WELCOME TO SOUTHWESTERN CENTRAL

HIGH SCHOOL

8TH GRADE PARENT

ORIENTATION MEETING

MARCH 4, 2015

INTRODUCTIONS

•SUZIE LINDQUIST – MS COUNSELOR

•ROBIN KAYNER – HS COUNSELOR (L-Z)

•TINA MAINES – HS COUNSELOR (A-K)

•LIZA BABCOCK- HS PSYCHOLOGIST 10-12

•FAWN FISHER- MS PSYCHOLOGIST, GRADE 9

•MIKE CIPOLLA- HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

•KRISTY CARLSON- ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

REVIEW OF THE SCHEDULING PROCESS• HS ELECTIVES PREVIEW, MAY 5TH 2:00

• RECEIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 8TH GRADE TEACHERS FOR STUDENT PLACEMENT

• CONSIDERATION FOR ADVANCED CLASSES

• STUDENT WILL MEET INDIVIDUALLY WITH COUNSELOR TO MAKE COURSE SELECTIONS

• STUDENTS WILL REGISTER FOR A MINIMUM OF 6.5 CREDITS AND A MAXIMUM OF 7.5 CREDITS

SCHEDULING PROCESS CONTINUED

•COPIES OF STUDENT SCHEDULES WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS PRIOR TO SCHOOL YEAR.

•SCHEDULE CHANGES CAN BE MADE DURING THE DESIGNATED TIMES.

•COUNSELORS WILL BE AVAILABLE PERIODICALLY DURING SUMMER MONTHS

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSFRESHMAN YEAR

•ART/MUSIC CREDIT

•STUDIO IN ART

•DDP

•BAND/CHOIR/ORCHESTRA

•FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• FRENCH

•SPANISH

FRESHMAN ELECTIVES•GOURMET

• FIRST AID/CPR

•DRAMA

• PSYCHOLOGY

•WOOD I & II

•ACCOUNTING

•BUSINESS & PERSONAL

LAW

•CAREER & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

•SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MARKETING

• FINANCIAL PLANNING

*Electives offered are based on course requests and are subject to change without notice

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMASCLASS OF 2019

•ADVANCED REGENTS WITH HONORS

•ADVANCED REGENTS

•REGENTS

REGENTS DIPLOMA

SUBJECT CREDITS TESTING• ENGLISH 4 ELA (AFTER ENGLISH 11)

• MATH 3 INTEGRATED ALGEBRA

*MINIMALLY INTEGRATED ALGEBRA & GEOMETRY

• S.S. 4 GLOBAL/US HISTORY REGENTS

• SCIENCE 3 (1)REGENTS EXAM

*NEED 2 LAB SCIENCE INCLUDING LIVING ENVIRONMENT

• FRENCH/SPANISH 1

• HEALTH .5

• ART/MUSIC 1

• PHYS. ED. 2

• ELECTIVES 5.5

TOTAL CREDITS 24 5 EXAMS

ADVANCED REGENTS DIPLOMA

SUBJECT CREDITS TESTING

• ENGLISH 4 ELA (AFTER ENGLISH 11)

• MATH 3 INTEGRATED ALGEBRAGEOMETRY & ALGEBRA II

• S.S. 4 GLOBAL/US HISTORY REGENTS

• SCIENCE 3 (2)REGENTS EXAMS*INCLUDING LIVING ENVIRONMENT FRENCH/SPANISH 3 LOTE EXAM

• HEALTH .5

• ART/MUSIC 1

• PHYS. ED. 2

• ELECTIVES 3.5

TOTAL CREDITS 24 9 EXAMS

ENGLISH ENGLISH 9 ENGLISH 9 ADV

ENGLISH 10 ENGLISH 10 ADV*

ENGLISH 11 ENGLISH 11 ADV*

ENGLISH 12* ENGLISH 12 AP*GRADUATE WITH 3 COLLEGE CREDITS GRADUATE WITH 9 COLLEGE

CREDITS

*If students pass the Accuplacer exam, college credit may be awarded.

English 12 AP: ENG 1540 through Jamestown Community CollegeEnglish 12: ENG 1510 through Jamestown Community CollegeEnglish 11ADV: ENG 1530 through Jamestown Community CollegeEnglish 10 ADV: ENG 1510 through Jamestown Community College

MATH INTEGRATED ALGEBRA GEOMETRY ADV

GEOMETRY ALGEBRA II ADV

ALGEBRA II PRE-CALCULUS ADV/STATISTICS

PRE-CALCULUS/STATISTICS AP CALCULUS*/STATISTICS

CALCULUS/STATISTICSElementary Statistics: College course through JCC; MAT 1540. This course can be take

after the completion of Algebra II or Algebra II ADV.*AP Courses: Student will sit for the AP exam in May. Students who perform well may receive

college credit at thousands of Universities worldwide.

SOCIAL STUDIES

GLOBAL I GLOBAL I ADV

GLOBAL II GLOBAL II ADV

US HISTORY AP US HISTORY*

ECONOMICS/GOVERNMENT *AP GOVERNMENT/ECONOMICS

*AP Courses: Student will sit for the AP exam in May. Students who perform well may receive college credit at thousands of Universities worldwide.

SCIENCE

EARTH SCIENCE EARTH SCIENCE

LIVING ENVIRONMENT CHEMISTRY

CHEMISTRY OR PHYSICS

**ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

*AP BIO/AP CHEM/AP PHYSICS

PHYSICSAfter the completion of LE, Chemistry and/or Physics, students may register for AP Chemistry, AP Physics, and/or AP Biology.

*AP Courses: Student will sit for the AP exam in May. Students who perform well may receive college credit at thousands of Universities worldwide.

** Counts as the 3rd science credit required for graduation

VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESBEGINNING JUNIOR YEAR

• AUTO BODY

• AUTO MECHANICS

• COSMETOLOGY

• CONSERVATION

• NURSING

• CRIMINAL JUSTICE

• CARPENTRY

• COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

VOCATIONAL CAREERS CONTINUED

• CULINARY ARTS

• ELECTRONICS

• DIESEL MECHANICS

• GRAPHIC ARTS

• HEALTH ASSISTING

• MACHINE TRADES

• PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECURITY

• SMALL ANIMAL SCIENCE

CLASS RANK• INITIAL CLASS RANK IS CALCULATED AT THE CONCLUSION OF

THE SOPHOMORE YEAR (4 SEMESTERS)

• FINAL CLASS RANK IS CALCULATED DURING THE LAST 5 WEEKS OF THE SENIOR YEAR.

•ONLY FINAL GRADES WILL BE USED

• COURSES REPEATED WILL ONLY BE COUNTED IF THE GRADE IS HIGHER

• A STUDENT SHOULD CARRY AT LEAST 6.5 CREDITS PER YEAR

CLASS RANK CONTINUED•WE CALCULATE RANK BY USING THOSE CLASSES YIELDING

THE HIGHEST POINT TOTAL, INCLUDING P.E.

• ALL CLASSES TAKEN AT A POST SECONDARY LEVEL (EX. JCC) WILL RECEIVE A REGENTS INDEX NUMBER

• RANK ESTABLISHED BY MULTIPLYING THE GRADE RECEIVED IN A PARTICULAR SUBJECT BY AN INDEX NUMBER

CLASS RANK CONTINUED

INDEX NUMBERS

•ADVANCED PLACEMENT 1.2

•ADVANCED 1.15

•REGENTS 1.1

•GENERAL 1.05

CLASS RANK SCENARIO

• ENGLISH 90 = 99

• MATH 85 = 93.5

• SCIENCE 92 = 101.2

• SS 97 = 106.7

• LOTE 83 = 91.3

• GOURMET 95 = 49.88

• PE 95 = 49.88

• STUDIO ART 95 = 99.75

• SWTV 100 = 105

• ENGLISH ADV 90 = 103.5

• MATH ADV 85 = 97.75

• SCIENCE AP 92 = 110.4

• SS ADV 97 = 111.55

• LOTE 83 = 91.3

• GOURMET 95 = 49.88

• PE 95 = 49.88

• STUDIO ART 95 = 99.75

• SWTV 100 = 105

Total Rank Points611.4

Total Rank Points629.95

ATTENDANCE POLICY

• IN ORDER FOR STUDENTS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE TESTS, SUBMIT PAPERS, HOMEWORK, PROJECTS, ETC… STUDENTS MUST BE IN ATTENDANCE A MINIMUM OF 85% OF THE TOTAL DAYS A COURSE IS SCHEDULED TO BE IN SESSION.

• 14 DAYS 1.0 CREDIT CLASSES

• 7 DAYS .5 CREDIT COURSES

FRESHMAN ORIENTATION

•FRESHMAN WILL RECEIVE AN ORIENTATION IN AUGUST

•TENTATIVELY SET FOR LAST WEEK OF AUGUST

•FINAL SCHEDULES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED

•LOCKERS & COMBINATION WILL BE GIVEN

•STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES WILL GIVE TOURS

ACADEMIC INTERVENTION SERVICES (AIS) ELIGIBILITY

• MULTIPLE MEASURES: 8TH GRADE STATE ASSESSMENTS & IREADY DATA

• SCORING BELOW THE APPROVED PASSING GRADE 65 ON ANY REGENTS EXAM REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION IN ELA, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND/OR SOCIAL STUDIES

• RECOMMENDATIONS BY CLASSROOM TEACHER, COUNSELOR, ADMINISTRATOR, PARENT, SCHOOL STAFF

• CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE: CLASS WORK, CHAPTER AND UNIT TESTS, PARTICIPATION

• PARENT NOTIFICATION OCCURS EVERY TIME A STUDENT ENTERS AND/OR EXITS AIS

RESOURCES

• EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT TIME

• CASTLE LEARNING WWW.CASTLELEARNING.COM

• AFTER SCHOOL TIME – SAME AS MS

• PEER TUTORING

• IREADY

WE WANT YOU INVOLVED IN YOUR CHILD’S EDUCATION

•STAY IN CONTACT WITH SCHOOL STAFF

•VISIT OUR WEBPAGE: HTTP://SWCS.WNYRIC.ORG/

•SCHEDULE PLANNING GUIDE

• JOIN THE PTSO

•POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL

•ENJOY THE EXTRA-CURRICULAR EVENTS AT SWCS

•THIS PPT CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE

QUESTIONS?FOR ACCURACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS ARE DONE ALPHABETICALLY

A-K MAINES L-Z KAYNER