1. Central Bucks high school south Curriculum Fair
Welcome Class of 2021
Central Bucks high school south
Curriculum Fair

2. Sophomore house class of 2021
Principal
Mr. Jason Bucher
House Principal
Mrs. Bridget Pustay
Counselors
Mrs. Taryn Barrett (A-K)
Mrs. Laura Ladley (L-Z)

3. Central Bucks South is Divided into Three “houses”
Sophomore House 557
Junior House 558
Senior House 608

4. What goes on during Titan Forum each day?
Discussions on current issues, school policy review, character enrichment, school activities and organizations, etc.
Same TF Mentor and class for three years.
Career Plan
Guidance Activities: Program Planning, Career Exploration, Conflict Resolution, Transition Activities, etc.
Standardized Testing Information

5. Program planning sequence of events:
Curriculum Fair January 11th
Portal open for registration from January 12th – February 4th
Middle school counselors meet with students
Verification sheets sent home for review on March 7th.
Verification sheets due back by March 14th. Parent signature required.
Schedules posted late August on Student Portal

7. Scheduling considerations
All sophomores must schedule the following credits:
English …………………. 1.0 credit
Social Studies ………… credit
Mathematics ……...……. 1.0 credit
Biology …………………1.0 credit
Wellness / Fitness …… credit
*Study halls are OK and may occur, especially for students who schedule a music elective.

8. The “Block Schedule” All classes are 90 minutes in length
The “Block Schedule” All classes are 90 minutes in length. Four classes per day. 8 credits maximum each year.

9. Advantages of the “block Schedule”
More instructional time
Limits passing time from class to class
Opportunity for quality interaction in classrooms
Variety of methods of instruction are utilized during one class period
More courses can be selected throughout the year; “doubling up” for advancement or remediation is possible
“Fresh start” opportunity every 9 or 18 weeks

10. Full day sophomore schedule with the maximum 8 credits

11. Full day sophomore schedule (example 7.5/8.0 credits)

12. Mbit/half day sophomore schedule

13. Students interested in MBIT are encouraged to attend MBIT Open House

14. How is the master schedule built?
Courses are “requested” with recommendations from current teachers.
The number of course sections and staffing is determined based on these requests.
Courses are offered only if there is sufficient enrollment.
Counselors work to resolve schedule conflicts; alternates are often utilized! There is no priority within alternate choices.
Registration is course selection, not schedule design and is not “first come – first served”.

15. Course change policy
Changes in course requests will only be honored for the following two reasons:
Failure to meet the required prerequisite; or
A level change that must be approved by the principal

16. Entering course requests
Register for course requests on Student Portal.
Tuesday January 14th -Sunday February 4th
Use Program of Studies descriptions & videos.
Level changes must be approved and entered by your middle school counselor by the end of the year.

17. Does 9th grade count?
The grades you earn in grade 9 count just as much toward your cumulative GPA as 10, 11, or 12.
Make the effort now so that you won’t have to make up ground in 10th or 11th grade.

18. Attendance Grade 9: 19 Grade 10: 2 Grade 11: 0
Grade UNAMI/TAMANEND MS
Course Mark Credit
ENGLISH 9 C
US HISTORY C
ALG 2/TRIG B
SCIENCE 9 B
FRENCH 2 B
COOKING F
3-D DESIGN D
FITNESS/HEALTH 9 A
Performance Assmt PR
Grade CB SOUTH HS
Course Mark Credit
English 11 A
AM GOV ECON SYS A
PSYCHOLOGY B
PRECALC/TRG3 A
ACAD CHEMISTRY A
FRENCH B
ACCOUNTING B
HUM DEV:CHILD A
Lifetime Sports A
Grade CB SOUTH HS
Course Mark Credit
ENGLISH 10 B
JOURNALISM B
MOD WRLD HIST B
GEOM/TRG A
ACAD BIOLOGY B
FRENCH 3 B
INTRO to COMP PROG A
JAVA A
WELL/FIT 10 A
PHOTOGRAPHY 1 A
PSSA and Keystone Scores page 2
Attendance
Grade 9: 19
Grade 10: 2
Grade 11: 0

19. Activities Fair 65 After School Clubs 26 sports teams

20. Part 2 of the evening
Teachers & department coordinators from each discipline, as well as representatives from MBIT will be in the gym.
School counselors will also be available to answer your questions.

21. Thank you for joining us!
Please proceed to the gymnasium for Part 2 of the Curriculum Fair…
Thank you!