Transcript course selection 2012-2013

COURSE SELECTION NIGHT
DUXBURY HIGH SCHOOL
2012-2013
COURSE SELECTION 2012-2013
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Welcome
Overview of Course Selection Process
Placement Review/Course Waivers
Graduation Requirements
Curriculum Offerings by Department (Panel)
Questions and Answers
COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS
 MRS. LISA DEMBOWSKI GRADES 9-12
 MR. BRUCE HAMILTON GRADES 9-12 AS ASSIGNED
 MRS. KELLY JURGENS
GRADES 9+11
 MRS. MAUREEN KELLEHER
GRADES 10+12
 MRS. CAROLYN MALONE
GRADES 9+11
 MR. ERIK MEERBACH
GRADES 10+12
 MS. SHIRA LIMMER
CURRENT 8th GRADE
- Next year assigned by last name (Dembowski, Hamilton,
Kelleher, or Meerbach))
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
FEBRUARY 10th
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Advanced Placement applications due
MARCH 9-16
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Course Selection available on student portal
with teacher recommendations for next year
MARCH 16th
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Course Selection choices due through portal
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Placement Review Decision Forms Due
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Course Waiver Forms Due
ACADEMIC AND CREDIT DISTRIBUTION
REQUIREMENTS – Class of 2010 and beyond
 130 CREDITS DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE
FOLLOWING COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
 ENGLISH (FOUR YEARS)
20 CREDITS
 SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY (THREE YEARS,
ONE OF WHICH MUST BE BIOLOGY)
10 CREDITS
 MATHEMATICS (THREE YEARS)15 CREDITS
ACADEMIC AND CREDIT DISTRIBUTION
REQUIREMENTS ‘CONT.
 US HISTORY (TWO YEARS)
10 CREDITS
 WORLD HISTORY(ONE YEAR) 5 CREDITS
 WORLD LANGUAGE (TWO YEARS IN SINGLE LANGUAGE)
10 CREDITS
 PHYSICAL EDUCATION (FOUR SEMESTERS)
10CREDITS
 FINE, PERFORMING, PRACTICAL ARTS (4 SEMESTERS)
10 CREDITS
ADDITIONAL GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS
 MASSACHUSETTS COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT SYSTEM TESTS
 SCORES OF 240 OR BETTER ON BOTH THE
MATHEMATICS AND ENGLISH/ LANGUAGE ARTS
TESTS (or completion of an EPP with a 220 or above
score) and Score of 220 OR BETTER IN SCIENCE OR
TECHNOLOGY/ENGINEERING.
 DEMONSTRATED SKILLS IN SEVEN AREAS OF
TECHNOLOGY
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Grade Courses
 English 9
 European/World History
 Biology
 Math (Algebra or Geometry)
 World Language
 Intro to PE
 Fine, Performing or Practical Art Course
 5 credits of electives (1 full year or 2 half year courses)
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Grade Courses
 English 10
 Physical Science/Chemistry
 Math
 US History I
 World Language
 PE
 Fine, Performing, or Practical Art
 5 credits of electives (1 full year or 2 half year courses)
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Grade Courses
 English 11
 Science
 Math
 US History II
 PE
 Fine, Performing, or Practical Art
 10 additional credits
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Grade Courses
 English 12
 PE
 Fine, Performing, or Practical Art
 25 credits of additional courses
What Colleges look for..
 AP courses in areas of
interest
 Strength of schedule
 Schedule diversity
 Balance of academics
with participation in
school
activities/programs
 4 Units English
 4 Units Math
 3 -4 Units Science (2-3 lab)
 3 -4 Foreign Language
(single language
preferred)
 3 History
 Electives of diverse courses
or areas of interest.
Online Course Selection
 Completed through the Student Portal in X2
 Teacher recommendations, approval or alternate
course for each.
 Elective choices
 Approval Process
LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS
 AP
 Pre-AP
 Level 1
 Level 2
 Unleveled
Advanced Placement
AP weight in GPA but no AP credit
Honors
College Preparation
For all students
Student Portal Requests
View and enter your requests for the next year during the period of March
9, 2012 through March 16, 2012. During this date range, you can enter and
make changes at any time. Student requests will then be reviewed by the
counselor.
When you finish, click Post to notify your counselor that you are done.
To enter your requests:
Log on to the Student view.
Click the My Info tab.
Click the Requests side-tab. The Requests page appears:
At the top of the page, in the Instructions box, read and follow the instructions
for entering your requests.
In the Primary requests box, select your requests for the different subject
areas. For example, to select your request for a math course, click Select next to
Math. The courses you can request appear:
The Status column displays information about the course, if this is the course
your current teacher recommended for you. You do not have to select the level
of courses recommended for you. However, if you select a level other than the
level recommended for you, your counselor is notified and you must complete a
Placement Review Form by March 16, 2012 or you will be placed back into the
recommended level.
Select the checkbox in the Select column of the course(s) you want to request,
and click OK. The requests now appear on your Requests page.
Note: To remove a request from your Requests page, click the Select checkbox
again to deselect it.
In the Notes for counselor box, type any notes to your counselor regarding
your requests. Your counselor can view these notes when reviewing your
requests:
Your requests are automatically saved after you enter them on the Requests page. Your counselor can view them
anytime.
•After you complete your requests, click Post. YOU MUST POST BY MARCH 16, 2012. This lets your counselor
know that you are finished entering requests. If you have not selected enough courses to satisfy requirements for
your academic track, the system lets you know which area you need to make more requests in:
Once your counselor approves your requests, you can no longer make changes to your course selections.
PLACEMENT REVIEW PROCESS
If a level disparity between teacher recommendation and
family choice occurs:
 Speak with the teacher
 If you wish to proceed with the level change, request a
placement review form
 Submit completed placement review form to the guidance
office no later than March 16th
 Placement will be reviewed at end of term 1
 If decision is to move, it will only be if space and schedule
allows and term 1 grade will remain on transcript
CURRICULUM OFFERINGS
 English
 Mathematics
 Music and
Performing Arts
 Science and
Technology
 Family and Consumer
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Science
Social Studies
Special Education
Visual Art
World Languages
 General Electives
AP Presentation
 Overview of AP Application and Process
 Important things to Note
 AP offerings by Department
 Questions and Answers
A note about AP’s
 Advanced Placement courses are college-level courses and
students should seriously consider their schedules in totality
(including commitments outside of school) to determine
whether or not they will have the appropriate time to dedicate to
this rigorous course of study. In determining if you should apply
for an AP course, remember that the time expected for out of
class work is 1:1 to class time (i.e for every hour of in class time
you will be spending an hour at home on preparation for that
class). You should love the subject and have strong writing and
critical reading skills. AP courses also have summer work that
must be completed prior to the start of the course in September.
Failure to complete summer work or not anticipating the
demands of a course are not reasons to drop the class and this
will not be permitted.
AP Application Process
 Students should pick up application information in
the Guidance Office. Specific application are available
on DHS Guidance website.
 Each department has specific requirements.
 All applications are due to Guidance by February 10th
(Friday).
 Departments will review applications and decisions
will be made by February 29, 2012.
 A note about summer work….
Things to Note…
 The School Committee requires that any student enrolled in an
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AP course must take the AP examination. Students who do not
take the exam will have the “AP” designation removed from their
transcript. Payment for courses with an exam that year is due in
the summer.
Students who are accepted into and request an AP course on
their course selection sheets are expected to remain in the course
for the entire year (see course change policy).
The Placement Review process does not apply to AP courses.
If enrollment for an AP class is insufficient, the class may be
combined with the next highest level class in that discipline.
If an AP course does not run for whatever reason, students will
have to choose an alternative course and will only be permitted
to choose another AP course if they have applied and been
accepted so consider this when making your decisions.
AP by Department
 English
 Math
 Science
 Social Studies
 World Language
 Art
Questions?