1. SOUTHSIDE ENROLLMENT 2019-2020

2. Who Are Your Counselors?
Traci Johnston-A-Di
Chad Hoffman-Do-J
Amy Brown-K-Nd
Jean Busey-Ne-Sch, AVID
Amy Iwert-Sci-Z

3. Graduation Requirements
Olathe School District #233
Students must accumulate 24 credits in grades 9-12

4. Communications (5 Credits)
English Credits
Applied Communications
or Foreign Language … Credit

5. Humanities (4 Credits) Visual or Performing Art…………… 1 Credit
Social Science Credits
One credit of Modern World History (grade 9)
One credit of United States History (grade 11 )
One half-credit of U S Government (grade 12)
One half-credit of social science elective (grade )

6. Math / Science / Technology (7 Credits)
Mathematics Credits
Science Credits
One credit Life Science
One credit Physical Science
One additional credit Life or Physical Science
Technology Credit

7. Life Skills (2 Credits) Practical & Consumer Studies……... 1 Credit
Health & Wellness………………..…. 1 Credit
Physical Education, which includes a health component, is required for freshmen.

8. Individual Focus (6 Credits)
Individual focus credits are courses you choose to take that are not included in the specific course areas for graduation.
They can be from any area.

9. Class of 2022 and Beyond
All of the above graduation requirements remain the same except:
Change from 1.0 Technology Requirement to .5 Technology Requirement
Addition of .5 Credit of Consumer & Personal Finance class, which can be taken anytime during high school.

10. Recommended College-Prep Curriculum
English - 4 years
Math - 4 years
Science - 4 years
Foreign Language – 2 to 4 years

11. KS Regents Admission Requirements
K State Wichita State Emporia State Fort Hays State Pittsburg State
Admission to 5 of the Board of Regents Schools
Complete the Qualified Admissions or Kansas Scholars Curriculum (PPG Page 6) with a 2.0 GPA. (A 2.0 or high on any college credits earned during high school is also required.)
MATH: Must be through Algebra II (Applied Math Courses are not Kansas Board of Regents approved)
SCIENCE: Chemistry OR Physics
AND 1 of the following
ACT score of 21+ or
SAT score of 980+ or
Graduate in the top one-third of your class
AND
22+ on the math portion of the ACT OR
Take 4 years of Math

12. KU Admission Requirements
Complete the Qualified Admissions or Kansas Scholars Curriculum (PPG Page 6) with a 2.0 GPA.
AND
3.0 + overall GPA and 24+ ACT (1090+ SAT) OR
overall GPA and 21+ ACT (980+ SAT)
A 2.0 or higher on any college credits earned during high school is also required.

13. NCAA / NAIA Eligibility
Register w/ the NCAA clearing house by the end of sophomore year.
See counselor if you are planning on participating in athletics at the collegiate level
Page 11 of PPG has additional information.
Not all classes are NCAA approved
Please see counseling website for additional info.

14. Summer Government (Class of 2020)
Applications will be available in the counseling office after Spring Break of your Junior year
Suggest that you receive a “C” or better in your current U.S. History Class.
Expected to dedicate, at least, 2 hrs. a day.
Must attend an enrollment meeting and an on-site final.
$200 fee to take the course

15. Special Courses Student Assistant (11th & 12th graders can be aides)
Please pick up application from the teacher
Students can only have one aide position per semester.
Pass/Fail grade
Individual Focus Credit
Tryout Classes
Any course, on the grade-level enrollment form, that has a star next to it is a try-out class
You can’t enroll in the course during the pre-enrollment period
Must get an application and apply (pick up application from teacher of that class/activity)
Please indicate, on the back of the grade-level enrollment forms, which class you would like to drop if you are selected for the try-out class
Classroom Peer Mentor (10th, 11th & 12th graders can be peer mentors)
Applied Communications/Individual Focus Credit
Receive letter grade
Application only
Pick up application from Mrs. Peters in the counseling office

16. Enrollment Materials
Students are receiving the following enrollment materials:
Enrollment worksheet
Individual Graduation Requirement Profile indicating courses completed in each graduation category
Step by step instructions on how to enroll
Enrollment Timeline

17. Enrollment Timeline
January 17th enrollment information will be delivered during Advisory
Students will enroll at home with parents through StudentVUE – January 18th – January 23rd (
Online Enrollment due on January 24th
Grade-Level paper enrollment forms due to Advisory Teacher on January 24th
Counselors are available to answer questions during Falcon 50, in the Writing Lab, on January 22nd & 23rd

18. Sample Audit

19. Grade-Level Core Requirements Enrollment
FRESHMEN (class of 2023) – English, Math, Biology, Modern World History, P.E. SOPHOMORE (class of 2022) – English, Math, Physical Science/Chemistry, Social Studies Elective JUNIOR (class of 2021) – English, Math, Science, U.S. History SENIOR (class of 2020) – English, Math, Government

20. Pre-Selected Courses Freshmen Class of 2023
English, Math (locked), Biology, Modern World History, and P.E. (locked)
Sophomore Class of 2022
English, Physical Science/Chemistry (locked), Math (locked)
Junior Class of 2021
English, Math (locked), U.S. History
Senior Class of 2020
English (locked), Math (locked), Government
IF YOU FEEL THAT ONE OF YOUR LOCKED COURSES IS NOT THE APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT, PLEASE CONSULT YOUR CURRENT TEACHER. YOUR CURRENT TEACHER WILL NOTIFY MRS. MCKINNEY THAT A CHANGE SHOULD BE MADE.

21. REMINDER
It is USD 233 School Board Policy for all students to enroll in a full 7-hour school day.
ALL students are required to enroll in 7 credits (14 classes) and 2 alternate credits (4 classes) regardless of participation in OATC, CNA, Shortened Day, Early Graduation, 21st Century Internships, etc.
Changes to accommodate these programs will be made after the pre-enrollment process.

22. Schedule Change Policy
Student selections during pre-enrollment are used to create the master schedule. 
Students will not qualify for a schedule change, for the school year, if their schedule reflects courses that were requested during the pre-enrollment process (that is now).  If a student is placed in a class that he/she did not choose during pre-enrollment, they can set up an appointment with their counselor at the beginning of the school year.
For updated schedule change information/policies, please visit the counseling website.

23. Completed Enrollment Completed Enrollment 7 Credits (14 classes)
Year-long courses will need to have an A & B Section
2 Alternate Credits (4 classes)
Must be semester courses. NO year-long classes (A & B section) can be selected as an alternate course.
You are now ready to hit the lock course request button
DO NOT forget this step
If forgotten you will not be enrolled
PLEASE SEE STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR A VISUAL

24. Make thoughtful selections!