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Welcome. Landrum High School 2009-2010 Registration Meeting. Meet Your Staff. Landrum High School Brian Sherman – Principal Robert Ross – Assistant Principal Penny Cardell – Guidance Shannon McCrimmon – Guidance. Meet Your Staff. Landrum Middle School Crystal McSwain – Principal

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  1. Welcome Landrum High School 2009-2010 Registration Meeting

  2. Meet Your Staff Landrum High School • Brian Sherman – Principal • Robert Ross – Assistant Principal • Penny Cardell – Guidance • Shannon McCrimmon – Guidance

  3. Meet Your Staff Landrum Middle School Crystal McSwain – Principal Jeff Phillips – Guidance Campobello-Gramling John Hodge - Principal Stephanie Young –Guidance Brad Rothell - Guidance

  4. Purpose • Guide through registration process for 2009-2010 • Graduation Requirements • Filing out registration cards • EEDA Information • Answer any questions

  5. Diploma Requirements • 4 English • 4 Math • 3 Science • 3 Social Studies (Gov/Econ, US History) • 1 PE or ROTC • 1 Computer Science (beyond keyboarding proficient) • 1 Vocational or Foreign Language • 7 Electives *4 year College Requirements

  6. Course Description Guide

  7. Filling out the Registration Card • Card Colors • 2 Sides (Core front – Elective reverse) • Career cluster part of elective side • Teacher Recommendation (on front) • Parent/Student Signature • Alternative Courses • importance of choices • Must choose 2 • Due Jan 22, 2009

  8. Teacher Recommendations • What is a “Teacher Recommendation” • Reason for Teacher Recommendations • Parent Override • Student/Parent Responsibility with Override

  9. Building Master Schedule • Schedule Requests • How sections are built. • Example • (110 requests = 4 sections of 27.5 or 5 sections of 22) • Number of sections determined by types of class, curriculum, student makeup, etc. • Schedule changes – “They affect us all.”

  10. FAQ/Q&A • When is registration? • What do I get? • What do I turn in? • When do I turn it in? • How do I know if I am on schedule to graduate? • Questions?

  11. EEDA • What is it? • Economic Education Development Act • Purpose • To make sure students put thought into career choices before graduating high school • Who does it affect? • All 9th and 10th graders • Rising 9th graders choose a “Cluster”. • Rising 11th graders choose a “Major”.

  12. What is an IGP?

  13. How the EEDA affects your student? • Core requirements will remain the same for diploma. • Students will have to declare a major. • Students can change major in the spring during registration process. • Allows for guidance in career interests. • Both college and vocational services are offered with the help of Swofford Career Center.

  14. How to read “Guide to Career Choices” • Table of Contents

  15. What is a “Cluster”? • A grouping of similar classes that relate to a career choice. • Rising 9th graders choose a “Cluster”. • State of south Carolina has recommended 16 possible clusters. • Cluster will vary between schools and within districts. • Landrum High School has identified 11 clusters. (i.e. page 1, 3, 6, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26) • Some clusters will require attendance at Swofford Career Center.

  16. What is a “Major”? • Rising 11th graders choose a “Major”. • A specific set of classes within a cluster that defines a certain career choice. • Majors vary between schools and within districts. • Landrum High School has identified 26 Majors. • Some Majors will be offered through Swofford Career Center.

  17. Swofford Career Center Director: Tommy Campbell Assistant Director: Scott Simpkins Open House February 26th, 2009 6:30 – 8:00 pm

  18. EEDA and the School Registration Process • Career cluster process has helped to narrow the focus for elective courses. • Career clusters will have NO effect on core curriculum • Teacher recommendations are only necessary for the core curriculum classes. • Career clusters are part of electives.

  19. U.S. History • Split into 2 classes. • Class 1: U.S. History to 1877 • Class 2: U.S. History 1877 to present. • Students are only required to take class 2 however the school strongly recommends that students take both classes. This is because of the End of Course Exam.

  20. About Your Guidance Meeting… • Purpose of Appointment • Guidance will send a letter with a scheduled time. • If time is inconvenient please call to reschedule. • It is important that student/parent has already discussed career choices and classes before meeting with guidance counselor.

  21. Summary • Difference between Core Curriculum/Electives/Career Clusters • Deadlines for Registration Process • Graduation Requirements • Importance of Parent/Student dialogue before guidance meeting. • There will be no schedule changes without administrative approval.

  22. Questions? ?

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