Academics
- EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM
- COURSE CATALOG
- 2019-20 Core Novels List
- STATE & FEDERAL TESTING
- LINKS TO IMPORTANT SITES
EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM
IVC Early College Program Overview - Incoming Freshmen 2020-2021
*Updated 12/19/2019*
If you are the parent of an 8th grader interested in Beckman’s Early College program, you will need to attend our 8th Grade Parent Night on March 24, 2020 at 6:00pm at Beckman H.S. Be sure to attend the Early College breakout session.
Early College is not for everyone, so if you decide you want to pursue it, you will have to apply & get admitted to the program. Our program is a 4-year commitment. You will receive an application packet at the parent night; you can also print the forms below to begin the process. A completed application, current transcript (may be printed off Aeries--does not have to be official) and 3 teacher recommendations must be returned to Beckman on April 21, 2020.
Please Note: Only current 8th grade students will be considered for the 2024 cohort. The 2021, 2022 and 2023 cohorts are closed to new applicants.
IMPORTANT LINKS:
Important Dates to Remember:
- Tuesday, April 21: Application, transcript and 3 teacher recommendations due.
- Tuesday, April 21 from 3:30-5:00pm: Writing assessment testing at Beckman High School (Room 131 & 132) & Registration Packet pick up.
- Tuesday, April 28, 2020: Registration Packets Due
- Returned Registration Packet must include:
- K12/CCAP Special Admission Form
- IVC Authorization to Release Student Information Form
- IVC Application Confirmation Page
- Student/Parent Contract
- Returned Registration Packet must include:
- End of May: Acceptance/Denial letters will be mailed out.
COURSE CATALOG
2019-20 Core Novels List
2019-2020 Beckman High School core Novels (by Grade)
- Freshman Honors
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
- The Odyssey by Homer (Fitzgerald translation)
- Freshman CP
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Anthem by Ayn Rand
- The Odyssey by Homer (abridged)
- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
- Sophomore Honors
- A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- Macbeth by William Shakespeare
- The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- Antigone by Sophocles
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- Sophomore CP
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
- Macbeth or A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
- Junior Honors
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Hamlet by William Shakespeare
- Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- Junior CP
- The Crucible by Arthur Miller
- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger or Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Senior English Literature AP
- King Lear by William Shakespeare
- The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
- The Awakening by Kate Chopin
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Senior English ERWC
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Othello or Hamlet by William Shakespeare
- Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
STATE & FEDERAL TESTING
CAASPP - California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
For information about the CAASPP Test, please click HERE.
Testing SCHEDULE
CAASPP Testing at Beckman High School will take place on the following dates:
- April 15-19, 2019
- April 22-26, 2019
All 11th & 12th Graders will be testing. 9th & 10th Graders DO NOT test.
- 11th CAASPP English & Math
- 12th CAST Science
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MONDAY 4/15 & 4/22 |
TUESDAY 4/16 & 4/23 |
WEDNESDAY 4/17 & 4/24 |
THURSDAY 4/18 & 4/25 |
FRIDAY 4/19 & 4/26 |
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| Block Schedule | Block Schedule | Regular Schedule | Block Schedule | Block Schedule |
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Period 0 6:45-7:40 |
Period 0 6:45-7:40 |
Period 0 6:45-7:37 |
Period 0 6:45-7:40 |
Period 0 6:45-7:40 |
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Period 1 7:45-9:47 |
Period 2 7:45-9:47 |
Period 1 7:45-8:39 |
Period 1 7:45-9:47 |
Period 1 7:45-9:47 |
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Snack 9:47-9:59 |
Snack 7:45-9:47 |
Period 2 8:47-9:45 |
Snack 9:47-9:59 |
Snack 9:47-9:59 |
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Period 3 10:04-12:02 |
Period 4 10:04-12:02** |
Period 3 9:53-10:47 |
Period 3 10:04-12:02 |
Period 4 10:04-12:02** |
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Lunch 12:02-12:32 |
Lunch 12:02-12:32** |
Break 10:47-11:02 |
Lunch 12:02-12:32 |
Lunch 12:02-12:32** |
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Period 5 12:37-2:35* |
Period 6 12:37-2:35 |
Period 4 11:07-12:01 |
Period 5 12:37-2:35* |
Period 6 12:37-2:35 |
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Period 5 12:09-1:03 |
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Lunch 1:03-1:36 |
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Period 6 1:41-2:35 |
Please Note Student Dismissal Times:
* Mondays, 4/15 & 4/22, and Thursdays, 4/18 & 4/25: All students with a 5th period class must remain in school until 2:35.
** Tuesdays, 4/16 4/23, and Fridays, 4/19 & 4/26: All students without a 6th period class will be released at 12:32 (seniors without 6th period at 12:02).
LINKS TO IMPORTANT SITES
FAMILY CONNECTION / NAVIANCE
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