HIGH SCHOOLCOURSE SELECTION NIGHT

January 21, 2015

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TONIGHT’S AGENDA Introduction to Course Selection

The Course Selection Guide

How Scheduling Works at East Pennsboro

INTRODUCTION TO COURSE SELECTION

High School Schedule

Graduation Requirements

GPA and Class Rank

EAST PENNSBORO HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING DEPARTMENT Ms. Hillary Nimtz (A – F and Vo-Tech)

Mrs. Christina Zeller (G – O)

Mr. Adam Oldham(P – Z)

Ms. Sabrina Conley Counseling Secretary

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE

5 Academic Periods

Lunch/Activity Period

Flex Period

3 Trimesters

6 Marking Periods

7:20 Teachers Report

7:27 Warning Bell for Students

7:30-8:38 Period 1

8:42-9:49 Period 2

9:53-11:00 Period 3

11:04-11:34 1st Lunch/Activity

11:38-12:08 2nd Lunch /Activity

12:12-1:19 Period 4

1:23-2:30 Period 5

2:34-3:05 Flex Period

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSCore Courses (16 credits)

English 5 credits

Social Studies 4 credits

Science 3 credits

Math 4 credits

Required Classes (3.5 credits)

PE/Living Skills 2 credits

Computers 0.5 credits

FSC/Tech Ed 0.5 credits

Careers/Drivers Ed 0.5 credits

Electives (7.5 credits)

27 TOTAL CREDITSTO GRADUATE

7.5 Credits Each Year

Core Courses

Required Classes

Electives

Credit

Prerequisite Courses

GPA AND GRADING SCALE

93 –100 Excellent (A) 3.6 – 4.0

85 – 92 Good (B) 2.6 – 3.5

77 –84 Average (C) 1.6 – 2.5

70 –76 Below Average (D) 0.8 – 1.5

Below 70 Failing (F) < 0.7

GPA AND CLASS RANK

All quality points are added together and then divided by the total number of credits.

The resulting GPA is used to determine class rank.

East Pennsboro uses a weighted class rank.

THE COURSE SELECTION GUIDE

The Basics

Scheduling Information

Course Descriptions

THE BASICS

The Course Selection Guide has been redesigned to be more user friendly for students and parents

Three Main Sections

Course Selection Information (pages 1-11)

Course Descriptions (pages 12-54)

Cumberland-Perry Area Vocational Technical School Information (pages 55-66)

COURSE SELECTION AND SCHEDULING INFORMATION

All information we went over earlier is found in this section

Explaining Schedule Changes

1 Week to Adjust Trimester 1 Classes 2 Weeks to Adjust Trimester 2 and 3 Classes

NO Dropping Honors/AP Classes after the End of This School Year (due to summer work)

NO Changes Based on Teacher Preferences

LEVELS OF RIGOR

Honors

Academic

General / Applied

CAREER EXPLORATION: ELECTIVE CHOICES Science Electives

Chemistry Biology Ecology Physics

Foreign Language Electives Spanish, French, and German

Business and Computer Electives Accounting, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Law Working with Computer Programs (Office, Adobe,

HTML) Careers II

CAREER EXPLORATION: ELECTIVE CHOICES Art and Music Electives

Art I, Drawing and Painting, 2D/3D Design Music Theory, Theatre Arts, Band and Chorus

Industrial Technology Electives Woodworking, Engine Theory, CAD, Auto Tech

Family and Consumer Science Electives Food Science and Nutrition, Breads and Pastries Relationships and Family, Sewing and Fashion

Design

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

HOW COURSE SELECTION WORKS

AT EAST PENNSBOROCourse Selection Process

Course Selection Sheets

COURSE SELECTION PROCESS

Class Meetings with School Counselors Course Selection Guide Individual Course Selection Sheets

Teacher Recommendations

Advisement from School Counselors

Course Selection Night

Parent Conversations and Signatures

Inputting Course Selections into Scheduling System

COURSE SELECTION SHEETS

Course History

Teacher Recommendations All Core Courses require a teacher signature Certain Electives require a teacher signature

Selecting Alternate Electives Students MUST select 4 alternative electives, as the

computer will otherwise select whatever is available

Parent Signatures

Student Signature

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