WELCOME TO WAVERLY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PARENT NIGHT FEBRUARY 17, 2016 PRESENTED BY JENNIFER HUBBARD, JEN FISH AND LINDSAY RAPP

REGENTS DIPLOMA ENGLISH: 4 YEARS (4 CREDITS) MATH: 3 YEARS (3 CREDITS) SCIENCE: 3 YEARS (3 CREDITS) SOCIAL STUDIES: 4 YEARS (4 CREDITS) PHYSICAL EDUCATION: EVERY OTHER DAY FOR 4 YEARS (2 CREDITS) LOTE: 1 CREDIT (MUST PASS CHECKPOINT A EXAM) HEALTH: ½ YEAR ( ½ CREDIT) ART/MUSIC: 1 CREDIT CREDITS: 22 TOTAL

WHAT IS A CREDIT? ONE UNIT OF CREDIT IS GRANTED FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT STUDIED ONE PERIOD A DAY FOR ONE YEAR. ONE-HALF UNIT OF CREDIT IS GRANTED FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT STUDIED ONE PERIOD A DAY FOR ONE TERM, OR TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR ONE YEAR.

TERMS ELECTIVES ARE SUBJECTS WHICH ARE NOT REQUIRED BUT ARE CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT. PREREQUISITES ARE THE REQUIREMENTS WHICH MUST BE MET BEFORE A STUDENT MAY BE SCHEDULED FOR A GIVEN SUBJECT

ASSESSMENTS 5 REQUIRED REGENTS EXAMS WITH A SCORE OF 65 OR BETTER AS FOLLOWS – 1 MATH, 1 SCIENCE, 1 SOCIAL STUDIES, ELA AND 1 PATHWAY ASSESSMENT PATHWAY ASSESSMENT OPTIONS ALL STUDENTS MUST CHOOSE 1 OF THE FOLLOWING ASSESSMENTS: ADDITIONAL MATH REGENTS EXAM IN A DIFFERENT COURSE ADDITIONAL SCIENCE REGENTS EXAM IN A DIFFERENT COURSE ADDITIONAL SOCIAL STUDIES REGENTS EXAM IN A DIFFERENT COURSE ADDITIONAL ENGLISH ASSESSMENT IN A DIFFERENT COURSE (RARE) AN APPROVED CTE ASSESSMENT AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING AN APPROVED CTE PROGRAM

REGENTS DIPLOMA WITH ADVANCED DESIGNATION In addition the student must choose either 2 additional credits in LOTE and the locally developed Checkpoint B LOTE Exam OR a 5 unit sequence in the Arts or CTE.

HONORS ADVANCED DESIGNATION WITH HONORS STUDENTS MUST PASS THE EIGHT REQUIRED REGENTS EXAMS WITH A COMPUTED AVERAGE SCORE OF 90 PERCENT OR BETTER.

4 YEAR PLANS AS WE GO THROUGH EACH SUBJECT AREA, THINK ABOUT WHAT COURSES YOU SHOULD PLAN TO TAKE DEPENDING ON YOUR FUTURE GOALS.

English Foreign Language Music A020 Yearbook A550 English 9 E000 Spanish I E001 Spanish II E002 Spanish Cultures H001 Senior HS Chorus H004 Senior HS Band H008 Music/Theater Technology Social StudiesPhysical Education/Health Art B550 Global I N010 PE Fall 9-10 N012 PE Spring 9-10 P000 Health Education G000 Studio in Art A G001 Studio in Art B G006 Intro. Digital Photography Math Engineering Additional Services D052 Geometry D053 Accel. Geometry L004 Design and Drawing For Production S000 HS Resource Room T000 Writing Research Lab A500 ACAD. Support- ELA D500 ACAD. Support-MATH Science Business Media Arts C200 Integrated Science C550 Earth Science R w/Lab C650 Living Environment R w/Lab J001 Intro. to Occupations J002 Work Processing/ Keyboarding J006 Information Technology J012 Intro. to Web Page L000 Tele-Comm. IA L001 Tele-Comm. IB COURSESELECTIONCOURSESELECTION

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SCHOOL COUNSELORS PLEASE SEE OR CALL YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR WITH ANY QUESTIONS JENNIFER HUBBARD (MIDDLE SCHOOL: A-Z) (607) JEN FISH (HIGH SCHOOL: A-L) (607) LINDSAY RAPP (HIGH SCHOOL: M-Z) (607)