Newport-Mesa Unified School District Governing Board recognizes that a comprehensive counseling program promotes academic achievement and serves the diverse needs of all district students. Academic programs and/or courses are available to all persons, without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. In addition, no course or activity will be labled or scheduled which results in the separation of students on the basic of one or more of the characteristics listed above.
Curriculum & Instruction: Secondary Course of Studies
AP Studio Art 2-D Design Portfolio 1A/B
AP General Portfolio
AP Studio Art Drawing Portfolio 1A/B
Art 1A/B
Art 2A/B
Art History
Ceramics 1A/B
Ceramics 2A/B 3A/B
Design Crafts 1A/B 2A/B
Digital Art 1A/B
Painting 1AB
Photography 1, 2, 3, 4 A/B
History of Rock and Roll
Fundamentals of Creative Expression 1A/B
Drama 1A/B
Drama 2A/B
Drama 3 A/B
Drama 4 A/B
Drama Production 1A/B 2A/B
Culture and Production of American Film 1A/B
Film Study and Production Film IB SL2 A/B
Film IB SL 1A/B
Film IB SL 2A/B
Film IB HL 1A/B
Film IB HL2 A/B
Theater Arts IB HL 1 SL 2
Visual Arts IB HL 1 & 2
Yearbook Production 1AB&2AB
AP English/Language and Composition
AP English/Literature and Composition
Composition Literature IA/B
Composition Literature llA/B
Composition Literature IIIA/B
Composition Literature IVA/B
Expository Reading & Writing
HNR Composition Literature III A/B
English IB HL 1
English IB HL 2
IB Language and Literature HL 1
IB Language and Literature HL 2
English Language Development 1A/B
English Language Development 2A/B
English Language Development 3A/B
Honors Language Arts I (7th)
Honors Language Arts II (8th)
Language Arts I (7th)
Language Arts II (8th)
Journalism 1AB
Journalism 2AB
Journalism 3AB
Reading Skills Lab 1AB
Developmental Reading 1AB
Developmental Reading 2AB
Pre/AP Comp Literature 1AB
Reading Skills Lab 1AB
Speech 1A
California state law, the California Healthy Youth Act, requires that comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention education be provided to students at least once in middle school or junior high school and once in high school, starting in seventh grade.
Sexual health education instruction will include the following:
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Information about HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), including transmission, effects on the human body, FDA approved methods to prevent HIV and STIs, and treatment
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Information that abstinence is the only certain way to prevent unintended pregnancy and HIV and other STIs, and information about the value of delaying sexual activity
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Discussion about social views of HIV and AIDS, including addressing unfounded stereotypes and myths
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Information about accessing resources for sexual and reproductive health care
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Information about pregnancy, including FDA approved prevention methods, pregnancy outcomes, prenatal care, and the newborn safe surrender law
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Information about sexual orientation and gender, including the harm of negative gender stereotypes
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Information about healthy relationships and avoiding unhealthy behaviors and situations including sexual harassment, sexual assault, adolescent relationship abuse, intimate partner violence, and sex trafficking
You can examine written and audiovisual instructional materials at your school upon request pending a 24 hour notification. You may request a copy of the California Healthy Youth Act (California Education Code Sections 51930-51939) by contacting the school district at 714-424-7551.
PARENTS/GUARDIANS MAY OPT OUT of comprehensive sexual health and HIV prevention education for their student(s). To do so, parents/guardians may submit, in writing (to the child’s teacher), a letter to exclude their child from participation in comprehensive sexual health and HIV prevention education. Parents/guardians are not allowed to opt out of ONLY lessons focused on LGBTQ content such as gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, as doing so could be considered discriminatory.
Frequently Asked Questions
Peer Counseling 1AB
Student Government and Leadership 1AB
Theory of Knowledge IB 1A/B
Principles of Engineering 1AB
SAT/ACT Preparation 1A
Link Crew Leadership 1A/B
Automation and Robotics-MS
Design and Modeling
Flight and Space-MS
Medical Detectives-MS
Individual & Societies-MS
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Science Tech Engineering Math (MS)
Aerospace Engineering
Engineering Design Development
Math 7
Math 8
Math I A/B
Math II A/B
Math III A/B
Enhanced Math I A/B
Enhanced Math II A/B
HNR Enhanced Math III A/B
Math Skills 1A/B
Math Skills 2A/B
AP Calculus B/C
AP Computer Science
AP Statistics
HNR Pre-Calculus
Mathematics IB HL 1 Course Outline
Mathematics IB HL1 & HL2
Mathematics IB SL Course of Study
Math Studies IB SL 1A/B
Pre-Calculus
AP Environmental Science
Environmental Research and Technology 1A/B
Intro to Environmental Studies 1A/B
Environmental Field Studies 1A/B
Green Urban Design and Technology A/B
AP Physics AB
AP Physics B
AP Physics C-Mechanics 1A
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Anatomy 1A/B
Astronomy-Geology
HNR Astronomy 1A/B
Biology IB HL 1 Course Outline
Biology IB HL1 Course of Study
Chemistry IB HL 1 Course Outline
Chemistry IB HL 1 Course of Study
Chemistry IB SL Course Outline
Chemistry IB SL Course of Study
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry
Geology 1A/B
Global Ecology
HNR Chemistry 1A/B
Honors Life Science-Biology Grade 7
Honors Physical Science 8 Grade
Honors Biology 1A/B
Marine Science 1A/B
Earth Science 1A/B
Geology Field Studies 1AB
Astronomy IBSL
AP European History
AP Psychology
AP World History
AP Art History
AP Comparative Government and Politics
AP Human Geography
AP Research
AP Seminar
AP US History
AP World History
Economics
History of the Americas IB HL2A/B
Honors U.S. History
Human Geography
Humanities
Life Skills for Teens 7-8
American Democracy 1A
Psychology 1A
Psychology IB SL
Psychology IB HL 1A/B
Sociology 1A
US History Grade 8
US History and Geography
World History-Geography Grade 7
World History, Culture and Geography Grade 10
Honors World History Geography Grade 7
American Sign Language (ASL) 1A/B
American Sign Language (ASL) 2A/B
American Sign Language (ASL) 3A/B
French A/B 7 Grade
French C/D 8 Grade
French 7-8
AP French 1A/B
French 1A/B
French 2A/B
French 3A/B
French IBSL 4A/B
French IBSL 5A
AP Latin Literature 1A/B
Latin IB SL 1A/B
Latin IB SL 2A/B
Mandarin Chinese 7-8
Mandarin Chinese 1A/B
Mandarin Chinese 2A/B
Mandarin Chinese 3A/B
Mandarin Chinese 4A/B
Spanish 1A/B
Spanish 2A/B
Spanish 3A/B
Spanish 4A/B
Spanish 7 Grade A/B
Spanish 8 Grade C/D
Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1A/B
Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2A/B
Spanish for Spanish Speakers 3A/B
Spanish 3A/B Honors
Spanish IB HL 2A/B
Spanish IB SL
AP Spanish Language & Culture
AP Spanish Literature 1A/B
Contact Us
Tere Russell
Education Services Program Support
trussell@nmusd.us
714-424 -5066
