Class of 2016Course Selection Presentation

Ms. Anderson

Course Selection Process for your 10th Grade Year!

All students should have received the 2013-2014 Curriculum Guidebook via email. This is a necessary document to complete the process.

You all should have received a packet when entering the auditorium today. Don’t lose it!

In the packet you will find: Suggested Pathways (Liberal Arts, Business, Engineering,

Health) MHS Grad Plan Helpful Handouts Course Selection Form (This will need to be signed by a parent

and turned in to me!)

New Course Selection Process All students will meet one on one with your individual

counselor You must have your course selection sheet signed by a

parent. If not, we will select your courses for you Completed schedules will be not be available until

Registration Day in August Schedule changes – one week prior to inservice (other than

counselor initiated) *NO changes after school begins Can still drop with parent signature the first 5 days of each

quarter

What to expect next… We will discuss which courses to select for 10th

Grade You will receive an email indicating your

appointment day and time. DO NOT MISS YOUR APPOINTMENT. This is how you will select your courses.

We will also post all appointment times on the wall outside of Student Services. Check there if you need to.

Login to Powerschool Click on Graduation Progress Click Submit View the Graduation Requirements View the Credits Earned Notice the dark green/light green/white bar

Graduation Progess

Graduation Progress Screen

Graduation Progress, cont. Credit Summary:

Required= 25 Completed= 3 credits If you failed a previous required course, we will

adjust this during your course selection (if you are not working on it already)

Graduation Requirements 23 CREDITS

Required Areas = 15 credits English

4 years English 9 English 10 English 11 a Senior Year English Elective (semester) and a Senior Year Formal Writing (semester)

Graduation Requirements, cont. Math

3 years Any Combination of different courses College Entrance requires Algebra I, Geometry

and Algebra II

Graduation Requirements, cont. Science

3 years Physical Science Biology Science Elective (*College Entrance requires

Chemistry or Physics)

Graduation Requirements, cont. Social Studies

3 Years US History Social Studies Elective (World Civ, Psych,

Sociology, etc.) Senior Year Government (semester) Senior Year Economics (semester)

Graduation Requirements, cont. PE

2 Credits One Class (.5 credit)

EACH year for 4 years.

Graduation Requirements, cont. Electives=10 credits Agriculture Art/Music Business Family and Consumer

Science Industrial Technology English/Language Arts

Electives

Math Electives Project Lead the Way

(Engineering…) Science Electives Social Studies

Electives World Language

(Foreign Language)

PSEO(Post Secondary Enrollment Option) 11th and 12th Graders (and 9th and 10th graders in TAG) are

eligible Courses at MCC (other institutions are available…see me) Students must test into college level course work with the

Compass or ACT We will pay for the course and the book if:

MHS does not offer the course OR You have exhausted the curriculum in that area (example,

we only have 1 Psychology course) AND You pass the course (dropping or failing the course will result

in YOU owing MHS approximately $250!!!!!!)

PSEO Examples:

Students take a course 1 evening a week Students take a course during the am and come

to MHS late Students take a course during the afternoon and

leave MHS early Students take an online course

PSEO MCC representatives are available in

Student Services the 3rd Wednesday of every month—all day.

Silver Cord All students are eligible to participate Students volunteer in the community on their own time. Your baseline goal is to accumulate 40 volunteer hours per

year You may only earn 20 hours doing one particular service

(must do a variety of locations/services) Students earning 160 volunteer hours throughout 4 years

will earn a Silver Cord to wear at graduation Think: college applications, job applications, scholarship

applications, networking, self fulfillment

ACT Visit www.actstudent.org to get info Junior Year-April Test. Practice Tests online Students eligible for Free/Reduced lunch

see me about a fee waiver

SAT Visit www.collegeboard.com Take April of Junior Year Mostly for East and West Coast Schools

College Entrance Muscatine Community College (MCC)

GED, High School Diploma Take the COMPASS Test (Free, can take in

Student Services at MHS or at MCC) See an Adviser 288-6000

Iowa, ISU, UNI Regent Admission Index (RAI)

(2 x ACT Composite)

+ (1 x percentile high school rank)

+ (20 x high school gpa)

+ (5 x number of high school core courses)

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Your Regent Admission Index (RAI) Score

Iowa, ISU, UNI Visit www2.state.ia.us/regents/rai to

calculate your own RAI score.