Parent Information Night Dulaney High School November 16, 2017

Today’s Presentation High School Schedule Graduation Requirements Completer Programs at Dulaney GPA, QPA, Athletic Eligibility Registration Process

A Day - B Day A Day Period 1 English Period 2 Art/Music Period 3 Science Period 4 PE B Day Period 1 Math Period 2 World Lang Period 3 History Period 4 Elective

What Is a CREDIT? Any course that meets for 1 full period, for 1 year earns 1 credit. Any course that meets for 1 full period for 1 semester earns ½ credit. Any course that meets for 1 full period everyday earns 2 credits. You can drop this slide

What is a Prerequisite? A course that prepares you to succeed in a more challenging course. For example: Latin 1 Latin 2 Chemistry  Forensics Honors Fundamentals of Art Photography Physical Education  Weight Training Algebra 1 to Geometry to Algebra 2 Drop the Math Science

Levels of Course Rigor Standard-ST Honors-H Accelerated Academics-AA/GT Dual Enrollment-COLL Advanced Placement-AP

Graduation Requirements English 4 credits English 9 English 10 PARCC English 11 English 12 Social Studies 3.5 credits Government HSA World History US History Economics and Public Issues EPI .5 or AP Micro/Macro

Graduation requirements You have to be enrolled in math every year of high school. You must earn 3 credits of math You must pass Algebra 1 and Geometry University of Maryland Systems and most other colleges require Algebra 2

Graduation Requirements Science-Graduation year 2021 (current 9th grade and younger) This is the new Next Generation Science Sequence (NGSS) Earth Systems Living Systems Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC) or forgo IPC and take Chemistry and Physics for 2 separate credits Current 9th grade students in Biology will go into Earth Systems next year

Graduation Requirements It will be important for students rising out of 9th grade to identify what capstone science class he or she intends to take senior year. Some students may elect to break IPC into two separate courses of Chemistry and Physics. Students who do this will be allowed to double Science sophomore year in order to reach their capstone goal. (ES and Chemistry) or take Chemistry junior year and Physics senior year.

Graduation requirements Science-requirements for current 10th grade students and older Biology Science elective

Graduation Requirements Physical Education 1 credit Fitness: Foundations and Mastery Fine Art 1 credit Fundamentals of Art Theater Arts Dance Guitar Band Chorus Orchestra Piano Music Technology Guitar and Dance placement auditions will be on Dec 12th at 3:00 pm

Graduation Requirements Technology 1 credit Foundations of Engineering (Available to all students) PLTW Intro to Engineering Design (Freshman Year if Algebra 1 has been completed) Foundations of Computer Science Honors AP Computer Science Principles Health .5 credit

Graduation Requirements English 4 credits Social Studies 3.5 credits Math 3 credits Science 3 credits Physical Education 1 credit Fine Arts 1 credit Technology 1 credit Health .5 credit Completer 4 credit Total 21 credits

Graduation Requirements Continued Completer Program of 4 additional credits HSA, MISA & PARCC Test requirements 75 Service Learning Hours

Completers World Language I in high school The College Completer World Language I in high school World Language II in high school Elective (Science strongly recommended) Elective (Math strongly recommended) Many students will take more then two credits of World Language during High school. Dulaney offers World Language up to Advanced Placement 6 or 7.

Career and Technology Education (CTE) Completers CCBC agrees to grant college credit to high school students who successfully complete a specific CTE program through BCPS. The student must complete the minimum four credits with a GPA of 3.0 or better in the CTE program of study. The student must register for a course at CCBC within three years of high school graduation to receive the articulated college credit.

Completer CTE programs Finance and Accounting Principles of Business Administration & Management Accounting 1 Honors Accounting 2 Honors AP Economics or Internship or Capstone Business Management Principles of Business Administration & Management Accounting 1 Honors Advanced Business Management Honors AP Economics or Internship or Capstone

Completer CTE programs Marketing Principles of Business Administration & Management Accounting 1 Honors Marketing 1 Honors Marketing 2 Honors Computer Science Foundations of Comp Science AP Comp Science Principles AP Comp Science A IT College Course or Internship

Completer CTE Programs Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) HVAC 1 HVAC 2 HVAC 3 Honors HVAC 4 Honors

Completer CTE programs Project Lead the Way (PLTW): Engineering Intro to Engineering Design Honors Digital Electronics Honors Principles of Engineering Honors Engineering Design & Development GT Aerospace and Civil Engineering GT electives

Completer CTE Programs School to Career Career Research & Development 1 Career Research & Development 2 2 credits of work experience

Other potential programs Art-Fine Art, Digital Art, Photography AVID Dance English- Journalism, Yearbook, Speech, Writing Music- Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Guitar Theatre These are not completers. You must complete another program such as the College Completer in addition to any of these programs.

Early College Access Programs at CCBC Dual Enrollment - Take up to four classes tuition free, Fall and Spring semester only. Eligibility requirements overall 2.5 GPA sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Parallel Enrollment PEP - Pay only 50% of the tuition rate. All students eligible including Fall, Winter , Spring and Summer sessions. Dual Credits between BCPS and CCBC

Special Programs for Seniors Internships Release time: Parent permission required. Students with release time are not permitted to be on campus during school hours.

GPA and QPA GPA – Grade Point Average-unweighted GPA This is a straight mean or average calculation of your grades QPA – Quality Point Average-weighted GPA This factors the rigor of your course selections. Honors and AA/AP/COLL classes earn more points, therefore result in a higher QPA. Class rank is always reported based on QPA

Athletic Eligibility 2 E’s the quarter prior to the sport season results in athletic ineligibility. In addition you must maintain a 2.0 or C average in that same quarter. This includes from fourth quarter, not the final grade, into the following fall sports season as a students rises. Incoming 9th grade students get a fresh start.

Automatic Course requests Course recommendations are generated by logical course progressions and by the current teacher’s level recommendation.

09 Grade 09 Course Credit Dulaney High School 2017 – 2018 Pre-Registration Form Grade 09 Extra, Juan Course Credit 1009004 English 9 Hon 1.0 1509005 American Government GT 1.0 2022004 Geometry Honors 1.0 2510004 Earth Systems Honors 1.0 3080304 Chinese 3 Honors 1.0

Things to think about Appropriate academic placement The third level of rigor in High School World Language Balance with other activities Appeals Engagement with the Dulaney Community More is not always better Depth of engagement is important Leadership Club Rush in the Fall Athletic website www.dulaneyathletics.org

What happens next School counselors will be in the Dulaney classrooms 11/27 through 12/4 and in the middle schools on December 7th and 8th to review the process and provide materials for the students to bring home to share with you all. Dulaney students will then have an individual meeting with their school counselor Dec 14th – Dec 21st to collect the materials and review the student’s Six Year Plan. Middle School Students will turn their forms in to their current school counselor for review before they are returned to Dulaney.

It’s Time To: Ask questions Seek Information Ask questions If questions arise in the future, please call your student’s guidance counselor- 410-887-7635