Monroe-Woodbury High School is located 50 miles north of New York City. It serves a rapidly growing population of approximately 23,000 with 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. Quality education is a major priority.
A numerical system is used for grading with 65% being the passing grade. Regents or final exams are used in the computation of the final grade and represent 20% of the final grade. Students must earn an average of 90% to be considered for the National Honor Society. Eighty (80) percent represents the college-recommending grade.
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 student's rank. When Sequential Math I, Earth Science, French I, Italian I, Latin I, or Spanish I are taken in the eighth grade, they are included on the high school transcript and are used in the ranking process. For ranking purposes only, weight factors of 1.03 (Regents) and 1.07 (A.P. and Honors) are used. Report cards and transcript grades are unweighted grades.
The district's graduation requirements, including math, science, computer and personal management competencies significantly exceed those of the New York State Education Department. Regents Diplomas are issued to those students earning 26-28 credits with sequences in all academic areas, credits in the practical arts, as well as a community service requirement. All current seniors must earn a minimum of 22 1/2 total credits to receive a Regents diploma. Special diplomas are also awarded in the areas of Communications, Occupational Education, and Pre-Engineering.
College credit (via SUNY Albany and Orange County Community College) and Advanced Placement Courses are offered in: Art History, Biology, Chemistry, English Composition, European History, Calculus AB and BC, Physics, U.S. History, French, Spanish and Latin.
