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Exceptional Education

The Exceptional Education Department ensures that all students develop the highest academic proficiency that they are capable of and are provided with meaningful access to the overall educational program.  The goals of the department are to:

  • integrate as fully as possible each student into the total life of the school community.
  • promote respect for human life by helping all to realize the value and gifts inherent in each of God’s children.
  • provide tiered assistance, interventions, support, and welcoming acceptance for students with reading, writing, speaking, mathematical and executive functioning deficits, mild to moderate learning disabilities, and other health impairments in order to help them achieve academic success in a college preparatory setting.
  • provide training and classroom support to general education teachers in an inclusive educational environment.

 

ARC Math


Foundations of Math (9) (1 credit) 

Foundations Math is a pre-high school general education class taught in the ARC program.  This course is designed for students who have deficiencies in their math skills. The purpose of Foundations is to focus on the basics of arithmetic functions and to introduce algebraic concepts. This course is offered for students who have basic mathematics skills, but who are not prepared to enter either Algebra 1 or ARC Algebra 1. 

**Students may have limited post-secondary options if remediation opportunities are not utilized. A specialized graduation plan will be developed with the students counselor prior to class enrollment. 



ARC Algebra 1 (9) (1 credit) Prerequisite: ARC Recommendation

This course is intended for students diagnosed with disabilities. ARC Algebra 1 is a slower-paced, accommodated version of the regular education Algebra 1 course.  Through differentiated instruction you will learn the basic structure of algebra. The real number system, basic order of operations, solutions to linear and quadratic equations and manipulations of polynomials are stressed. Students are also introduced to the language of algebra and how to utilize it to solve problems by writing and solving equations and inequalities.


ARC Geometry (10) (1 credit) Prerequisite: ARC Algebra 1, Algebra 1, and ARC Recommendation

This course is intended for students diagnosed with disabilities. ARC Geometry is a slower-paced, accommodated version of the regular education Geometry course. Through differentiated instruction you will learn the broad fundamentals of plane and solid geometry emphasizing mastery of basic geometric principles. Theorems, postulates, definitions and the application of these principles through sequential, logical thinking are used to enable the student to solve geometric problems.


ARC Algebra II (11,12) (1 credit) Prerequisite: ARC Geometry, Geometry, and ARC Recommendation

This course is intended for students diagnosed with disabilities and who have demonstrated a deficit in mathematics. ARC Algebra II is a slower-paced, accommodated version of the regular education Algebra II course. Through differentiated instruction, this course will continue the concepts learned in Algebra 1. Students learn a variety of techniques to work with linear equations and inequalities, factoring, simplifying polynomial expressions, simplifying radical expressions, simplifying expressions with complex numbers, solving problems using exponential and logarithmic functions, conics, and an introduction to the basic fundamentals of trigonometry.


ARC Algebra Success (9, 10, 11) (1 credit) Prerequisite: ARC and Teacher Recommendation

A course developed for students who require additional support for success in math. This class is taken concurrent with enrollment in the appropriate math class and supports the math class curriculum, homework, and test preparation. 


ARC Geometry Success (10, 11) (1 credit) Prerequisite: ARC and Teacher Recommendation

A course developed for students who require additional support for success in math. This class is taken concurrent with enrollment in the appropriate math class and supports the math class curriculum, homework, and test preparation. 


ARC English


ARC IPHS (9) (1 credit) Prerequisite: ARC Recommendation

The course is intended for students diagnosed with disabilities. It meets the standards of IPHS in addition to providing assistance and accommodations in daily academic support classes in the areas of test preparation, homework support, and assignment completion. Students are taught study skills and organizational techniques; general education grades are frequently monitored.


ARC Introduction to Literature (9) (1 Credit) Prerequisite: ARC Recommendation

This course is intended for students with disabilities and those who have demonstrated a deficit in language arts.  ARC Intro. to Literature  is an accommodated version of the general education Intro. to Literature  course.  Through differentiated instruction, you will learn writing skills and be introduced to literary analysis. A variety of genres of literature are used to understand, analyze and synthesize literary works. A study of literary elements in each genre provides students with the ability to understand how authors create works. Students apply what they have learned in various essays and writing assignments that analyze the literature presented. Writing strategies incorporate formal and informal styles and techniques. A vocabulary study enables students to increase reading and writing skills and prepare for examinations. Focused and close reading exercises help students build skills in note-taking and reading comprehension.


ARC World Literature and Composition (10 ) (1 Credit) Prerequisite: ARC Intro to Literature or Intro to Literature and ARC Recommendation 

This course is intended for students with disabilities and those who have demonstrated a deficit in language arts.  ARC World Literature and Composition is an accommodated version of the general education World Literature and Composition course.  Through differentiated instruction, you will maintain a focus on universal writing strategies, composition concentrates on description, narration, persuasion, example, comparison and contrast, definition, cause and effect, argument, and research modes of writing.  A stronger emphasis is placed on the writing process rather than the final product; however, periodic timed writing will be used for evaluation.  Style, grammar, and vocabulary lessons are both practiced as independent drills and integrated into writing assignments. To inform their writing, students study short essays as models for the students' own compositions. In addition, students read course books as further augmentation to discovering their own writing styles.


ARC Electives


ARC Strategies: (9, 10 ,11, 12) (.5 credit) Prerequisite: ARC Recommendation

This course is Sophomore-Senior, 5:1 resource course  intended for students with disabilities. Students receive assistance and accommodations in daily academic support classes in the areas of test preparation, homework support, and assignment completion. Students are taught study skills and organizational techniques; grades are frequently monitored by the ARC teachers.

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ARC Department
 
Jennifer Kohl - Department Chair [email protected]
 
Kathleen Evans - Administrative Assistant [email protected]
 
Sandy Gonzales [email protected] 
 
Sandra Murillo [email protected]