10 th Grade enrollment

1. 10th Grade enrollment Columbia Public Schools 2013-2014

2. Vocabulary for Enrollment • Block: Meets every other day • Semester: Meets either 1st or 2nd semester • Year long: Meets entire year • Advisory: Bonus class that is required for 9th and 10th grade students. It includes a wide variety of orientation activities and study time.

3. Basic Information • All sophomores in CPS take four core classes, a mandatory advisory class, and three other classes. • Core classes are: Biology, English 10, Math, and World History • Advisory is not for credit • Your other courses should be selected with graduation credits in mind • Sophomores can earn a maximum of 7 credits. • The selections you make now are for the full year. Please choose wisely. • Your course request form is due January 18 to your Government teacher. • Plan to attend your high school’s Curriculum Fair at January 9th , 5-7 pm. • *NOTE: Battle’s Curriculum Fair is at Lange Middle School

4. Block Schedule • If you have a semester class, make a horizontal dividing line in the appropriate column and block for T2 (semester 1) or T3 (semester 2)

5. Block Schedule • If you have a semester class, make a horizontal dividing line in the appropriate column and block for T2 (semester 1) or T3 (semester 2)

6. Filling out your form

7. Basic Personal Information

8. Writing in your Course requests

9. The Core Classes Biology, English 10, Math, World History

10. English Regular Sections Honors Sections Three options: English 10 Honors Stand alone class (HHS and BHS) World Studies Honors English 10 Honors paired with World History Honors (RBHS) AP World Studies Honors English 10 Honors paired with AP World History (BHS, HHS, RBHS) • Two options: • English 10 • Stand alone class (HHS and BHS) • World Studies • English 10 paired with World History (HHS and RBHS)

11. World History Regular Sections Honors Sections Three options: World History Honors Stand alone class (BHS and HHS) World Studies Honors World History paired with English 10 (RBHS) AP World Studies Honors AP World History paired with English 10 H • Two options: • World History • Stand alone class (BHS and HHS) • World Studies • World History paired with English 10

12. Math • Speak with your current math teacher. Your choice is based on your current class. The sequence is Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Precalculus. Geometry , Algebra 2 and Precalculusare offered in honors or regular..

13. Biology • You may choose between: • Regular Biology • Honors Biology

14. Advisory

15. Advisory • All sophomores will take an advisement class. • Facilitated by classroom teacher and student mentors. • Orientation to High School and building • Guidance Program and Curriculum • Athletics/Activities and Student Involvement • Career Center Tours • Media Center and Electronic Resources • Study Strategies and Habits for Success • PLAN test and Career planning

16. Advisory compared to study hall • Study Hall • Optional • Block – 90 min. • All study time • Non-credit • Advisory • Mandatory • Programming and Study Time • Non-Credit

17. Other courses Graduation requirements, Career Paths

18. Graduation Requirements* • Students must have 24 credits in specific areas to graduate. • English (EN): 3 • Language Arts (LA): 1 • Social Studies: 3 • Government (GV): 1, World History (WH): 1, US History (US): 1 • Math (MA): 3 • Science: 3 • Biology (BS): 1, Physical (PS): 1, Elective(BS or PS): 1 • Health (HE): 0.5 • Fine Art (FA): 1 • Practical Art: 1 • Personal Finance (PF): 0.5, Practical Art (PA): 0.5 • Physical Education: 1 • Electives: 7.5 • Earned when other areas are complete or when code is EL *Please note, these are basic requirements and may not reflect admission requirements to post-secondary training/education. Students must research options to select coursework that will fulfill any additional requirements.

19. Determining Credits Needed for Graduation… 1. Get a copy of your transcript from Home Access

20. 2. Use your transcript to figure out what credits you’ve already earned • EN = English • SS= Social Studies • GV= Government • WH= World History • US= US History • MA= Math • PS= Physical Science • BS= Biological Science • PE= Physical Education • HE= Health • FA= Fine Art • PA =Practical Art • PF= Personal Finance • Etc. • You can also find your GPA and • Calculate your total credits from your transcript (ex. for this student 6.75+7+3.5= 17.25 cumulative credits, so she needs an additional 6.75 (24 minus 17.25) credits for graduation)

21. 3. Compare your transcript to the chart of Graduation Requirements to figure out what you still need… • For example, this student has earned 2.5 English credits. • If she passes English 11 H 2nd semester of 11th grade, she will earn .5 EN credits for 2nd semester which will give her 3 credits by the end of her junior year. • So she will need 1 EN or LA credit next year in order to fulfill graduation requirements.

22. Courses Often Selected for 10th grade • Physical Education • Fine Art • World Language (some colleges require or recommend two levels of the same language for admission) • Practical Art

23. For Choir and Band • All students enroll with one number; auditions will inform placement in the course options. See the registration guide for more details. • Choir: 8435FA • Band: 8340FA

24. Alternative Choices

25. Alternative Choices • Students, at times, do not receive their first choice in classes • Alternative choices communicate your desired replacement courses • It is important that you include alternative choices that are similar to your first choice(s) • If you are requesting semester classes make sure you have at least two semester alternatives. • You will also need an alternate for year long choices • If you do not select alternative choices, we may choose for you if there is a conflict • It is not necessary to select alternative choices for core classes

26. Signatures

27. Making your requests official • Signatures from the following people are necessary: • You! • A parent/guardian • Special Education case manager, if applicable • ELL case manager, if applicable

28. Requesting Courses online In addition to completing the paper request

29. Request Classes through Home Access • From Home Access Center, click on Course Requestson the left side of screen. • Click on the icon for the subject area you wish to enter requests.

30. 3. Once you click on , a pop-up box will appear with a list of the courses you can request:

31. 4. Requested courses, once saved, can be viewed on the Schedule page in Home Access Center.

32. Make Plans to Attend enrollment Fairhosted by your high school! • Specific Information about courses for 2013-2014 • General information about your high school • Information about athletics and clubs • Teachers available to discuss: • What is expected in courses, • Topics to be covered in courses, and • Questions about Regular, Honors, and AP options

33. To Review • Enrollment forms are DUE January 18th • Enrollment Forms are DUE to your Social Studies Teacher • Plan to attend the enrollment fair at your high school • Battle: 5-7 pm at Lange Middle School • Hickman: 5-7 pm - Hickman Commons • Rock Bridge: 5-7 pm - Rock Bridge Commons • Enter course requests in Home Access • Jump Start Day – All 9th and 10th grade students will come to school for a half day prior to school starting for school wide orientation.

34. Questions