Transcript Welcome To - Tangipahoa Parish Schools

Welcome To
Ponchatoula High School
The Tangipahoa Parish School System does not discriminate on the basis of
Race, color, national origin, sex, age, disabilities or veteran status.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
INTRODUCTION
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The information you are receiving is important for you
and your child. You, the school, and the student must
work together to ensure that your student achieves
his/her educational goals.
Each student will receive an informational newspaper
needed for scheduling. It will provide you with
graduation requirements, scheduling requirements,
course summaries and other important information.
Read this guide carefully and discuss the scheduling
options with your child.
Students are NOT allowed to change teachers or
courses once the schedules are issued. So please give
serious consideration to your selections.
Overview of Topics
• State Graduation Diplomas Offered
 Curriculum Pathways
 Assessment (Test) Requirements
 Areas of Concentration
 Individual Graduation Plans
 Scheduling Forms
Louisiana Graduation Diplomas
State Diplomas
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College and Career Diploma
LA Core 4 College Curriculum
 Basic Core Curriculum
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Career Diploma
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The Louisiana Core Four Curriculum
prepares students for entrance to a
four-year Louisiana state university.
The Basic Core Curriculum prepares
students for a Louisiana state
community college or technical
school.
State Policy
1. All students entering 9th grade are
automatically placed on the LA Core 4
curriculum pathway and College
Diploma
2. At the end of their 10th grade year, a
student with parent or guardian
permission may opt into the Basic
Core curriculum or Career Diploma
curriculum
Curriculum Pathways
LA Core 4 College Curriculum
24 Carnegie Units
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Requirements (College Diploma)
English
Math
Science
S. Studies
Foreign Language
Arts
Health & PE
Electives
4
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4
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1
2
3
units
units
units
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units
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units
units
LA Core 4
A complete list is provided in the
newspaper. The following only includes
the courses offered at PHS.
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4 Units of English
English I, II, III, IV
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4 Units of Math
Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II
Remaining unit shall come from the
following: Math Essentials, Financial
Math, Advanced Math Pre-Calculus,
Advanced Math Functions and Statistics,
Calculus
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4 Units of Science
Biology I
Chemistry I
2 units from the following: Physical
Science, Physics I, Biology II, Chemistry
II, Environmental Science, Anatomy
and Physiology, Agriscience II
An approved IBC-related course may be
substituted for the 4th science if the
course is in the student’s area of
concentration. (For Core 4 students
only)
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4 Units of Social Studies
1 unit of Civics
American History
World Geography
World History
An approved IBC-related course may be
substituted for the fourth required
social studies unit if the course is in the
student’s area of concentration. (For
Core 4 students only)
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Unit of Health
1½ Units of PE
Note: The substitution of JrROTC is
permissible
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1 Unit of Art
Fine Arts Survey or 1 unit of Art,
Band, Choir, or Theatre
2 Units Foreign Language
2 units of the same foreign language
or 2 units of speech (must have
foreign language for TOPS)
3 units of electives
Total 24 units
OPT OUT of LA Core 4
1.At the end of the 10th grade year, if
the student, parent/guardian and
counselor decide that it is in the
best interest of the student to opt
out of the LA Core 4, the student
will then enter the Basic Core.
Basic Core Curriculum
24 Carnegie Units
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Requirements (Basic Core)
English
4 units
Math
4 units
Science
3 units
S. Studies
3 units
Health & PE
2 units
Career Class
1 unit
*Electives
7 units
*Require an Area of Concentration
A complete list is in the
newspaper. This list
only includes the
courses currently
available at PHS.
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4 Units of English
English I, II, III, and IV or Senior
Applications in English
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4 Units of Math
Algebra I
Geometry
Remaining 2 units shall come from
Algebra II, Math Essentials, Financial
Math, Advanced Math Pre-Calculus,
Advanced Math Statistics, Calculus
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3 units of Social Studies
1 unit of American History
1 unit of Civics
1 unit from World Geography or World History
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½ unit of Health
1 ½ units of Physical Education
Note: The substitution of JrROTC is
permissible
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3 Units of Science
Biology
1 unit from the physical science
cluster: Physical Science, Chemistry
I, Physics I
1 unit from Biology II, Chemistry II,
Environmental Science, Anatomy and
Physiology, Agriscience II, or an
additional course from the physical
science cluster
o 1 unit of Education for Careers or
Journey to Careers
o 7 units of Electives
Shall include the minimum courses
required to complete a Career Area of
Concentration
Total 24 Units
Individual Graduation Plans
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The IGP reflects the curriculum pathway and
the recommended sequence of elective
courses
The IGP is flexible, yet sufficiently structured
to ensure that a student will meet the high
school requirements for admission to a
postsecondary education institution or enter
the workforce
The IGP shall be signed by the student and
parent or legal guardian yearly
Career Options Law
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According to the Career Options Law,
every student must have an Individual
Graduation Plan (IGP) on file at the school
Parent and student signatures are required
The plan is initiated in 8th grade and will be
updated each year
The web link for the IGP is
louisianaconnections.com
Areas of Concentration
and
Individual Graduation Plans
Areas of Concentration
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Each student MUST choose an Area of
Concentration on the Individual
Graduation Plan (IGP)
An Area of Concentration is a sequence
of courses based on a student’s
interests
High Stakes Tests
Required Assessments
End of Course Test
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Students must pass three End of
Course test in the following
subjects to graduate.
English II or English III
Algebra I
or Geometry
Biology I
or American History
* EOC Test will count as 15% of the final
grade
TOPS
The Louisiana Tuition Opportunity Program
for Students is a scholarship program that will
pay for 8 semesters of college tuition at any
in-state public college for qualifying
students.
The College Prep award will pay for tuition
only at a qualifying state college.
The Tech award will pay for qualifying
technical school tuition.
TOPS Requirements
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19 TOPS Core Curriculum Credits
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Overall 2.5 GPA in TOPS Core
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20 ACT - College Prep Award or
17 ACT - TOPS Tech Award
TOPS COLLEGE PREP CORE
CURRICULUM
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4 English Credits – English I, II, III, and
IV
4 Math Credits – Algebra I, II, and 2
units from Geometry, Calculus, or Adv.
Math
4 Social Studies Credits – Must include
Civics, American History, World
Geography, and World History
o 4 Science Credits – Must
include Biology I or II and
Chemistry I or II, and 2 units
from Physical Science,
Environmental Science,
Anatomy and Physiology,
Agriscience II, Physics, Biology
II, or Chemistry II
TOPS College Prep Core Continued…
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2 Credits of the same Foreign
Language
1 Credit of Fine Arts or 1 unit of a
performance course in music, or
theatre, or 1 unit of studio or visual
art, or Speech III and IV (both for one
unit)
TOPS TECH AWARD
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ACT of 17
Senior Applications in English
Financial Math
Chemistry I
Option I
• Fine Arts or a Vocational
Course in Agriscience,
Business, Marketing,
Technology, or Family and
Consumer Science
• 2 Foreign Language credits or
Speech I and Speech II,
and/or Technical Writing
• ½ Computer Science or
Computer Applications
TOPS TECH AWARD
Option II
4 Career major courses in a
vocational area
1 Related or technical field
course
1 Basic Computer course
Classification by Grade Levels
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9th Grade
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10th Grade
0 – 5.5
Credits
6 – 10.5
Credits
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11th Grade
11 –16.5 Credits
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12th Grade
17 -
Credits
Scheduling Information
Honors Courses Criteria
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A student must meet three of the five
criteria yearly for the subject area
requested
1. Minimum overall GPA of 2.8
2. Minimum subject area average of 3.0
3. Teacher Recommendation based on a
subject-area checklist
4. Student Application and Self- evaluation Form
with Parent Signature
5. Score Mastery or Advanced on LEAP or
EOC test in subject area
Scheduling Forms
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Forms
Schedule Request 2012 – 2013
Individual Graduation Plan
Career Clusters & Area of Concentration Form
Student Application and/or Teacher Input Form for
honors classes
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The Principal or School Counselor will inform your child
regarding the procedures for returning the scheduling
forms to his/her school
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If the forms are not returned a schedule will be made for
the student by the counselor
Course Selection
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Please be sure to read the
description of the elective before
choosing.
Please choose wisely, because we
do not change electives once the
master schedule is made.
If you ask for a class and receive it,
you are expected to stay there for
the entire length of the course.
Some courses require that you get
special approval. Special approval
means that you must get the teacher
granting permission to sign your
schedule request form. For
example, band requires that the
PJHS band director signs.
FOR
YOUR
INFORMATION . . .
COUNSELORS’ CORNER
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Denise Latour (A-D) 474-8809
[email protected]
Orlisa DePhillips (E-K) 474-8810
[email protected]
Katharine Meadors (L-Q) 474-8805
[email protected]
Marie Caldorera (R-Z) 474-8808
[email protected]
Ms. Melanie Monistere, 9th Grade
Academy Coordinator 474-8819