WESTPORT SCHOOLS AFFIRM NON -DISCRIMINATORY

PRACTICES IN EMPLOYMENT AND IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

 

            In compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, THE WESTPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS shall exclude no person from participation in, denied benefits of, or be otherwise discriminated against in employment or in educational opportunity on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, disability, past or present history of mental disorder, mental retardation, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, age or marital status.

  

Complaint Procedures

 

File complaint with principal; copy to coordinator (see below)

If not satisfied, you may appeal to the Assistant Superintendent

Next level is appeal to Superintendent

Next level appeal is to Board of Education

 

 

Title VI, Title VII                                                        Title IX Coordinator

and Title 504 Coordinator

 

Cynthia Gilchrest                                                       Joyce Losen, Ass’t. to the Sup’t.

Director Of Pupil Services Admin.                         Westport Town School Office

Staples High School                                     Westport Town Hall

70 North Avenue                                                       110 Myrtle Avenue, Room 302

Westport, CT 06880                                     Westport, CT 06880

341-1253                                                                                                                                      341-1012

 

 

 

ACADEMIC INFORMATION...................................................... 4

ADVANCED PLACEMENT................................................... 4

COURSE LOAD REQUIREMENTS........................................... 4

EXTERNAL CREDIT FOR ENROLLED WESTPORT STUDENTS......................... 4

GRADE POINT AVERAGE.................................. 4

GRADING SYSTEM............................................ 4

GRADUATION, EARLY/LATE............................ 5

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS........................... 6

GRADUATION WITH HONORS........................ 7

HONOR ROLL............................................. 7

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE......................... 9

OTHER PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO STAPLES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS............. 9

CAREER AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS.................................. 9

CENTER FOR GLOBAL STUDIES............................... 10

NORWALK COMMUNITY-TECHNICAL COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.... 10

SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT........................................ 10

TRI-TOWN ALTERNATIVE NIGHT SCHOOL......................................... 10

504 ACCOMMODATIONS............................................... 11

WESTPORT CONTINUING EDUCATION............................ 11

COURSE COMBINATIONS FOR SCHEDULING............................ 17

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS................................. 18

ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER.............................. 18

ART................................................ 19

CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE............................. 21

COMMUNITY SERVICE............................................... 21

COMPUTER SCIENCE.......................................... 22

COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE........................ 23

ENGLISH………………………………..24

ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL)............... 31

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE.................. 31

INDEPENDENT STUDY.................................. 33

MATHEMATICS................................................................ 33

MEDIA........................................................... 37

MUSIC.................................. 38

PEER ADVISOR................................................... 40

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH............................ 41

SCIENCE......................................... 43

SENIOR OPTIONS.............................. 48

SOCIAL STUDIES................................................. 48

TECHNOLOGY..................................... 54

THEATER........................................................ 55

YEARBOOK.......................................... 56

WORLD LANGUAGES....................................... 57