AIS Department Course Descriptions
General Description of AIS:
This class is mandatory for any student who meets one or more of the following criteria listed under Target Audience. It provides additional assistance to students in a pull out type format. The class size is usually limited to less than ten students. Help may take the form of: assistance with the classroom material and/or homework, extra guided and independent practice, assistance in a targeted deficient learning standard, and preparation for a regents exam.
This class also provides an opportunity for students to develop the following character skills needed to succeed in this class: responsibility, initiative, optimism, perseverance, and ambition.
Prerequisite: None
This class is designed to provide additional assistance to students in Earth Science. The AIS teacher communicates with the classroom teacher and then provides the students with additional practice and assistance with the material currently being taught. Assistance is also provided in the learning standard areas which students have been identified as deficient in. Homework assistance may also be provided, though this is not the focus of the class. Students may also hone organizational skills, practice academic content, and prepare for classroom exams and prepare for the Earth Science regents exam at the appropriate time.
Culminating Activity: Student will exit from the program when: teachers and the AIS Committee agree assistance is no longer needed, student passes the course and is no longer considered at risk, and/or student passes the Earth Science regents.
Prerequisite: None
This class is designed to provide additional assistance to students in Biology. The AIS teacher communicates with the classroom teacher and then provides the students with additional practice and assistance with the material currently being taught. Assistance is also provided in the learning standard areas which students have been identified as deficient in. Homework assistance may also be provided, though this is not the focus of the class. Students may also hone organizational skills, practice academic content, and prepare for classroom exams and prepare for the Biology regents exam at the appropriate time.
Culminating Activity: Student will exit from the program when: teachers and the AIS Committee agree assistance is no longer needed, student passes the course and is no longer considered at risk, and/or student passes the Biology regents.
Prerequisite: None
This class is designed to provide additional assistance to students in various math courses listed above. The AIS teacher communicates with the classroom teacher and then provides the students with additional practice and help with the material currently being taught. Assistance is also provided in the learning standard areas which students have been identified as deficient in. Homework assistance may also be provided, though this is not the focus of the class. Students may also hone organizational skills, practice academic content, and prepare for classroom exams and prepare for the Math A regents exam at the appropriate time.
Culminating Activity: Student will exit from the program when: teachers and the AIS Committee agree assistance is no longer needed, student passes the course and is no longer considered at risk, and/or student passes the Math A regents exam.
Prerequisite: None
This class is designed to provide additional assistance to students in English. The AIS teacher communicates with the classroom teacher and then provides the students with additional practice and assistance with the material currently being taught. Assistance is also provided in the learning standard areas which students have been identified as deficient in. Homework assistance may also be provided, though this is not the focus of the class. Students may also hone organizational skills, practice academic content, and prepare for classroom exams and prepare for the English regents exam at the appropriate time.
Culminating Performance: Student will exit from the program when: teachers and the AIS Committee agree assistance is no longer needed, student passes the course and is no longer considered at risk, and/or student passes the English regents.
Prerequisite: None
This class is designed to provide additional assistance to students in Global 9/10, or U.S. History & Gov't. The AIS teacher communicates with the classroom teacher and then provides the students with additional practice and help with the material currently being taught. Assistance is also provided in the learning standard areas which students have been identified as deficient in. Homework assistance may also be provided, though this is not the focus of the class. Students may also hone organizational skills, practice academic content, and prepare for classroom exams and for the Global/U.S. History & Gov't regents exam at the appropriate time.
Culminating Performance:
Student will exit from the program when: teachers and the AIS Committee agree assistance is no longer needed, student passes the course and is no longer considered at risk, and/or student passes the Global or U.S. History & Gov't regents exam.