Special Education Department
Academic Support Courses
(Content-Area Courses Above are Included in GPA)
Academic Support/Learning Centers & Academic Connections
COURSE NUMBER VARIES BY SECTION AND GRADE LEVEL - 1.0 CREDIT - YEAR LONG - GRADES 9-12
Prerequisite:
- Permission of Department Chair
Academic support is both a curriculum-based, credited course and a specialized, skill-based service to provide students with specially-designed instruction. Course curriculum includes direct instruction in areas of self-determination, self-advocacy, executive functions, study skills and transitional needs. Skills-based services are identified via the special education team meeting process.
Foundations of English/Language Arts
SPE103/203/303/403 - 1.0 CREDIT - YEAR LONG - GRADES 9-12
Prerequisite:
- Permission of Department Chair
This course is designed to strengthen reading comprehension, written expression, language and vocabulary and critical thinking skills. Students will read a variety of literary works that will include the novel, short story, nonfiction writing, plays, and poetry that will culminate in the writing of essays, project work, and written assessments.
Essentials of Algebra 1 Part 1
SPE120 - 1.0 CREDIT - YEAR LONG - GRADES 9-10
Prerequisite:
- Permission of Department Chair
This course and Essentials of Algebra 1 Part 2 are designed to cover the skills and curriculum that is included in the mainstream Algebra 1 course (313). Topics studied in Part 1 include operations with integers, organizing data, experimental probability, functions & their graphs, solving equations and inequalities in one variable, and graphing and writing linear equations. Emphasis is placed on mastery of basic algebra skills and problem solving strategies.
Essentials of Algebra 1 Part 2
SPE121 - 1.0 CREDIT - YEAR LONG - GRADES 9-10
Prerequisite:
- Permission of Department Chair
This course is the second part of the Essentials of Algebra curriculum. Topics of study include systems of equations and inequalities, quadratic equations, radical expressions, exponents, polynomial operations, factoring, rational expressions, as well as a unit of geometry to introduce students to some of the concepts covered on the grade ten MCAS test.
Essentials of Geometry
SPE220 - 1.0 CREDIT - YEAR LONG - GRADES 10-11
Prerequisite:
- Permission of Department Chair
In this course, students study concepts of both plane and solid geometry and their application to real-life situations. Similar polygons, parallel & perpendicular lines, perimeter and area of polygons and circles, and volume and surface area of solid figures are emphasized.
Essentials of Senior Math
SPE406 - 1.0 CREDIT - YEAR LONG - GRADE 12
Prerequisite:
- Permission of Department Chair
This course offers continued math instruction to seniors as they prepare to enter post-secondary education. The curriculum will address practical MCAS topics as well as other math concepts necessary to receive a Massachusetts high school diploma. Students will be taught math skills necessary for personal finance, budgeting, and the use of mathematics in the real world.