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Horizons CIS

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    Main Office and Center for Independent Study (CIS):
    One Santa Barbara Road
    Pleasant Hill, CA  94523
    (925) 682-8000 ext 3960
    Fax (925) 937-6052
     
    Gateway 
    Bay Point Campus of Horizons Independent Study (website):
    235 Pacifica Ave
    Bay Point, CA 94565
    (925) 458-1316
     
    Administrator: Heather Morelli
    Office Manager: Mrs. Carlene Hunt
     
    For Horizons School: Home Study, where parents are the teachers for their K-8 children, go to horizonshs.com
    Are you in grades 9-12 and interested in applying?  Click below for information and the application.
    Addendum (2018-2019 coming soon) Please Read before applying.
     

    Application

    Take the completed application to your administrator or counselor. Please note: application does not guarantee acceptance.
     
    How do you know you are ready?
     - You easily read the textbooks for your grade level
     - You can write a 250 word, 5 paragraph essay
     - You are ready to spend 20-30 hours a week at home by yourself, reading and working on assignments 
     - You work at the same speed or faster than your current classmates
     - You are prepared and work completed when you go to class
     
    For More Information:
    Horizons School Brochure
    Sample Work Assignments
    Important Dates
    October 12 – End 1st Quarter
    November 12 – Veterans Day
    November 19-23 – School Recess
    December 21 - End 1st Semester
    Dec 24-Jan7 - Winter Recess
    January 21 – MLK Day
    February 4 – Teacher In-Service Day
    February 15-18 -Presidents'   Weekend
    March 11 – Teacher In-Service Day
    March 15 - End of 3rd Quarter
    March 29 - Cesar Chavez Day
    April 1-5 – Spring Recess
    May 27 – Memorial Day
    June 5 – Last Student Day/ End of 2nd semester

    Request period for Mt. Diablo Unified School District intradistrict transfers begins Oct 15th.   

    Click here for more information.

    Congratulations Horizons for receiving a grant to create a Health Careers Pathway!

     

    Keep you posted click here
    First HOSA (Future Health Professional) Field Trip! A great experience at MDAE Health Fair!
    • Students in Horizons School can participate in athletics at their home school.  (Students must take two courses at the comprehensive high school, meet CIF and the comprehensive high school graduation requirements, and be eligible.)
    • Horizons School students can do activities such as dances and proms at their comprehensive high school.  (There are forms to be signed.)
    • Students at Horizons School can graduate at their comprehensive high school. They have to meet the comprehensive high school graduation requirements..
    • Students in Horizons are required to be “fulltime” students in the program.  That means that they must take at least four courses, or 20 credits, in the program, no matter what they are doing elsewhere.

    Want to know more? Visit our webpage to find other interesting facts about Horizons Center for Independent Study.

    Lots of fun things to do.  This page is under construction but you can see all the fun programs we have for Horizon CIS Students
    At Horizons School, our mission is to prepare you to succeed in your education, graduate high school, pursue post-secondary options and become a productive citizen. 
     
    Horizons School, including the Center for Independent Study and Home Study programs, are part of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.  It is a fully WASC-accredited school, with California credentialed teachers and has an UC/CSU approved college preparatory program.  The standards in Horizons School meet all the requirements for graduation from the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.
     
    Learn more about what the future holds for you:
    • College Informationn
    • FAFSA, Cal Grant, and Scholarship Information
    • Work Experience and Job Opportunities
    • .... learn more here
     
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    Math 
    Math Lab
    11:30 am - 12 pm
    room 206
    Math Lab
    11:30 am - 12 pm
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    Math Lab
    11:30 am - 12 pm
    room 206
    Math Lab
    11:30 am - 12 pm
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    Algebra 1
    12:00-1:20  
    Room 206
    Algebra 2
    12:00-1:20  
    Room 206
    Algebra 1
    12:00-1:20  
    Room 206
    Algebra 2
    12:00-1:20  
    Room 206
     
    World Languages
    World Languages appt. slots available: 8:30 am-10:30 am
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    11:30 am-2:30 pm
     
    Misha's Office
    World Languages appt. slots available: 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
     

     

     
    Misha's Office
     
    World Languages appt. slots available: 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
     

     

     
    Misha's Office
    World Languages appt. slots available: 9:30 am-2:30 pm
     
     
     
     
    Misha's Office
    Science
     
    The Living Earth (Biology)
    1:30 - 3:30pm
    Room 411
    Health Careers Essentials
    1:30-3:30pm
    Room 411
    Chemistry
    1:30-3:30pm
     
    Room 411  
     
    Career Tech
     
    		  
    Work Experience
    12:35-1:15pm
    Room 312
     

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    Order your Horizons CIS T-Shirt. This design was created by one of your HCIS peers!  Contact Misha Safran 682-8000 x3970 *Several sizes left* 
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    1 Santa Barbara Road, Concord, CA 94518 
    925-682-8000 ext 3960 Phone | 925-937-6052 Fax

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    The Mt. Diablo Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, actual or potential parental, family, marital status, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Questions, concerns or complaints regarding compliance with Title IX student issues, please contact the Title IX Compliance Officer, Michael A. Jimenez, Assistant Superintendent High School, at 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519, by phone (925) 682-8000, or email at jimenezma@mdusd.org. Questions, concerns or complaints regarding compliance with Title IX employee issues, please contact the Executive Director of Personnel, Lisa Murphy Oates, at 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519, by phone (925) 682-8000, or email at murphyoatesl@mdusd.org. Questions, concerns or complaints regarding harassment, discrimination, intimidation and bullying, please contact the Equity Compliance Officer, Jennifer Sachs, Executive Director of Instructional Support, at 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519, by phone (925) 682-8000, or email at sachsj@mdusd.org. 

     

    Mt. Diablo Unified School District 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, California 94519, Phone (925) 682-8000 , www.mdusd.org