2025 - 2026 (Current)
All prospective band students are given a musical aptitude test in the spring of their sixth grade year. This test is given to determine the innate musical ability of the student, but is not necessarily a criterion by which all band students are selected. Beginners are started in the seventh grade. The band program is…
Read More about Band.Students are given opportunities for exploring, organizing, understanding, and evaluating their own ability for creative expression in a variety of media: paint, clay, charcoal, pastel, fiber, printmaking, sculpture, etc. Craftsmanship and active participation in the creative process will be encouraged. Student will have the opportunity to participate in various shows and competitions throughout the year.…
Read More about Art.This modified course integrates the teaching of English 7 (SP 7100) and Reading 7 (SP 7150) for campuses not offering separate courses. This course integrates the study of writing and reading skills. Students will develop more complex reading skills by analyzing a variety of text genres and forms of media while simultaneously enhancing their proficiency…
Read More about PC English.This alternate course provides instruction for acquiring prerequisite skills in reading, writing, listening, following directions, communicating needs, and basic computer literacy skills. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.
Read More about AC Reading/Language Arts.This modified course is designed to provide both a foundation for future mathematical concepts, as well as, a remediation for basic skills which need further exploration. The focal points of Grade 7 mathematics are number and operations, proportionality, expressions, equations, and relationships; and measurement and data. An emphasis on the concrete to pictorial to abstract…
Read More about PC Mathematics.This alternate course provides instruction for acquiring prerequisite skills and functional math for everyday living. These skills include problem solving, calculator usage, money/time/measurement skills and concepts, and basic computational skills. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.
Read More about AC Math.In this modified course students study the history of Texas from early times to the present. The content includes the cultures of Native Americans, the eras of mission-building, colonization, revolution, republic, and statehood. Students identify regions of Texas and the distribution of population within and among the regions. Students describe the structure and function of…
Read More about PV Texas History, Geography.This alternate course teaches prerequisite skills in the area of social studies. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.
Read More about AC Social Studies.In this interdisciplinary course, the majority of the content is modified and focuses on organisms and the environment, physical science, and Earth and space. Students will use scientific methods to conduct descriptive, comparative and/or experimental laboratory and field investigations. Topics of study include the interactions between matter and energy, the physical and chemical properties and…
Read More about PV Science.This course provides instruction and training to assist students in gaining critical workplace skills, increase adaptive behavior skills needed for gainful employment and increase citizenry participation in order to successfully transition to high school and post-secondary life. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.
Read More about PV Prevocational Awareness.