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Special Education

Courses for Multi-Handicapped Students

English SCM Science and Social Studies

Grades 9-12 SCM
Course Number 811
Full Year Course - 1 credit Grades 9-12
Prerequisite: Program Admission Course Number 817 & 817
Estimated Fee: None Full Year Course - 1 credit each (2 credits)
Prerequisite: Program Admission
English is individualized by ability level, Estimated Fee: None
and all activities are geared toward practical
application to the world of work. Following An integrated curriculum designed
directions, listening, a functional specifically for students with special
vocabulary, relating information, and being learning needs using the foundation of
able to express needs/wants are the primary academic content standards with lessons that
focuses. are modified to make sure that all students
have a way to participate and learn. There is
Health SCM a three-year cycle of new units and each
month a new topic is introduced built around
Grades 9-12 a science or social studies theme along with
Course Number 818
Semester Course - 0.5 credit a transition focus. Additionally, there is a
Prerequisite: Program Admission strong emphasis on life skills embedded in
Estimated Fee: None each lesson so that learning is new as
students progress through the years even if
Emphasis is placed on understanding facts they are in the same classroom setting each
about the human body; health measures and year.
prevention of diseases; nutrition; personal
hygiene, abuse and misuse of tobacco, Social Studies SCM – 813
alcohol and drugs; basic first aid and safety Government
practices in the home, school, work and US History
community. World History
Geography
Mathematics SCM Economics

Grades 9-12 Transition Planning
Course Number 815
Full Year Course - 1 credit Science SCM – 817
Prerequisite: Program Admission Earth and Space Science
Estimated Fee: None Physical Science
Life Science
Mathematics is based on an individual’s Scientific Inquiry
ability level. All activities are directed Health
toward handling of money; use of coupons;
the concepts of counting, sorting, and
matching; and one-to-one correspondence.

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