Accreditation

North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Ohio Department of Education.

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Curriculum
Elementary School     Intermediate School       Middle School      High School

Historically, the curriculum basics involved reading, writing, and arithmetic.  South-Western's curriculum is much
more than that. The district is concerned with teaching today's basics throughout its students' educational careers.

Elementary School
In kindergarten through fourth grade, students gain a strong academic foundation in reading, writing, spelling, and
math. However, being successful in today's world takes more than just those skills.  That's why South-Western
gives its elementary school students an early start in building their listening, speaking, problem-solving,
decision-making, and social skills. Courses like social studies, science, and health integrate these basic skills and
teach students to use these skills daily.

Students also have the opportunity to explore their creative side through art and music, and their athletic abilities
are nurtured through physical education activities.

Intermediate School
South-Western's intermediate schools, grades 5 and 6, place a strong emphasis on literacy.  Good reading, writing,
and speaking skills are necessary to become life-long learners. Listening, speaking, problem-solving, and social skills
are reinforced in math, science, and social studies.  Courses such as these provide a challenging and integrated
curriculum.

Creative skills are nurtured through art and music, and athletic skills are developed through physical education
courses.

Middle School
South-Western's middle schools, grades 7 and 8, place a strong emphasis on reading. Good reading skills are
necessary to become life-long learners.  Listening, speaking, problem-solving, decision-making, and social skills
are reinforced in math, science, social studies, language arts, family and consumer sciences, and computer
technology education courses.

Creative skills blossom through continued participation in music and art, and athletic ability is heightened and
refined through physical education classes and extra-curricular sports activities.

High School
At the high school level, students must select one of two pathways: college preparatory or college/technical. 
To graduate, seniors must not only pass all sections of the ninth grade proficiency tests, but must also complete
course requirements in either the college preparatory or the college/technical pathways programs.

All of our high schools offer "Tech Prep" programs, designed for those students who are not certain if their future
will follow a college or career pathway.

High school students can choose from many courses according to their career goals, personal interests, and
abilities. Each student must complete 21 credits, plus pass the ninth grade proficiency tests, to meet the district's
graduation requirement.

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