Transcript Course Selection and Registration for Class of 2008

Welcome to the
State College High School
South Building
Graduating Class of 2020
Course Selection and
Registration for Class of 2020
February 2016
Presenters:
Patty Devecka (A-K)
Suzanne Lyke (L-Z)
Kevin Ber (counseling intern)
Kathy Pechtold (Principal – 9LC)
9th Grade Learning Community
“No 9th Grade Student Left Unknown”
Students:
have same elective choices
schedules will look the same.
will not have “team” activities.
Teachers will have/teach:
collaborative time (120-130 shared students) to focus on individual
student achievement/struggles, analyzing data, and working on
transition curriculum.
Transition curriculum infused into the content of the 4
cohort teacher’s current curriculum.
Positive School Wide Behavior Support program will
be part of the transition curriculum.
Other information:
Cohort content areas: English, Science, Social
Studies, and Health/PE
Success this year: New bell schedule/more
elective opportunities, more collaboration time
around student needs, better connections and
collaborations with home
Plans for next year: Continue to look for ways to
decrease student stress, improved tutoring
center
General Registration Timeline
See page 4 of Course Selection Guide
February- receive directions for course registration/course
selection guide.
Your course requests are due by March 4th at Registrar’s
Office. Make sure to register your child in the SCASD too!
August, 2016 – schedules can be viewed online with a limited
window to request course changes. An email will be sent to all
students with directions on how to view schedules and directions to
request course changes.
**Schedule changes are very restricted after August 12, 2016.
*FRESHMEN ORIENTATION IN AUGUST *
Two Points of View
 Short Term:
What you need to know
to schedule classes for
next year.
 Long Term:
What you need to know
& think about to plan for
the next four years of
high school and for life
after high school.
Minimum Graduation Requirements
 4 credits each of English and Social Studies
 3 credits each of Science and Math
 Physical Education each year in high school
 Health in 9th/10th and 11th/12th Grade (2 courses)
 In-class Driver’s Education
 Graduation Project
 Community Service (20 Hours)
 Electives (5.5 credits)
 Total of 22.50 credits
See page 7 of the Course Selection Guide
Required Courses In 9th Grade
 English
 Social Studies
 Science
 Math
 PE and Health
 Elective (World Language if
college bound)
 Electives or a Study Hall
 Lunch
See page 9 of the Course Selection Guide
A/B Block Scheduling and 9th grade
schedules:
Day A
Day B
1.1-1.2 Math
5.1 - 5.2 World History
2.1 - 2.1 English
6.1 Band 6. 2 Choir
3.1 LUNCH (30 mins)
7.1 Science
3.2 - 3.3 *Phys Ed 9 (Fall)/*Health 1
(Spring)
7.2 LUNCH (30 mins)
4.1 World Language (if 4-year
college bound)
8.1 Elective(s)
7.3 Science
sign up for 6 full blocks at a minimum
*Semester Courses
Please see page 9 in the Course Selection
Guide
Additional
Considerations
⦿Colleges
Have Different Requirements (and it depends on what
you want to study)
• World Language – typically two years are required as a
minimum.
• Math - Trig/Precalc. for Science, Eng, Business, IST
• Science - are you pursuing health/medical careers?
• Fine Arts - colleges in California require it.
For NCAA – 16 Core Courses for Division
I & II (NCAA.org)
⦿look for the NCAA designation in our course selection
guide.
See page 8 of course selection guide.
⦿Requirements
Reading and Using the Course Selection Guide:
-
Year long courses that meet every other day for a full block (90 mins) = 1.0
credit.
Semester long courses that meet every other day for a full block = .5 credits
(Music) courses that meet every day, year long and for a half block (45 mins) =
.5 credit.
Advanced and AP Science classes that meet for a full block every other day for
one semester and everyday during the other semester = 1.50 credits.
Page 10 covers Graduation Project guidelines, Community Service and the
Keystone Exams in more detail.
Page 12 contains a Graduation Planning Guide for those of you that want to
start mapping out the next four years of high school.
Page 13 contains a Student Schedule Worksheet that you can use to make
sure you have enough, but not too many courses selected.
First half of the Course Selection Guide is curricular courses by alphabet and
second half is CTC courses where many additional elective courses are found
Example: F111 - FALL Semester class
S222 - SPRING Semester Class
Y333 - YEAR Long Class
.50 - Credit or 1.0 Credit
*Prerequisites are ALWAYS mandatory
What do the symbols mean ?????
English and Social Studies
ENGLISH OPTIONS:
• Advanced English 9
• English 9
SOCIAL STUDIES OPTIONS:
• Advanced World History I
• World History I
Typical 9th grade Math Options:

Algebra 1

C.P. Algebra 1

Geometry

C.P. Geometry

Advanced Geometry

Algebra 2

C.P. Algebra 2

Advanced Algebra 2
Science Options:
 Advanced Earth Systems Science I
 Earth Systems Science I
Physical Education and Health
PE OPTIONS:
 PE 9 (.50 Credit) Fall or
Spring semester
Health OPTIONS:
 Wellness 9 (.50 Credit) Fall
or Spring semester
•
World Languages
OPTIONS:
- Spanish
- French
- German
- Arabic
- Latin
- Mandarin Chinese
OTHER ELECTIVES
 Art
 Family and Consumer Science
 Music
 Technology Education
 CTC
 LE (Learning Enrichment)
A Few words from our Math and World Language
Coordinators
Bill Harrington: Math
[email protected]
Rick Polka: World Lang.
[email protected]
HOW TO REQUEST COURSES
 Fill out the Course Registration Form – handout
 Choose core courses (including World Language
if planning to attend 4 year college after H.S.)
 Choose electives
 You must have at least 6.0 credits on your
schedule, we recommend at least 7.0 credits.
 Due March 4th at Registrar’s Office
Where is it????
HOW TO FIND
THE
COURSE SELECTION GUIDE
ONLINE
Links may be found on the left side of the high school webpage
Remember
 Talk over your course selection with your
parents/guardians.
 Remember, you are building your high school
transcript which will be used for college, job,
military and scholarship opportunities. Grades
count!
 Get Involved In clubs, sports and activities.
Registration
Contact Information
Thank you for attending! Feel free to email or call us
with questions:
Heather Card @ Registrar’s Office:
[email protected] or 231-1017
Andrea Larson @ Delta – [email protected]
Susan Marshall @ HSN - [email protected]