Scheduling for 2018-2019 School Year

What You’ll Need Internet Access Student Login Info Course Registration Sheets Program of Studies

Before you enter requests… Talk to your teachers about your core class recommendations Know what you want to enter for your elective classes Check your course registration overview sheets Use the program of studies for a description of core classes and elective choices

Have a STRONG high school curriculum Prepare yourself today for your future Get a solid, well-rounded education Work to your highest potential Be competitive Remember Tahanto requirements as well as college requirements Develop lifelong skills Expose yourself to a wide range of ideas

Important Information Weighted vs. Unweighted GPA Histogram definition

Tahanto’s graduation requirements Post-Secondary Institution Entrance Preferred Requirements 115 credits English: 4 years Math: 4 years Science: 3 years of a lab science Science: 3 years (3 lab science requirements starting with the class of 2017) U.S. History: 2 years History: 3 to 4 years including US History World History: 1 year PE: 4 years World Language: 3-4 years of the same language Health: 1 year Technology course Humanities: 3 years of electives Passing scores on the MCAS ELA, Math and Bio tests

Program of Studies Provides Course Descriptions! Click on High School Scheduling Docs Provides course pre-requisites *Course(s) you must have taken *Grade(s) you must have earned *Grade you must be in

Step 1: Logging into PowerSchool Go to: www.bbrsd.org Click on Tahanto Regional Middle/High School Click on PowerSchool Parent/Student Click on Login The PowerSchool Window will open User name will be: 2014jsmith (year of grad, first initial, last name) Initial password: stags2 You will be asked to change the password

Step 2: Click on Class Registration from the left-hand menu

Step 3: Choose your courses to register for Step 3: You will note that at the top of the registration screen that required courses – Physical Education (and Health for grade 10) – are already entered for you. Next you will find your other subject areas – English, Math, Science and Social Studies. Click on the “Pencil” icon to open up the choices for each subject. When a choice is needed you will see a red exclamation point. When you have completed a request you will see a green check mark. A green check mark can also mean that a selection is optional – so you may still need to make a selection in those areas, this is true for some electives.

Step 4 Step 4: Once you have clicked on one of the “Pencil” icons you will see the choices available for that subject. You will also see if there are teacher recommendations for you in that subject area. To make a selection click in the small check box on the left of that choice. You may notice that some courses are not available for you to check. This may happen if a teacher has not recommended you for that course. If you still wish to take that course you will need to follow the procedures for a course override. Click “Okay” to accept your choice of courses.

Step 5: Continue to make choices for each subject area and each elective. Make sure that you click the next arrow to see the various elective screens. Choose 6 elective choices and rank them!! Step 6: At the bottom of the screen is a running total of credits. Be sure to complete all sections in order to reach the total number of credits requested. Please note that VHS courses and Teaching Assistant courses will only be available with administrative approval.

Important Dates March 6th: Deadline for students to input courses **March 20th: Course override deadline for students

Review Find the PowerSchool Login on Tahanto’s Home Page Login with appropriate username and password If you do not agree with the course recommendation made by the teacher, get the course override form from the counseling office Add Elective Requests Click Okay

Visit Mrs. Rodman or Mr. Picariello Review cont. All requests will be run through the scheduler not all requests can be met for all students Questions or concerns? Visit Mrs. Rodman or Mr. Picariello