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Office Exploration (Office T. A.) – 861100, 861200, Student Government – 271900
861300 10 Credits Grade(s) 9-12
10 Credits Grade(s) 11-12 1 Year Course
1 Year Course School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, MHS, THS
School Site(s) BCHS, IHS, LHS, MHS, Description: This course is designed to meet the needs
THS, of the Student Leadership Team. All assembly persons
and student body officers are required to enroll in this
Minimum GPA requirement at all sites.
course. The course concentrates on legislative
Description: The students are assigned to work in the procedures, basic concepts of the democratic process,
school office or counseling center office as assistants to team guiding, special projects and developing skills in
the regular office personnel. This is “on the job leadership, parliamentary procedure, management,
experience” which provides students with an communication and decision making.
opportunity to observe and participate in actual office
work. Teacher’s Aide – 860500, 860600, 860700
10 Credits Grade(s) 11-12
Peer Tutor – 839900 1 Year Course
10 Credits Grade(s) 11-12 School Site(s) BCHS, IHS, LHS, MHS,
1 Year Course THS
School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, MHS
Minimum GPA requirement at all sites. Minimum GPA requirement at all sites.
Description: This course is designed for junior and Description: Students working as teachers’ aides work
senior students. Students will be working as peer individually with specific teachers. Learning
tutors in classroom setting assisting students with the experiences include typing, filing, record keeping,
curriculum. Students are monitored by a classroom correcting tests, stapling, collating, and scoring tests.
teacher. They will rotate through a variety of Other experiences may include bulletin board material
instructional strategies normally used in a classroom preparation, game and/or practice drill supervision,
setting in order to gain experience. Peer tutors can help audio-visual material preparation, resource material
edit/evaluate students’ written work for accuracy. gathering, and classroom project assistance. From the
Students placed as peer tutors must have demonstrated combined courses (Teacher’s Aide, Office Exploration,
mastery in the same or similar course prior to becoming and Library Practice) no more than 20 units may be
a peer tutor for a given course. earned and credited toward high school graduation.

Seminar 101 – 216610 Work Experience Education – 830000
10 Credits Grade(s) 9-12 10 Credits Grade(s) 11-12
1 Year Course 1 Year Course
UC Requirement G School Site(s) THS
CSU Requirement Elective Description: Work Experience Education has as its
School Site MHS purpose the supervised part-time employment of
Description: This one year course is designed to help students with the intent of counseling and assisting
students understand the importance of academics and them to acquire desirable work habits in real job
to build a solid foundation of skill such as self-analysis, situations. The part-time job held by the student may
time-management, goal-setting, decision-making, or may not be related to the occupational goal of the
career research, financial literacy and planning for the student, but should lead to an occupational goal if
future. Every student will leave this class having possible. Students must be paid and must attend one
completed a 10-Year Plan that includes their high weekly class prior to period 1 or after period 6. The
school plans along with post-secondary options. class curriculum focuses on getting jobs, keeping jobs,
leaving jobs, occupational selection, and consumer
skills. According to the California State Department of
Student Activities – 800100 Education, the student must not remain in the class
10 Credits Grade(s) 10-12 more than 10 school days after leaving a job, or if illness
1 Year Course prevents the student from working. A student must
School Site(s) BCHS work 10 hours per week to be enrolled in 5 semester
Description: This course is designed for students credits or a minimum of 15 to 20 hours for 10 semester
wishing to impact their campus and community by credits. Students must be enrolled in a minimum of
means of implementing daily lunchtime activities, four other classes before enrolling in Work Experience
rallies, and special events as well as with service Education.
organizations off campus. The course concentrates on
leadership training, conflict management, and team
building. Outside time spent on projects and committee
assignments is required. This course may be repeated
for credit.

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