SPECIAL SERVICES

Students are placed in these classes through the Individualized Educational Plan (I.E.P.) process. Each student enrolled has goals and objectives designed to bring the student’s skill and mastery level as close to grade level as possible.

Improving Communications
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Improving Communications I, II, III, IV.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Must be in the Hearing Impaired Program.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: The student will participate in a variety of activities designed to improve his/her communication skills. Emphasis will be on speech, speech reading, auditory training and language development, as well as interpersonal communication. Immediate feedback, positive reinforcement, and peer cooperation will be utilized. (In addition, an Improving Communications/Lunch course, in lieu of student's 22-minute study hall, is designed for the students who require minimal resource assistance with their mainstreamed classes. This course receives no credit.)

Individualized Algebra AB
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: May be used to satisfy one of the three mathematics credits required for graduation.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student’s I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is provided for eligible students of which placement in a standard education mathematics class is deemed inappropriate by consensus of standard and special services teachers, related personnel and parents. Topics include operations on integers, variables, terms and expressions, equations, polynomials, rational numbers, graphs, systems of equations, square roots and quadratic equations.

Collaborative Algebra AB
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student's I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Students must be eligible for special services or basic level coursework.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This collaborative course is designed for eligible students of which placement in either the special services Individualized Algebra Fundamentals or Algebra AB classes may not be appropriate. This unique co-teaching experience will allow the student to benefit from both the content expertise of the standard education teacher and the strategies expertise of the special services teacher. Refer to the Algebra AB course for further description of course content.

Individualized Plane Geometry
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: May be used to satisfy one of the three mathematics credits required for graduation.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student’s I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individual and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is provided for eligible students of which placement in a standard education mathematics is deemed inappropriate by consensus of standard and special services teachers, related services personnel and parents. Topics include basic geometric figures, lines and segments, circles, constructions, perpendiculars, squares and rectangles, angles, parallels, chords and tangents, similar polygons, and triangles and proofs.

Plane Geometry Collaborative
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Yes.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Algebra AB, Algebra 1B.
OTHER PRE-REQUISITES: Consent of the Mathematics Department.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This collaborative course is designed for eligible students of which placement in either the special services Individualized Plane Geometry or Plane Geometry classes may not be appropriate. This unique co-teaching experience will allow the student to benefit from both the content expertise of the standard education teacher and the strategies expertise of the special services teacher. Refer to the Plane Geometry course for further description of course content.

Individualized Advanced Algebra and Geometry
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: May be used to satisfy one of the three mathematics credits required for graduation.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by the student’s I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Students must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is provided for eligible students of which placement in a standard education mathematics is deemed inappropriate by consensus of standard and special services teachers, related services personnel and parents. Topics include concepts from algebra, such as systems of equations, and quadratic equations. Also included will be concepts from geometry, such as circles, right triangle trigonometry, transformations, and proofs. This course will focus on skills from algebra and geometry, but it will also cover the mathematics of everyday life. This area may include the application of banking and investments, insurance, taxes, major life purchases (for example: buying a home or car), and budgeting. A scientific calculator is required for this course.

Individualized C.D. Literature and Composition I/II
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student's I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is provided for eligible students with communication disorders of which placement in the standard education English is deemed inappropriate by consensus of standard and special services teachers, related services personnel and parents. The ultimate goal is for the student to transition into the standard education English sequence. Refer to the English I and II Basic Skills courses for further description of course content.

Individualized Literature and Composition I/II/III/IV
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student's I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is provided for eligible students of which placement in the standard education English class is deemed inappropriate by consensus of standard and special services teachers, related services personnel and parents. The ultimate goal is for the student to transition into the standard education English sequence. Refer to the English I, II, III, IV Skills courses for further description of course content.

Collaborative Literature and Composition I/II
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student’s I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services or basic level coursework.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individual and group instruction taught by both a standard and a special services teacher.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This collaborative course is designed for eligible students of which placement in either the special services Individualized English or English Skills classes may not be appropriate. This unique co-teaching experience will allow the student to benefit from both the content expertise of the standard education teacher and the strategies expertise of the special services teacher. Refer to the English I, II Skills courses for further description of course content.

Individualized High School Reading
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student’s I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is provided for eligible students who could benefit from further instruction in reading. Basic skills covered will include word recognition, word attack, vocabulary comprehension, speed and fluency, and appreciation of the value of reading. Students reading skills will be assessed and an individual program will be developed for each student based on their skills. The Individualized Reading course fulfills the reading graduation requirement for Lincoln-Way High School students.

Individualized History of Western Civilization
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student’s I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is provided for eligible students of which placement in the standard education History of Western Civilization is deemed inappropriate by consensus of standard and special services teachers, related services personnel and parents. The ultimate goal is for the student to transition into the standard education history sequence. Refer to the History of Western Civilization course for further description of course content.

Collaborative History of Western Civilization
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student’s I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services or basic level coursework.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individual and group instruction taught by both a standard and a special services teacher.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This collaborative course is designed for eligible students of which placement in either the special services Individualized History of Western Civilization or History of Western Civilization classes may not be appropriate. This unique co-teaching experience will allow the student to benefit from both the content expertise of the standard education teacher and the strategies expertise of the special services teacher. Refer to the History of Western Civilization course for further description of course content.

Individualized History of the United States
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student’s I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services or basic level coursework.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is provided for eligible students of which placement in the standard education History of the United States is deemed inappropriate by consensus of standard and special services teachers, related services personnel and parents. The ultimate goal is for the student to transition into the standard education history sequence. Refer to the History of the United States course for further description of course content.

Collaborative History of the United States
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 10, 11
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student's I.E.P.
OTHER PRE-REQUISITES: Student must be eligible for Special Services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This collaborative course is designed for eligible students of which placement in either the Special Services Individualized History of the United States or the History of the United States classes may not be appropriate. This unique co-teaching experience will allow the student to benefit from both the content expertise of the standard education teacher and the strategies expertise of the Special Services teacher. Refer to the History of the United States course for further description of course content.

Individualized Civics
SEMESTERS: 1
CREDIT: 1/2
GRADE PLACEMENT: 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student's I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is provided for eligible students of which placement in standard education Civics is deemed inappropriate by consensus of standard and special services teachers, related services personnel and parents. Refer to the Civics course for further description of course content.

Individualized Consumer Economics
SEMESTERS: 1
CREDIT: 1/2
GRADE PLACEMENT: 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student's I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is provided for eligible students of which placement in the standard education Consumer Economics is deemed inappropriate by consensus of standard and special services teachers, related services personnel and parents. Refer to the Consumer Economics course for further description of course content.

Individualized Elements of Biology
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by the student's IEP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individual and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is designed for eligible students of which placement in other science classes may not be appropriate. Individualized Elements of Biology will cover a variety of topics including the scientific methods, graphing, metric system, the cell structure as it relates to plants and animals, scientific tools as they relate to biology, characteristics of living and nonliving things, ecology and environmental issues. The class will use a variety of materials and methods of presentation. Students will do laboratory-based experiments, learn methods of collecting and interpreting facts and data, and will learn important biological concepts and ideas. Refer to the Elements of Biology course for further description of course content.

Collaborative Elements of Biology
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by the student's I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must eligible for special services or basic level coursework.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individual and group instruction taught by both a standard and a special education teacher.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This collaborative course is designed for eligible students of which placement in either the special services Individualized Elements of Biology or Elements of Biology classes may not be appropriate. This unique co-teaching experience will allow the student to benefit from both the content expertise of the standard education teacher and the strategies expertise of the special services teacher. Refer to the Elements of Biology course for further description of course content.

Individualized Physical Science
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 10, 11
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student's I.E.P.
OTHER PRE-REQUISITES: Student must be eligible for Special Services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is designed for eligible students of which placement in the standard education Physical Science or similar title) is deemed inappropriate by consensus of standard and special education teachers, related services personnel and parents. Because the ultimate goal is for the student to transition into the standard education science, this course is designed to make that transition easier for the student. The following topics will be covered in this class: scientific method, graphing, metric system, scientific tools, volcanoes and earthquakes, planets, weather and climate, rock layers, matter, sound, light, motion and forces, sound and light waves and energy. Refer to the Physical Science with Earth Science courses for further description of course content.

Collaborative Physical Science
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 10, 11
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student's I.E.P.
OTHER PRE-REQUISITES: Student must be eligible for Special Services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This collaborative course is designed for eligible students of which placement in either the Special Services Individualized Physical Science or the Physical Science classes may not be appropriate. This unique co-teaching experience will allow the student to benefit from both the content expertise of the standard education teacher and the strategies expertise of the Special Services teacher. Refer to the Individualized Physical Science or Physical Science with Earth Science courses for further description of course content.

Individualized Health
SEMESTERS: 1
CREDIT: 1/2
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student's I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is provided for eligible students of which placement in the standard education Health course is deemed inappropriate by consensus of standard and special services teachers, related services personnel and parents. Refer to the Health Education course for further description of course content.

Collaborative Health
SEMESTERS: 1
CREDIT: 1/2
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Required.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student’s I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Students must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This collaborative course is designed for eligible students of which placement in either the special education Individualized Health or Health classes may not be appropriate. This unique co-teaching experience will allow the student to benefit from both the content expertise of the standard education teacher and the strategies expertise of the special services teacher. Refer to the Health Education course for further description of course content.

Individualized P.A.L.S. Resource
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student’s I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individual and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course and support service is designed to assist the emotional (behavior)-disordered student to be successful in both standard and special services classes by providing the necessary support to deal with behavioral or emotional concerns. Students participate in a self-development curriculum as well as utilize this resource class as a study period and receive assistance from the P.A.L.S. (Personal Adjustment Level System) teacher. The ultimate goal is for the student to transition into the standard education classroom. (In addition, a P.A.L.S. Resource/Lunch, in lieu of the student's 22 minute study hall, is designed for the student who requires minimal emotional/behavioral support. This course receives no credit.)

Individualized Prevocational-Classroom
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student’s I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is provided for eligible students of which placement in the standard education Cooperative Work Training Class is deemed inappropriate by consensus of standard and special services teachers, related services personnel and parents. The course is designed to provide the student with exposure to the world of work through classroom units and work-related discussion. Refer to the Cooperative Work Training Classroom course for further description of course content.

Individualized Prevocational Work Experience
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1-2
GRADE PLACEMENT: 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student’s I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individualized and group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is provided for eligible students of which placement in the standard education work study program is deemed inappropriate by consensus of standard and special services teachers, related services personnel and parents. The goal is for the student to experience varied work opportunities within the school setting and/or in the community. Refer to Cooperative Work Training for further description of course content.

Individualized Resource
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Determined by student’s I.E.P.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Student must be eligible for special services.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Individual and small group instruction.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course and support service is provided for those students eligible for special services who are in need of instructional support in either individualized or mainstream courses. Along with a curriculum, this course will be designed for each student’s needs as identified in their I.E.P. Through the use of the student’s mainstream or individualized instruction assignments, emphasis will be placed on the development or improvement of organizational skills, handling stress in the mainstream class, study skill methods, and adapting and compensating for the learning disability. (In addition, a Resource/Lunch course, in lieu of the student’s 22-minute study hall, is designed for the student who requires minimal resource assistance with their mainstreamed classes. This course receives no credit.)

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