Advanced Studies / Honors

Honors Level Courses

Our high school honors level courses offer academically rigorous instruction designed to challenge motivated students and deepen their understanding of core subjects. These courses move at an accelerated pace, promote critical thinking, and prepare students for advanced academic pathways, including AP, IB, Cambridge, and Dual Enrollment programs. Honors level coursework encourages intellectual curiosity and supports learners in reaching their full potential.
Stakeholder Roles
Teacher’s Role (includes but not limited to)

Teachers of honors level courses will:
- Possess the skills, knowledge, and disposition to facilitate an honors level course with advanced curriculum content.
- Develop and implement a differentiated curriculum based on current innovations and research in the subject area in order to deliver an honors level course to support the growth of students with advanced learning needs.
- Utilize a variety of instructional strategies to engage students with advanced learning needs.
- Communicate with students, parents, and administrators to maximize student success.
Student’s Role (includes but not limited to)

Students enrolled in an honors level course will:
- Demonstrate the interest, ability, and motivation and/or the potential to interact with the honors level content.
- Exhibit personal responsibility for learning.
- Engage in an advanced level of learning through high quality work.
- Complete any prerequisite course(s) leading to the honors level course.
- Communicate with the teacher if additional support or challenge is needed to support achievement and growth.
Parent’s/Guardian’s Role (includes but not limited to)

Parents/Guardians of the student in an honors level course will:

Recognize the requirements and expectations of an honors level course.

Support students to perform at an advanced level of learning.

Communicate with teachers as needed to maximize their student’s success.

School/District’s Role (includes but not limited to)

To support honors level course instruction, administrators will:

Assign honors level courses to teachers who possess the skills, knowledge, and dispositions to facilitate an honors level course with advanced curriculum content.

Ensure teachers are using the Honors Level Course Guide to inform the development of honors level course instruction.

Support teachers through a variety of professional learning experiences focused on honors level coursework. Consider reflecting on courses by analyzing sample student work and unit plans.

Guarantee school counselors, along with others who assist students with developing course sequencing plans to be career and college ready, are informing students in an equitable way about the options available to access and pursue advanced coursework, including honors courses.

Work with facilities personnel and other administrators to provide any special equipment, technology, or materials that are necessary to facilitate the honors level course.

Utilize the Honors Level Course DEvelopment and Evaluation Tool to ensure fidelity of implementation across honors level courses.

Honors Level Courses

Stakeholder Roles

Teacher’s Role (includes but not limited to)

Student’s Role (includes but not limited to)

Parent’s/Guardian’s Role (includes but not limited to)

School/District’s Role (includes but not limited to)

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