AgendaParent Scheduling Orientation

Tuesday, January 29, 7:00 p.m.

I. Introductions & Welcome - Joe SpicciaII. Overview of the evening – Sally Miller/Christl Wolf

III. Requirements, Overview of Programs, Course SelectionCounselors

IV. Career / College Tech Prep Programs Gale Leonard

V. Final Remarks – Joe Spiccia VI. Release to Department Coordinators

Dismissal to Fine Arts Lobby for questions about specific courses, requirement, prerequisites, etc. for Department Coordinators or

representatives

Graduation Requirements for the Class of 2011/2012

• 4 Credits of English• 3 Credits of Mathematics• 3 Credits of Science • 3 Credits of Social Studies:

1 credit of United States History1/2 credit of Economics1/2 credit of American Government1 credit of another social studies course

• 1/2 Credit of Physical Education• 1/2 Credit of Health• 1 Credit of Business or Technology or Family &

Consumer Science or Fine Arts or Foreign Language• 6 Credits of Electives (any courses over and above the previous

requirements become electives.)• 21 Total Credits

College Core: 4 year college or moreDon’t get them confused with high school

requirements

• 4 Credits of English• 3 Credits of Mathematics (Algebra 1 or higher)

• 3 Credits of Science (2 Laboratory)

• 3 Credits of Social Studies (no criteria)

• 2 Credits of a Foreign Language (same)

• 1 Credit of Art (Fine or Applied)

Art Department

Semester Courses10th Grade Only

• Art Foundations• Ceramics• Digital Photography• Drawing• Jewelry• Painting• Printmaking

Full Year Courses• General Art 9• Fine Arts 1• Fine Arts 2

Business and Computer Science -Course Offerings

Business• Advertising & the

Media• Business & Personal

Law

Computer Science• Computer App 1• Computer App 2• PC Concepts

Career Tech Department

• Career Based Intervention (CBI)(Counselor recommendations only)

• Career Tech/College Tech Prep Programs• During Junior and Senior years only

By accepted application only

in January/February 10th grade

English Department

RequiredGrade 9 or 10

• English ESL• English Regular• English College• English Honors

Electives

• Theatre Arts (Grade 10,11,12)

• Speech (Grade 10,11,12)

• Reading (by recommendation only)

Family & Consumer Science Department

Elective• Sports Nutrition• Gourmet Foods• Meals in Minutes• Parenting & Child Development• Teen Issues• Family Living• L.I.F.E. (Living Independently through Financial Education)

Foreign Language Department

Elective

• Chinese 1 Chinese 2

• Spanish 1 Spanish 2

• French 1 French 2

• German 1 German 2

Physical Education Department

Required• Physical Education

Foundations• Conditioning (1st & 2nd

semester—Talk w/coach))

• Adaptive Physical Ed (recommendation only)

• Career Tech Ed PE (CBI students only)

Required• Health (10th grade only)

Mathematics Department

Required• Algebra 1 CT• Algebra 1 • Geometry Fundamentals• Algebra 2 Fundamentals

Honors• Algebra 1 Concepts• Geometry Concepts• Algebra 2 Concepts

Music Department

Choir (Elective)

•Freshman Women’s Chorus•Freshman Men’s Chorus•Mixed Chorus•Concert Women•Concert Choir

Elective•Theory & Composition (full year)

Instrumental Music (Elective)

•Freshman Symphonic Band•Freshman Concert Band•Scarlet (Symphonic)•Gray (Symphonic)•Wind Ensemble•Marching Band (Although marching band is not required, all students must add this as a place holder for modules)

•Concert Orchestra•Symphonic Orchestra

Science Department

Required• Physical Science (9th) • Academic Biology 1 & 2

• Biology • Biology Honors

Elective• Astronomy

Social Studies Department

Required• World History (9th)• World History with

reading (9th, counselor recommendation required)

• U.S. History (10th)• U.S. History with reading

(10th, counselor recommendation required)

• U.S. History AP (Advanced Placement)

Elective• World Affairs• World Geography

Technology Education

Elective

• Electronics Technology• Engineering Technology• Home Maintenance & Design• Architectural & Civil Engineering• CAD Engineering

Special Education

• Check Individual Educational Plan (IEP) for Recommended Courses and Programs

www.mentorschools.org

Or

Printed program of studies.

Required Courses for 9th grade students.

• English (8th grade teachers should give appropriate recommendations)

• Mathematics (8th grade teachers should give appropriate recommendations)

• Science (8th grade teachers should give appropriate recommendations)

• World History • Physical Education (semester)

Electives6 Courses each semester is maximum load

• Required courses per semester = 4/5

• Elective courses per semester = 2/1

Total 6/6

It is recommended that 4 year college prep students take their “foreign language” and “fine arts” requirement for the “College CORE”

ElectiveSpecial Exception

7 course load one semester

This exception only applies to 9th grade students taking their elective 6th course as Band/Orchestra/Chorus/Fine Art/General

Art!!• Required courses per semester = 4/5• Elective course per semester = 1/1

Sub Total 5/6• Elective Band/Orchestra/Chorus/Fine Arts/ = 1/1

General Art Total = 6/7

Required Courses for 10th grade students.

• English (9th grade teachers should give appropriate recommendations)

• Mathematics (9th grade teachers should give appropriate recommendations follow your present placement)

• Science (9th grade teachers should give appropriate recommendations)

• United States History • Health (semester)

• Physical Education (semester)

Electives6 Courses each semester is maximum load

• Required course each semester = 5

• Elective course each semester = 1

Total 6

It is recommended that 4 year college prep students take their “foreign language” as a 6th course as required in the “College CORE”

ElectiveSpecial Exception

7 course load each semester

This exception only applies to students taking their elective 6th course as a foreign language!!

• Required course each semester = 5• Elective course is foreign language = 1

Sub Total 6• Elective Choir, Instrumental Music,

Orchestra or Fine Arts 2 = 1Total = 7Logic: Students bound by the 4 year “College Core” would be blocked

from taking Choir, Instrumental Music, Orchestra, or Fine Arts 2 (not including art electives). These courses are continued each year of high school.

Schedule Planner

MENTOR HIGH SCHOOL

Recommended Course Load Schedule Planner 2008-2009 Maximum Course Load

9tth grade - 12 courses (6 each semester) 9th grade - 12 courses (6 each semester)10th grade – 12 courses (6 each semester) 10th grade – 12 courses (6 each semester)11th grade – 11 courses (6 one semester, 5 one semester) 11th grade – 12 courses (6 each semester)12th grade – 10 courses (5 each semester) 12th grade – 12 courses (6 each semester)

Student Number Last Name First Middle

First Semester Second SemesterCourse Appr/ No. of Course Appr/ No. ofNumber Course Title Rec Credit Modules Number Course Title Rec. Credit Modules

English ( ) 2 English ( ) 2

Present Grade: ________Present School: ____________

SOPHOMORE 2007-08

MENTOR H.S. COURSE SELECTION SHEET (Grade 9 into 10)

Please note: Courses indicated by (w) are weighted grades.

ART 1010 Art Foundations 1012 Ceramics 1016 Drawing 1020 Printmaking 1022 Jewelry 1024 Painting 1028 Photography 1043 Fine Art 2

BUSINESS & COMPUTER SCIENCE 1054 Advertising in the Media 1061 Accounting 1064 PC Concepts 1066 Business Law 1069 Business Management 1076 Computer Applications 1 1086 Computer Applications 2 1088 Visual Basic 1089 Web Page Design

CAREER TECH 1665 CBI Lab 1666 CBI Related See Counselor for “CBI Course Scheduling Sheet.” (16 YEARS OLD AND COUNSELOR

RECOMMENDATION)

EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS IS *Independent Study (sem.) IS *Independent Study (yr.) * Students are permitted to enroll in the ‘Independent Study’ program only with the permission of the ‘Independent Study’ committee. Pass/Fail only and courses do not take the place of a regular semester course..

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS 1312 English 10 Regular 1313 English 10 College 1314 English 10 Honors (w) 1336 Theatre Arts 1326 Reading 1342 Speech

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE 1208 Sports Nutrition 1214 Gourmet Foods 1216 Meals in Minutes 1226 Parenting & Child Development 1228 Family Living 1232 Independent Living 1234 Personal Development

FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1112 French 2 1122 German 2 1131 Spanish 1 1132 Spanish 2

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1162 Physical Education Foundations 1163 Conditioning (1st semester) 1164 Conditioning ( 2nd semester) 1172 Health 1181 Career Tech Education PE

MATHEMATICS 1355C Algebra 1 (CT) 1355 Algebra 1 Fundamentals 1356 Geometry Fundamentals 1362 Geometry Concepts (w) 1363 Algebra 2 Fundamentals 1364 Algebra 2 Concepts (w)

MUSIC 1412 Concert Women 1413 Mixed Chorus 1414 Concert Choir 1424 Marching Band 1427 Symphonic Band – Scarlet 1428 Symphonic Band – Gray 1429 Wind Ensemble 1439 Orchestra 1445 Theory & Composition

SCIENCE 1454 Academic Biology 1 1455 Academic Biology 2 1461 Biology 1462 Biology Honors (w) 1486 Intro to Astronomy

SOCIAL STUDIES 1508 U.S. History 1512 World Affairs 1515 World History 1516 U.S. History (with Reading) 1519 U.S. History AP (w) 1525 World Geography

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION 1262 Mechanical Drawing 1 1266 Mechanical Drawing 2 1270 Woodworking 1 1271 Woodworking 2 1278 Welding 1 1279 Welding 2 1282 Basic Electronics/Electricity 1294 Introduction to Technology

SPECIAL PROGRAMS Placement in special program classes is determined

through a multi-factored evaluation and recommendation of the IEP team

ED 08 CD 09 LD 10 LD/CD 19 MH/OH 16 Inclusion 99

ENGLISH

1312 08|09|10|99 English 10 1316 08|09|10|99 English 11 1320 08|09|10|99 English 12 1992 16 English 1307 19 Sup Reading (1st) 1308 19 Sup Reading (2nd) 1309 08 Reading Res (1st) 1310 08 Reading Res (2nd) 1988 08 Com Skills 1 (1st) 1989 08 Com Skills 2 (2nd) Wilson Wilson Reading (no credit)

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1172 16|19|99 Health 1174 16 Phys Ed (Adaptive)

MATHEMATICS 1355 08|09|10 Math 10 1358 08|09|10 Math 11 1357 99 Algebra 1 (CT) 1993 16 Math 1917 09 Pers Fin 1 SCIENCE 1454 08|19|99 Academic Biology 1 1455 08|19|99 Academic Biology 2 1456 08|19|99 Phys Science 1 (Chem.) 1457 08|19|99 Phys Science 2 (Physics) 1934 16 Science

SOCIAL STUDIES 1516 08|19|99 U.S. History w/Rdg 1995 16 U.S. History 1524 08|19|99 Economics w/Rdg/Mth 1990 16 Economics 1530 08|19|99 American Govt w/Rdg 1991 16 American Govt

CAREER TECH 1948AM General Auto 1948PM General Auto 1949AM Clerical Service 1949PM Clerical service 1950AM Hospitality Emp 1950PM Hospitality Emp 1970 Work Study (1/2 crdt, 1st.)

1971 Work Study (1/2 crdt, 2nd.)

1973 Work Stdy 3 (3 credits) 1974 Work Stdy 4 (3 credits) 1975 Work Stdy 4 (2 credits) 1990AM Voc Adj Lab 1990PM Voc Adj Lab

1996AM Welding Trn 1996PM Welding Trn

Name:________________________ Student Number:_______________

Junior High:________________

SOPHOMORE 2007-08

MENTOR H.S. COURSE SELECTION SHEET (Grade 9 into 10)

Please note: Courses indicated by (w) are weighted grades.

ART 1010 Art Foundations 1012 Ceramics 1016 Drawing 1020 Printmaking 1022 Jewelry 1024 Painting 1028 Photography 1043 Fine Art 2

BUSINESS & COMPUTER SCIENCE 1054 Advertising in the Media 1061 Accounting 1064 PC Concepts 1066 Business Law 1069 Business Management 1076 Computer Applications 1 1086 Computer Applications 2 1088 Visual Basic 1089 Web Page Design

CAREER TECH 1665 CBI Lab 1666 CBI Related See Counselor for “CBI Course Scheduling Sheet.” (16 YEARS OLD AND COUNSELOR

RECOMMENDATION)

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS 1312 English 10 Regular 1313 English 10 College 1314 English 10 Honors (w) 1336 Theatre Arts 1326 Reading 1342 Speech

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE 1208 Sports Nutrition 1214 Gourmet Foods 1216 Meals in Minutes 1226 Parenting & Child Development 1228 Family Living 1232 Independent Living 1234 Personal Development

FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1112 French 2 1122 German 2 1131 Spanish 1 1132 Spanish 2

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1162 Physical Education Foundations 1163 Conditioning (1st semester) 1164 Conditioning ( 2nd semester) 1172 Health 1181 Career Tech Education PE

MATHEMATICS 1355C Algebra 1 (CT) 1355 Algebra 1 Fundamentals 1356 Geometry Fundamentals 1362 Geometry Concepts (w) 1363 Algebra 2 Fundamentals 1364 Algebra 2 Concepts (w)

MUSIC 1412 Concert Women 1413 Mixed Chorus 1414 Concert Choir 1424 Marching Band 1427 Symphonic Band – Scarlet 1428 Symphonic Band – Gray 1429 Wind Ensemble 1439 Orchestra 1445 Theory & Composition

SCIENCE 1454 Academic Biology 1 1455 Academic Biology 2 1461 Biology 1462 Biology Honors (w) 1486 Intro to Astronomy

Name:________________________ Student Number:_______________

Junior High:________________

MENTOR HIGH SCHOOL

Recommended Course Load Schedule Planner 2007-2008 Maximum Course Load 10th grade – 12 courses (6 each semester) 10th grade – 12 courses (6 each semester) 11th grade – 11 courses (6 one semester, 5 one semester) 11th grade – 12 courses (6 each semester) 12th grade – 10 courses (5 each semester) 12th grade – 12 courses (6 each semester)

Student Number Last Name First Middle The purpose of the Schedule Planner is to help you ensure that your schedule meets Mentor High School’s requirements. Sophomores must schedule a minimum of 12 modules each semester and juniors 12 modules one semester and 10 the other. Also, physical education must be taken either first or second semester. Seniors must schedule a minimum of 10 modules each semester. Some courses require permission for enrollment. The student must have the appropriate department coordinator or teacher initial the planner to approve these courses. First Semester Second Semester Course Appr/ No. of Course Appr/ No. of Number Course Title Rec Credit Modules Number Course Title Rec. Credit Modules

English ( )

2

English ( ) 2

Present Grade: ________ Present School: ____________

MENTOR HIGH SCHOOL

Recommended Course Load Schedule Planner 2007-2008 Maximum Course Load 10th grade – 12 courses (6 each semester) 10th grade – 12 courses (6 each semester) 11th grade – 11 courses (6 one semester, 5 one semester) 11th grade – 12 courses (6 each semester) 12th grade – 10 courses (5 each semester) 12th grade – 12 courses (6 each semester)

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Student Number Last Name First Middle The purpose of the Schedule Planner is to help you ensure that your schedule meets Mentor High School’s requirements. Sophomores must schedule a minimum of 12 modules each semester and juniors 12 modules one semester and 10 the other. Also, physical education must be taken either first or second semester. Seniors must schedule a minimum of 10 modules each semester. Some courses require permission for enrollment. The student must have the appropriate department coordinator or teacher initial the planner to approve these courses. First Semester Second Semester Course Appr/ No. of Course Appr/ No. of Number Course Title RecCredit Mods Number Course Title Rec.Credit Modules 1313 English 10 (College) .50 2 1313 English 10 ( College ) .50 2 1356 Geometry Fn .50 2 1356 Geometry Fn .50 2 1461 Biology Fn .50 2 1461 Biology Fn .50 2 1508 US History .50 2 1508 US History .50 2 1132 Spanish 2 .50 2 1132 Spanish 2 .50 2 1172 Health .50 2 1162 Physical Education .50 2

Present Grade: 9th______ Present School: Shore Jr High sSs__sHORE__________

Lake Shore Compact

Consortium of:•Mentor•Willoughby-Eastlake•Wickliffe •Euclid School Districts

College Tech Prep

College Prep/Technical emphasis “2 + 2 + 2” Program: 2 yrs. H.S.—Jr. and Sr. Years 2 yrs. College—Associate Degree 2 Yrs. More—Bachelor Degree Articulation Agreements/Dual Credit

Options

Career-technical Programs

2-year and 1-year programs available Jr. &/Or Sr. Year(s) Work Experience Available with Pay and

Credit, 2nd Semester of Senior year Entry-level Job Placement And Skills Upon

Graduation Recommend students continue post-

Secondary education in college or in “Technical Schools”

Career-based Intervention

• Work-based Program For At-Risk Students (Grades 10-12) with

on-line academics on-site at MHS

• Grade 9 Program emphasis on remediation and OGT preparation (no work component starting next Year)

• Counselor Placement Only

More Information?

Contact: Jane Richmond, Career-Tech

Counselor (440) 205-2593

Gale Leonard, Coordinator of Career-Technical Education (440) 974-5328