The Community

Monroe-Woodbury High School, with a current enrollment of 2400 students grades 9-12 is located 50 miles north of New York City. Serving a rapidly growing population of approximately 23,000 with over 65% employed outside the community, its unique location at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains offers the charm of a clean, rural countryside within easy driving distance of New York City. The com­munity has traditionally offered outstanding support for the school system.  The High School is organ­ized with a House Plan creating smaller learning communities.

Marking

A numerical system is used for grading with 65% being the passing grade.  Regents and/or final ex­ams represent 20% of the final grade.  Students must earn an average of 92% to be considered for the National Honor Society. A grade of  80% represents the college-recommending grade. A full ex­planation of the grading policy can be found on our website.

Class Rank Policy

All students receive a six-semester rank at the end of the junior year.  All subjects receiving a numeri­cal grade, including failures, are used to compute the students' rank. Algebra, Earth Science, French I, Italian I, Latin I and Spanish I when taken in the eighth grade, are included on the high school tran­script and are used in the ranking process.  For ranking purposes only, weight factors of 1.03 (Honors) and 1.05 (A.P.) are used.  REPORT  CARD  AND TRANSCRIPT GRADES ARE UNWEIGHTED GRADES.

Transcript Interpretations

A.P. -Advanced Placement                               H -Honors

A, B, C, D, AB, CD - Designations  in course title refer only to the House where the course is assigned. (exception:AP Calculus AB &BC)

Graduation Requirements

The District's graduation requirements exceed those of the New York State Education Department. All current seniors must earn a minimum of 22 total credits to receive a Local or Regents diploma.  Special diplomas are also awarded in the areas of Communications, Occupational Education, Pre-Engineering, and the Arts.  Comprehensive Diplomas are issued to those students earning 25.5 - 29.5 credits with 300 hours of community service.

A.P. College Credit

Advanced Placement Courses are offered in: Art, Biology, Calculus AB and  BC, College Accounting, Chemistry, English Language Composition 11, English Literature and Composition, European History, Government, Phys­ics, Spanish and U. S. History.  College credit, in conjunction with Orange County Community College and the University of Albany, is offered in Biology, Calculus, English, French, Italian, Latin, Physics and Spanish.

Accredited By:

New York State Education Department and the New York State Board of Regents Member: New York State Association of College Admissions Counselors Member: College Board

Special Programs:

Students have the opportunity to particpate in a wide variety of instructional activities, including: