FES Classrooms

The educational philosophy at Falcon Elementary School of Technology is based on the belief of holding all of our students to high expectations by encouraging all students to participate in opportunities for learning enrichment. We are dedicated to providing academic success and to increase student achievement. Student data drives our decisions to promote growth and provide support to ensure student success. Falcon Elementary School of Technology will comply with all requirements related to IDEA to ensure individual learning needs of all students are met.

 

 

Assessments are used to test mastery of the standards and this data will be used to determine the appropriate interventions, remediation and enrichment needed to support student achievement. We've received a waiver that granted school control over the following areas:

Policy IKF specifies that graduation from District 49 must be based on demonstrated mastery of Colorado Academic Standards. One method of demonstrating mastery is successful completion of a sequence of courses. In the traditional model of earning credits toward graduation, each course is associated with an academic content area as well as a number of credits earned. The following table establishes the baseline expectations for credit-based demonstration of mastery toward high school graduation. In this model, one credit denotes the successful mastery of content that has traditionally been incorporated in a full year of study. Credit is awarded on a semester basis only and requires a passing grade of "D" or higher.

A class of 2020 diploma shall be awarded to Falcon Zone students who earn the following credits by the end of the 2019-2020 school year:

Content Area	Credits
English	4.0
Social Studies	3.0
Science	3.0
Mathematics (at high school)	3.0
Practical Arts or Foreign Language	2.0
Fine Arts	1.0
Physical Education	1.0
Health	0.5
Elective Credits	7.5
Total:	25.0

 

As stated in BOE policy IKF-R, "Graduation Requirements, Courses and Credits," Falcon Zone graduates who meet the following requirements will earn a college endorsement:

Content Area	Credits
English *American Literature and English Literature required	4.0
Social Studies	4.0
Science *Chemistry required	4.0
Mathematics *Geometry and Algebra II required	4.0
Foreign Language *Two years of the same language required	2.0
Fine Arts	1.0
Physical Education	1.0
Health	0.5
Elective Credits	6.0
Total:	26.5