1. Course Selection Timeline

2. State requirements for graduates.

3. Boiling Springs requirements for the class of 2022.

4. Questions

1. February 21-8th grade parent night

2. March 2-8th grade student course selection at YBMS.

3. February 26-March 2-9th, 10th and 11th

grade course selection through MMS portal.

4. March 5-9-Department Chair and Administration Course tallies

5. March 12-????-Build Master Schedule

6. April-Get class lists to teachers

7. May-Distribute schedules to students and adjust as necessary

One component of graduation requirements for the Class of 2022 is scoring proficient or advanced on the Algebra 1, Biology, andLiterature Keystone Exams.

The Keystone Exams will be administered two times each year-winter and spring.

Students enrolled in specific courses will be testing during specific test administration windows.

The high school plan for Keystone Exam Test Administration is as follows:

Course Testing Window Test

Honors Algebra II 8th grade

winter

Algebra I

Algebra I Winter

Algebra I

Hon. English I Spring Literature

English I Spring

Literature

Biology

Winter or

Spring

Note:

Student takes

exam at end

of course

during the

semester they

are enrolled.

Biology

What is assessed on the Keystone Exam?

Each Keystone Exam is organized into two major Reporting Categories

known as modules. Each module is organized around specific Eligible

Content within a subject area. Eligible Content is the standards that

are assessed on the Keystone Exam.

How long is a Keystone Exam?

Each exam should take a student approximately 1.5 to 2 hours to

complete. There are two modules on each test. The exams will

include multiple-choice questions and constructed response or open-

ended responses. For each Keystone Exam, 60%-75% of the total score

will be from multiple-choice questions and 25%-40% of the total score

will be from constructed response questions.

1. Completion of Required Courses-30 credits

2. Proficiency in:

a. English Language Arts (Literature Keystone)

b. Math (Algebra I Keystone)

c. Science (Biology Keystone)

Letter sent to parents about Keystone graduation requirement.

Class of 2022 will need to pass the Keystone Exams, or an equivalent.

This equivalent (formerly the Project Based Assessment) has not yet been defined. Students who attend Vo-Tech will have the ability to substitute their NOCTI exams for the Keystone.

Ninth grade math will consist of two courses, one each semester for a

total of two credits.

The focus of the courses will be Algebra concepts. The course will be

a combination of Algebra I and II curriculum.

A student must earn a 70% to enroll in the next math course in the

sequence. If a student fails Algebra I , he or she must retake that

course before they can enroll in Algebra II. This could also delay

when a student takes the Keystone Algebra I Exam.

A student must pass Algebra I before he or she can take the Algebra I

Keystone Exam.

The students will take the Keystone Algebra I Exam in the Winter

Administration Testing session.

If a student is not proficient on the exam, he or she must retake the

exam. Once a student passes the two math courses, he or she may

enroll in the next math course.

English I (ninth grade English) will consist of one yearlong course for

a total of two credits.

The focus of the course will be on the following: vocabulary

development, writing conventions, reading skills in both fiction and

nonfiction, literary analysis, and speaking and listening skills.

A student must be passing English I before he or she can take the

Literature Keystone Exam, which will be administered during the

spring semester.

If a student is not proficient on the exam, he or she must be remediated

and can then retake the exam. Once a student passes the English I

course, he or she may enroll in English II, regardless of proficiency on

the Literature Keystone Exam.

Ninth Graders will be required to take Biology.

The students will take the Biology Keystone Exam during

the semester he or she is enrolled in the course.

Some students will enroll in Honors Earth Science.

These students will take the Biology Keystone Exam

following the completion of Honors Biology in eleventh

grade.

Boiling Springs High School functions on a

semester basis and utilizes a block schedule.

Each class period is 80 minutes in length.

Full credit courses meet every day for one

semester (with some exceptions ie. AP World

History, AP US History (2 credit course)).

One-half credit courses meet every other day for

one semester.

At the end of the first semester, students begin a

new schedule of courses for the second semester.

At Boiling Springs, students are required to pass a total of 30 credits in order to be eligible to graduate and demonstrate proficiency on three Keystone Exams. The credits include 23 or 24 of core courses. All students are required to schedule 8 credits per year for a total of 32 credits during their 8 high school semesters. The following graduation requirements are listed below:

English 5.0 credits

Social Studies 4.0 credits

Mathematics 4.0 credits

Science 3.0/4.0 credits (sequence of courses determines credits)

World Language 2.0 credits

Physical Education 2.0 credits

Health and Safety 1.0 credits

Personal Finance .50 credit

You & Your Career .50 credit

Art/Music .50 credit

Technology Education .50 credit

Business/Computer .50 credit

Other Electives 5.5 or 6.5 credits

Total 30 credits

At Boiling Springs, grade 9 students are required to schedule 8

credits for the year. The following requirements are listed below:

English 2.0 credits

Mathematics 2.0 credits

Biology 1.0 credit

World Language 1.0 credit

Physical Education .50 credit

Health 9 .50 credit

Electives 1.0 credit (see page 11 in course guide)

Credit Requirements:

(30 credits minimum total)

Grade 9

(8.0 credits)

English

(2 credits)English I

Mathematics

( 2 credits)

Algebra I

Algebra II

Science

(1 credit)Biology

Social Studies

World Language

(1 credit)

French I or French II

Spanish I or Spanish II

Physical Education,

Health & Safety Education Courses

(1 credit)

PE I (.5 cr.)

Health (.5 cr.)

Electives

(1 credit)

Art/Music Elective

(.5 credit)

Technology Education Elective (.5 credit)

Business/ Computer Elective

(.5 credit)

∙ Final grades for all courses taken in grades 9-12

∙ Cumulative GPA

∙ Cumulative Class Rank

∙ Standardized Test Scores (SAT,

ACT, Keystone Exam Performance Level)

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

1 Algebra I Algebra I Algebra II Algebra II

2 Biology Biology Spanish II

French II

Spanish II

French II

3 English I English I English I English I

4 Health 9-odd days

PE I-even days

Health 9-odd days

PE I-even days

Elective-

odd/even days

Elective-

odd/even days

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

1 Hon. Algebra II Hon. Algebra II Hon. Geometry

Geometry

Hon. Geometry

Geometry

2 Hon. English I Hon. English I Hon. English I Hon. English I

3 Hon. Earth Science Hon. Earth Science Hon. Spanish II

Hon. French II

Hon. Spanish II

Hon. French II

4 Health 9-odd days

PE I-even days

Health 9-odd days

PE I-even days

Elective-odd/even

days

Elective-odd/even

days

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

1 Algebra I Algebra I Algebra II Algebra II

2 Health 9-odd days

Band-even days

Health 9-odd days

Band-even days

PE 9-odd days

Band-even days

PE 9-odd days

Band-even days

3 Biology Biology Spanish II

French II

Spanish II

French II

4 English I English I English I English I

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

1 Hon. Algebra II Hon. Algebra II Hon. Geometry

Geometry

Hon. Geometry

Geometry

2 Health 9-odd days

Band-even days

Health 9-odd days

Band-even days

PE 9-odd days

Band-even days

PE 9-odd days

Band-even days

3 Hon. English I Hon. English I Hon. English I Hon. English I

4 Hon. Earth Science Hon. Earth Science Hon. Spanish II

Hon. French II

Hon. Spanish II

Hon. French II

Sem. 1 Sem. 2

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