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COURSE SCHEDULING PROGRAM 10 th GRADE 2018-2019 School Year

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Page 1: COURSE SCHEDULING PROGRAM 10th GRADE...World History AP (WHAP) • Time management will be the key skill. • Self-moBvated. • Enjoys academic challenge. • Study skills and note-taking

COURSESCHEDULINGPROGRAM10thGRADE

2018-2019SchoolYear

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CourseSelecBon•  CourseselecBonmaterialswerehandedoutFriday,January26th.

•  Studentsneedtoselectcoursestotaling8creditsandatleast2alternatecourses–AlternatecoursesareoPenused.Selectcoursesyouwouldliketotake.

•  CoursesselectedonCourseRequestSheetaretobeinpuUedintoSkywardbyFebruary2nd.

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InputintoSkyward

•  Oncestudentshaveselectedcoursesontheircourserequestsheet,courserequestneedtobeinpuUedintoSkyward.

•  SelectcoursesinSkywardbasedonCOURSENUMBER.

•  DirecBonsforusingSkywardtoregistercanbefoundontheSkywardFamilyAccessHomepageandInformaBonsheetgivenoutwithCourseSelecBonMaterials.

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GraduaBonPlans•  FoundaBonHighSchoolPlan(FHSP)–studentsneed26creditstograduate.

•  4x4curriculumissBllsmart.

•  EndorsementscanbechangedtofitelecBvecoursesstudentswouldliketotake.

•  Endorsementshavenoeffectofge_ngintocollege.

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PreAP,AP,Regular

•  Hebronisaverystrongacademicschool.•  HebronisaCollegePrepSchool.•  Thinkaboutacceleratedblockandstressofyourstudent.2corefalland2corespringisnotaschedulingpolicy.

•  Doublinguponmathorscience–staffingwillplayalargepartinthis.Bothmathandsciencedepartmentleadsrequestthisisdoneduringjunioryear.

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GiPed&Talented

•  CurriculumisPAPandAP.•  NumberofsecBonscreatedinMasterSchedulefor“DesignatedGT”isbasedonStudentCourseRequest.

•  SchedulingcoursescanbeverylimiBngifstudentsselectsallcoreclassesas“GT”.

•  AllPAPandAPclasseshavebothGTandNon-GTstudents.

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SCHEDULEEXAMPLES

•  FALL SEMESTER SPRINGSEMESTER1st–BAND 1st-BAND2nd–Algebra2PAP 2nd–WorldHistory3rd–English2PAP 3rd–CCEclass4th–ChemistryPAP 4th–CCEclassBecauseCCEhadtobeinspring,fallsemesterwasheavy.

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SCHEDULEEXAMPLES

•  FALLSEMESTER SPRINGSEMESTER1ST–WorldHistory 1ST–English2PAP2ND–CHOIR 2ND–CHOIR3RD–InteriorDesign 3RD–GeometryPAP4TH–Psychology/Sociology4TH–ChemistryPAPElecBvechoiceswereonlyofferedinthefallandthetwo9weekcoursesselectedonlypairedinthefall.

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PreAPEnglish

•  FocusoncriBcalreading,grammarstudy,vocabularyenhancementandformalwriBngthroughinnovaBvestrategies.

•  Thecourseassumestheability&willingnessofthestudenttoreadupto25pagesindependentlyperdaytoprepareforclassdiscussionsandwriUenassignments.

•  Class-selectedandindependently-selectedworksreaddaily.

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PreAPEnglish

•  Writer’snotebookinaddiBontoothervarieBesofwriBng,bothBmesandunBmed.

•  WriBngstyleswillincludeargument,rhetoricalanalysis,literaryanalysis,andcreaBvewriBng.

•  StudentswillparBcipateindiscussionsandproduceworkthatreflectscriBcalthinking,Bmeandeffort.

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PreAPGeometry

•  StudentshavingtakenAlgebra1ABallyeararerecommendedtoNOTtakePreAPGeometry.ThepaceoftheclassistoofastaPerhavinghadAlgebra1allyear.

•  ItisrecommendedthatstudentsinAlgebra1havehadatleastaBaverage.ThisisineitherPreAPorregularAlgebra1.

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PreAPGeometry

•  Bepreparedtowork.

•  Studentsmustdodailyworkinordertobesuccessfulintheclass.

•  Dailyhomework,majorprojects,quizzesandtestsarepartofthegradingprocess.

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PreAPAlgebra2

•  RecommendaBonis90orbeUerinregularAlgebra1or85orbeUerinPreAPAlgebra1.

•  NotrecommendedforstudentsthattookAlgebra1ABallyear.

•  Summerassignment.Assessmentonthesummerpacketoncesemesterbegins.

•  In-depthineachconceptandismoreapplicaBonbased.

•  Testarefreeresponse(nonmulBplechoice).

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PreAPAlgebra2

•  Calculatorsarenotcommonlyusedandstudentsmustshowallworkontests.

•  Reviewproblemscoverthesameconceptslearnedintheunit,theyarenotthesameproblemsontheexams.

•  SamehomeworkasregularAlgebra2butwithsupplementalworkthatgoesmorein-depth.

•  Strongworkethic,selfmoBvated&organized.

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SocialStudies

•  ForgraduaBonastudentneedsEITHERWorldGeographyorWorldHistory.

•  SeveralEndorsementsrequirefourSocialStudiescredit.

•  TakingbothclassesisagoodideatosaBsfyendorsementsand4x4forcolleges.

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WorldHistoryAP(WHAP)

•  Designedtohavetherigorexperiencedbyacollegefreshman.

•  EssaywriBng,parBcipateindiscussions,readdocumentsatthecollegelevel.

•  CourserequiresasubstanBalBmecommitmentfromstudentsoutsideofclassiftheyhopetobesuccessful.

•  First3–6weeksarechallengingasstudentslearnskillsneededtobesuccessful.

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WorldHistoryAP(WHAP)

•  Timemanagementwillbethekeyskill.•  Self-moBvated.•  Enjoysacademicchallenge.•  Studyskillsandnote-takingskillsathighlevel.•  EffecBvereading,makingjudgmentsandthinking.

•  Putslearningequaltoorabovethegradeearnedintheclass.

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Science

•  IntroducBontoPhysics&Chemistry(IPC)isastatecreditforgraduaBon.

•  IPC,PhysicsORChemistrycanbetakenduring10thgradeyearasthesecondsciencecredit.

•  TakingPhysicsPreAPorChemistryPreAPshouldbebasedon9thgrademath&sciencegrades.

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ForeignLanguage

•  Takingforeignlanguagein10thgrade–probablycollegebound.

•  StronggraspofEnglishgrammarconcepts.•  AbletomemorizeandretainlargeamountsofvocabularyanddialogueataBme.

•  Goodreadingandlisteningskills.•  SpeakinBmedsituaBonsandgiveformalBmedspeeches.

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DaleJackson/CareerCenter

•  AllDJ/CCEclassesareblockedfor2classperiods.Studentwilltakeeither1stand2ndperiodor3rdand4thperiodsatDJ/CCE.

•  Hebronisgivenanallotmentofhowmany“seats”HebronhasinclassesatDJ/CCE.Hebronhasnocontrolovercounts.

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VirtualLearningAcademy(VLA)

•  Districtofferson-linecourses.•  Discusswithyourcounselorthecourseyouwouldliketotake.

•  CoursecanbetakeneitherINSIDEorOUTSIDEoftheschoolday.

•  Registeringforcoursesisadifferentprocedure–SeeVLAwebsite.

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10thgradePSAT

•  All10thgradestudentsinLISDareautomaBcallysigneduptotakethePSAT.

•  ThetestisgiveninOctober.•  Dependingonthescore,studentswillbeinvitedtotakethePSATclassduringtheir11thgradeyear.

•  11thgradePSATdeterminedNaBonalMeritstatus–Beneficialforscholarships/college.

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HughO’BrienYouth(HOBY)

•  SummerLeadershipProgram–DevelopLeadershipPotenBal.

•  10thgradestudentscanapplyeveryOctober.

•  ProgramcostiscoveredbyHebron.

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SATorACT•  Eithertestneedstobetakenformostcollegeadmissions–

Communitycollegesdonotrequire.•  RegistraBon:SAT–www.collegeboard.orgACT–www.actstudent.orgSuggestedtotakespringof11thgradeyearforthefirstBme.TestsarecertainSaturdaysduringtheyear.HebronisnotatesBngsite.TestfeewaiverareavailableforstudentsontheFreeandReducedLunchprogram.Seeyourcounselor.

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Student/CounselorConference

CounselorswillmakesurestudentsareonthecorrectpathtowardsgraduaBonandtheirendorsement.Ifstudentswouldliketochangetheirmindoncoursestheyhadoriginallyselected,verificaBonswillbegivenoutlaterinthespringsemesterforstudentstomakechanges.

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ChangePolicies

Schedulesaresetfortheyear.Onceschoolbegins:•  Ifthereisanerrorinthescheduleoraprogramchange,scheduleswillbeadjusted.

•  Teacherrequestarenotaccepted.•  ChangeoutofAPorPreAPwillbeatthenineweeksandonlyifanacademicneedisshown.

•  ElecBvechangesarenotmade.

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Wrapup

•  AllstudentsneedtoentertheirclassesintoSkywardbyFebruary2nd.

•  GeneralquesBonscanbeaskedduringblocklunch.

•  SpecificquesBonswillbeaddressedoncethecounselorviewsthecourseselecBonsenteredinSkyward.Counselorswillcallstudentsintotheofficeforaconference.