inform parents help students make good choices reduced schedule changes meet teachers

Inform ParentsHelp students make good

choicesReduced schedule changesMeet teachers

To date 304 requests since the schedule change process began in October

75% of those were not recommended for the course in the first place

Several students requested more than one change/sometimes at different times during the year

90% of these changes were done but not in an ideal way (classes at capacity/schedules/lunch)

Why can’t you just make room if you know these changes are coming?

Spring Break Staffing Larger classes in FCPS Mind reader…not so much

Standard Diploma (22 credits) vs Advanced Studies Diploma (24 credits)

Standard AdvancedEnglish 4 creditsHistory 4 creditsMath 3 credits 4 creditsScience 3 credits 4 creditsHPE 2 creditsFine Art or CTE 1 creditElectives 5 credit ( 2seq) 2 credits World Lang 3cr or

2cr of 2 lang

Standard Diploma (22 credits) vs Advanced Studies Diploma (26 credits)

Standard AdvancedEnglish 4 creditsHistory 4 creditsMath 3 credits 4 creditsScience 3 credits 4 creditsHPE 2 creditsFine Art, World Lang or CTE 2 credit Fine Art or CTE

1 creditEconomics 1 creditElectives 5 credit ( 2seq) 3 credits World Lang 3credits

or 2credits of 2

languagesYOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHEN TO PUT IN THE ECONOMICS/PERSONAL FINANCE CLASS

Jan 15-Jan 31st – Teachers completing recommendations and giving that information to students and counselors

Jan 30th – Curriculum Night for Parents Jan 31st & Feb 1st - Counselors visit US

History classes to present course registration to Rising seniors.

Feb 4th – Feb 13th – Students will visit counselors to register for courses via English 11 (students will come with a sheet for parents to sign which is due to counselors by 15th)

Feb 13th – Feb 14th – counselors visiting World History 2 classes to present to rising juniors about course registration

Feb 15th – Touching Bases (great time to ask teachers about their recommendations for next year)

Feb 19th – Feb 26th – students coming to counselors via HPE 10 to register for classes (sheet will come home to parents)

Feb 28th – March 1st – counselors visiting World History 1 classes to present course registration information

March 4th – March 8th – Students coming to counselors via HPE 9 classes to complete course registration (sheet will come home)

MARCH 15th

is the deadline(no exceptions)

Think about your child’s schedule

There are ONLY 24 hours in a day…they can only do so much and they need 7 of those for sleep

We do not encourage more than 4 AP/Honors classes at a time

Rising seniors think about college applications

Rising seniors think about college admissions requirements too (math, world lang, fine art)

Take teacher/counselor recommendations seriously…we are all looking out for what is best for the student

It is easy to go up a level in a class than down

You know your child the best…think about them/their strengths and weakness

7:00 pm Session 1 (5 total sessions…see the classes you want to see)

2 New courses for 2013-14: Calculus & Trig/Prob

15 minute sessions 5 minute passing Soak it all up Ask questions Complete the survey Email teachers if necessary Think about it Talk to your students

C&E presents……Subject SeriesEnglish 3/7/13 at 7amMath 2/22/13 at 9:45amScience 2/4/13 at 9:45am

Sonya Williams, DSSsnwilliams1@fcps.edu703-287-2722