Curriculum
The Cornell School District offers a comprehensive program providing college preparatory, business, general, and vocational- technical courses. The largest percentage of students is enrolled in the college preparatory program.
Special curriculum offerings include the following: Community College of Allegheny County Dual Enrollment, University of Pittsburgh College in the High School Program, and Robert Morris University College in the High School Program.
Honors: These are rigorous courses that demand a high level of analytical reading ability and challenge students at a very high level of cognitive thinking. Students may also elect to take AP courses in English and Social Studies and Dual Enrollment courses in math and science.
In the elementary school we successfully implemented a Quality Change Program with a focus on math, reading, and behavior during the 2002-2003 school year. This program is now in Phase VII of implementation. During the 2004-05 school year, an inclusion model was implemented in grades 4-6 utilizing a co-teaching model. This program has been modified to suit the needs of the student population. The technology curriculum has also been enhanced in grades K-6.
Vocational-Technical Training is provided to our senior high students in Grades 10-12 at Parkway West Career and Technical School.
The Cornell Alternative Program services students who have not been successful in the regular classroom setting or who have not been successful following the Student Code of Conduct. It provides an educational setting for remediation and rehabilitation. It is the intent of this program to provide students with appropriate academic and social skills for their successful return to the regular high school educational setting. Students who are assigned to this program must participate in educational goal setting that will be established through a Student Educational Plan.
Academic services will be provided five days a week in the areas of English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Physical Education and Health. Students also have the option to participate in a Work-Study Program or Parkway West Career and Technical Center classes.
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