1. Commack High School Advanced Course Information Night
For Parents/Students in Grades 9 and 10
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Eliot Lewin, Director of Literacy and Advanced Studies,

3. College Course Affiliations
Advanced Courses Offered at Commack HS (as per Curriculum Guide)
IB Courses
AP Courses
Project Lead the Way Courses
College Course Affiliations
for Credit
-English Literature
-Language and Literature
-Spanish
-French
-Italian
-Latin
-History
-Economics
-Business Management
-Global Politics
-Psychology
-Biology
-Chemistry
-Physics
-Environmental Systems & Soc.
-Calculus
-Math SL
-Math Studies
-Visual Arts
-Music
-Theatre Arts
-Dance
-Computer Science
-Design Technology
-Sports Exercise & Health Sci.
-Language ab initio (a 2nd IB World Lang. course)
-Theory of Knowledge
-Calculus BC
-Calculus AB
-Statistics
-Music Theory
-Computer
Science A
Science
Principles
(with PLTW)
-World History
-Human
Geography
-Art History
-Design and Drawing for Production (RIT)
-Civil Engineering & Architecture (RIT)
-Computer Integrated Manufacturing (RIT)
-Principles of Engineering (RIT)
-Computer Sci. Principles (with AP) (TBD)
-Environmental Sustainability (RIT)
-LIU Post
*College Accounting, Business/Personal Law,
College English Composition, College Anatomy &
Physiology, Virtual Enterprise
-St. John’s University
*IB Economics, College Calculus, IB Language
(Span, French, Italian), American Sign Language 3
-Stony Brook
*Latin 3, IB Latin SL
-Syracuse University
*College Chem Forensics
-Adelphi University
*College Sports Medicine, IB Sports, Exercise &
Health Science
-Suffolk Comm. College
*College Geology, College Marine Biology, College
Pre-Calculus, College TV Studio/Adv Studio
Production, Spanish/Italian Language & Culture
-Rochester Institute of Technology
*PLTW courses except PLTW/AP Computer Science
-TBD
*PLTW/AP Computer Science Principles

8. What is an IB education? Centers on learners
Develops effective approaches to learning
Works within global contexts
Explores significant content

9. IB Helps Our Students to Become…
Skilled
to argue
reasonably
Prepared
for college
Astute
problem
solvers
Confident
innovators

10. What are the IB program options?
Students can choose to pursue the full IB Diploma by completing all of the following:
-6 IB courses
-3 core requirements:
-Extended Essay (EE)
-Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
-Creativity, Action and Service (CAS)
2. Students can also opt to take one or more IB courses as Course candidates.

11. IB Diploma Curriculum
Group 1: Studies in Language and Literature (English)
Group 2: Language Acquisition (Foreign Language)
Group 3: Individuals and Societies (History and the Social Sciences)
Group 4: Sciences
Group 5: Math
Group 6: “The Arts” OR an elective

12. Explanation of Higher and Standard Level Courses
Higher Level (HL)
Standard Level (SL)
More topics covered
Fewer topics covered
Completed over two years (11th/12th grade)
Completed over one or two
years
6 required courses for the IB Diploma
At least THREE and not more than FOUR subjects
must be Higher Level (HL) courses.

13. English Language & Literature
Group
STANDARD LEVEL
HIGHER LEVEL
Group 1
English Literature
English Language & Literature

14. Group
STANDARD LEVEL
HIGHER LEVEL
Group 2
French
Italian
Spanish

15. Group
STANDARD LEVEL
HIGHER LEVEL
Group 3
History  

16. Biology* Chemistry* Physics* Environmental Systems and Societies*
Group
STANDARD LEVEL
HIGHER LEVEL
Group 4
Biology*
Chemistry*
Physics*
Environmental
Systems and
Societies*  
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
* = one year course

17. Math Analysis and Approaches
Group
STANDARD LEVEL
HIGHER LEVEL
Group 5
Mathematics SL*
Mathematical
Studies*  
Math Analysis and Approaches
* = one year course

18. * = one year course Group SUBJECT AREA STANDARD LEVEL HIGHER LEVEL
The Arts and Electives
Students may instead choose a second Science, a second Language, or a second Social Science course for Group 6
Dance
Music
Theatre Arts
Visual Arts
Business
Management*
Psychology*
Economics*
“Language B” ab
initio
Latin
Computer Science
Design Technology
Sports, Exercise &
Health Science*  
* = one year course
Business Management
Design
Technology

19. The Diploma Program Core Requirements
Extended Essay (EE)
-students engage
in independent
research
-in-depth study of a question relating to one IB subject they are studying
-4,000 word essay

20. 2. Theory of Knowledge (ToK)

21. 3. Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS)

22. IB Exams
IB exams in all six subject areas must be taken to receive an IB Diploma.
Exams are graded on a 1-7 scale.
Students must achieve 24 points or higher on all six exams.
IB exams are given for both Higher Level (HL) and Standard Level (SL) courses.
At least three HL exams must be taken to receive an IB Diploma.
Juniors may take a maximum of two exams (SL only).

23. What are some benefits of IB?
Academic breadth and depth
Encourages critical thinking
You’ll never need to learn time management
Independent learners who feel prepared
Graduates care about more than just results
Universities recognize it – and often give credit for it.
Assesses more than examination techniques
Subjects are not taught in isolation

24. What are colleges saying about IB?

25. Thank you! BOARD OF EDUCATION Mr. Steven Hartman, President
Mr. Jarrett Behar, Vice President
Mrs. Jennifer Carpenter, Trustee
Mr. William Hender, Trustee
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Dr. Donald A. James
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS
Mrs. Laura A. Newman
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, ASSESSMENT AND PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES
Mrs. Amy J. Ryan
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES
Mr. Reza Kolahifar
CURRICULUM ASSOCIATE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Ms. Sari Goldberg
CURRICULUM ASSOCIATE FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION
Dr. Michael Inforna
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Mr. Jordan Cox
DIRECTOR OF LITERACY AND ADVANCED STUDIES
Mr. Eliot Lewin
COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Mrs. Leslie H. Boritz, Principal
Mrs. Andrea Allen, Assistant Principal
Mr. Matthew P. Keltos, Assistant Principal
Mrs. Susan Shapiro, Assistant Principal
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