COURSE REGISTRATION
Students pre-register for the
courses of their choice in the spring; however, the
administration reserves the right to cancel elected classes
for insufficient registration or for staff or space
limitations. It is expected that once a program of study
has been approved, the student will follow this program for
the coming year without change.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES
Rogers High School actively participates in the College
Entrance Examination Board’s Advanced Placement Program.
Qualified students, with department approval and within
scheduling limitations, may enroll in any of the following
college level courses:
- Advanced Placement Biology
- Advanced Placement Calculus (AB)
- Advanced Placement Chemistry
- Advanced Placement English
- Advanced Placement Physics
- Advanced Placement U.S. History
- Advanced Placement European History
- Advanced Placement Psychology
In May of each year, standardized examinations are given in each course. Fees for these are set by CEEB. Colleges may, according to their individual policies, award credit, advanced placement standing, or both for the achievement of specified scores on these examinations.
Details are available in the Counseling Office and from participating department chairpersons.
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (RIC) EARLY ENROLLMENT PROGRAM
In this program, students taking the Rogers High School courses listed below may receive RIC credit as well as credits toward graduation. Faculty members who teach the Early Enrollment Program courses at Rogers are appointed to adjunct faculty status at RIC. Students must declare that they are taking EEP courses at the time of scheduling. Current Rogers course offerings and their RIC course offerings and RIC course numbers are as follows:
Credits are not limited to
students who plan to attend RIC. They are accepted by
numerous colleges nationally through reciprocal agreements
with RIC. The fees for these courses are determined by RIC
and are paid by the student.
NEWPORT SCHOOL DEPARTMENT POLICY CONCERNING EARLY
GRADUATION AND CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT
The Newport School Department has no formal policy for
early graduation. However, qualified students interested in
enrolling in one or more courses/programs offered at
colleges within commuting distance may do so while
concurrently enrolled at Rogers High School. Students must
make such arrangements with the Director of Counseling
Services. Senior Project must be
completed.
PRIVACY ACT
The Federal Education Amendments of 1974, which included
Section 513, Part C of the General Education Provisions
Act, entitled “Protection of the Rights and Privacy of
Students,” will be fully implemented by the Newport School
Department under the leadership of the School Committee and
the Superintendent of Schools.
Since the legislation relating to students’ records has
important implications for administrators, parents,
teachers, and students, a policy statement has been
disseminated throughout the Newport School Department and
implemented by all appropriate professional personnel.
In addition, a statement of the rights of students and
parents under this act is published on a yearly basis.
Basically, this includes the types of information and
records maintained by the schools, the policies for
reviewing the records, and the categories of information,
which have been designated as directory information.
THE POLICY OF THE NEWPORT SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
REGARDING DISCRIMINATION
The Newport School Department does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or
disability in admission to, access to, treatment in or
employment in its programs and activities. Mrs. Anita
DeWitt, School/Community Advisory Specialist, 437 Broadway,
Newport, Rhode Island 02840, 401-847-2100, has been
designated to handle inquires regarding the
non-discrimination policies. Inquiries concerning the
application of non-discrimination policies may also be
referred to the Regional Director, Office for Civil Rights,
U.S. Department of Education, J.W. McCormack, P.O.C.H., Rm.
222, Boston, MA 02109-4557.