LHS Scheduling 2014-2015

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Transcript LHS Scheduling 2014-2015

Ms. LeBlanc
Spring 2014
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Shows your Graduation Date
Shows all your class by subject and the year
you took them
Your cumulative average is determined by
your final grade in each class.
Your cumulative average is what you will use
when applying for colleges and scholarships
Your rank in the class does NOT take into
account if you are in honors or not.
Your total number of credits earned is listed
at the bottom.
Core 4
 English
 English
 English
 English
I
II
III
IV
4 credits required
Basic
 English
 English
 English
 English
I
II
III
IV
4 credits required
Core 4
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Algebra I or Algebra
I Part 2
Geometry
Algebra II
Financial Math,
Math Essentials, or
Advanced
Math(TOPS)
4 credits required
Basic
Algebra I (1 cr)
Algebra I Parts 1
&2 (2 cr)
 Geometry
 Financial Math,
Math Essentials,
or Advanced Math
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4 credits required
Core 4
Basic
World Geography
 Civics
 US History
 World
History(TOPS) or
Psych/Soci
 World
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4 credits required
Geography
 Civics
 US History
3 credits required
Core 4
Physical Science
 Biology
 Chemistry
 TOPS = Env
Science, Biology
II, Physics, or
Chemistry II
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4 credits required
Basic
 Physical
Science
 Biology
 Environmental
Science
3 credits required
Core 4
Basic
 Health/PE
 Health/PE
 PE
 PE
2 credits required
2 credits required
Core 4
Basic
 French
I
 French II
2 credits required
0 credits required
Core 4
Basic
 TOPS
= Art or
Fine Art
Survey OR
Band
1 credit required
0 credit required
Core 4
 IBCA
 Journeys
2 credits required
Basic
 IBCA
 Journeys
 Area
of
Concentration
Electives
6 credits required
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Students in Basic curriculum can NOT
graduate unless they complete an Area of
Concentration
We only have a limited amount of choices
Your AOC does NOT have to be related to
your career after you graduate. You just need
to meet the needs of LDOE in order for you to
be able to graduate.
In each AOC, you must complete 4 primary
classes and 2 related classes.
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All honor students are required to complete
the following prescribed college preparatory
curriculum according to the following
schedule. The Honors Curriculum is aligned
with LA Core 4 curriculum and TOPS
requirements. Additionally, students must
complete 16 classes at the Honors level
according to the grade level minimum
requirements listed above and one additional
core class.
9th Grade
English I
Algebra I
Physical Science
World Geography
Journey to Careers
Physical Education
IBCA
Elective
10th Grade
English II
Geometry
Biology
Civics
Health/PE
French I
French II
Elective
11th Grade
English III
Algebra II
Chemistry
American
History
Fine Arts Survey
or Art or Band
Elective
Elective
Elective
12th Grade
English IV
Advanced Math
World History
Biology II or
Physics or
Chemistry II or
Environmental
Science
(Optional):
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
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College level class taught by a teacher on our
campus
At the end of the class, you can pay $90 to
take an exam that you may earn college
credit if you score a 3, 4, or 5 out of 5.
Possible AP classes:
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World History AP
Chemistry II AP
French III AP
Calculus AP
If you are interested in taking one of these
classes, indicate this on your IGP.
You can count AP classes as honors.
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In order to be eligible for the next honors class in
each subject, the student must earn a grade of C
or better in the current honors class. If a student
wants to move from on-level to honors, the
student must earn a grade of B or better in the
pre-requisite class.
Additionally: Students are required to take one
EXTRA core class. This means each student must
take all 16 core classes required to complete the
CORE4 curriculum AND one more additional core
class in order to graduate with Honors equaling
17 core classes.
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th grade
12th grade
Less than 6
credits
6 – 11.5
credits
12-17.5
credits
18 or more
credits
Graduation: 24 credits Core 4 and Basic Diploma
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Accepted by all four-year colleges and universities in the
United States
Offers both a college admissions test and a career planning
component
Offered six times per year
Loreauville High school code—191-635—this is the code for
ACT to send your scores to us to keep on file
A student may choose up to four colleges and/or scholarship
agencies to send scores to for no charge: Examples:
TOPS code—1595; NCAA—9999; UL-Lafayette—1612; LSU—
1590
Fee waivers are available for students that are eligible for free
or reduced lunch programs — see your Professional School
Counselor
◦ Website: www.actstudent.org Register for the ACT on this
website.
◦ You must create your own account. Please save that information
because the School Counselor does NOT have access to your ACT
registration account.
You will take the ACT one time for free at LHS.
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*All students will take the ACT
test series as part of school
accountability in March.
Freshmen will take the EXPLORE
test.
Sophomores will take the PLAN
test.
Juniors will take the ACT test.
The test will be free to students
because the Louisiana
Department of Education is
requiring the schools to give the
test to all public school students.
It will be given on a week day
and students will be allowed to
use their scores for college
entrance requirements.
Ask me about English III
and IV Dual Enrollment
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End of Course Exams
EOCs will be given at
the end of the Fall
semester in December
and at the end of the
Spring semester in May
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Algebra I
Geometry
English II
English III
Biology
US History
If you do NOT pass your
EOC exams, you do NOT
graduate.
Credit Recovery
Credit recovery is an instructional program for students who have failed
core courses taken previously. Credit recovery courses are taught using
computer software programs aligned with the state’s content standards and
grade level expectations. To recover credit, the student must pass a
comprehensive final exam approved by the State Department of Education.
A student athlete interested in a Division I or II University MUST repeat the
required courses in their entirety to fulfill the NCAA requirements. Students
cannot simply repeat the deficient skills of a required course they fail. In
other words, they cannot use the credit recovery option for promotion of
subjects failed. It will not meet the NCAA requirement for that course.
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Please take note that prerequisites for certain courses are included.
Do not schedule a course with a prerequisite unless you have
fulfilled the necessary requirements.
The course directory contains brief descriptions of courses along
with necessary information as to grade level prerequisites. Honors
and gifted are the highest academic levels. On-level is the average
academic level. Be sure that the level of the course fits your abilities
and you meet all requirements and prerequisites.
Student schedules will be determined according to IGPs (5 year plan)
and your AOC (Area of Concentration)!!! Students will be held
accountable for choices once schedules are completed. Schedules
will not be changed after the first week of a new semester unless
the change is approved by the Principal or Assistant Principal.
Contact your School Counselor before the end of May to turn in your
5 year plans signed by parents.
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Schedules will NOT be changed without parental approval!!!!!!!
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Students may not receive credit for the same course twice.
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An Area of Concentration (AOC) must be completed in order
to be allowed to graduate with a High School Diploma.
Electives must be related to the student’s AOC. This applies to
the graduating class of 2013 and beyond.
In order for a student to complete an AOC he/she must take 4
primary classes and 2 related classes. AOC descriptions are
located on the next pages.
If you are interested in taking Advanced Placement classes,
indicate your desire on your schedule request and IGP!!!! Let
Ms. LeBlanc know that you are interested.