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E120 English This course is designed to improve basic language skills in
reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The class emphasizes vocabulary
development and the mechanics of writing.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 1 One year One unit
E190, E290, E390 Reading Improvement
These courses utilize the Direct Instruction model to improve
reading decoding, expand vocabulary, and increase comprehension skills.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 1,2,3 One year One unit each
E220 English 2
This course is an extension of E120 English 1. The course
emphasizes increased reading and practical writing skills. The writing program
focuses on outlining, paragraph structure, and essay development.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 2 One year One unit
E320 English 3
This course is an extension of E220 English 2. The emphasis
is on reading comprehension and writing skills. The writing program focuses on
multi-paragraph essays and the editing process. Reading and writing skills are
improved through lessons pertaining to literature with an historical focus.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 3 One year One unit
E420 English 4
This senior-level course is designed to increase students’
skills in the areas of word usage, reading comprehension, and writing.
Individual objectives are developed for each student.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 4 One year One unit
E490 Reading 4
This course is a continuation of the work begun in the E190,
E290, and E 390 courses. Continued drill and practice is given in the areas of
word recognition, vocabulary development, reading comprehension and practical
study skills.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 4 One year One unit
M130-M630 Mathematics (Community-Based, Hoffman Estates High School Only)
These courses are designed for student with significant
communication deficits. Emphasis is placed on using mathematics within the
community and real-life situations while demonstrating appropriate behaviors and
utilizing effective communication skills. Student apply themselves in the areas
of self care, domestic skills, recreation and entertainment, social skills,
community involvement, and vocational skills. Functional mathematics skills of
number writing/recognition, money skills, time skills, calculator skills, basic
operations, and measurement skills are emphasized. Students are given added
instruction according to each student’s individualized needs.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 1,2,3,4 One year Two units
M170 Essential Mathematics
This course reinforces arithmetic skills aligned to the
state’s performance indicators with emphasis on number operation, patterns,
ratios, proportions, and estimation. Pre-algebra skills of variable recognition,
formulas, and single variable equations are introduced as well as beginning
Geometry concepts such as points, lines, planes, and space.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 1 One year One unit
M270 Algebra and Geometry Concepts
This course reinforces skills needed for achieving early high
school benchmarks of the Illinois Learning Standards. It introduces algebra
concepts such as exponents, algebraic expressions, and graphing. Beginning plane
and solid geometry topics are introduced.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 2 One year One unit
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M370 Consumer Mathematics
This course targets consumer math skills used in everyday
situations such as paying taxes, purchasing a car, investing and managing a
household. A full year in this course meets the state of Illinois requirement
for consumer education and prepares students for the WorkKeys portion of the
PSAE.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 3, 4 One year One unit
S130 Science/Health (Hoffman Estates High School)
This course is designed for students with significant
communication deficits. This course explores student’s physical, social,
psychological, and emotional needs. Students are introduced to activities which
develop healthy and safe lifestyles.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 1,2 One year One unit
S170 General Science
Basic divisions of science are covered including the
fundamentals of electricity, weather, earth structure and dynamics, astronomy,
chemistry, biology, plant science, and geography. Improving organizational
skills and reading comprehension also are course goals.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 1,2,3,4 One year One unit
S270 Health Science
This course is designed to explore our physical,
psychological, and emotional needs. Emphasis is given to learning activities
which stress the development of healthy lifestyles that will enable students to
achieve their full potential as human beings.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 2 One year One unit
G370 United States History
This is a general survey course in United States History. It
combines an overview of colonial development, westward expansion, urban
development, and foreign affairs. Attention also is given to building skills in
geography.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 3 One year One unit
G470 Social Science Survey
This course includes units that examine the various social
studies disciplines: anthropology, sociology, political science, and economics.
An understanding of our American culture and its political, economic, and social
systems is developed. Other cultures and their value systems also are explored.
Communication and critical thinking skills are emphasized.
PREREQUISITE: Placement through staff conference recommendation
LEVEL: 4 One year One unit
Key Benefits
 | Smaller classes taught by a special education teacher. |
| Remedial skills for reading and writing. |
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