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Scheduling Information Night

Get information about the scheduling process for the 2019-2020 school year at BWHS. Attend optional counseling presentations and explore the Scheduling Fair.

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Scheduling Information Night

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  1. Scheduling Information Night January 16, 2019

  2. Scheduling Night Agenda • 6:00 – 6:15, Scheduling Overview • 6:15 – 7:15, Scheduling Fair in the cafeteria • Core departments • Elective departments • Counseling department • Virtual Loudoun • NOVA Dual Enrollment • 6:15-6:40, Optional counseling presentation in the choral room • 6:45-7:10, Optional counseling presentation in the choral room

  3. Online at BWHS School Counseling – Scheduling page • Scheduling activities and dates • Grade-level course selection forms • BWHS elective sheet • Presentations & videos • Summer assignments TBD • The LCPS Program of Studies (soon!) • Links to LCPS curriculum guides and course syllabi (soon!)

  4. Scheduling Timeline • Next week: • Classroom scheduling information sessions • Core teachers will finish submitting recommendations • January 28 – February 28: • Individual scheduling - Students select their courses • May 24: • Course selection letters sent home • June 3: • Deadline to make changes

  5. Dates WILL change!

  6. Individual Scheduling:January 28 – February 22 • Freshmen: January 28 – February 1 (HPE9 classes) • Sophomores: February 7 – February 12 (HPE10 classes) • Juniors: February 14 – February 22 (TBD)

  7. Individual Scheduling:January 28 – February 22 • Each student will meet individually with his/her counselor to select their core courses and electives. Each student will leave their meeting with a selection of seven-periods of courses • Student will bring home • A copy of his/her course recommendations from current core teachers • An unofficial copy of his/her course requests • A current copy of his/her academic transcript • Parents may make changes to their child’s core classes by emailing or writing a note to their counselor. • Electives can be changed directly on ParentVUE and StudentVUE.

  8. Course Selection Letter Sent Home: May 24, 2019 • We will mail an official letter detailing your child’s 2019-2020 course requests

  9. Course Request Deadline • Deadline to change course requests: June 3, 2019 • Changes to core classes by email or note from parent • Changes to electives can be made on PVUE/SVUE • We cannot make course request changes after this date! • Exception – completion of courses in the summer • Exception – “BWHS Level Change Days” in August (dates TBD)

  10. School-Year Schedule Changes • Elective Changes – we cannot change electives • Level Changes

  11. School-Year Level Changes • Level changes will be considered on a case-by-case basis • Many factors are considered: • Student input • Parent input • Counselor input • Overall course load • Teacher feedback • Availability of alternate courses • Post-secondary plans • Individual strengths & weaknesses

  12. School-Year Level Changes • Academic level changes • A class that is “difficult” is not the same as a class that is “too difficult” for a student! • Changing a level often disrupts the student’s entire schedule! • Changing a level is often not possible! • Level-change requests cannot be considered until MP1 interims are distributed

  13. School-Year Level Changes • Request form: • Detailed reason for request • Teacher input: completion of assignments? extra help? strategies? • Parent and teacher communication?

  14. Changes for 2019-2020 New classes for 2019-2020 • Mythology (English Department) • Women’s Studies (English) • Ceramics (Fine Arts/Art) • Dual Enrollment Music Appreciation (Fine Arts/Music) • Technology of Robotic Design (CTE/Tech Ed) • Cybersecurity Software Operations (CTE/Business) • Cybersecurity in Marketing (CTE/Marketing) • Travel and Tourism Marketing Sales (CTE/Marketing) • Calculus, non-AP (Math) Returning or Rebranded classes • Etymology (English) • Public Speaking (English) • Dual Enrollment Survey of African History (Social Sciences) • Outdoor Education (HPE) • Personal Fitness (HPE) • Weight Lifting (HPE)

  15. Scheduling Fair • 6:15 – 7:15, Scheduling Fair in the cafeteria • 6:15-6:40, Optional counseling presentation in the choral room • 6:45-7:10, Optional counseling presentation in the choral room • Each department will have one or more tables • School Counseling department will have a table • NOVA Dual Enrollment will have a table • Virtual Loudoun will have table • We need to end promptly at 7:15pm! • I have 1000+ anxious middle school parents arriving!

  16. Optional Counseling Presentations • Graduation requirements • AP classes and Dual Enrollment (DE) classes that we offer • Personal Finance & Economics vs. AP Economics • Virtual Loudoun

  17. Scheduling Night Agenda • 6:00 – 6:15, Scheduling Overview • 6:15 – 7:15, Scheduling Fair in the cafeteria • Core departments • Elective departments • Counseling department • 6:15-6:40, Optional guidance presentation in the choral room • 6:45-7:10, Optional guidance presentation in the choral room

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