Graduation and Promotion Requirements
Credits Checklist (MS Word)
Total credits needed to graduate: 23.5
4 Credits of English
| English 1 (9th) or
English 1 Honors (9th)
Reading Intervention (9th) English 2 (10th) or
English 2 Honors (10th) English 3 (11th) or
AP English Language (11th) English 4 (12th) or
AP English Literature (12th) |
3 Credits of Math*
| Algebra 1 (9th) or
Algebra 1 Honors (9th)
Math Intervention (9th) Geometry (10th) or
Geometry Honors (10th) Algebra 2 (11th) or
Precalculus (11th or 12th)
AP Calculus (11th or 12th) Statistics (12th) |
| 4 Credits of Social Studies | World History (9th) African American History (10th) American History (11th) or
AP US History (11th) Social Science (12th) or
AP US Government (12th) |
| 3 Credits of Science* | Biology (9th / 10th) Chemistry (11th) or
AP Chemistry (11th) Physics (12th) or
AP Physics (12th) |
2 Credits of Arts/Humanities
| Art
Music
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| 2 Credits of World Language | Spanish or Chinese 1
Spanish or Chinese 2
AP Chinese
|
Health and PE (1.5 credits) | Health Physical Education
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*4 additional credit are needed to graduate; 1 must be either a fourth credit in Mathematics or in Science or an Advanced Placement course
Students must also successfully complete a multidisciplinary project or a service-learning project.
Students in grade 12 who do not meet the promotion or graduation criteria will be assigned to a mandatory remedial summer program/school if they can earn enough credits to graduate by the end of the program. If they cannot earn sufficient credits to graduate, do not attend, or if they do not complete the summer program satisfactorily, they will be retained.
Children with disabilities will be promoted or will graduate if they accomplish his/her Individualized Education Plan’s goals
Academy Electives
Urban Education
| Foundation of Ed & Public Speaking
Ed Internship
Ed Psyc1 & Psyc2
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English as a Second Language (ESOL) | ESOL 1, 2 and 3
United States Cultures
ESOL Technology
ESOL Science |
Hotel, Restaurant, Travel, and Tourism
|
Hotel 1
Hotel 2
Hotel 3
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Permission Forms
EH-80 – Parental Permission Slip
Permission Form – Use of Student Media on SDP Website
This form should be filled out by the Parent or Legal Guardian of a student prior to using a student’s picture, voice, video and/or full name on the School District or an individual school’s website. It is SDP policy to include this form in the Student/Parent Handbook and for the Webpublisher to have a current form on file at the beginning of every school year.
Permission Form – Use of Individual Media on SDP Website
This form should be filled out by any individual prior to using an individual’s picture, voice and/or video on the School District or an individual school’s website. It is SDP policy for the Webpublisher to have a current form on file for any use of individual media, including staff members.
Health Related Forms
Emergency Contact
Student Health History
Student Health Status
Extracurricular Activities
We feature the following extracurricular activities for our students:
Sports:
- Football
- Boys Soccer
- Girls Soccer
- Cheerleading
- Boys Basketball
- Girls Basketball
- Boys Volleyball
- Girls Volleyball
- Baseball
- Badminton
- Track and Field
Clubs and Activities:- National Honor Society
- Student Government
- Philadelphia Student Union (PSU)
- Building On
- Out of School Time
- Furness Falcon Newspaper
- Choir
