Remind 101 Text reminders from me to communicate with students and parents See flyer and sign up! Students will sign up during fall 9th grade presentation

Class of 2023 course selection Tanya Dreon Justin Hanula High School Counselor Principal tdreon@ldsd.org jhanula@ldsd.org 566-5335 www.ldsd.org/highschoolguidance

PLANNING FOR SUCCESS Our program this evening has three goals: 1. To update parents on district vision of Career Planning goals for students. 2. Discuss how to plan a four year program of studies (grades 9-12) 4. To give you an overview of the scheduling process and prepare for 9th grade and the curriculum to come

THE FOUR YEAR PLAN A successful high school experience is based on: Careful planning Career and personal goals Interests and abilities Ask your 8th grader about the Tootsie Roll Career Cluster activity we completed in class! *Guide also available online

FIVE CAREER PATHWAYS “FINDING YOUR FUTURE NEST” Arts and Communications: Designed to cultivate students' awareness, interpretation, application and production of visual, verbal and written work. Business, Finance and Information Technology: Designed to prepare students for careers in the world of business, finance and information services. Engineering and Industrial Technology: Designed to cultivate students' interest, awareness and application to areas related to technologies necessary to design, develop, install or maintain physical systems. Human Services: Designed to cultivate students' interests, skills and experience for employment in careers related to families and human needs. Science and Health: Designed to cultivate students' interest in the life, physical and behavioral sciences. In addition, the planning, managing and providing of therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health information and biochemistry research development. www.education.pa.gov

Lower Dauphin – Career Mission

Unskilled jobs are disappearing; demand for high skills is rising Comment on this is the 1:2:7 the reality of work force from Flemings video.   

Focus on strengths with kids right away and let others know what they are.  Connect students to the outside world...how can they get paid for doing what they love, look at the labor market, pay attention to passion/spark, connect the dots and you will find a purposeful child.   

Graduation Credit Requirements English 4 Math 3 Social Studies 4 Science (depending on level) 3 – 4 Careers/Personal Finance 0.5 Health 0.5 Physical Education 1.5 Remainder of credits comprised of elective courses 6 – 7 TOTAL 23.5

COURSE SELECTION PROCESS Course Selection - Class of 2018 COURSE SELECTION PROCESS Review Course Selection Guide (full version with descriptions is online) Discuss course options – teachers, students and parents Students will seek out teachers for their recommendations and signatures… parents must also sign card and check recommendations Course Selection Cards will be signed in school Jan 31 – Feb 7. Course Selection Cards are due on Friday, February 8th ! Move-Up Day for 8th graders will be February 5th or 6th

Academic Levels General/Career Prep Tech Prep The General and Career Prep courses provide sound basic education for those who expect to enter the work force immediately after graduation. Academic foundation for students planning to attend trade/technical schools or two- year colleges Honors/ Advanced Placement College Prep An academic foundation for college bound students who have achieved at least an A- final average in a specific discipline Or, those in honors level this year must maintain at least a B- final average to continue in the honors level at the high school (for example: Geometry, Algebra 1, Honors Science, Honors English) The College Preparatory curriculum provides an academic foundation for 4 years of college beyond high school.

Academic Levels GPA and Class Rank Weighted Values See Course Selection Guide for details A Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated from the first day of 9th grade and includes ALL courses A Weighted GPA is also calculated and shared after the 1st semester of 9th grade – this determines a student’s class rank Courses offered in the curriculum vary considerably in their degree of difficulty. This range of course difficulty results from a program that is geared to provide for a broad range of student differences in abilities, interests, vocational, and academic pursuits. For this reason, weighed grade points vary in accordance with the levels of difficulty of the course. This is how we calculate Class Rank Career Prep/General = 1 Tech Prep = 2 College Prep = 3 Honors = 4 Advanced Placement (AP) = 5 Available to students starting in 10th grade

9th grade schedule – 8 period day Required Courses: English 9 1.0 Earth & Its Environment (Science) 1.0 US History 1.0 Math (see sequence) 1.0 PE (daily for one semester) 0.5 Computer Applications (daily for one semester) 0.5 TOTAL : 5.0 credits/periods **The rest of the schedule will be electives (2-3)

Geometry (CP or Honors) Math Sequences Pre-Algebra Algebra 1 or Algebra 1A Geometry (CP or Honors) Algebra 2 (CP or Honors)

Math Sequences *AP Statistics is an elective math course that can occur after Algebra 2 *If a student takes AP Calc, then Advanced Math Topics will also be available in the senior year

Elective Courses – Choose 2, 2.5, or 3 Art Business English Family & Consumer Sciences Foreign Language Music Social Studies Technology Education 2 electives = study hall every day 2.5 electives = study hall daily for one semester 3 electives = no study hall

Sample Schedules First Semester Second Semester MP 1 and 2 MP 3 and 4 Period 1 Public Speaking Study hall 2 CP US History 3 Chorus 4 CP Earth & It’s Environment 5/6 Spanish 2 7/8 CP English C lunch lunch 10 Algebra 1 11 Computer Apps Foundations of PE 9 First Semester Second Semester MP 1 and 2 MP 3 and 4 Period 1 Band 2 Honors US History 3 Honors Earth & It’s Environment 4 Foundations of PE Computer Applications 5/6 Spanish 2 B Lunch lunch 8/9 Honors English 10 Geometry 11 Architectural CAD

Career and Technical Education Dauphin County Technical School Specific trade skills – see the Course Selection Guide or www.dcts.org for a complete list And, for those students who have made the decision to seek vocational training, the Dauphin County Technical School has many fine programs Students who have applied to DCTS should still complete a course selection card as if they will be attending LDHS

State Requirements and Testing Course Selection - Class of 2018 State Requirements and Testing The state of Pennsylvania has standardized testing requirements for all of our graduates Students must demonstrate proficiency on Keystone Exams in Literature, Algebra I & Biology upon completion of each course In addition, students in 8th grade are required to take PSSA in Math, English/Language Arts, & Science.

COURSE CHANGES Anytime between now and August … Contact me to change selections or have your son/daughter speak with Mrs. Coller about options/concerns Email: tdreon@ldsd.org or call 566-5335 Schedules will be available online through Power School around August 5th Parent/ Student initiated elective and level changes are permitted during the summer up to August 16, 2019 Once the school year begins…

POLICY FOR SCHEDULE CHANGES August 16, 2019 – Last day for student-initiated schedule changes. Summer changes do not include teacher or lunch reassignments. Once the school year begins: Students will remain in classes as scheduled for the first two weeks of school.  No schedule changes will be made. In weeks 3 and 4 of school, schedule changes are permitted for academic misplacements (with teacher and parent approval) AND elective changes can be made (from one elective to another – also with parental approval) From week 4 of school through week 7, the ONLY types of changes will be for academic misplacements (with teacher and parent approval). After week 7, no schedule changes will be made unless they are approved by a principal. For second semester classes, students will only be able to make a change up until the second week of the course (week 2 of the 3rd MP)

What’s next… Mrs. Dreon in classes. 1/28 - 1/30 Move-up days What’s next… Mrs. Dreon in classes 1/28 - 1/30 Move-up days 2/5 and 2/6 Course selection due 2/8 schedules available online 8/5 (tentative) New student picnic 8/14 (tentative) We look forward to having your students at the High School next year! Thank you for attending