Grade 9 to 10 Course Selection and Pre-Registration Georgetown High School January 2018

GHS Counseling Staff Counselor Students Phone E-mail Trisha Cook (512) 943-5100 E-mail Trisha Cook A - Hem ext 7198 cookp@georgetownisd.org Shannon Henson Hen - M ext 7111 hensons@georgetownisd.org Chaileen Gilly N - Z ext 7044 gillyc@georgetownisd.org Laura Lake Grade 9 ext 7508 lakel@georgetownisd.org Sam McCutchen College and Career Center ext 7075 mccutchens@georgetownisd.org Ali Knudsen Tishna Rollo Intervention Services ext 7085 ad-knudsena@georgetownisd.org Tina Kepner Crisis Intervention ext 7010 kepnert@georgetownisd.org

Agenda Graduation Requirements Pre-AP/AP Endorsement Pathways Pre-Registration 2018-19 Questions?

Graduation Requirements Students must successfully earn at least 26 credits in a plan of study that includes specific courses in English, math, science, social studies, and other required courses and electives. Students must also select and complete an endorsement as mandated under HB5.

Foundation Graduation Plan IMPORTANT: The Distinguished Level of Achievement is required for automatic admission to state 4 year universities.

Choices 5-8: Electives (Below are the remaining graduation requirements) □ 1.0 P.E.-Foundations of P.E. - (Athletics, Dance, NJROTC, Marching Band (Fall only)) □ 1.0 Fine Arts –Visual Arts, Band, Orchestra, Dance, Theatre, Technical Theatre, Choir, Floral Design □ .5 Health- (Principles of Health Science) □ 2.0 LOTE □ Electives

Pre-AP and AP Advanced courses provide students an opportunity to experience course content at a more in-depth level. These courses generally taught at a faster pace and require a higher level of student commitment in time and effort.

Advanced Placement (AP) Courses Taught by GHS Teachers College level curriculum Students take exam in May (costs about $90)-can earn credit with a passing score (3, 4, 5 – score and credit earned varies by college) Weighted points for GPA AP Credit Policies by College: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/search-credit-policies

New Pre-AP/AP Guidelines Petition for Pre-AP/AP Course Exit To ensure that students allow sufficient time to become acclimated to the courses and what the Pre-AP/AP curriculum can offer, Georgetown ISD expects that any student who enrolls in a Pre-AP/AP course will remain in the course until the second progress report grading cycle (6th week of school).

Endorsement Pathways Endorsement pathways are intended to give students opportunity to take a concentration of related courses in high school to help them be better prepared for post- secondary education and careers.

Please Note… In general, students must earn 4 credits from a sequence of related courses designated for a particular endorsement pathway. While it is possible for students to meet the requirements for more than one endorsement, “collecting” endorsements is not really the intent of the mandate. Scheduling conflicts may require students to set priorities regarding the endorsement completion requirement.

Pre-Registration Students are expected to complete a pre-registration worksheet with parents. They will use this plan to enter course choices on the Skyward student database. There will be opportunity to make adjustments at a later date.

Remember, you have the next 3 years to set up the rest of your life Remember, you have the next 3 years to set up the rest of your life. Make them count!

Class Selection for Fall 2018 - Directions Student Name:   Student ID: Current Grade: Next Year’s Grade: Classes (Choose 8 credits) Name of Class (From the Course Catalog) Credit (.5, 1.0) Check One English Choice  English II 1.0 Core PreAP/AP Math Choice  Algebra I  Geometry  Algebra II Social Studies Choice W. History Science Choice  BioChem or IPC Elective Choice  i.e. Basketball 2  i.e. Accounting 1  i.e. Health/Nutrition .5/.5  i.e. Spanish II  1.0 Total Credits (must equal 8)  8.0

Checklist ___Name, ID, Current Grade, Next Year’s Grade ___English, Math, Science, Social Studies–- Core or Pre-AP? ___Elective Choices (check grad requirements) ___Endorsement Choice ___Alternate Courses ___Pre-AP/AP and Schedule Change Policies ___Signatures ***Return to your world geography teacher by FEBRUARY 2***

Fall Schedule Change Policies Requests for schedule changes will be approved for the following reasons: 1. Error in schedule (This will be confirmed by counselor and the course verification form. If the course verification form was not returned, this request will be denied.) 2. Student failure in prerequisite course 3. Change in program/level (athletics, band, choir, orchestra, etc.)

9th Grade Spring Registration Dates January 18-19 9th Grade Students receive registration information. January 30 Eagle Fair/Parent Night (Grades 9-11) February 2 Deadline for 9th Grade Students to submit course choices through world geography classes. February 5 - Individual conferences with counselor to March 9 review transcripts and course choice sheets through world geography classes. Mid-May: Students will receive course verification sheets to review choices and request changes.

Questions? Please refer to the GISD Secondary Course Guide for information regarding specific courses. Complete information regarding pre-registration is available on the GHS Counselors page of the Georgetown HS website at: http://www.georgetownisd.org/GHS