Grade 12
This course is designed to prepare students for the certification required for employment as a correctional officer. The student will analyze rehabilitation and alternatives to institutionalization. The student will learn the role and responsibilities of a correctional officer; discuss relevant rules, regulations, and laws; and discuss defensive tactics, restraint techniques, and first aid procedures as…
Read More about Correctional Services.The Arlington Police Department and the Arlington Independent School District have joined together in a cooperative effort to design and implement a high school police academy within the Arlington ISD. The result is a year-long program that will enable participants to earn a total of two elective high school credits and be provided a hands-on…
Read More about Practicum in Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security – AISD Police Academy.Through classroom instruction and first-hand observation, students will have the opportunity to observe and to perform practical application of previously studied knowledge and skills related to the public safety field. The unpaid practical application experience may occur in a school lab and/or community location appropriate to the nature and level of experience of each student…
Read More about Practicum in Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security – General.This course is the second year of a two-year commitment to the Arlington Independent School District Fire Academy. It is a continuation of Firefighter I. Uniform purchase is required. This course is GPA exempt. Certification opportunity: Basic Structure Fire Protection (Texas Commission of Fire Protection – TCFP) and Emergency Medical Technician Basic.
Read More about Firefighter II.Students will investigate careers in the human services career cluster, including counseling and mental health, early childhood development, family and community, and personal care services. A variety of activities will include explaining the impact of nutrition and preparing nutritious snacks or meals, investigating causes and prevention of child abuse, demonstrating simple clothing repair and alteration…
Read More about Principles of Human Services.This course will focus on knowledge and skills related to child growth and development from prenatal through school-age children. Students will investigate the role that prenatal care plays in the health of children; the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual needs of the child at each stage of development; the protection and safety of children; the…
Read More about Child Development.This course examines how the relationships between individuals and among family members affect the quality of life. Students will acquire knowledge and skills to enhance personal development, foster quality relationships, promote wellness of family members, manage multiple adult roles, and pursue careers related to counseling and mental health services.
Read More about Interpersonal Studies.In Counseling and Mental Health, students model the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a counseling and mental health career through simulated environments. Students are expected to apply knowledge of ethical and legal responsibilities, limitations on their actions and responsibilities, and the implications of their actions. Students understand how professional integrity in counseling and mental…
Read More about Counseling and Mental Health.This capstone course is designed to give students supervised practical application of previously studied knowledge and skills in an unpaid arrangement appropriate to the nature and level of experience. Students will demonstrate proper job search procedures, interview techniques, professional dress and appearance, interpersonal skills, and technical skills in their practicum placement locations. Students who wish…
Read More about Practicum in Human Services.#Certification opportunity: Cosmetology Operators License Cosmetology is a two-year program intended for students who have a passion for the beauty industry and who strive to obtain their Texas Cosmetology Commission State Operator License. The student is expected to pass both the state written and practical exams before graduation. Both parts of the written exam and…
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