2013-14 Guide for Academics and Student Life - Tampa Preparatory ...

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ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND POLICIES••Science▫▫Biology▫▫Chemistry or Chemistry 2▫▫Physics or Physics 2▫▫At least one AP science course••Engineering and Technology▫▫Introduction to Engineering Design▫▫Principles of Engineering▫▫Engineering Design and Development••Art▫▫At least one half-credit Visual Arts course3. Students must be a regular, yearly participant in one ofthe following activities••Robotics Club••Science Fair••Math League••Terrapin Programmers••Any additional activity approved by the STEMCommittee4. Students must attend all planned on campus STEMevents each semester and one off campus STEM eventper semester••There will be a variety of offerings each semester••After each event students must submit an artifactfrom the event (if off-campus) and a written reflectionof the event to the STEM Committee5. Students must complete a culminating STEM ResearchProject as part of the Engineering Design andDevelopment course••Students must present their research in a public forum6. Students must pursue a STEM-oriented Senior Internship(Revised 7-13)Applications and deadlines for both of these programs areavailable on Tampa Prep’s website. Any questions aboutthese Concentrations should be directed to Mr. Morrison orMs. Stanton.HONOR SOCIETIESCUM LAUDEThe Cum Laude Society was founded in 1906. Its purpose isto promote learning and scholarship in secondary schools.The presence of a Cum Laude chapter at Tampa Prep is anindication that superior scholastic achievement is valued bythe School.Students are inducted to the Society through the followingparameters. According to the Society’s guidelines, juniormembership cannot constitute more than 10% of theeleventh grade class. Inductees are chosen based on astudent’s cumulative weighted GPA. If several studentswith identical cumulative weighted GPAs drive this groupto exceed 10% of the Junior class, then the final selectionsfrom the identical cumulative weighted GPA group aredetermined by a student’s junior year weighted GPA. Juniorsmust have attended Tampa Prep for at least the entire tenthand eleventh grade. According to the Society’s guidelines,senior induction may not constitute more than 20% of thetwelfth grade class, including those students inducted asjuniors. Qualified seniors are awarded membership uponconsideration of a student’s cumulative weighted GPA. Ifseveral students with identical cumulative weighted GPA’sdrive this group to exceed 20% of the Senior class, then thefinal selections from the identical cumulative weighted GPAgroup are determined by a student’s Senior year weightedGPA. Seniors must have attended Tampa Prep for at least theentire eleventh and twelfth grade.NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETYThe National Honor Society was founded in 1921 as anorganization for secondary schools, which recognizes andencourages academic achievement, and develops othercharacteristics essential to citizens in a democracy. Theseideals are scholarship, character, service, and leadership.Students are inducted to the Society through the followingparameters. Sophomores, juniors and seniors with acumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0 are invited to submit anactivities sheet to the Faculty Council. The student lists thosethings which he/she has done while in high school that showleadership and service and that contribute to school andcommunity life. There is an induction ceremony in April forsuccessful candidates from all three classes, and for seniorsin December.NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETYThe National Junior Honor Society recognizes studentswho reflect outstanding accomplishments in the areas ofscholarship, character, leadership, citizenship, and service.Eligible candidates are seventh or eighth grade students, whohave attended Tampa Prep for at least two semesters andattained a cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Interestedcandidates may submit an activities form to the FacultyCouncil. The form lists their activities and accomplishmentsduring Middle School. The Faculty Council reviews the formsalong with teacher recommendations and invites qualifyingstudents to join the National Junior Honor Society. TheInduction Ceremony takes place in May.REGISTRATION FOR CLASSESMIDDLE SCHOOL1. Review Middle School course requirements andoptions.2. Complete your course registration form and return itto the Middle School Director.UPPER SCHOOL1. Review graduation requirements for Tampa Prep.2. Review Florida Scholars Program requirements.3. Review Florida state college admissions requirements.4. With your Faculty Advisor, complete and/or reviseyour Four-Year Plan. Include courses you havecompleted, refresh your memory regarding coursesyou intend to take, and monitor your progress towardgraduation and scholar requirements. Importantadvice for ALL grades: Keep in mind that selective20 | GUIDE FOR ACADEMICS AND STUDENT LIFE
DISABILITIES POLICYcolleges and universities expect you to challengeyourself with a demanding academic schedule insecondary school. Tampa Prep advises you to plan ahigh school career which challenges you according toyour own abilities.5. Select your courses according to your Four-YearPlan. The School reserves the right to add or deletecourses without notice due to such matters as classenrollments.6. Ask your parents to review your choices and to signyour registration form. Then, return your registrationform to the designated administrator.7. The Upper School Director and the Dean of Studentsregister all students new to the Upper School.TAMPA PREP GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSEntering freshmen must satisfactorily complete 22.5 credits tograduate. Entering sophomores must earn a minimum of 15credits to graduate, entering juniors 10 credits, and enteringseniors 5 credits.department specif ic course requirements creditsEnglish English 9, English 10, English 11 4and English 12 or AP EnglishMathematics Through Precalculus, Advanced 4Precalculus or Prob/StatsScience Biology, year-long Chemistry 3or Physics, one otherscience credit other than anEngineering-sequence courseHistory World History 1, WH 2 or AP WH, 3and U.S. or AP U.S. HistoryForeign Lang. Through the 3rd level of 3French, Spanish, or LatinArts Choose from Dance, Digital Arts, 2Music, Studio Arts and Theatre ArtsPhysical Ed. Physical Education, Health, 1.5one other semester courseOther Student’s Choice 2TOTAL 22.5(Revised 7-13)DISABILITIES POLICYPHILOSOPHYTampa Prep recognizes that students learn in differentways and that sound teaching includes awareness of thosedifferences when designing lessons and assessments. TampaPrep also recognizes that students with mildly disablinglearning conditions may do well academically at our school.When deemed appropriate, the School will offer suchstudents certain accommodations. Our goal is to help thesestudents to adjust to and to thrive in our demanding collegepreparatory environment and, ideally, to overcome the needfor any accommodation. Tampa Prep may be unable to offeraccommodations in some circumstances.SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIESWe understand that there may be circumstances when aparent may request that the School provide an adjustmentor accommodation for a student’s medical needs or physical,mental, or learning differences. As the range of requestshave grown over the years, the School believes that it isappropriate at this time to outline the School’s policy andgeneral guidelines for addressing such requests.GENERAL POLICYIn general, it is our School’s policy to provide accommodationsor adjustments for a student’s minor needs in circumstancesin which the administration determines, in its sole discretion,that doing so is within the reasonable ability of the Schooland/or its staff and will not result in an unacceptableimpairment to the rights of other students (or employees)or a fundamental change to our educational environment ormission. We also ask parents to realize that, given the size ofour school and our available resources, we may not be ableto provide all requested accommodations. To the extent weagree to provide accommodations, we may require a sharingof responsibility for the accommodation.PROCESS FOR REQUEST AND DOCUMENTATIONFor any type of accommodation (including administrationof medication at school), the parent must alert the School’sDivision Directors of the need. Tampa Prep reviews eachrequest for accommodation individually and follows anestablished process to ensure consistent and fair treatmentof each student. The Division Directors will then advise theparent of the type of medical documentation needed, whichgenerally will state the student’s diagnosis, how the conditionlimits the student, the recommended accommodations,and the length of time that the accommodation(s) will beneeded. In some situations, the documentation may includea psycho-educational evaluation. The Division Directorswill communicate any appropriate accommodations to theteachers and parents, and the list of accommodations will befiled in the student’s permanent Tampa Prep record. Requestsfor changes in the accommodations may come from thestudent’s teachers or parents or from the School’s Counseloror the consulting psychologist and should be presented to theDivision Directors.Teachers who suspect that a student has an undiagnosedlearning disability may ask the Division Directors to granttemporary accommodations in order to gain additionalinformation about how that student learns or performs onassessments.GUIDE FOR ACADEMICS AND STUDENT LIFE | 21
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