COURSESCHEDULINGPROGRAM10thGRADE

2018-2019SchoolYear

CourseSelecBon•  CourseselecBonmaterialswerehandedoutFriday,January26th.

•  Studentsneedtoselectcoursestotaling8creditsandatleast2alternatecourses–AlternatecoursesareoPenused.Selectcoursesyouwouldliketotake.

•  CoursesselectedonCourseRequestSheetaretobeinpuUedintoSkywardbyFebruary2nd.

InputintoSkyward

•  Oncestudentshaveselectedcoursesontheircourserequestsheet,courserequestneedtobeinpuUedintoSkyward.

•  SelectcoursesinSkywardbasedonCOURSENUMBER.

•  DirecBonsforusingSkywardtoregistercanbefoundontheSkywardFamilyAccessHomepageandInformaBonsheetgivenoutwithCourseSelecBonMaterials.

GraduaBonPlans•  FoundaBonHighSchoolPlan(FHSP)–studentsneed26creditstograduate.

•  4x4curriculumissBllsmart.

•  EndorsementscanbechangedtofitelecBvecoursesstudentswouldliketotake.

•  Endorsementshavenoeffectofge_ngintocollege.

PreAP,AP,Regular

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

•  Doublinguponmathorscience–staffingwillplayalargepartinthis.Bothmathandsciencedepartmentleadsrequestthisisdoneduringjunioryear.

GiPed&Talented

•  CurriculumisPAPandAP.•  NumberofsecBonscreatedinMasterSchedulefor“DesignatedGT”isbasedonStudentCourseRequest.

•  SchedulingcoursescanbeverylimiBngifstudentsselectsallcoreclassesas“GT”.

•  AllPAPandAPclasseshavebothGTandNon-GTstudents.

SCHEDULEEXAMPLES

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

SCHEDULEEXAMPLES

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

PreAPEnglish

•  FocusoncriBcalreading,grammarstudy,vocabularyenhancementandformalwriBngthroughinnovaBvestrategies.

•  Thecourseassumestheability&willingnessofthestudenttoreadupto25pagesindependentlyperdaytoprepareforclassdiscussionsandwriUenassignments.

•  Class-selectedandindependently-selectedworksreaddaily.

PreAPEnglish

•  Writer’snotebookinaddiBontoothervarieBesofwriBng,bothBmesandunBmed.

•  WriBngstyleswillincludeargument,rhetoricalanalysis,literaryanalysis,andcreaBvewriBng.

•  StudentswillparBcipateindiscussionsandproduceworkthatreflectscriBcalthinking,Bmeandeffort.

PreAPGeometry

•  StudentshavingtakenAlgebra1ABallyeararerecommendedtoNOTtakePreAPGeometry.ThepaceoftheclassistoofastaPerhavinghadAlgebra1allyear.

•  ItisrecommendedthatstudentsinAlgebra1havehadatleastaBaverage.ThisisineitherPreAPorregularAlgebra1.

PreAPGeometry

•  Bepreparedtowork.

•  Studentsmustdodailyworkinordertobesuccessfulintheclass.

•  Dailyhomework,majorprojects,quizzesandtestsarepartofthegradingprocess.

PreAPAlgebra2

•  RecommendaBonis90orbeUerinregularAlgebra1or85orbeUerinPreAPAlgebra1.

•  NotrecommendedforstudentsthattookAlgebra1ABallyear.

•  Summerassignment.Assessmentonthesummerpacketoncesemesterbegins.

•  In-depthineachconceptandismoreapplicaBonbased.

•  Testarefreeresponse(nonmulBplechoice).

PreAPAlgebra2

•  Calculatorsarenotcommonlyusedandstudentsmustshowallworkontests.

•  Reviewproblemscoverthesameconceptslearnedintheunit,theyarenotthesameproblemsontheexams.

•  SamehomeworkasregularAlgebra2butwithsupplementalworkthatgoesmorein-depth.

•  Strongworkethic,selfmoBvated&organized.

SocialStudies

•  ForgraduaBonastudentneedsEITHERWorldGeographyorWorldHistory.

•  SeveralEndorsementsrequirefourSocialStudiescredit.

•  TakingbothclassesisagoodideatosaBsfyendorsementsand4x4forcolleges.

WorldHistoryAP(WHAP)

•  Designedtohavetherigorexperiencedbyacollegefreshman.

•  EssaywriBng,parBcipateindiscussions,readdocumentsatthecollegelevel.

•  CourserequiresasubstanBalBmecommitmentfromstudentsoutsideofclassiftheyhopetobesuccessful.

•  First3–6weeksarechallengingasstudentslearnskillsneededtobesuccessful.

WorldHistoryAP(WHAP)

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

•  Putslearningequaltoorabovethegradeearnedintheclass.

Science

•  IntroducBontoPhysics&Chemistry(IPC)isastatecreditforgraduaBon.

•  IPC,PhysicsORChemistrycanbetakenduring10thgradeyearasthesecondsciencecredit.

•  TakingPhysicsPreAPorChemistryPreAPshouldbebasedon9thgrademath&sciencegrades.

ForeignLanguage

•  Takingforeignlanguagein10thgrade–probablycollegebound.

•  StronggraspofEnglishgrammarconcepts.•  AbletomemorizeandretainlargeamountsofvocabularyanddialogueataBme.

•  Goodreadingandlisteningskills.•  SpeakinBmedsituaBonsandgiveformalBmedspeeches.

DaleJackson/CareerCenter

•  AllDJ/CCEclassesareblockedfor2classperiods.Studentwilltakeeither1stand2ndperiodor3rdand4thperiodsatDJ/CCE.

•  Hebronisgivenanallotmentofhowmany“seats”HebronhasinclassesatDJ/CCE.Hebronhasnocontrolovercounts.

VirtualLearningAcademy(VLA)

•  Districtofferson-linecourses.•  Discusswithyourcounselorthecourseyouwouldliketotake.

•  CoursecanbetakeneitherINSIDEorOUTSIDEoftheschoolday.

•  Registeringforcoursesisadifferentprocedure–SeeVLAwebsite.

10thgradePSAT

•  All10thgradestudentsinLISDareautomaBcallysigneduptotakethePSAT.

•  ThetestisgiveninOctober.•  Dependingonthescore,studentswillbeinvitedtotakethePSATclassduringtheir11thgradeyear.

•  11thgradePSATdeterminedNaBonalMeritstatus–Beneficialforscholarships/college.

HughO’BrienYouth(HOBY)

•  SummerLeadershipProgram–DevelopLeadershipPotenBal.

•  10thgradestudentscanapplyeveryOctober.

•  ProgramcostiscoveredbyHebron.

SATorACT•  Eithertestneedstobetakenformostcollegeadmissions–

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

Student/CounselorConference

CounselorswillmakesurestudentsareonthecorrectpathtowardsgraduaBonandtheirendorsement.Ifstudentswouldliketochangetheirmindoncoursestheyhadoriginallyselected,verificaBonswillbegivenoutlaterinthespringsemesterforstudentstomakechanges.

ChangePolicies

Schedulesaresetfortheyear.Onceschoolbegins:•  Ifthereisanerrorinthescheduleoraprogramchange,scheduleswillbeadjusted.

•  Teacherrequestarenotaccepted.•  ChangeoutofAPorPreAPwillbeatthenineweeksandonlyifanacademicneedisshown.

•  ElecBvechangesarenotmade.

Wrapup

•  AllstudentsneedtoentertheirclassesintoSkywardbyFebruary2nd.

•  GeneralquesBonscanbeaskedduringblocklunch.

•  SpecificquesBonswillbeaddressedoncethecounselorviewsthecourseselecBonsenteredinSkyward.Counselorswillcallstudentsintotheofficeforaconference.