Academic Departments
Falcon High School Academic Departments
Falcon High School's academic departments are staffed by highly trained and qualified educators committed to the success of each student throughout the high school innovation plan and the innovation plan established for the Falcon Zone. Whether a required course or an elective, our departments understand the important role they play in developing a successful 21st century student.
Falcon High School's ultimate goal is to ensure all students graduate at or above grade level in all academic subject areas. We work to prepare everyone for post-continued education and career opportunities.
By doing so, our goal is to increase student achievement across all academic areas, improving our overall academic rating as measured by the Colorado State Accountability Report. All students will participate in learning opportunities that are designed to build upon and enhance their individual strengths and talents. Academic instruction will incorporate mastery learning strategies into daily lesson plan development and delivery. Teachers will investigate and utilize grading practices that ensure student proficiency of content area curriculum. All Falcon High School teaching staff will also use professional learning community time to collaborate with colleagues to develop sound assessments that will enable them to increase the use of that data to drive instruction that promotes increased student achievement.
Falcon High School is an exemplary school that fosters a safe, respectful, and purposeful educational environment through:
- Productive and positive interactions between staff and students.
- Ongoing technology updates.
- Academic rigor and relevance.
- Consistent policies and practices of attendance and discipline that reinforce good citizenship.
- An aesthetically pleasing and functional building structure and classroom setting.
- A caring environment that values the diverse backgrounds of all students.
- Meet high academic standards through a coordinated curriculum.
- Contribute to and maintain a safe and positive learning environment.
- Ensure and respect the rights of others.
- Focus on an educational or career path for life beyond high school and the skills necessary for success.
- Uphold and honor the habits of good citizenship.
- Provide a safe and positive learning atmosphere and climate.
- Interact positively and communicate appropriately with all students, parents, and patrons.
- Collaborate with one another to improve student achievement within and across academic departments.
- Provide a comprehensive, coordinated curriculum.
- Provide prompt feedback to students and parents.
- Make full and efficient use of instructional time.
- Focus on student learning and commit to the success of all students.
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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 "C" or higher.
A class of 2025 diploma shall be awarded to Falcon Zone students who earn the following credits by the end of the 2024-2025 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 required4.0 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