Scheduling for 2015-2016

GRADES 11-12

Scheduling Timeline

February 12th Teacher recommendations – core courses

Today-Feb. 27th: Select courses online

Feb. 24th: Parent Information Night/Course Fair

Feb. 25th – April: Counselor/student conferences – review core courses and electives

End of May: Final deadline to make any changes!

Diplomas & Graduation Requirements

Minimum Plan

Recommended Plan

Distinguished Plan

Minimum Diploma

Academic Areas Credits

English 4

Social Studies 3

Mathematics 3

Science 3

Foreign Language 0

Physical Education 1

Fine Art 1

Speech .5

Bible 4

Electives 8.5

Total 28

Recommended Diploma

Academic Areas Credits

English 4

Social Studies 4

Mathematics 4

Science 4

Foreign Language 2

Physical Education 1

Fine Art 1

Speech .5

Bible (credits vary by years in attendance) 4

Electives 3.5

Total 28

Distinguished Diploma

Academic Areas Credits

English 4

Social Studies 4

Mathematics 4

Science 4

Foreign Language 3

Physical Education 1

Fine Art 1

Speech .5

Bible (credits vary by years in attendance) 4

Electives 2.5

Total 28

4 Advanced Measures:1.Score 3 or above on AP test2.A grade of 80 or higher in a college level course (AP, DC)3.PSAT-Commended or National Merit

Electives

New classes or returning ones:– Music/Choir– Personal Fitness/Weight Training– Dance– Forensics, Sewing, Marriage and Family,

Worldview in Media– IED & Principles of Engineering

Deciding Levels

Teachers have submitted recommendations to help in guiding your decision

Some of our courses have grade pre-requisites as you move up through high school.– To take AP/Dual Credit, you have to maintain at

least a B average in a Pre AP course. If you are in Regular/Honors level, you have to have an A average for one semester to jump levels.

Final Course Requests

May 29, 2015 is the deadline to change student course requests

Student course requests will be considered final after this date!

Schedule Changes Next Year

Elective Changes Level Changes

Schedule Changes - Electives

Students who do not receive their first choice in electives may be permitted to make schedule changes

Students who receive their first choice in electives can not be permitted to change their electives unless extenuating circumstances exist

Schedule Changes – Academic Levels

Level changes will be considered on a case-by-case basis

Many factors are considered:– Student input– Parent input– Counselor input– Overall course load– Teacher feedback– Availability of alternate courses – Post-secondary plans– Individual strengths & weaknesses

Final Considerations

Be careful to not overload your schedule–Try to achieve a nice balance!!

GPA

GPA is calculated by determining grade points for the core subjects (English, math, science, social science, foreign language) and dividing by the total number of attempted credits.

PARENT WEB

Log in to the computer and bring up your Parent’s Web.

Go to “Student Information” Click on “Course Requests” Input all your courses and click “Continue” You can make changes until Feb. 28th.