANGUAGES ................................ ................................ ........................ 67 CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION (CTE): ELECTIVE COURSES AND COMPLETER PROGRAMS69 CTE: VALUE ADDED OPPORTUNITIES - CERTIFICATION & POSTSECONDARY CREDITS ............... 72 CTE: TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM OF COURSES ................................ .............. 75 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVES AND GRADUATION OPTIONS................................ ... 75 CTE: JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (JROTC) ................................ ............ 77

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