ADVANCED ACADEMICS

Students are encouraged to participate in the advanced academic programs based on student eligibility, qualifications, and interests. Students participating in Advanced Placement, honors, dual-enrollment, and gifted courses at Barbara Goleman High School will be guided in their course selections and academic progress by teacher recommendations and by counselors.

GIFTED STUDIES

Gifted students are challenged by an engaging curriculum designed to meet their needs in the academic content areas of mathematics, English, social studies, and science. Students must be staffed in the gifted program in order to enroll in these courses.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

The Advanced Placement (AP) Program is a cooperative educational endeavor with the College Board. This national program makes available to high school students the opportunity to pursue college-level studies while they are still in high school. Upon passing rigorous exams in May, students may be eligible for college credit. Barbara Goleman Senior High School offers a number of courses in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, foreign languages, and fine arts. Enrollment is based on past performance in honors classes, counselor/teacher recommendations, writing samples, and interviews. All AP courses require teacher recommendations.

GUIDELINES THAT MUST BE MET BY THE STUDENT:

Teacher recommendation in the subject area
Minimum “B” average earned in the subject during the current year
Maximum of four honors/AP classes per year
Limited absences in the current school year (Strict attendance is required in these classes due to the nature of the course work.)

The student is expected to remain in these courses for the entire year.