Welcome to Taft Charter High School
Presenters Daniel Steiner Principal Javier Tapia Assistant Principal Barbara Sanchez Counselor
WHAT MAKES TAFT DISTINCT? SAS and Gifted STEAM Magnet Programs Humanitas Program Special Education Program Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program Annual Fashion Show American Sign Language Teen Court Vex Robotics Program Academic Decathalon & Deaf Academic Bowl Plays, Musicals, Concerts Award Winning Video Production Award Winning Vocal Ensemble & Band Championship Sports Teams / Award Winning Dance Teams Over 80 Active Student Clubs!
LA TIMES & DAILY NEWS Taft Charter High School was ranked 7 th overall in the top 10 high schools identified, but ranked 1 st among comprehensive high schools in getting their graduates to a two-year or fouryear college 80% of our graduates had enrolled by April 2017 (Article Link: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-edu-besthigh-schools-college-20170922-htmlstory.html) Daily News article on the 2016-2017 SBAC math and ELA results from L.A. Unified schools cites Taft as having significant gains (Article Link: http://www.dailynews.com/2017/09/27/heres-how-lastudents-fared-on-the-third-year-of-new-math-and-englishtesting/)
SCHOOL PROFILE Taft Charter High School is a comprehensive 4-year high school Taft became an affiliated charter school in July 2013 Enrollment: 2,375 (575 Seniors, 618 Juniors, 577 Sophomores, 605 Freshmen) School Day: Six 54-minute class periods
TAFT SPECIAL PROGRAMS Taft Charter HS offers various programs to meet the needs of our students S.A.S - School of Advanced Studies Humanitas Special Education And coming Fall 2018 Gifted STEAM Magnet Creative Arts Academy of Integrated Arts and Technology Athletic Program
AIAT HS 4-YEAR PROGRAM PREVIEW See what classes AIAT Students can expect to take.
A-G Requirements for High School Graduation for LAUSD Students A: 3 years of Social Sciences B: 4 years of English C: 3 years of Mathematics (4 years recommended) D: 2 Years of Science (3-4 years recommended) E: 2 Years of the same Foreign Language (3-4 years recommended) F: 1 year of Visual and Performing Arts G: 1 year of College Prep Elective 1 semester of Health 2 years of Physical Education Service Learning Project TOTAL CREDITS FOR GRADUATION: 210 UNITS
AIAT HS Program Overview Courses 9 th Grade 10 th Grade 11 th Grade 12th English H English 9 H. English 10 Science Honors/AP Biology Honors/AP Chemistry Social Science Math A-G Elective PE Electives *No Social Science* **AIAT Taft 101 / Health Honors Algebra 1/ Honors Geometry LOTE or College Elective Adv. PE, Dance, Drill Team, Marching Band & Team Sports Honors/AP World History Honors Geometry / Honors Algebra 2 LOTE or College Elective Adv. PE, Dance, Drill Team, Marching Band & Team Sports H American Lit (Fall) H Cont Comp (Spring) AP English Language AP Env. Science Honors/AP Physics C AP Biology Honors/AP US History Honors Algebra 2 or H. Advanced Math/AP Calculus A LOTE or College Elective Visual and Performing Arts Adv. Comp AP English Literature AP Chemistry AP Physics C AP Env. Science AP Biology Honors/AP Gov t/econ AP Human Geo AP Euro History AP Psychology AP Calculus A/B/C AP Statistics **AIAT Senior Seminar / Concurrent Classes at LACC Other AP classes as student chooses
WHY TAFT IS BEST FOR AIAT? See what else Taft has to offer to support the students and families of AIAT.
Taft HS Honors / AP Offerings HONORS CLASSES H English 9 H English 10 H American Literature & H Contemporary Composition Advanced Composition H Geometry H Algebra 2 H Advanced Math H Biology H Chemistry H Physics H World History H US History H Government & Economics H Spanish 2 & 3 H French 2 & 3 AP CLASSES AP English Language AP English Literature AP Calculus A/B/C AP Statistics AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Physics 1 & C AP Environmental Science AP World History AP US History AP Gov t & Economics AP Psychology AP Human Geography AP Spanish Language AP French Language AP European History AP Computer Science Principles
Additional Elective Classes: Academic Decathlon Fashion Library Practice Advanced Band Foods and Nutrition Music History Advanced Orchestra Game Design Peer Counseling Afro-American Studies Graphic Design Photography American Image Guitar Speech and Debate Ancient Civilization Instruments Sports Medicine Calligraphy Introduction to Anthropology SPIRIT Dance Introduction to Psychology Stage Production Cheer Introduction to Sociology Theater Production College & Career Readiness Jazz Band Theater Ensemble Computer Science (2 Years) Journalism (newspaper) Video Production Drawing Introduction to Theater Vocal Ensemble Engineering (4 Years) Leadership Yearbook
Team Sports: Fall Sports Cross Country Football Girls Golf Girls Tennis Girls Volleyball Water Polo Spring Sports Baseball Boys Golf Boys Tennis Boys Volleyball Softball Swim Track and Field Winter Sports Boys Basketball Boys Soccer Girls Basketball Girls Soccer Year Round Sports Cheer Dance Equestrian Marching Band / Jazz Band
WHAT S NEXT? See where we are at in building the AIAT HS program.
Articulation Hiring of Taft Staff AIAT Class Space Spa Lounge Classrooms Professional Development Articulation and Collaboration with Portola s AIAT Middle School Program for consistency and gradual release Continued Support for 2E Students And coming Fall 2018
AIAT Campus Tours TBD