Trustees approved the addition, revision and sunsetting recommendations of courses brought to the board Nov. 5 by Assistant Superintendent for Academic Services Katrina Hasley. The changes include one additional course at the middle school level; 25 additional courses for high school and Collin College Technical Campus students; and the removal, or sunsetting, of three courses at the high school level.
Newcomer English Language Development A and B and social intelligence courses are being sunset from the current course catalog.
Here is a comprehensive list of new and/or revised courses for the 2020-21 school year:
Middle school:
Computer science
Fundamentals of Computer Science, grade 8, 0.5 credit
High school:
Languages other than English
American Sign Language IV - dual credit, grade 12, 1 credit
Mathematics
IB Math Analysis and Approaches Standard Level, grades 11-12, 2 credits
IB Math Analysis and Approaches Higher Level, grades 11-12, 2 credits
IB Math Applications and Interpretation Standard Level, grades 11-12, 2 credits
IB Math Applications and Interpretation Standard Level, grades 11-12, 2 credits
English as a second language
New English Language Development and Acquisition, grades 9-12, 1 or 2 credits
Fine arts*
Music Theory II (advanced), grade 12, 1 credit
*Band, Orchestra and Choir III and IV Honors have been reinstated with curriculum updates
Advanced academics
College Preparatory English, grade 12, 0.5 or 1 credit
College Preparatory Math, grade 12, 1 credit
Speech Communications (dual)**, grades 9-12, 0.5 credit
**Speech Communications is currently piloting as a dual-credit online course that juniors and seniors may take in the spring
Career and technical education
Principles of Arts, Audio/Visual Technology and Communications, grades 9-12, 1 credit
Child Development (revised grade-level offerings), grades 10-12, 1 credit
Agricultural Structures, Design and Fabrication, grade 12, 2 credits
Project Lead the Way Medical Interventions, grade 12, 1 credit
Collin College Technical Campus:
AC/DC Electronics, Year 2, 1 credit
Practicum in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Year 2, 2 credits
Introduction to Welding, Year 1, 1 credit
Welding II, Year 2, 2 credits
Practicum in Manufacturing, Year 2, 2 credits
Construction Management I, Year 1, 2 credits
Principles of Construction, Year 1, 1 credit
Construction Management II, Year 2, 2 credits
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Refrigeration Technology I, Year 1, 1 credit
HVAC and Refrigeration Technology II, Year 1, 2 credits
Practicum in Construction Technology and Extended Practicum in Construction Technology, Year 2, 3 credits
