• Chinese IV Honors

  This course is designed for students who have successfully completed Mandarin 3 and are ready for more advanced curriculum. This course aims to provide students with various ongoing opportunities to develop further their language skills within a cultural frame of reference, reflecting the richness of Chinese language and culture, while also immersing them in the Chinese-speaking world. 
  
  

• French IV Honors

  Students will explore 6 themes which will result in students learning the essential vocabulary and advanced grammar needed to express themselves accurately and intelligently in writing and in conversation.  Students will be required to participate actively in debates; analyze literature; read, listen to, and understand online sources; write in-class essays, stories, blog posts; and engage in other interpersonal communication with their peers. French will be spoken at all times.

• Spanish IV Honors

  Students will explore 10 themes which will result in students learning the essential vocabulary and advanced grammar needed to express themselves accurately and intelligently in writing and in conversation.  Students will be required to participate actively in debates; analyze literature; read, listen to, and understand online sources; write in-class essays, stories, blog posts; and engage in other interpersonal communication with their peers. Spanish will be spoken at all times.

  
  

Piedmont High School proposes Advanced Placement Computer Science  Principles as a study on mobile application development. This year­long course will cover many topics not found in other computer science  courses, such as: managing lifecycles, databases (including SQLite), background  threading, and best practices for memory ­efficient coding.  This hands ­on course  will culminate in a final project in which students create and produce a unique  application to be published on the Google Play marketplace.  Students will apply their programming skills and knowledge of internet  architecture by using the “App Inventor” programming language, developed by  MIT and Google, on the Android Operating systems ­based phones or tablets.  This course replaces the PHS current semester­long Mobile Applications class. 

CSEA's and the District's proposed articles for contract openers are being "sunshined" for public inspection and comments over the next two weeks. A second and final Public Hearing on the reopeners will take place at the Regular Board Meeting on

The following items are considered routine and can be handled with one action since it is recommended that all items be approved unanimously.

SARC's will be posted on the website once board approval is obtained.

CARS is used by the California Department of Education to distribute categorical funds from various state and federal programs to school districts throughout California. Annually, the District submits its application to document participation in these programs and provide assurances that the District will comply with the legal requirements of each program. Program entitlements are determined by formulas contained in the laws that created the programs

Next Regular Board of Education Meeting: 

City Hall, Council Chambers, 120 Vista Avenue, Piedmont

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